Considerations in choosing screening conditions: One (US) approach

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 22-26

  Therrell, Bradford L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Newborn screening; Paediatrics; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952519509     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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