In the loop: Primary care providers' role in newborn screening for cystic fibrosis
β Scribed by Hayeems, Robin Z.; Miller, Fiona A.; Barg, Carolyn J.; Bombard, Yvonne; Durie, Peter; Chakraborty, Pranesh; Potter, Beth K.; Bytautas, Jessica P.; Tam, Karen; Taylor, Louise; Kerr, Elizabeth; Davies, Christine; Milburn, Jennifer; Keenan, Katherine; Ratjen, Felix; Guttmann, Astrid; Carroll, June C.
- Book ID
- 126822128
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-9120
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