Thyroid function in healthy and sick preterm infants: Changes in TSH, T4, fT4 and T3 from day 1 to 12

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 135-141

  Schwarze, Carl Philipp ^a   Seibold Weiger, K ^a   Wollmann, H A ^a   Binder, G ^a   Goelz, R ^a   Poets, C F ^a   Ranke, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREMATURITY; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 34249872168     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2007.20.s1.135     Document Type: Article

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