Newborn screening in Pakistan - lessons from a hospital-based congenital hypothyroidism screening programme

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 114-116

  Afroze, Bushra ^a   Humayun, Khadija Nuzhat ^a   Qadir, Maqbool ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Neonatal TSH; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PAKISTAN;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PAKISTAN;

EID: 77952500108     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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