Storage and use of residual newborn screening blood spots: A public policy emergency

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 619-620

  Tarini, Beth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD STAIN; DRIED BLOOD SPOT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; LAW SUIT; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SCREENING; NOTE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; NEONATAL SCREENING;

EID: 79960842087     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31822176df     Document Type: Note

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