Endocrine Abstracts

Iodine deficiency (ID) and ID disorders (IDD) are a global problem. ID elimination would significantly contribute to achieving at least 6 of the 8 millennium developmental goals.Aim: To adapt the Neonatal thyroid screening (N?S) based on TSH with a view to its applicability as a permanent indicator in monitoring the effect from the iodine prophylaxis of IDD in Bulgaria.Tasks: To study: 1) dependence of TSH on age after birth; 2) in...