Pediatric thyroid disorders in two teaching hospitals in South-West Nigeria

Pediatric thyroid disorders in two teaching hospitals in South-West Nigeria

Background: Normal thyroid function is essential for optimal physical growth and neurocognitive development in children. Thyroid disorder is the second most common cause of paediatric endocrine diseases. Undetected hypothyroidism in children is a major preventable cause of neurocognitive disability....

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Main Authors: Isaac Oludare Oluwayemi, Emmanuel Oluwatosin Adeniji, Ezra Olatunde Ogundare, Temitope Opeyemi Ayeni, Odunayo Adebukola Temitope Fatunla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
down syndrome
hyperthyroidism
hypothyroidism
pediatrics
thyroid disorders
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2020;volume=29;issue=3;spage=428;epage=432;aulast=Oluwayemi

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