Journal article
Some ethical and design challenges of screening programs and screening tests
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are many examples of inadequate screening studies because of design faults and consent problems.
ISSUES: Informed consent is the right of each person engaged in a clinical interaction, including service and research involvement in presymptomatic screening. Any screening approach must answer questions of efficacy, effectiveness, availability and efficiency. Accurate information, presented in clear language, must state a …
Authors
McQueen MJ
Journal
Clinica Chimica Acta, Vol. 315, No. 1-2, pp. 41–48
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2002
DOI
10.1016/s0009-8981(01)00719-7
ISSN
0009-8981