Sentence examples for evidence of screening from inspiring English sources
Evidence of screening for five traditional vascular risk factors (blood pressure, lipids, glucose, weight, smoking) was compared in those with and without RA using logistic regression models.
Screening rates for CRC in Canada remain quite low despite the presence of screening guidelines, evidence of screening effectiveness, and universal health insurance coverage for these procedures [ 17].
Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial evidence of screening for CRC using gFOBTs showed a relative mortality risk reduction of 25% for those who attended at least one round of screening, compared with no screening [ 16].
7 Our finding was confirmed by a smaller Italian study 9 and, to a lesser extent, by a recent paper from Australia, 10 but an important Swedish audit found no evidence of screening being less effective in young women.
24 27 A WHO synthesis of emerging screening criteria, based on the Wilson and Yungner criteria, highlights the importance of identifying and responding to a recognised heath need, defining a target population, scientific evidence of screening effectiveness, and ensuring the overall benefits of screening outweigh the potential harms.
They take into account the available evidence of screening and diagnostic procedures and programmes.
17 21 In 2006 the US Preventive Services Task Force released its systematic review of evidence for screening for speech and language delay in preschool children.
Currently, much of the evidence in favour of screening derives from selected studies, the strengths of which have been questioned [ 12].
Objectives To review, summarise, and compare the evidence for effectiveness of screening sigmoidoscopy and screening colonoscopy in the prevention of colorectal cancer occurrence and deaths.
In 2003 2004, the SCREEN project (Skin Cancer Research to provide Evidence for Effectiveness of Screening in Northern Germany) was conducted in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
This article summarises the current position in different countries, and reviews the most recent evidence on effectiveness of screening women below 50 years from randomised trials.
