A 25-year-old requests a check-up but has no apparent clinical reason for further testing. He has concerns about a serious illness but no symptoms. Wh...

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A 25-year-old requests a check-up but has no apparent clinical reason for further testing. He has concerns about a serious illness but no symptoms. What principle of public health screening is relevant here when deciding whether to perform unnecessary tests?

Accepted Answer

Wilson and Jungner criteria

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Lead time bias

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Prevalence effect

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Incidence to prevalence ratio

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Overdiagnosis principle

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Public health

A 25-year-old requests a check-up but has no apparent clinical reason for further testing. He has concerns about a serious illness but no symptoms. What principle of public health screening is relevant here when deciding whether to perform unnecessary tests?