Serum thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in cord blood of newborns in Lahore

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-216

  Abbas, Hafiz Ghulam ^a   Elahi, Shan ^b   Khan, Muhammad Saeed ^c   Naeem, Muhammad ^b  

^a Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology INMOL   (Pakistan)

^b MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c AYUB TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cord blood; Iodine deficiency; Low birth weight babies; Neonatal hypothyroidism; Serum T4 and TSH levels

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141447731     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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