Sentence examples for an indicator of screening from inspiring English sources

It is also important to note that, if we compare incidence rates as an indicator of screening intensity, PSA screening diffusion in Umbria seems lower than in many other Italian geographic areas covered by cancer registration; indeed highly variable incidence rates among neighbouring Italian areas probably reflect different screening activities [ 23].

Screen time: Children's television and computer use were parent reported at each wave as an indicator of screen time levels.

The detection of small cancers, defined as those ⩽15 mm in diameter on histology, is an important indicator of screening quality.

Specificity is a characteristic of the test and an indicator of test performance used in evaluation of screening methods, but not directly applicable in decision making at the individual level.

Similarly, the LDL-cholesterol indicator was replaced by an indicator based on total cholesterol, while the indicator of screening for microalbuminuria was discarded.

A high detection rate of advanced adenoma as compared with the more common, but less clinically significant small adenomas, is an important target of CRC screening and an indicator of high screening efficacy.

However, the percentage of in situ carcinomas of all breast carcinomas is an indicator of opportunistic screening.

It is proposed for the first time that BMI > 24 kg/m may act as an indicator to screen thyroid function of Asian pregnant women in their early stage of pregnancy.

European guidelines for quality assurance in cervical cancer screening ranked indicators of screening effectiveness using a six tier scale.

Indicators of screening programme extension and quality need to be published regularly.

Specifically, we aimed to assess indicators of screening properties of GP assessment of depression compared to a standardised depression screening tool (The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)).