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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


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


Correspondence: 

  • 1. Wilcken B, Wiley V, Hammond J, Carpenter K. Screening newborns for inborn errors of metabolism by tandem mass spectrometry. N Engl J Med 2003; 348: 2304-2312.
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  • 5. Meikle PJ, Ranieri E, Ravenscroft EM, et al. Newborn screening for lysosomal storage disorders. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 1999; 30 Suppl 2: 104-110.
  • 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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