Serum thyroxine and thyroid stimulating hormone levels in maternal circulation and cord blood at the time of delivery

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 325-330

  Elahi, Shan ^a   Laeeq, Faiqa ^b   Syed, Zulqurnain ^a   Rizvi, Syed Mushtaq Hussain ^a   Hyder, Syed Waqar ^a  

^a MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; Neonates; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; SUPPLEMENTATION; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 25644460441     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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