We identified 124 carriers among 4,879 patients of prenatal care providers in the Rochester region. Six factors were identified that together permitted a correct classification regarding test acceptance for 77.5% of all subjects. For those pregnant, the most influential of these factors was a more a
Education and testing strategy for large-scale cystic fibrosis carrier screening
โ Scribed by Zina H. Tatsugawa; Michelle A. Fox; Carolyn Y. Fang; Jessica M. Novak; Rita M. Cantor; Harold N. Bass; Christine Dunkel-Schetter; Barbara F. Crandall; Wayne W. Grody
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 666 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1059-7700
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