Effect of Iodine Loading on the Thyroid Hormone Level of Newborns Living in Kayseri Province

Kurtoglu S., Bastug O., Daar G., Halis H., Korkmaz L., Memur S., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY, vol.31, no.12, pp.1087-1091, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0034-1371701
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1087-1091
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction Excessive iodine exposure during the fetal and neonatal periods can lead to neonatal hypothyroidism. This study was conducted to evaluate the level of iodine loading among newborns living in Kayseri province. A total of 59 newborns, who were admitted due to disorders in thyroid hormone levels, were included in the study.