title: Neonatal hypothyroidism in India.
abstract: Nutritional iodine deficiency and endemic goiter are widely prevalent in developing countries, affecting an estimated 1 billion people. Recent studies in India, using radioimmunoassay methods, have shown that the incidence of neonatal hypothyroidism in endemic goiter regions is more than a hundredfold higher than the incidence in nonendemic regions. This knowledge has given a new momentum to the iodine prophylactic program in the country, resulting in the protection of hundreds of thousands of newborns from mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kochupillai
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine