Screening: Evidence and Practice

by J.A. Muir Gray

Screening is the routine testing of populations to identify individuals who may have a particular medical condition or disease. It is carried out by both government and private organisations with the aims of: better prognosis/outcome for individuals; to protect society from contagious disease; to allow rational allocation of resources; to allow selection of healthy individuals; and for research purposes. About 500 million is spent on screening each...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199214492
• ISBN13: 9780199214495
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"