Longitudinal assessment of levo-thyroxine therapy for congenital hypothyroidism: Relationship with aetiology, bone maturation and biochemical features

Hormone Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 105-112

  Delvecchio, Maurizio ^a   Faienza, Maria Felicia ^a   Acquafredda, Angelo ^a   Zecchino, Clara ^a   Peruzzi, Sonia ^a   Cavallo, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Congenital hypothyroidism; Dose change; L thyroxine treatment; Severity

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORISTOMA; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PUBERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE;

EID: 34547884306     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100373     Document Type: Article

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