A cross-sectional study on parental awareness for newborn screening and assessment of the burden of congenital hypothyroidism and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
Introduction: Newborn Screening (NBS) has been one of the most successful health programs and of most paramount importance worldwide but not so in India. Due to the lack of awareness and paucity of laboratory facilities, the disease burden in our population has not yet been established. Aim and Obje...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijcfm.org/article.asp?issn=2395-2113;year=2020;volume=6;issue=2;spage=132;epage=136;aulast=Patel |