Screening couples for cystic fibrosis carrier status: Why are we waiting?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 501-502

  Massie, R John ^a   Delatycki, Martin B ^b   Bankier, Agnes ^c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EDITORIAL; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GOVERNMENT; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 28444442628     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07148.x     Document Type: Editorial

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