Prevalence of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Northern Border Region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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  • 1 February 2017
    • journal article
    • letter
Abstract
This retrospective study was done to assess the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism among children born in Arar city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during years 2008 to 2014. Data were collected from newborns registry in Central hospital. The prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism was 2.6 per 10,000 live births with no gender difference.