Journal article
Health services use among children diagnosed with medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency through newborn screening: a cohort study in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
BackgroundWe describe early health services utilization for children diagnosed with medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency through newborn screening in Ontario, Canada, relative to a screen negative comparison cohort.MethodsEligible children were identified via newborn screening between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2010. Age-stratified rates of physician encounters, emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient hospitalizations …
Authors
Karaceper MD; Khangura SD; Wilson K; Coyle D; Brownell M; Davies C; Dodds L; Feigenbaum A; Fell DB; Grosse SD
Journal
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, Vol. 14, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2019
DOI
10.1186/s13023-019-1001-0
ISSN
1750-1172