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Cystic fibrosis newborn screening does not delay the identification of cystic fibrosis in children with negative results.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Sept 2011
Maclean Joanna E, Solomon Melinda, Corey Mary, Selvadurai Hiran
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies have demonstrated the benefit of Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening (CFNBS) for early diagnosis and, hence, intervention but the impact of CFNBS on those children not detected on CFNBS is not known. CFNBS may provide false reassurance that all CF has been detected and, therefore, lead to a delay in the diagnosis of children with CF which is not detected on CFNBS. The aim of this study...
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