Screening for congenital hypothyroidism in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Strategies, obstacles and future perspectives

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 480-489

  Ordookhani, A ^a   Mirmiran, P ^a   Hajipour, R ^a   Hedayati, M ^a   Azizi, F ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIGION; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DECISION TREES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FETAL BLOOD; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEONATAL SCREENING; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; THYROTROPIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 10644261247     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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