The worth of a screening program
An application of a statistical decision model for the benefit evaluation of screening projects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11038982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyung S Bay (Alberta Health Services), D Flathman, L Nestman (Alberta Health Services) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-150 |
| Publication date | 1976-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.66.2.145 |
| PMID | 814823 |
| OpenAlex | W2031396416 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
A statistical decision model is applied to the benefit evaluation of screening projects to derive an expression which provides upper and lower limits for average benefits in terms of prevalance rates of screen positives and negatives, and the average cost of screening and referral. Possible applications of such a technique are discussed and a numerical example is given
Actuarial science · Biology · Business · Cost–benefit analysis · Environmental health · False positive paradox · False positives and false negatives · Family medicine · Operations research · Referral · Statistics · True positive rate · Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA · Mathematics · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 1982 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |