Screening Tests Are a Part of the Primary Healthcare System

question 17

Multiple Choice

Screening tests are a part of the primary healthcare system because they

• A)can be useful if treatment for the disease is available.
• B)can sometimes detect a disease before it becomes life-threatening.
• C)protect the community from the spread of certain diseases.
• D)all of the above.
• E)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Mean

In statistics, it is the average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by the count of numbers.

Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a data set.

Median

A statistical measure denoting the middle value in a data set, where half the numbers are above and half below.

Mean

A statistical measure that calculates the average value of a set of numbers by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of those numbers.