Presenting the universal congenital hypothyroidism screening in Dr.Soetomo Hospital

• Main Authors: Febriana Pradita, -, Masayu Ramadhani Polanunu, -, Mahendra Tri Arif Sampurna, -, Dina Angelika, -, Kartika Darma Handayani, -, Martono Tri Utomo, -, Risa Etika, -, Agus Harianto, -, Muhammad Faizi, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Ikatan Dokter Anak Indonesia - IDAI 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/115885/1/C26-Similarity_compressed.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/115885/2/C25-Artikel_compressed.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/115885/6/C26-Peer%20Review%20B.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/115885/8/26.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/115885/; https://www.paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common preventable causes of mental retardation. The primary thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) screening has become standard in many parts of the world. Worldwide, the inidence if CH is 1 in every 3000 births, in iodine deficiens areas th...