Neonatal Screening
Synonyms
Infant, Newborn, Screening
Neonatal Screenings
Newborn Infant Screening
Newborn Infant Screenings
Screening, Neonatal
Screening, Newborn Infant
Screenings, Neonatal
Screenings, Newborn Infant
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.
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