Audit of the Congenital Hypothyroidism Screening Program in 15 Provinces of Iran.

CONCLUSION: Main indicators of the screening program have reached the optimal goals defined by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. However, high false positive rate and non-optimal neonatal TSH distribution values necessitate readdressing these challenging issues.
PMID: 31356097 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - May 31, 2019 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mehran L, Yarahmadi S, Khalili D, Hedayati M, Amouzegar A, Mousapour P, Ajang N, Azizi F Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: research