Neonatal heel prick screening TSH concentration in the Netherlands as indicator of iodine status
Abstract Background Neonatal Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (nTSH) is proposed as indicator of iodine deficiency in a population. Population’s iodine sufficiency is indicated by a proportion of the newborns less than 3% having nTSH above 5 mIU/L. The aim of this study was to explore the Dutch neonatal...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Nutrition Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-021-00722-4 |