TY - JOUR T1 - Neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 196 LP - 198 DO - 10.1136/adc.63.2.196 VL - 63 IS - 2 AU - F Bowling AU - G Cleghorn AU - A Chester AU - J Curran AU - B Griffin AU - J Prado AU - P Francis AU - R Shepherd Y1 - 1988/02/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/63/2/196.abstract N2 - Two groups of patients with cystic fibrosis were compared. The screened group, detected with an improved neonatal screening assay for immunoreactive trypsin, developed fewer chest infections requiring treatment and gained more weight than the unscreened group. Early diagnosis by screening seems to affect early morbidity. ER -