Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Newborn Screening Program of the Philippines

Carmencita  David-Padilla; Leonila F.  Dans; Manuel R.  Tamondong Jr.; Rose Marichelle S.  Bernal; John Joseph O.  Laceste; Sylvia  Capistrano-Estrada

doi:10.47895/amp.v43i2.2500

Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Newborn Screening Program of the Philippines

Carmencita David-Padilla
Leonila F. Dans
Manuel R. Tamondong Jr.
Rose Marichelle S. Bernal
John Joseph O. Laceste
Sylvia Capistrano-Estrada

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cost benefit analysis newborn screening

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Newborn Screening Program of the Philippines. Acta Med Philipp [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 14 [cited 2026 Jul. 29];43(2). Available from: https://actamedicaphilippina.upm.edu.ph/index.php/acta/article/view/2500

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