Screening is useful for: (A) Disease which is an impoant health problem, (B) Disease which can be diagnosed at a latent stage, (C) Disease where early diagnosis and treatment orably alters the natural history of the disease in a significant propoion, (D) All of the above
Answer is D. Screening is useful for a disease fulfilling the following criteria There should be a recognizable latent stage. Disease where early diagnosis and treatment ourably alters the natural history of the disease in a significant propoion. Disease which is an impoant health problem. The expected benefit of early detection exceeds the risks and costs