Newborn screening timeliness quality improvement initiative: Impact of national recommendations and data repository.

<h4>Background</h4>Newborn screening (NBS) aims to achieve early identification and treatment of affected infants prior to onset of symptoms. The timely completion of each step (i.e., specimen collection, transport, testing, result reporting), is critical for early diagnosis. Goals devel...

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Main Authors: Marci K Sontag, Joshua I Miller, Sarah McKasson, Ruthanne Sheller, Sari Edelman, Careema Yusuf, Sikha Singh, Deboshree Sarkar, Joseph Bocchini, Joan Scott, Jelili Ojodu, Yvonne Kellar-Guenther
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231050