Mass screening

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Mass screening, more simply called screening, is defined in health care as "organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease."[1] The goal of screening is the primary prevention, "the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations"[2], of disease.

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mass screening. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  2. National Library of Medicine. Primary prevention. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.