Study Finding blunders in thyroid testing: experience in newborns. Citation Text: Zilka LJ, Lott JA, Baker LC, et al. Finding blunders in thyroid testing: experience in newborns. J Clin Lab Anal. 2008;22(4):254-6. doi:10.1002/jcla.20247. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 30, 2008 Zilka LJ, Lott JA, Baker LC, et al. J Clin Lab Anal. 2008;22(4):254-6. View more articles from the same authors. Inconsistent and possibly erroneous results of thyroid tests for newborns occurred in 18 patients among 600,000 tested in this study. The authors recommend follow-up studies to determine the reproducibility of these results. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Zilka LJ, Lott JA, Baker LC, et al. 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