Long-term health outcomes of neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 357-358

  Festini, F ^a   Taccetti, G ^b   Galici, V ^a   Campana, S ^b   Mergni, G ^b   Repetto, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; TRYPSIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFANT MORTALITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MECONIUM; NEWBORN SCREENING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ITALY; NEWBORN; NOTE;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 42249100697     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.137067     Document Type: Letter

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