Obstacles to timely neonatal screening in north thames

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 183-186

  Ades, A E ^a   Walker, Jane ^a   Jones, Richard ^b   Thompson, Shirley ^b   Leonard, J V ^a   Smith, Isabe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Neonatal screening; Phenylketonuria

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; THYROTROPIN;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PHENYLKETONURIA; SIMULATION; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032412528     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.5.4.183     Document Type: Article

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