Cancer screening
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- DOI: 10.1136/jech.56.12.899
Cancer screening
Abstract
"Screening is the systematic application of a test or inquiry, to identify individuals at sufficient risk of a specific disorder to benefit from further investigation or direct preventive action, among persons who have not sought medical attention on account of symptoms of that disorder."
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