4.4 Population screening
Main inclusion criteria
Studies investigating population screening programmes including:
- feasibility studies, pilot studies and trials
- evaluation of effectiveness, benefits and economic evaluation
- impact on health services and policy issues
- models of population surveillance
Advice on research activities
Population screening of specific target population groups e.g. bowel cancer screening, foetal ultrasound screening.
This code is not suitable for individual diagnostic screening procedures e.g. brain scans.
Official terminology
|
Full name of code |
Short name | Unique ID |
| 4.4 Population screening | 4.4 Screening |
HRCS_RA_4_4 |
Related external links
Common Scientific Outline (CSO) – 4.3 Technology and/or Marker Testing in a Clinical Setting
Common Scientific Outline (CSO) – 6.2 Surveillance