Rational screening strategies.
Screening for disease can significantly improve both individual and public health. Many different screening interventions have been proposed for a wide range of conditions. This article reviews the elements that make up an effective clinical screening test and discusses what it means to effectively detect and treat a condition, risks and benefits of screening and the measurement of outcomes from screening.
Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program, Department of Family Medicine, Sanford School of Medicine, The University of South Dakota, USA.
Mark K
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Huntington
Fredric H
FH
Thanel
D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009098:Multiphasic Screening