Screening in Disease Prevention - What Works?

Informationen zum Autor Walter W Holland, Susie Stewart Klappentext Takes a critical look at the practice of screening throughout the various stages of life. This book is useful to public health professionals. It is also useful to policy makers and shapers! medical researchers! pressure groups and support organisations for people with screenable conditions. Zusammenfassung Screening for disease has become a widely accepted concept in health care Inhaltsverzeichnis Historical background! current definitions and criteria. Key issues in screening - genetics! information and economics. Key issues in screening - ethics and audit. Antenatal and neonatal screening. Screening and surveillance in childhood and adolescence. Screening in adults. Screening in the elderly. Screening practices in Europe. Overview and recommendations.

Product details

• Authors: Walter W Holland, Walter W Stewart Holland, Walter W. Holland, Walter W. Stewart Holland, Susie Stewart
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2005
• EAN: 9781857757705
• ISBN: 978-1-85775-770-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases, MEDICAL / Public Health, Medical screening, Diseases & disorders, Diseases and disorders