Is umbilical cord blood total thyroxin measurement effective in newborn screening for hypothyroidism?

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 119-123

  Abduljabbar, M ^a   Al Shahri, A ^a   Afifi, A ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; THYROXINE;

EID: 70349957977     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jms.2009.009035     Document Type: Article

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