Cystic fibrosis carrier screening in two New South Wales country towns

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 471-474

  Wake, Samantha A ^a   Rogers, Carolyn J ^b   Colley, Peter W ^c,d   Hieatt, Elizabeth A ^e   Jenner, Christine F ^e   Turner, Gillian M ^f  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Southern NSW Local Health District   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e Young Medical Centre   (Australia)

^f Western Suburbs Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING;

EID: 0029925594     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122123.x     Document Type: Article

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