Thyroid abnormalities by ultrasonography in neonates with congenital hypothyroidism

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 759-764

  Bubuteishvili, Lida ^b   Garel, Catherine ^b   Czernichow, Paul ^b   Léger, Juliane ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 0345095457     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0022-3476(03)00537-7     Document Type: Article

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