Editorial

Nicholas Wald

Under new management! Medical Screening Society buys Journal of Medical Screening
J Med Screen 10(1): 1; doi:10.1258/096914103321610716 [PDF]  

Papers

K A Yunis, M R Nasr, G Lepejian, S Najjar, and R Daher

Short Report: False-negative primary neonatal thyroid screening: the need for clinical vigilance and secondary screening
J Med Screen 10(1): 2-4; doi:10.1258/096914103321610725 [Abstract] [PDF]  

L F Hofman, T P Foley, Jr, J J Henry, and E W Naylor

Original Paper: Assays for thyroid-stimulating hormone using dried blood spotted filter paper specimens to screen for hypothyroidism in older children and adults
J Med Screen 10(1): 5-10; doi:10.1258/096914103321610734 [Abstract] [PDF]  

J E Haddow, G E Palomaki, M McClain, and W Craig

Original Paper: Hereditary haemochromatosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in males: a strategy for estimating the potential for primary prevention
J Med Screen 10(1): 11-13; doi:10.1258/096914103321610743 [Abstract] [PDF]  

V Verhoeven, D Avonts, A Meheus, M Ieven, H Goossens, and P van Royen

Short Report: Performance of the recommendations of a British advisory group for screening for chlamydia in a sample of women in general practice
J Med Screen 10(1): 14-15; doi:10.1258/096914103321610752 [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Bancej, K Decker, A Chiarelli, M Harrison, D Turner, and J Brisson

Original Paper: Contribution of clinical breast examination to mammography screening in the early detection of breast cancer
J Med Screen 10(1): 16-21; doi:10.1258/096914103321610761 [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Marshall and P Adab

Original Paper: Informed consent for breast screening: what should we tell women?
J Med Screen 10(1): 22-26; doi:10.1258/096914103321610770 [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Gattellari and J E Ward

Original Paper: Does evidence-based information about screening for prostate cancer enhance consumer decision-making? A randomised controlled trial
J Med Screen 10(1): 27-39; doi:10.1258/096914103321610789 [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Jones, K C Hyams, and S Wessely

Review: Screening for vulnerability to psychological disorders in the military: an historical survey
J Med Screen 10(1): 40-46; doi:10.1258/096914103321610798 [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Stengel, K Bauwens, J Sehouli, A Ekkernkamp, and F Porzsolt

Original Paper: A likelihood ratio approach to meta-analysis of diagnostic studies
J Med Screen 10(1): 47-51; doi:10.1258/096914103321610806 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letter to the Editor

G E Palomaki, J Williams, and J E Haddow

Comparing the observed and predicted effectiveness of folic acid fortification in preventing neural tube defects
J Med Screen 10(1): 52-53; doi:10.1258/096914103321610815 [PDF]  

Miscellanea

UK Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
J Med Screen 10(1): 54; doi:10.1258/096914103321610824 [PDF]  

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