PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C. B. Freer
AU  - T. A. Ogunmuyiwa
TI  - Pre-school development screening in a health centre — the problem of non-attendance
DP  - 1977 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 428--430
VI  - 27
IP  - 180
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/27/180/428.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/27/180/428.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1977 Jul 01; 27
AB  - Poor attendance at a health centre pre-school child screening clinic (total default rate 41·2 per cent) raises the question of whether selective screening would be a more realistic alternative to comprehensive screening. Furthermore, an analysis of the outcome of screening over one year has shown a low prevalence of abnormalities and underlines the need to justify such programmes as worthwhile screening tests. The most efficient method of detecting child-hood abnormalities at an early a stage as possible remains an open question, but with present financial restrictions and staff shortages, whatever programmes are used, rigorous continuing evaluation is essential.