Congenital hypothyroidism

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-367

  Jain, Vandana ^a   Agarwal, Ramesh ^a   Deorari, Ashok K ^a   Paul, Vinod K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; L thyroxine; Newborn

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HUMAN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMATURITY; PREVENTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEONATAL SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44049101307     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0040-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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