screening programme

collocation in English

meaningsofscreeningandprogramme

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screening
noun
uk
/ˈskriː.nɪŋ/
us
/ˈskriː.nɪŋ/
a showing of ...
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programme
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.ɡræm/
us
/ˈproʊ.ɡræm/
a broadcast on television ...
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(Definition ofscreeningandprogrammefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscreening programme

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Hence, there is no organized antenatalscreeningprogrammefor congenital heart disease.
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Therefore, the geneticscreeningprogrammemust rely on stimulating some other kind of manifestation.
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Although affecting only a small proportion of the cancers of thescreeningprogramme, this exercise had an educational function for screening radiologists.
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Thus, it is obvious that a globalscreeningprogrammeis needed to broaden our knowledge about the molecular characteristics of this virus.
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Unfortunately, beyond this study, there is a lack of empirical literature that explores how 'healthy' men would react to such ascreeningprogramme.
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The potential costs of this need to be taken into consideration when developing ascreeningprogramme.
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This hypothesis was tested by comparing the proportion of early syphilis cases that could have been detected by annual screening before and after the cessation of thisscreeningprogramme.
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This study identifies some of the relevant factors, and shows that an effectivescreeningprogrammerequires not only technical facilities but better contact with the population at risk.
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The incremental contribution of clinical breast examination to invasive cancer detection in a mammographyscreeningprogramme.
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No alternative (preconceptional)screeningprogrammehas been proposed.
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These data do not support the hypothesis that cessation of the annual syphilisscreeningprogrammecontributed to the outbreak.
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Barriers to screening among participants of a media-promoted breast cancerscreeningprogramme.
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Multiphasicscreeningprogrammefor somatic diseases among elderly long-term psychiatric patients.
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During the follow-up the cohort entered the national biannual mammographyscreeningprogramme, in which most (94 %) of the women participated at least once, and 68 % more than once.
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In conclusion, ourscreeningprogrammedemonstrated that for each case of brucellosis detected, there will be at least one additional case present among the family members.
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To date, though, only 11 countries have a quality-assuredscreeningprogramme, and these programmes are a long way from being continuous.
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Does he have proposals to encourage such women to come forward to take advantage of thescreeningprogramme?
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The breastscreeningprogrammewas introduced into the national health service in 1988.
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The national health service breastscreeningprogrammeinvites women aged 50 to 64 years for breast screening by mammography once every three years.
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Current evidence suggests that the introduction of ascreeningprogrammewould result in unnecessary, painful and potentially harmful treatment for many men.
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