Neonatal Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Concentrations in Belgium: A Useful Indicator for Detecting Mild Iodine Deficiency?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Vandevijvere, Stefanie ^a   Coucke, Wim ^a   Vanderpas, Jean ^a   Trumpff, Caroline ^a   Fauvart, Maarten ^b   Meulemans, Ann ^b   Marie, Sandrine ^c   Vincent, Marie Françoise ^c   Schoos, Roland ^d   Boemer, François ^d   Vanwynsberghe, Timothy ^e   Philips, Eddy ^f   Eyskens, François ^f   Wuyts, Brigitte ^g   Selimaj, Valbona ^h   Van Overmeire, Bart ^h   Kirkpatrick, Christine ^h   Van Oyen, Herman ^a   Moreno Reyes, Rodrigo ^h  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e AZ Sint Jan Brugge   (Belgium)

^f Provinciaal Centrum voor de Opsporing van Metabole Aandoeningen   (Belgium)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^h ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BELGIUM; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; WINTER;

BELGIUM; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 84868117010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047770     Document Type: Article

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