Importance of Early Treatment in Congenital Hypothyroidism

authors:

avatar Khaled Rahmani ORCID 1 , avatar Shahin Yarahmadi 2 , avatar Koorosh Etemad 3 , avatar Yadollah Mehrabi 4 , avatar Nasrin Aghang 5 , avatar Ahmad Koosha 2 , avatar Hamid Soori ORCID 6 , 7 , *

PhD student of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ministry of Health, Tehran, IR Iran
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
NCD Expert, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ministry of Health, Tehran, IR Iran
Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.27, issue 3; e9438
published online: January 25, 2017
article type: Letter
received: October 22, 2016
revised: November 11, 2016
accepted: January 10, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.9438

how to cite: Rahmani K, Yarahmadi S, Etemad K, Mehrabi Y, Aghang N, et al. Importance of Early Treatment in Congenital Hypothyroidism. Iran J Pediatr. 2017;27(3):e9438. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.9438.

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