Health services use by children identified as heterozygous hemoglobinopathy mutation carriers via newborn screening

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Sara D. Khangura (مؤلف), Beth K. Potter (مؤلف), Christine Davies (مؤلف), Robin Ducharme (مؤلف), A. Brianne Bota (مؤلف), Steven Hawken (مؤلف), Kumanan Wilson (مؤلف), Maria D. Karaceper (مؤلف), Robert J. Klaassen (مؤلف), Julian Little (مؤلف), Ewurabena Simpson (مؤلف), Pranesh Chakraborty (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• الموضوعات: article
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Abstract Background Newborn screening (NBS) for sickle cell disease incidentally identifies heterozygous carriers of hemoglobinopathy mutations. In Ontario, Canada, these carrier results are not routinely disclosed, presenting an opportunity to investigate the potential health implications of carrie...