A 7-year study on the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in northern Iran
| Autor: | Mehrnoosh Kosarian, Zahra Beheshti, Sussan Saatsaz, Rozita Rezaei, Abbas Alipour |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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endocrine system
Study groups Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system diseases Descriptive survey 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Transient Congenital Hypothyroidism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics medicine Permanent Primary congenital hypothyroidism Family relationship Female to male lcsh:R5-920 Transient business.industry Medical record Neonate screening medicine.disease Congenital hypothyroidism Original Article lcsh:Medicine (General) business hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists |
| Zdroj: | Electronic Physician Electronic Physician, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 6689-6696 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2008-5842 |
| Popis: | Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common congenital endocrine disorders. The present study determined the prevalence and demographic characteristics of congenital hypothyroidism in the north of Iran. Objective: To determine the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism based on transient and permanent types with demographic characteristics in Mazandaran province in northern Iran. Methods: This retrospective descriptive survey analyzed the medical records of children with primary diagnosis of CH in health centers in all cities of Mazandaran Province between June 2009 and March 2016. To compare the study groups (CH type) in terms of quantitative and qualitative variables, the t-test and Chi-square test were used, respectively using the SPSS22. P-value |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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