Developmental screening during a routine check-up by a general practitioner or pediatrician may identify signs that warrant further investigation.
Secondary prevention involves the screening of osteoporosis to identify those who may have a high risk.
He added that broad screening would identify people with medical conditions as well.
Once the screening identified a possible problem, the child received Fisher Landau help.
Selective screening identifies people who are known to be at higher risk of developing cancer, such as people with a family history of cancer.
Federal law mandates the developmental screening of young children to identify those with special needs.
Such screening would identify novel as well as known mutations.
"We have competitive returns because our screening identifies high-quality, well-managed companies."
Opportunistic screening would, it is believed, identify more cases at an earlier stage.
Newborn screening nationwide identifies 3,000 babies a year with treatable disorders that would otherwise have heartbreaking consequences and enormous societal costs.