Abstract:Screening is a public health intervention administered to a target populationwithout symptoms. Screening is not performed to diagnose a disease, but toidentify individuals with a higher likelihood of developing the disease itself or aprecursor to the disease. Not all diseases are suitable for screening programs. Thefollowing criteria help determine whether a disease is suitable for a screeningprogram: (1) The disease is bound to have serious consequences. (2) The diseasemust have a detectable preclinical and a… Show more
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