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number needed to screen: a standalone construct

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Epidemiology

the number of people who must be screened over a given period to prevent one death or adverse event.

In epidemiology, number needed to screen refers to the number of people who must be screened over a given period to prevent one death or adverse event. This meaning comes from Rembold (1998) in BMJ.[1]

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References

Rembold, C. M. (1998). Number needed to screen: development of a statistic for disease screening. BMJ, 317(7154), 307-312. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7154.307

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