The use of L-T4 as liquid solution improves the practicability and individualized dosage in newborns and infants with congenital hypothyroidism

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 967-974

  von Heppe, J H ^a   Krude, H ^a   L'Allemand, D ^a   Schnabel, D ^a   Grüters, Annette ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Dosage; L thyroxine

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; INFANT; LIQUID; MALE; NEWBORN; TABLET; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DOSAGE FORMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SOLUTIONS; THYROXINE;

EID: 4344571086     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2004.17.7.967     Document Type: Article

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