论文信息 - Surveillance Schedules for Medical Examinations

Surveillance Schedules for Medical Examinations

A model is developed to aid in determining examination schedules for the detection of an age-dependent disease. It is shown that in an optimal schedule the interval between examinations is proportional to the square root of the age-specific incidence probability of the disease. To illustrate the methodology, optimal schedules are developed for breast cancer examinations.

Morton Klein | M. Klein | R. L. A. Kirch | R. Kirch

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