Economic impact of screening for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy within a newborn blood spot screening programme

Economic impact of screening for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy within a newborn blood spot screening programme

Abstract Background A decision tree model was built to estimate the economic impact of introducing screening for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) into an existing tandem mass spectrometry based newborn screening programme. The model was based upon the UK National Health Service (NHS) Newborn Bl...

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Main Authors: Alice Bessey, James B Chilcott, Joanna Leaviss, Anthea Sutton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Neonatal screening
Newborn screening
Cost-benefit analysis
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Economic analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0921-4

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