title: [Preschool screening examinations in medical practice].
abstract: In most European countries systematic screening programs for infants and preschool children are being introduced or are already established as a routine procedure. The contents and the possible effects of such programs are discussed critically in this paper, which also describes the present state in Switzerland as well as a pilot project initiated by the Bernese Pediatric Association.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012572:School Health Services; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Vorsorgeuntersuchungen im Vorschulalter durch den praktizierenden Arzt.