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. 2014 Jun 18;2014(6):CD003148. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003148.pub3

Mischler 1998.

Methods Comprehensive RCT to study both benefits and risks of newborn screening and to determine if early diagnosis would improve the prognosis of children with CF. Compares the nutritional status of patients with CF identified by neonatal screening or by standard diagnostic methods.
Participants 650 340 infants, 135 families of children diagnosed as having CF, 206 false‐positive families.
Interventions  
Outcomes Height percentiles, weight percentiles, head‐circumference percentile, anthropometric indexes. Assessments of reproductive knowledge, attitudes and behaviours.
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