Irons M
Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 1993 Oct;40(5):1073-85. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38624-2.
Routine screening for phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism has become an integral part of pediatric practice in the United States. Screening for several other metabolic disorders is now entering the second or third decade of use. New information is available for the pediatrician for both groups of disorders that will be of help in caring for children in the years to come.
在美国,苯丙酮尿症和先天性甲状腺功能减退症的常规筛查已成为儿科诊疗的一个重要组成部分。其他几种代谢紊乱疾病的筛查目前已进入应用的第二个或第三个十年。针对这两类疾病,儿科医生可获取新信息,这将有助于今后几年对儿童的护理。