Thyroid hormone levels in the blood of premature infants

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 151-154

  Dembinski, Joerg ^a,b  

^a Van Weel Bethesda Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^b Ruppiner Kliniken GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; IOPROMIDE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; SIDE EFFECT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34249884214     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2007.20.s1.151     Document Type: Article

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