Population-based screening versus case detection.
Indian J Ophthalmol
;
2002 Sep; 50(3): 233-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-71174
ABSTRACT
India has a large burden of blindness and population-based screening is a strategy commonly employed to detect disease and prevent morbidity. However, not all diseases are amenable to screening. This communication examines the issue of "population-based screening" versus "case detection" in the Indian scenario. Using the example of glaucoma, it demonstrates that given the poor infrastructure, for a "rare" disease, case detection is more effective than population-based screening.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Case-Control Studies
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Vision Screening
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Glaucoma
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Blindness
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Population Surveillance
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Incidence
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Prevalence
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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