An interim report of the pilot study of screening for congenital hypothyroidism in Tehran and Damavand using cord blood spot samples

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-203

  Ordookhani, Arash ^a   Mirmiran, Parvin ^a   Hedayati, Mehdi ^a   Hajipour, Rambod ^a   Azizi, Fereidoun ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cord blood; Cretinism; Neonatal screening; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0037341466     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-002-1150-2     Document Type: Article

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