The case for newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-

  Warne, Garry L ^a,b   Armstrong, Katrina L ^c   Faunce, Thomas A ^d   Wilcken, Bridget M ^e   Boneh, Avihu ^f   Geelhoed, Elizabeth ^g   Craig, Maria E ^b,e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group   (Australia)

^c CLAN   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^f MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; LETTER; NEWBORN SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOCK; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; NEWBORN;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING;

EID: 77949882085     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03432.x     Document Type: Letter

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