Factors influencing neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone concentrations as a measure of population iodine status

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 101-106

  Clapin, Helen ^a,b   Lewis, Barry D ^a,c   Greed, Lawrence ^a,c   Dawkins, Hugh ^b   O'Leary, Peter ^d  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Iodine deficiency; Neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone; Neonatal TSH; Population iodine status

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MONITORING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IODINE; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; THYROTROPIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84893802356     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2013-0189     Document Type: Article

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