A practice organized around testing an asymptomatic population to detect a condition early, distinct from a practice that controls a disease already known to be present. Belongs here: a population screening program. Does not belong here: response to a confirmed outbreak, grouped under disease control practices.
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In 1968, the World Health Organization published guidelines on the Principles and practice of screening for disease, which is often referred to as the Wilson and Jungner criteria.
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