Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in Japan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Newborn Screening Programs for CH
3. Incidence of CH in Japan
4. Epidemiology of CH in Japan
5. CH in Low Birth Weight Neonates
6. Treatment of CH
7. Re-Evaluation
8. Psychomotor Development
9. Growth, Puberty, Body Composition, and Quality of Life
10. Summary
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Minamitani, K. Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in Japan. Int. J. Neonatal Screen. 2021, 7, 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijns7030034
Minamitani K. Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in Japan. International Journal of Neonatal Screening. 2021; 7(3):34. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijns7030034
Chicago/Turabian StyleMinamitani, Kanshi. 2021. "Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in Japan" International Journal of Neonatal Screening 7, no. 3: 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijns7030034