Publications by authors named "Hisham H Kandil"

The screening of newborn children for metabolic and endocrinological disorders is one of the unsung successes of the health service. This study aimed to evaluate the congenital hypothyroidism (CH) screening program in Alexandria in terms of coverage, effectiveness of detecting and managing the cases. A record review was conducted at the Information and Decision Making Support Center of Alexandria Health Directorate during the period from October 2000 to December 2003 to evaluate the coverage of the program and to detect the number of true positives and false positives used to calculate the positive predictive value of the screening test.

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