Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis

Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis

What Are We Looking For?

We are looking for a critical analysis. We want you to answer a scientific question or hypothesis. We would like you to gather evidence -- from various sources -- to allow you to make interpretations and judgments. Your approach/methods should be carefully designed to come to a closure. Your results should be clearly defined and discussed in the context of your topic. Relevant literature should be cited. You should place your analysis in a broader context, and highlight the implications (regional, global, etc.) of your work. We are looking for a well-reasoned line of argument, from your initial question, a compilation of relevant evidence, setting data in a general/universal context, and finally making a judgment based on your analysis. Your thesis should be clearly written and in the format described below.

Introduction

The purpose of this part is to explain in a few words what is known and not known on the subject and why the research should be performed. What is the purpose of your work?

Literature review

What have other authors found so far? Citations in this section should be limited to data sources and references. Do not include detailed descriptions of results.

Material and Methods

• Your paper will synthesize, filter, and evaluate the primary research literature. Provide all information that allows the reader to believe you and to accurately replicate your study (description of your searching technique, analytical methods, including reference to any specialized statistical software, keywords, procedure, equipment (if any), inclusion and exclusion criteria, outcomes of the studies that you will take into account).
• Limitations, assumptions, range of validity.
• Statistical analysis
• For diagnosis-related questions (diagnostic tests, accuracy, etc), the best sources are controlled trials. MEDLINE filters: Sensitivity and Specificity [MH], Diagnosis [SH].

Expected outcome

What do you want to achieve with this research? Probably by identification the best screening method in newborns we could prevent complications.