Umbilical cord blood TSH levels in term neonates: A screening tool for congenital hypothyroidism

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1029-1032

  Manglik, Arun Kumar ^a   Chatterjee, Nandita ^a   Ghosh, Gautam ^a  

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Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Umbilical cord blood TSH

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; STANDARD; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 27444440829     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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