Effect of maternal and neonatal factors on cord blood thyroid stimulating hormone

Effect of maternal and neonatal factors on cord blood thyroid stimulating hormone

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is most common preventable cause of mental retardation in children. Cord blood Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (CBTSH) level is an accepted screening tool for CH. Objectives: To study CBTSH profile in neonates born at tertiary care referral center and to analyz...

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Main Authors: Sheetal G Lakshminarayana, Nidhish P Sadanandan, A K Mehaboob, Lakshminarayana R Gopaliah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Cord blood thyroid stimulating hormone
congenital hypothyroidism
newborn screening
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2016;volume=20;issue=3;spage=317;epage=323;aulast=Lakshminarayana

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