Selected article for: "health problem and important problem"

Author: Munthe, Christian; Radovic, Susanna
Title: The Return of Lombroso? Ethical Aspects of (Visions of) Preventive Forensic Screening
  • Document date: 2015_1_28
  • ID: w2fjy5od_30
    Snippet: A basic consideration of any health screening programme is to decide the target condition. The standard criterion from Wilson and Jungner's classic report to the WHO (Wilson and Jungner, 1968 ) is that this target should be 'an important health problem'. This importance, in turn, may emphasize different aspects or dimensions, such as the severity of a condition, its prevalence in the population and what makes the condition desirable to prevent or.....
    Document: A basic consideration of any health screening programme is to decide the target condition. The standard criterion from Wilson and Jungner's classic report to the WHO (Wilson and Jungner, 1968 ) is that this target should be 'an important health problem'. This importance, in turn, may emphasize different aspects or dimensions, such as the severity of a condition, its prevalence in the population and what makes the condition desirable to prevent or mitigate (Juth and Munthe, 2012: ch. 2) .

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