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Preferred term
screening
Definition
- Screening is the process of systematically searching for preclinical disease and classifying people as likely or unlikely to have the disease. It involves using a reasonably rapid test procedure, with more definitive testing still required to make a diagnosis. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Screening]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/screening
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