Authors' reply

Nadia Badawi; Louisa M Alessandri; Jennifer J Kurinczuk; Paul R Burton; Fiona J Stanley; Patrick J Pemberton

doi:10.1136/bmj.312.7030.580b

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Nadia Badawi, Louisa M Alessandri, Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Paul R Burton, Fiona J Stanley and Patrick J Pemberton

BMJ, Vol.312(7030), p.580

1996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7030.580b

Abstract

We agree with J Girling and M de Swiet that our pilot study did not establish a causal link between use of thyroxine and subsequent neonatal encephalopathy. The study was intended to generate a hypothesis, which we are testing in a further study. Preliminary data from this study (excluding data from the pilot study) show that the range of thyroid disease in the women includes Graves' disease, primary hypothyroidism, and hypothyroidism after medical or surgical treatment. The unadjusted odds ratio is 4.8 (95% confidence interval 1.22 to 18.8), which suggests …

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Title: Authors' reply
Authors/Creators: Nadia Badawi - Paediatric research fellow Research officer Epidemiologist Senior biostatistician Director TVW Telethon Research Institute for Child Health Research, PO Box 855, West Perth 6872, Western Australia, Australia
Louisa M Alessandri - Paediatric research fellow Research officer Epidemiologist Senior biostatistician Director TVW Telethon Research Institute for Child Health Research, PO Box 855, West Perth 6872, Western Australia, Australia
Jennifer J Kurinczuk - Paediatric research fellow Research officer Epidemiologist Senior biostatistician Director TVW Telethon Research Institute for Child Health Research, PO Box 855, West Perth 6872, Western Australia, Australia
Paul R Burton - Paediatric research fellow Research officer Epidemiologist Senior biostatistician Director TVW Telethon Research Institute for Child Health Research, PO Box 855, West Perth 6872, Western Australia, Australia
Fiona J Stanley - Paediatric research fellow Research officer Epidemiologist Senior biostatistician Director TVW Telethon Research Institute for Child Health Research, PO Box 855, West Perth 6872, Western Australia, Australia
Patrick J Pemberton - Paediatric research fellow Research officer Epidemiologist Senior biostatistician Director TVW Telethon Research Institute for Child Health Research, PO Box 855, West Perth 6872, Western Australia, Australia
Publication Details: BMJ, Vol.312(7030), p.580
Publisher: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Number of pages: 2
Identifiers: 991005571141807891
Copyright: © 1996 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Murdoch Affiliation: Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
Language: English
Resource Type: Letter/Communication

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.72 Obstetrics & Gynecology; 1.72.922 Neonatal Hypoxia Effects
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