Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Children in Yazd, Central Iran.

Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition of thyroid hormone deficiency. Approximately 1 in 4000 newborn infants has a deficiency of thyroid function. The aim of this study is determination of the prevalence of permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Yazd, Iran.From May 2006 to June...

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Main Authors: Mahtab Ordooei, Azar RABIEi, Reza Soleimanizad, Fatemeh Mirjalili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4390