28 years of newborn screening in the U.K.: false negatives

S. A. McAuley, J. Calvin, F. MacLean, R. Iles (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Cystic fibrosis: advances in clinical research
Session: Cystic fibrosis: advances in clinical research
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1264

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