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Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology 1/2013

01.01.2013 | Letter to the Editor

Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease: A Matter of Sensitivity

verfasst von: Matthew E. Oster, Tiffany Colarusso, Jill Glidewell

Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology | Ausgabe 1/2013

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It is with great interest that we read the letter by Dummula and Pandey [2] regarding the recent article entitled “False-Negative Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease: The Case for Parent Education” [1]. Although much attention has been focused on children with a positive result (i.e., those who fail screening), little is known regarding children with a negative result (i.e., those who pass screening), particularly those with a false-negative result. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease: A Matter of Sensitivity
verfasst von
Matthew E. Oster
Tiffany Colarusso
Jill Glidewell
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2013
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Pediatric Cardiology / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-012-0582-3

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