Acquired hypothyroidism in an infant related to excessive maternal iodine intake: Food for thought

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 729-731

  Shumer, Daniel ^a   Mehringer, Jamie ^b   Braverman, Lewis ^c   Dauber, Andrew ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; JAUNDICE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NOTE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE;

EID: 84883412492     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: 19342403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP13017.CO     Document Type: Note

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