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- Title
Research letters.
- Authors
Anand, M.; Ramesh, Preetha; Nath, Divia; Khatiwada, Saroj; Gelal, Basanta; Gautam, Sharad; Lamsal, Madhab; Baral, Nirmal; Kaur, Damanpreet; Thakur, Manjula; Singh, Amarjeet; Saini, Sushma
- Abstract
The article discusses research on medical screening for congenital hypothyrodism using umbilical cord blood. Topics discussed include the analysis of umbilical cord thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) values via chemiluminiscent immunoassay method, the distribution of hypothydroidism cases according to cord blood TSH levels and the effectiveness of cord blood TSH as a first line diagnosis for congenital hypothyroidism.
- Subjects
CONGENITAL hypothyroidism; DIAGNOSIS of neonatal diseases; HYPOTHYROIDISM in children; CORD blood; THYROTROPIN; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Indian Pediatrics, 2015, Vol 52, Issue 5, p435
- ISSN
0019-6061
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13312-015-0652-8