Failure to screen newborns for inborn disorders: A potential consequence of changes in newborn care

Early Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-285

  Gray, James E ^a,c   Sorrentino, John E ^b   Matheson, Gayle A ^c   Wise, Paul ^a,d,e   McCormick, Marie C ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b New England Newborn Screening Program   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Harvard Inst of Repro and Child H   (United States)

Author keywords

Early discharge; Neonatal intensive care; Newborn; Quality improvement; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; NEONATAL SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031589310     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(96)01862-2     Document Type: Article

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