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Discontinuation of thyroid hormone treatment among children in the United States with congenital hypothyroidism: findings from health insurance claims data

BACKGROUND: Thyroid hormone treatment in children with congenital hypothyroidism can prevent intellectual disability. Guidelines recommend that children diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism through newborn screening remain on treatment to at least 3 years of age, after which a trial off therapy...

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Autores principales: Kemper, Alex R, Ouyang, Lijing, Grosse, Scott D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2829008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20156344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-10-9