Surveillance Schedules for Medical Examinations

R. L. A. Kirch and M. Klein
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R. L. A. Kirch: Cornell University, College of Medicine
M. Klein: Columbia University

Management Science, 1974, vol. 20, issue 10, 1403-1409

Abstract: A model is developed to aid in determining examination schedules for the detection of an age-dependent disease. It is shown that in an optimal schedule the interval between examinations is proportional to the square root of the age-specific incidence probability of the disease. To illustrate the methodology, optimal schedules are developed for breast cancer examinations.

Date: 1974
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