Congenital hypothyroidism in Iran

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 625-628

  Ordookhani, Arash ^a   Mirmiran, Parvin ^a   Najafi, Reza ^b   Hedayati, Mehdi ^a   Azizi, Fereidoun ^a,c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cretinism; Neonatal screening; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0041692937     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02724251     Document Type: Article

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