Prenatal screening for cystic fibrosis: 5 years' experience reviewed

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 8995, 1996, Pages 148-150

  Brock, David J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030064794     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90340-2     Document Type: Article

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