Neonatal screening: 9% of children with filter paper thyroid-stimulating hormone levels between 5 and 10 μIU/mL have congenital hypothyroidism
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in children with filter-paper blood-spot TSH (b-TSH) between 5 and 10 μIU/mL in the neonatal screening. Methods: This was a retrospective study including children screened from 2003 to 2010, with b-TSH levels between 5 and 10 μIU/m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-11-01
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Series: | Jornal de Pediatria |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002175571630170X |