Seasonality in the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in Japan [1]

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 390-391

  Nakamizo, Makiko ^a   Toyabe, Shin Ichi ^a,b   Asami, Tadashi ^b   Akazawa, Kouhei ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX8;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LETTER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; SEASONS;

EID: 22944490208     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00644_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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