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Understanding screening: requirements for a successful programme
J P Davis1, I K Crombie, H T Davies
1Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
Hospital Medicine (London, England : 1998)
|March 10, 2001
Abstract:
Screening has generally been successful in identifying those at risk from disease. This success has led to the belief that screening in the general population is always a good thing. However, there are pitfalls which must be avoided if screening programmes are to achieve what is intended for them.