[Download] ~ On Treatability: Considerations of Treatment in the Context of Newborn Screening. by Health Matrix ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: On Treatability: Considerations of Treatment in the Context of Newborn Screening.
- Author : Health Matrix
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 203 KB
Description
Newborn screening is one of the most vigorous expressions of public health genetics. In the United States, for example, more than four million newborns are screened shortly after birth for one or more genetic diseases, in addition to screening for non-genetic conditions. A central and fascinating aspect of newborn screening is the concept of 'treatability'. The concept of treatability, especially in the context of newborn screening, is often poorly defined. In this presentation, I would like to review the notion of treatability in newborn screening as it was considered, both with intent and by inference, in three key documents of the newborn screening literature.
