A type of STRUCTURED PROGRAMME.

A programme directed towards the detection of a specific disease or condition in a target group: for example, cervical cancer in women of a particular age group, hypertension in adults of a particular age group, or hearing impairment in school children. Screening makes the use of tests which can be applied rapidly to apparently well persons as a means of distinguishing those who probably have the condition from those who probably do not.

This class is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	SCREENING PROGRAMMES