Potential fiscal consequences of universal screening for group-B streptococci
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Potential Fiscal Consequences of Universal Screening for Group-B Streptococci
The proposed recommendation for extensive screening for group-B streptococci (GBS) during pregnancy published in the Federal Registe? and advocated by the American Academy of Pediatrics will have an impact on health-care economics to varying extents in at least 2 areas. Implementation of the pending mandate for universal screening will 1) require direct funding to expand the current proactive p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1064-7449,1098-0997
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-0997(1996)4:4<211::aid-idog1>3.0.co;2-1