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Original Article
Normal Blood TSH, T4 Levels in Neonates as Determined by Screening Test
In Ah Cha, Kwang Sin Kim, Kyoung Sim Kim, Young Wook Kim, Ki Bok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(6):832-841.   Published online June 15, 1994
In 1,146 term neonates without perinatal problems who were born in kwangju Christian Hospital, blood TSH levels were measured by immunoradiometric assay. In 397 term neonates among them, blood T4 levels were measured by radioimmunoassay in same specimens. 1) In normal neonates aged 3~5days, 6~10days, 11~20days and 21~28days, the TSH levels were 8.885.21(meanSD), 9.44¡¾5.16, 9.69¡¾4.98, 11.963.75IU/ml and the T4 levels were...
Normal Predicted Values of Pulmonary Function Test in children
In Ah Cha, Kwang Sin Kim, Young Wook Kim, Ki Bok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(5):672-688.   Published online May 15, 1994
An objective evaluation of the degree of respiratory impairment in children depends on the establishment of standards of normal function. In addition to sex and growth, various factors such as race and geography have been shown to be important determinants of lung function. The purposes of this paper are to report the result of lung function tests performed on a...
A Clinical Study on Twins
Kwang Sin Kim, In Ah Cha, Kyoung Sim Kim, Ki Bok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(4):537-546.   Published online April 15, 1994
We observed 233 twins and 2 triplets cases among 16,774 newborns delivered at Kwangju Christian Hospital during 5 years from Jan. 1986 to Dec. 1990. The results obtained are as follows : 1) The overall incidence of twin pregnancy was 1 : 72 (1.4%) and that of triplets 1 : z8387 (0.01%). 2) The average male-female sex ratio of twins was 1.06 :...