TABLE 1

World Health Organization Criteria for Screening for Health Problems

1. The condition should be an important health problem 
2. There should be a treatment of the condition 
3. Facilities for the diagnosis and treatment should be available 
4. There should be a latent stage of the disease 
5. There should be a suitable test or examination for the condition 
6. The test should be acceptable to the population 
7. The natural history of the disease should be adequately understood 
8. There should be an agreed-on policy on whom to treat 
9. The total cost of finding a case should be economically balanced in relation to medical expenditures as a whole 
10. Case finding should be a continuous process 
1. The condition should be an important health problem 
2. There should be a treatment of the condition 
3. Facilities for the diagnosis and treatment should be available 
4. There should be a latent stage of the disease 
5. There should be a suitable test or examination for the condition 
6. The test should be acceptable to the population 
7. The natural history of the disease should be adequately understood 
8. There should be an agreed-on policy on whom to treat 
9. The total cost of finding a case should be economically balanced in relation to medical expenditures as a whole 
10. Case finding should be a continuous process 
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