Parental attitudes on expanded newborn screening in Hong Kong.

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Abstract

Classical inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) affect about 1 in 4000 in Hong Kong. Despite the widespread implementation of expanded newborn screening in most countries, Hong Kong only screen for three conditions and the awareness of public has not been evaluated. This is the first study to examine the parental knowledge and attitudes towards expanded newborn screening in Hong Kong.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Public Health

Title: Public health

ISSN (Electronic): 1476-5616

ISSN (Print): 0033-3506

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2012

Volume: 126

Issue: 11

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[1 ] Chemical Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China. makm@ha.org.hk

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Publisher Item ID: S0033-3506(12)00277-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.08.002

PubMed ID: 23148889

SO-VID: 310ada6b-2481-44dd-99b2-0e5a360ee95e

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