When can a risk factor be used as a worthwhile screening test?
Wald
N J
NJ
Department of Environmental Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC1M 6BQ. n.j.wald@mds.qmw.ac.uk
Hackshaw
A K
AK
Frost
C D
CD
D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity