Congenital hypothyroidism screening program in Kurdistan, Iran
Objective(s): Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) represents one of the most common preventable causes of mental retardation. The fetal hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis begins to function by midgestation and is matured in the term infant at delivery. If fetal hypothyroidism develops effects may be dem...
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Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Payesh |
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| Online Access: | http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-535-en.html |