title: Part I: Basic approach to health screening.
abstract: A variety of recommendations exists regarding the screening of disease in asymptomatic individuals. In the first of a two-part series, the authors provide a basic approach to health screening, including historical background, barriers, and criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08903-0019.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Swee
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Micek-Galinat
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods