Journal of Medical Screening articles from September 2003

Journal of Medical Screening archives from September 2003

Prenatal screening for cystic fibrosis in the United States--time to re-evaluate implementation policies.(Editorial)(Editorial)
September 22, 2003... In October, 2001, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released guidelines for prenatal and preconceptional carrier screening for cystic fibrosis (CF). (1) These guidelines, developed in partnership with the American...

Maternal serum screening in Ontario using the triple marker test.(Original Paper)
September 22, 2003... Objectives: To summarise the experience and evaluate the performance of the Ontario maternal serum screening (MSS) programme. Setting: The Ontario MSS programme between October 1993 and September 2000. Methods: This study used...

Population screening for neonatal liver disease: potential for a community-based programme.(Original Paper)
September 22, 2003... Objectives: To evaluate a community-based screening programme for detecting neonatal liver disease by the quantitation of conjugated bilirubin in blood. Setting and Methods: Prospective cohort/observational study using spare plasma from...

A randomised trial of the impact of new faecal haemoglobin test technologies on population participation in screening for colorectal cancer.(Original Paper)
September 22, 2003... Objectives: To investigate the effect on participation in colorectal cancer screening of testing for blood products in faeces using technologies that remove dietary restrictions (i.e. immunochemical tests) and simplify faecal sampling (i.e....

Prescreening evaluation of a brush-based faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin.(Original Paper)
September 22, 2003... Objectives: To undertake a prescreening evaluation of a new brush-based faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin, relative to a traditional spatula-sampling immunochemical test. Methods: Setting: Patients aged between 24 and 90 years,...

False-positive result and reattendance in the Ontario Breast Screening Program.(Original Paper)
September 22, 2003... Objective: To determine the association between initial screen result and returning for a second screen in an organised breast screening programme for women with a biennial screening recommendation. Setting: Women who attended the Ontario...

Integrating self-referral for mammography into organised screening: results from an Italian experience.(Original Paper)
September 22, 2003... Objective: To compare self-referred screenees with respondents to invitation for main performance indicators of mammography screening. Setting: First round of an organised, population-based screening programme in six districts of northern...

Lack of association between breast artery calcification seen on mammography and coronary artery disease on angiography.(Original Paper)
September 22, 2003... Objectives: Some studies have found correlations between the presence of breast artery calcium (BAC) observed on routine mammograms and risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to investigate whether such...

Colposcopy information leaflets: what women want to know and when they want to receive this information.(Original Paper)
September 22, 2003... Objectives: To evaluate whether the information leaflets produced by UK colposcopy clinics provide women with the information they desire and to determine when they would like to receive this information. Design: Questionnaire study and...

Cost-effectiveness of population screening for Helicobacter pylori in preventing gastric cancer and peptic ulcer disease, using simulation.(Original Paper)
September 22, 2003... Objectives: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of population screening for Helicobacter pylori in preventing gastric cancer and peptic ulcer disease in England and Wales. Methods: A discrete event simulation model used parameter estimates,...

UK health technology assessment (HTA) programme.
September 22, 2003... The HTA web site (http://www.ncchta.org) contains executive summaries and full text versions (in Adobe Acrobat format) of published monographs. Printed copies of HTA monographs now cost 20 [pounds sterling] each (post and packing free in the...