Serum thyroid hormone levels in preterm infants born before 33 weeks of gestation and association of transient hypothyroxinemia with postnatal characteristics

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 899-912

  Dilli, Dilek ^a   Oǧuz, S Suna ^a   Andiran, Nesibe ^b   Dilmen, Uǧur ^a   Büyükkaǧnici, Ümran ^a  

^a Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity and Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

^b FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hypothyroxinemia; Premature infants; Thyroid functions

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; THYROID FUNCTION; TRANSIENT HYPOTHYROXINEMIA OF PREMATURITY;

EID: 77958586096     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2010.145     Document Type: Article

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