Increased iodine deficiency in Victoria, Australia: Analysis of neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone data, 2001 to 2006

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 209-

  Wilcken, Bridget M ^a   Wiley, Veronica C ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; IODINE;

AUSTRALIA; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LETTER; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; SAMPLING; SUPPLEMENTATION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; QUALITY CONTROL; BLOOD; NOTE;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE; NEW SOUTH WALES; THYROTROPIN; VICTORIA;

EID: 79952462342     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03782.x     Document Type: Letter

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