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ArticleDer Internist2015

[Principles and fields of application of screening procedures].

M Blettner, C Spix

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Article in Der Internist, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

M BlettnerInstitut für Medizinische Biometrie, Epidemiologie und Informatik (IMBEI), Universitätsmedizin der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 69, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland. blettner@uni-mainz.de.
C SpixInstitut für Medizinische Biometrie, Epidemiologie und Informatik (IMBEI), Universitätsmedizin der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Str. 69, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article explains some important concepts of screening and early detection. It also discusses under which circumstances screening is useful, who can profit from screening and which persons may be at risk from screening procedures. Before the introduction of a screening program, empirical studies on the effectiveness are necessary to evaluate whether a screening program could be successful.

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Early DiagnosisEpidemiologic Research DesignClinical Decision-MakingData Interpretation, StatisticalEvidence-Based MedicineHumansMass ScreeningPreventive MedicineReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificityBenefit-risk assessmentEarly detection of diseaseEvaluation, screening programScreeningSensitivity and specificity

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PMID26358949

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