Carrier screening for cystic fibrosis

The Lancet

Volumn 374, Issue 9694, 2009, Pages 978-

  Massie, John ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA SCREENING; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; LETTER; NEWBORN SCREENING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOTE; PRENATAL CARE;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 70249123125     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61662-7     Document Type: Letter

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