title: Laboratory screening. A critical survey.
abstract: The diagnosis of disease is not synonymous with benefit to the patient. Early diagnosis does not necessarily facilitate cure or improve prospects for control. The discovery of what is already known or could easily have been predicted has little or no value. To evaluate screening one must evaluate the usefulness of the data collected.
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009098:Multiphasic Screening; D011315:Preventive Medicine