Using LOINC and HL7 to Standardize Hemoglobinopathy Screening Result Reporting
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S. Abhyankar, B. Therrell, R. Eaton, C. Cuthbert, J. Ojodu, S. Copeland, R. Goodwin, C. McDonald 1 National Library of Medicine, NIH, Bethesda, MD, National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center, Austin, TX, New England Newborn Screening Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Jamaica Plain, MA, Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Genetic Services Branch, HRSA, Rockville, MD
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