Estimating the Outcome of Screening Programs: A Role for Evaluation.

Light, Richard J.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Estimating the Outcome of Screening Programs: A Role for Evaluation.

Light, Richard J.

Evaluation Practice, v8 n1 p50-54 Feb 1987

The value of screening evaluations is assessed. Descriptions of screening programs for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and massive drug testing are presented. An example is provided of how productive evaluation work can guide a program even before the decision is made to implement it. (TJH)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Drug Abuse, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation, Screening Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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