Newborn screening: new developments, new dilemmas
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Newborn screening: new developments, new dilemmas.
Scientific and technological advances are lending pressure to expand the scope of newborn screening. Whereas this has great potential for improving child health, it also challenges our current perception of such programmes. Standard newborn screening programmes are clearly justified by the fact that early detection and treatment of affected individuals avoids significant morbidity and mortality...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.008219