The consequences of implementing non-invasive prenatal testing with cell-free foetal DNA for the detection of Down syndrome in the Spanish National Health Service: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Abstract Background DNA-based non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using maternal blood constitutes an emerging technology for the detection of Down syndrome (DS). The aim of the study was to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis to evaluate the economic costs and health implications of the introduc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12962-019-0173-8 |