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Abstract
Services for the presumptive identification of unrecognized disease in an apparently healthy, asymptomatic population by means of tests, examinations or other procedures that can be applied rapidly and easily to the target population. (from World Health Organization http://www.who.int/cancer/prevention/diagnosis-screening/screening/en/ Oct. 24,2017)
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- Screening Programs, Diagnostic
- Diagnostic Screening Program
- Program, Diagnostic Screening
- Programs, Diagnostic Screening
- Screening Program, Diagnostic
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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.
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2019
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- Mass Screening (1963-2018)
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- National Library of Medicine. Diagnostic Screening Programs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076862. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076862
- Diagnostic Screening Programs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107534295