Overdiagnosis in early detection programs
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Foreword: pursuing excellence in early hearing detection and intervention programs.
In 1988, while I was serving as the Surgeon General of the United States, the Congressional Commission on Education of the Deaf issued a report that contained a troubling finding: that the average age at which permanent hearing loss among infants and young children was being identified in the United States was 21⁄2 to 3 years of age. Given the importance of language development and communicatio...
متن کاملPursuing Excellence in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs
Over the years, multiple groups have issued recommendations for newborn hearing screening, diagnosis, and intervention. In January 2008, the US Department of Health and Human Services held an invitational workshop at which more than 50 national experts met for 2 days to consider ways to accelerate the movement of evidence-based recommendations into practice. Participants set priorities among ex...
متن کاملEarly hearing detection and intervention programs: opportunities for genetic services.
Congenital hearing loss is relatively frequent and has serious negative consequences if it is not diagnosed and treated during the first few months of life. Babies with hearing loss who are identified early and provided with appropriate intervention develop better language, cognitive, and social skills. As a result of improvements in screening equipment and procedures, newborn hearing screening...
متن کامل[Justification for screening programs for early detection of HBV infections].
BACKGROUND The objective of the study was to collect the data on undetected hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the frequently hospitalized (at least twice in the last 5 years) population of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodship. The study results could be used by occupational health services and local governments to take preventive actions. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study focused on empirical data derived...
متن کاملEarly Detection of Breast Cancer among Women in Mazandaran, Iran
Background and purpose: After lung cancer, breast cancer, among the prevalent cancers of the world is of the most widespread disease among women. It is the most common cause of mortality among women. This study aimed to analyze the results using breast cancer screening methods among women over 20 years old. Materials and methods: The present study is a cross-sectional-descriptive research. The ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biostatistics
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1465-4644,1468-4357
DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxh012