Citation
M. Elbualy et al., CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROID SCREENING - THE OMAN EXPERIENCE, Journal of tropical pediatrics, 44(2), 1998, pp. 81-83
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Tropical Medicine",Pediatrics
Journal title
ISSN journal
01426338
Volume
44
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
81 - 83
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-6338(1998)44:2<81:CHS-TO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
In September 1991, a pilot scheme was inaugurated to screen all babies
born at the Royal and Khoula Hospitals for congenital hypothyroidism
(CHT). By December 1995, 36,000 babies were screened and 16 cases of c
ongenital hypothyroidism were diagnosed. This suggests an incidence of
1:2200 which is higher than the reported incidence in Caucasian popul
ations and similar to the incidence reported from Saudi Arabia. This r
eport summarizes our experience for the first 5 years.