Carrier screening for cystic fibrosis: costs and clinical outcomes.

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Published in Med Decis Making on June 23, 1998

Authors

D A Asch1, J C Hershey, M L Dekay, M V Pauly, J P Patton, M K Jedrziewski, F Frei, R Giardine, J A Kant, M T Mennuti

Author Affiliations

1: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. asch@wharton.upenn.edu

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