Background General health checks are common elements of health care in some countries.
These aim to detect disease and risk factors for disease with the purpose of reducing …

Background There is a trend towards greater patient involvement in healthcare decisions.
Although screening is usually perceived as good for the health of the population, there are …

The Patient-Centered Clinical Method (PCCM) has been a core tenet of the practice and
teaching of medicine since the first edition of Patient-Centered Medicine-Transforming the …

Background Screening for colorectal cancer is done with lower gastrointestinal endoscopy
or stool-based tests. There is little evidence from randomised trials to show primary …

Nesta 3ª edição de Medicina centrada na pessoa, os autores redefinem e consolidam os
elementos que compõem o método clínico centrado na pessoa. Além disso, contemplam de …

Background Chagas disease is currently prevalent in European countries hosting large
communities from Latin America. Whether asymptomatic individuals at risk of Chagas …

Mortality impact, risks, and benefits of general population screening for ovarian cancer: the
UKCTOCS randomised controlled trial. - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo …

Objective To examine the psychological sequelae associated with abnormal screening in
the United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS). Design …

Background Population-based screening and intervention for abdominal aortic aneurysm,
peripheral artery disease and hypertension was recently reported to reduce the relative risk …

Community-based screening and treatment of women aged 70–85 years at high fracture risk
reduced fractures; moreover, the screening programme was cost-saving. The results support …