“We needed this”: perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals involved in a pilot newborn screening program for spinal muscular atrophy

Background: Newborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a recognised model through which health outcomes can be improved. However, perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in such programs are largely unknown. Methods: A pilot program for SMA ran from Aug...

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Main Authors: Didu S.T. Kariyawasam, MBBS, Arlene M. D'Silva, PhD, Janine Vetsch, PhD, Claire E. Wakefield, PhD, Veronica Wiley, PhD, Michelle A. Farrar, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537021000225