Mass Screening
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Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease. |
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coord with disease/diag or /epidemiol or /prev |
| Also Called: |
Screening |
Mass Screening Categories.
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Anonymous Testing - Testing in which the source of the specimen or the person being tested is not individually identified. |
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Genetic Screening - Searching a population or individuals for persons possessing certain genotypes or karyotypes that: (1) are already associated with disease or predispose to disease; (2) may lead to disease in their descendants; or (3) produce other variations not known to be associated with disease. Genetic screening may be directed toward identifying phenotypic expression of genetic traits. It includes prenatal genetic screening. |
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Multiphasic Screening - The simultaneous use of multiple laboratory procedures for the detection of various diseases. These are usually performed on groups of people. |
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Neonatal Screening - The identification of selected parameters in newborn infants by various tests, examinations, or other procedures. Screening may be performed by clinical or laboratory measures. A screening test is designed to sort out healthy neonates (INFANT, NEWBORN) from those not well, but the screening test is not intended as a diagnostic device, rather instead as epidemiologic. |
Mass Screening Definitions and Terms
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