Population-based screening versus case detection.

Population-based screening versus case detection.

India has a large burden of blindness and population-based screening is a strategy commonly employed to detect disease and prevent morbidity. However, not all diseases are amenable to screening. This communication examines the issue of "population-based screening" versus "case detecti...

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Main Authors: Thomas Ravi, Parikh Rajul, Paul Padma, Muliyil Jayprakash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2002-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Blindness
prevention & control
Case-Control Studies
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Diabetic Retinopathy
diagnosis
epidemiology
Glaucoma
Humans
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2002;volume=50;issue=3;spage=233;epage=7;aulast=Thomas

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