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    Profile of eliglustat tartrate in the management of Gaucher disease [Corrigendum]

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    Sechi A, Dardis A, Bembi B. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2016; 12:53–58.On page 57, left column, line 22, the text “patients who result in poor metabolizers should not be treated with this drug” should have been “patients who result in CYP2D6 ultra-rapid metabolizers or who are indeterminate metabolizers should not be treated with this drug”.Read the original articl

    A simple system for auditing the quality of primary care screening in school-age children.

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    A system for auditing quality of care and increasing effectiveness was applied to a health screening program for school-age children and the results were analyzed during 2 subsequent years. A problem-oriented record to be filled in whenever the screening was positive represented the basic tool for the evaluation. The record was sent to the specialist who was requested to make a diagnostic assessment and a treatment plan. The same record returned back to the first-level staff thus providing feedback information about diagnostic accuracy and effectiveness of the screening. Periodic self-evaluation meetings and a tutorial system for diagnostic procedures were instituted leading to a general improvement in quality indexes
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