Longitudinal study of thyroid function in Down's syndrome in the first two decades

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 574-578

  Gibson, P A ^b   Newton, R W ^a   Selby, K ^c   Price, D A ^a   Leyland, K ^d   Addison, G M ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c VANCOUVER HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d South Bank Child Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EUTHYROIDISM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASS SCREENING; PROGNOSIS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 20344382264     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.049536     Document Type: Article

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