Central congenital hypothyroidism detected by neonatal screening in Sapporo, Japan (2000-2004): It's prevalence and clinical characteristics

Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 65-69

  Fujiwara, Fumie ^a   Fujikura, Kaori ^a   Okuhara, Koji ^a   Tsubaki, Jyunko ^a   Fukushi, Masaru ^a   Fujita, Kozo ^b   Fujieda, Kenji ^c   Tajima, Toshihiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sapporo City Institute of Public Health   (Japan)

^c ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central CH; Congenital hypothyroidism (CH); Filter paper; Free T4; Neonatal mass screening

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPENIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PITUITARY HORMONE DEFICIENCY; PITUITARY MALFORMATION; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; SCHIZENCEPHALY;

EID: 49449102994     PISSN: 09185739     EISSN: 13477358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1297/cpe.17.65     Document Type: Article

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