Cord blood versus heel-stick sampling for measuring thyroid stimulating hormone for newborn screening of congenital hypothyroidism

BACKGROUND: Screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) using cord blood or heel-stick samples is considered essential for the prevention of long-term complications CH, which include intellectual disability and slow growth. OBJECTIVE: Compare the sensitivity and specificity of cord blood and heel-s...

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Autores principales: Al Juraibah, Fahad, Alothaim, Ali, Al Eyaid, Wafa, AlMutair, Angham Nasser
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2019
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6832320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31580694
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2019.291

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6832320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31580694
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2019.291

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