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- Published on: 2 November 2005
- Published on: 2 November 2005National guidelines on blood sampling for newborn screeningShow More
Dear Editor
Hassan and Shah(1) do not mention recently published national policies and standards for newborn blood spot screening (formerly known as the Guthrie test) produced by the Department of Health-funded UK Newborn Screening Programme Centre(2). These include clear guidance on best practices for taking blood spot samples and state that it is not essential for the heel to be warmed prior to the heel puncture. A...
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