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screening  

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  • Screening is the process of systematically searching for preclinical disease and classifying people as likely or unlikely to have the disease. It involves using a reasonably rapid test procedure, with more definitive testing still required to make a diagnosis. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Screening]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VVS4R6D5-P

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