The continuing health burden of congenital hypothyroidism in the era of neonatal screening

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1671-1673

  Van Vliet, Guy ^a   Grosse, Scott D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROXINE;

COGNITION; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING;

EID: 79956292113     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0687     Document Type: Editorial

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