Initial treatment dose of L-thyroxine in congenital hypothyroidism

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 786-792

  Selva, Karin A ^a,b   Mandel, Scott H ^a,b   Rien, Leanne ^a,b   Sesser, David ^a,b   Miyahira, Richard ^a,b   Skeels, Michael ^a,b   Nelson, Jerald C ^a,b   LaFranchi, Stephen H ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036916572     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.128887     Document Type: Article

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