Uses and abuses of screening tests

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Abstract
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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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11897304
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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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