De neonatale hielprikscreening: monitor 2016 [The newborn blood spot screening in the Netherlands: monitor 2016]
report
The Newborn Blood Spot screening program (NBS) was introduced in the Netherlands in 1974. The program is coordinated by the Centre for Population Screening (CvB) of the National Institute for Public health and the Environment (RIVM). The aim of the NBS is the early detection of certain serious congenital disorders in newborns. Children with these (rare) disorders benefit from early interventions such as medication or a diet, which can prevent or limit irreparable health damage. The national monitor with main results of the NBS is carried out annually by TNO at the request of the RIVM-CvB. The monitor enables insight into the functioning of all aspects of the NBS as well as insight into a possible need for extra measures to allow for an improvement in functioning of the screening program.
TNO Identifier
806561
Publisher
TNO
Collation
11 p.
Place of publication
Leiden
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