Congenital hypothyroidism: Etiology

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 815-826

  Dias, Vera Maria Alves ^a   Campos, A P C B ^a   Chagas, A J ^a   Silva, R M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Congenital hypothyroidism; Thyroid; TSH

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SCINTIGRAPHY; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRASOUND;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; THYROID GLAND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77958561638     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2010.131     Document Type: Article

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