Uses and abuses of screening tests
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2002
Screening tests are ubiquitous in contemporary practice, yet the principles of screening are widely misunderstood. Screening is the testing of apparently well people to find those at increased risk of having a disease or disorder. Although an earlier diagnosis generally has intuitive appeal, earlier …
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| Authors | Grimes DA;Schulz KF;; |
| Journal | Lancet (London, England) |
| Year | 2002 |
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medical
National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI
NLM
MEDLINE
review
humans
pubmed abstract
nih
national institutes of health
national library of medicine
pregnancy
female
male
middle aged
Infant
newborn
Ethics
sensitivity and specificity
false positive reactions
predictive value of tests
false negative reactions
pmid:11897304
doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(02)07948-5
david a grimes
kenneth f schulz
mass screening* / adverse effects
mass screening* / economics
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