Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in Institutional Set Up in an Urban Area in Odisha
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Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism
Newborn screening (NS) for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the major achievements in preventive medicine. Most neonates born with CH have normal appearance and no detectable physical signs. Hypothyroidism in the newborn period is almost always overlooked, and delayed diagnosis leads to the most severe outcome of CH, mental retardation, emphasizing the importance of NS. Blood spot thyro...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Current Research and Review
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2231-2196,0975-5241
DOI: 10.31782/ijcrr.2020.122431