Is newborn screening for cystic fibrosis a basic human right?

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 262-265

  Farrell, Philip M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Ethics; Newborn screening; Rights

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEATH; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCIDENCE; LUNG INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SODIUM DEPLETION;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING;

EID: 43249130655     PISSN: 15691993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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