Health services use among children diagnosed with medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency through newborn screening: a cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Abstract Background We 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. Methods Eligible children were identified via newborn scr...

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Published in:	Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Main Authors:	Maria D. Karaceper, Sara D. Khangura, Kumanan Wilson, Doug Coyle, Marni Brownell, Christine Davies, Linda Dodds, Annette Feigenbaum, Deshayne B. Fell, Scott D. Grosse, Astrid Guttmann, Steven Hawken, Robin Z. Hayeems, Jonathan B. Kronick, Anne-Marie Laberge, Julian Little, Aizeddin Mhanni, John J. Mitchell, Meranda Nakhla, Murray Potter, Chitra Prasad, Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg, Rebecca Sparkes, Sylvia Stockler, Keiko Ueda, Hilary Vallance, Brenda J. Wilson, Pranesh Chakraborty, Beth K. Potter, in collaboration with the Canadian Inherited Metabolic Diseases Research Network (CIMDRN)
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-03-01
Subjects:	Newborn screening Inherited metabolic diseases Health service utilization Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-019-1001-0