Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Paediatrics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Singapore Med J, 1999 Jan;40(1):23-6.
PMID: 10361481

Abstract

Clinical diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is difficult at birth without neonatal screening. In line with the priorities of the national health services in Malaysia towards preventive medicine, early diagnosis and treatment of CH is emphasised. We conducted a pilot study at Kuala Lumpur's Maternity Hospital between April 1995 and November 1995 to estimate the incidence of CH and also evaluated the problems associated with large-scale neonatal screening using a commercial TSH kit on cord bloodspots.

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