ey0016.3-7 | Congenital Hypothyroidism | ESPEYB16
N McGrath
, CP Hawkes
, CM McDonnell
, D Cody
, SM O'Connell
, PD Mayne
, NP Murphy
To read the full abstract: Pediatrics. 2018;142(4). pii: e20181199.This unique study investigated the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism from the start of the newborn screening in 1979 to 2016. The authors report a marked increase in incidence from 0.27 cases per 1000 live births in 19791991 to 0.41 in 19922004 and 0.65 in 20052016.A major str...