Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism: Improved assay performance has created an evidence gap

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Pollitt, Rodney J ^a   Wales, Jerry K ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; THYROTROPIN;

BLOOD; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NOTE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 79952200632     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: 15732665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-010-9094-6     Document Type: Note

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