Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency is associated with a prolonged gestational age

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 690-692

  O'Sullivan, Jackie ^a   Iyer, Sriram ^a   Taylor, Norman ^b   Cheetham, Tim ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABOR STAGE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; SALT LOSING NEPHRITIS; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, POSTMATURE; MALE; STEROID 21-HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 34547680382     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.112029     Document Type: Article

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