Open AccessThyroxine values from newborn screening of 919 infants born before 29 weeks' gestation.
Author(s) -
Mary Lynne Reuss,
Alan Leviton,
Nigel Paneth,
Mervyn Susser
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.87.10.1693
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral palsy , pediatrics , confidence interval , gestation , microgram , newborn screening , congenital hypothyroidism , pregnancy , obstetrics , thyroid , biochemistry , chemistry , psychiatry , biology , in vitro , genetics
Severe transient hypothyroxinemia in premature infants is associated with cerebral palsy and mental retardation: this study assessed its prevalence in very premature infants.