Quality of life of young adults with congenital hypothyroidism

Pediatrics International

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-131

  Sato, Hirokazu ^a,b   Nakamura, Nobue ^c   Harada, Shohei ^d   Kakee, Naoko ^d   Sasaki, Nozomu ^b  

^a Sunrise Children's Clinic   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Newborn screening; Quality of life; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 60849116468     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02686.x     Document Type: Article

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