Assessment of newborn screening in the public health system of a municipality in northern Rio Grande do Sul

Introduction: Newborn screening allows the screening of diseases that are still in the asymptomatic period and whose early diagnosis and treatment are associated with reduced infant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the public National Newborn Screening Program in the mu...

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Main Authors: Tássia Tonon, Elisa Sisti, Tatiéle Nalin, Ida Vanessa Doederlein Schwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2018-07-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/hcpa/article/view/74929