Risk‐based selection from the general population in a screening trial: Selection criteria, recruitment and power for the Dutch‐Belgian randomised lung cancer multi‐slice CT screening trial (NELSON)

A method to obtain the optimal selection criteria, taking into account available resources and capacity and the impact on power, is presented for the Dutch‐Belgian randomised lung cancer screening trial (NELSON). NELSON investigates whether 16‐detector multi‐slice computed tomography screening will...

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Published in:International journal of cancer 2007-02, Vol.120 (4), p.868-874
Main Authors: van Iersel, Carola A., de Koning, Harry J., Draisma, Gerrit, Mali, Willem P.T.M., Scholten, Ernst Th, Nackaerts, Kristiaan, Prokop, Mathias, Habbema, J. Dik. F., Oudkerk, Mathijs, van Klaveren, Rob J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Belgium - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Protocols
computed tomography
Control Groups
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms - prevention & control
Male
Mass Screening
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Netherlands - epidemiology
Patient Selection
Pneumology
power
risk estimation
Risk Factors
Sample Size
screening
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum
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