Screening is not always healthy: an ethical analysis of health screening packages in Singapore

Abstract Background Health screening is undertaken to identify individuals who are deemed at higher risk of disease for further diagnostic testing so that they may possibly benefit from interventions to modify the natural course of disease. In Singapore, screening tests are widely available in the f...

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Published in:	BMC Medical Ethics
Main Authors:	Sarah Ee Fang Yong, Mee Lian Wong, Teck Chuan Voo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-06-01
Subjects:	Health screening ethics Health screening packages Executive physical Screening tests Health screening policy
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-022-00798-5