Analysis of case-control studies of the efficacy of screening for cancer: How should we deal with tests done in persons with symptoms?

Am J Epidemiol. 1998 Jun 15;147(12):1099-102. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009407.

Author

N S Weiss¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle 98195, USA.

PMID: 9645787
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009407

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Case-Control Studies
Humans
Mass Screening / standards*
Neoplasms / diagnosis
Neoplasms / pathology
Neoplasms / prevention & control*
Prognosis
Reproducibility of Results

Grants and funding

R35 CA39779/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States