Interview-based case-control studies of screening efficacy.
Some studies of the efficacy of cancer screening are obliged to obtain interviews from persons with cancer who are likely to die as a result of their disease, and from controls. We review the interview-based approaches that have been developed and the purpose that each one can achieve and offer suggestions for increasing the validity of these studies.
Weiss
Noel S
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Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. nweiss@u.washington.edu
Bodelon
Clara
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D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results