Neonatal Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Belgium for More than 20 Years: An Experience for Comprehensive Care Improvement

Our previous results reported that compared to sickle cell patients who were not screened at birth, those who benefited from it had a lower incidence of a first bacteremia and a reduced number and days of hospitalizations. In this context, this article reviews the Belgian experience on neonatal scre...

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Main Authors: Béatrice Gulbis, Phu-Quoc Lê, Olivier Ketelslegers, Marie-Françoise Dresse, Anne-Sophie Adam, Frédéric Cotton, François Boemer, Vincent Bours, Jean-Marc Minon, Alina Ferster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/4/4/37