Journal article
Case-control studies for the evaluation of screening
Abstract
The case-control approach has been proposed for the evaluation of the efficacy of screening for cancer. It provides information at the level of the individual subject and allows direct estimation of the relative risk of not being screened. The criteria for the choice of the case and control series are examined, with reference to the type of cancer considered and the precise goal assigned to the screening programme. The definition of the …
Authors
Sasco AJ; Day NE; Walter SD
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 399–405
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1986
DOI
10.1016/0021-9681(86)90126-8
ISSN
0895-4356