SCREENING PROCEDURES IN PEDIATRICS |
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Authors: | TS RAGHU RAMAN RK GUPTA |
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Affiliation: | aReader, Department of Pediatrics, AFMC, Pune 411 040;+Prof and Head, Department of Pediatrics, AFMC, Pune 411 040 |
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Abstract: | Pediatric health screening procedures, both prenatal and postnatal, have a tremendous potential in improving the health status of children and in turn reducing the resource burden on the parents and the State. The existing recommendations, inherent problems and different screening procedures are discussed. The need for suitable mass screening pediatric procedures in the Indian context is stressed.KEY WORDS: Pediatric screening procedures |
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