Cord blood thyroxine and thyroid stimulating hormone screening for congenital hypothyroidism: How useful are they?

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-249

  Hardy, J D ^a   Zayed, R ^b   Doss, I ^b   Dhatt, G S ^a  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Oasis Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Capillary TSH; Congenital hypothyroidism; Cord FT4; Cord TSH; Screening

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 42449092437     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.3.245     Document Type: Article

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