The pros and cons of screening

Natasha Gilbert

Nature, 2020, vol. 579, issue 7800, S2-S4

Abstract: Increasingly sensitive tests have raised the risk overdiagnosis. Understanding a person’s chance of disease could reduce the harmful side effects of screening.

Keywords: Cancer; Health care; Personalized medicine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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