Neonatal congenital hypothyroidism screening in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 377-381

  Feleke, Y ^a   Enquoselassie, F ^b   Deneke, F ^b   Abdulkadir, J ^b   Hawariat, G W ^a   Tilahun, M ^b   Mekbib, T ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0034338384     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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