Factors influencing neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone concentrations as a measure of population iodine status

Factors influencing neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone concentrations as a measure of population iodine status

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended measurement of neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) as a marker of population iodine status. A population is considered iodine sufficient when <3% of neonatal blood samples collected 3-4 days after birth have TSH concentrations...

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Main Authors: Clapin, H., Lewis, B., Greed, L., Dawkins, Hugh, O'Leary, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Published: De Gruyter 2014
Subjects:
neonatal TSH
population iodine status
neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone
iodine deficiency
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18140

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18140

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