Approach to the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal hypothyroidism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2959-2967

  LaFranchi, Stephen H ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; NEWBORN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, THYROID-STIMULATING; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; IODINE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEONATAL SCREENING; THYROID DYSGENESIS; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 80053519288     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-1175     Document Type: Article

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