What Has National Screening Program Changed in Cases with Congenital Hypothyroidism?

Ozgelen S., Bas V. N., Cetinkaya S., AYCAN Z.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.24, sa.3, ss.255-260, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.255-260
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Congenital Hypothyroidism, Neonatal Screening, Infant, Thyroid Hormones, CHILDREN, ETIOLOGIES, TURKEY, IRAN
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Since congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most important cause of preventable mental retardation, its screening is important. In this present study, it was aimed to evaluate congenital hypothyroidism cases before and after the initiation of screening program in year 2007 in our country.