Thyroid dysfunction in Down syndrome

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 4 NO. 2, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 182-186

  Shaw, C K ^a,c   Thapalial, A ^a   Nanda, S ^b   Shaw, P ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE DEIODINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PREVALENCE; STUDENT T TEST; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 33746694267     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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