Open AccessHigher frequency of Congenital Hypothyroidism among Newborns, District Dera Ghazi Khan-Punjab, Pakistan: A case control study
Author(s) -
Abdul R. Khokhar,
Abdul Majeed Cheema
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.37.5.4086
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital hypothyroidism , euthyroid , pediatrics , population , neonatal mortality , newborn screening , thyroid , infant mortality , environmental health
The study objective was to establish serum TSH cut off value for diagnosis of new case of congenital hypothyroidism and to estimate frequency of Congenital Neonatal Hypothyroidism.