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Neonatal Screening

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Definition: The identification of selected parameters in newborn infants by various tests, examinations, or other procedures. Screening may be performed by clinical or laboratory measures. A screening test is designed to sort out healthy neonates (INFANT, NEWBORN) from those not well, but the screening test is not intended as a diagnostic device, rather instead as epidemiologic.  check tag INFANT, NEWBORN   
See Also Prenatal Diagnosis 		Other names Newborn Infant Screening; Infant, Newborn, Screening; Screenings, Newborn Infant; Screenings, Neonatal; Screening, Newborn Infant; Screening, Neonatal; Newborn Infant Screenings; Neonatal Screenings

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