Open AccessSerum thyroid stimulating hormone, total and free T4 during the neonatal period: Establishing regional reference intervals
Author(s) -
Sara Sheikhbahaei,
Behnaz Mahdaviani,
Alireza Abdollahi,
Fatemeh Nayeri
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.126528
Subject(s) - medicine , reference range , percentile , thyroid function , thyroid stimulating hormone , hormone , population , congenital hypothyroidism , thyroid , venipuncture , thyroid function tests , pediatrics , reference values , physiology , endocrinology , surgery , statistics , environmental health , mathematics
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH), the most common etiology of preventable mental retardation in children, is estimated to be more prevalent among Asian population.