Evolution and Innovations of the National Neonatal and High Risk Screening Program in Costa Rica
We present the evolution, organization and results of the National Neonatal and High Risk Screening Program in Costa Rica (PNT). This program has been working uninterruptedly for more than fourteen years. Costa Rica currently has a literacy rate of 95%. To August 2004 the rate of infant mortality wa...
Main Authors: | Carlos de Céspedes, Manuel Saborío, Rafael Trejos, Gabriela Abarca, Avelino Sánchez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2004-09-01
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Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442004000300006 |
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