Validity of screening

Autor:	Maureen Henderson
Rok vydání:	1976
Předmět:	Cancer Research Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Screening test business.industry Early disease Successful programs Oncology Evaluation Studies as Topic Research Design Neoplasms Screening programs medicine Humans Mass Screening Medical physics Epidemiologic Methods business
Zdroj:	Cancer. 37:573-581
ISSN:	1097-0142 0008-543X
DOI:	10.1002/1097-0142(197601)37:1+<573::aid-cncr2820370723>3.0.co;2-r
Popis:	The technical aspects of evaluation of screening programs to detect early disease are discussed. Screening is differentiated from diagnosis. The practical importance of specificity and sensitivity of screening tests is illustrated. The concept of evaluation of the total program is introduced. The determinants of successful programs are discussed with illustrations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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