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Population-based screening framework
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Publication type:
Strategy or framework
Audience:
General public
Language:
English
Description:
This framework explains:
- what population-based screening is
- why we screen for cancer or chronic diseases
- how screening programs work
- criteria that need to be met for screening programs in Australia
- principles for setting up and managing screening programs in Australia.
It is based on the principles of early disease detection from the World Health Organization.