Understanding screening: requirements for a successful programme.
Screening has generally been successful in identifying those at risk from disease. This success has led to the belief that screening in the general population is always a good thing. However, there are pitfalls which must be avoided if screening programmes are to achieve what is intended for them.
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity