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sojourn time: a standalone construct

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Epidemiology

the interval during which a disease is detectable by screening but not yet clinically evident, which sets how much lead time screening can gain.

In epidemiology, sojourn time refers to the interval during which a disease is detectable by screening but not yet clinically evident, which sets how much lead time screening can gain. This meaning comes from Zelen (1969) in Biometrika.[1]

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References

Zelen, M., & Feinleib, M. (1969). On the theory of screening for chronic diseases. Biometrika, 56(3), 601-614. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/56.3.601

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