Neonatal thyrotropin (TSH) screening as a tool for monitoring iodine nutrition in Armenia.
Nicholas HutchingsIrina TovmasyanMarine HovsepyanMushegh QefoyanSisak BaghdasaryanJohn P BilezikianPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2018)
From all years and from all regions, values were consistently and uniformly below the cut point of 5 mIU/L. These results show no evidence of iodine deficiency in Armenia, and suggest that neonatal TSH may be a useful tool for monitoring iodine nutrition in Armenia.