Worldwide Recall Rate in Newborn Screening Programs for Congenital Hypothyroidism

Context Neonatal mass screening program for congenital hypothyroidism provides the best tool for prevention of its devastating effects on mental development. Despite the overall success of the screening programs in detecting congenital hypothyroidism and eliminating its sequelae and new developments made in the program design, high recall rate and false positive results impose a great challenge...

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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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Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism: Recommended Guidelines

During the past decade newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism has become an important health activity in most developed countries. These screening programs have not only benefited patients and their families but also have produced new information about the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of thyroid disease in infancy and childhood. During this period of implemen...

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Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism: Recommended Guidelines

During the past decade newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism has become an important health activity in most developed countries. These screening programs have not only benefited patients and their families but also have produced new information about the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of thyroid disease in infancy and childhood. During this period of implemen...

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Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism: Recommended Guidelines

During the past decade newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism has become an important health activity in most developed countries. These screening programs have not only benefited patients and their families but also have produced new information about the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of thyroid disease in infancy and childhood. During this period of implemen...

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Worldwide Recall Rate in Newborn Screening Programs for Congenital Hypothyroidism

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