Does screening for disease save lives in asymptomatic adults? Systematic review of meta-analyses and randomized trials | Zendy

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Does screening for disease save lives in asymptomatic adults? Systematic review of meta-analyses and randomized trials

Author(s) -

Nazmus Saquib,

Juliann Saquib,

John P. A. Ioannidis

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyu140

Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , sigmoidoscopy , meta analysis , systematic review , asymptomatic , disease , medline , colorectal cancer , cancer , colonoscopy , political science , law

Several popular screening tests, such as mammography and prostate-specific antigen, have met with wide controversy and/or have lost their endorsement recently. We systematically evaluated evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as to whether screening decreases mortality from diseases where death is a common outcome.

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