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Does every baby get a newborn screening test?

Bridget M Wilcken
Med J Aust 2003; 179 (8) || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05615.x
Published online: 20 October 2003

We should do all we can to ensure that every baby benefits from this important preventive activity

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  • Biochemical Genetics and Newborn Screening Services, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW.


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  • 6. Davis DS. Genetic dilemmas and the child’s right to an open future. Hastings Cent Rep 1997; 27(2): 7-15.

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