Effectiveness of neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism

Introduction: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common preventable cause of mental retardation. Newborn screening program considerably increases probability of CH diagnosis and treatment. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the efficacy of running CH screening program to maintain normal IQ...

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Main Authors: Behrouz Shayestefard, Naim Sadat Kia, Masoumeh Alimohammadi, Elaheh Ghods
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Preventive Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://jprevepi.com/PDF/jpe-6-e05.pdf