case finding

Japanese: case finding(英語表記)casefinding
case finding

...For example, this includes women, the elderly, young people, and people with physical or mental disabilities who require special social protection.
[Medical examination method]
Traditionally, health checks were conducted to find specific diseases (such as tuberculosis) in a population (this is called case finding), but nowadays, screening for high risk people and simultaneous screening for multiple diseases (multiphasic screening) are used. Health check methods include medical examinations by a doctor, laboratory tests (blood, urine, X-rays, electrocardiograms, etc.), interviews (by doctors, public health nurses, etc.), and questionnaires (surveys).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "case finding" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…たとえば,社会的に特別の保護を要する婦人,老人,青少年,心身障害者などがこれにあたる。
[健康診断の方法]
 従来は,集団の中から特定の疾患(結核など)を見いだすために行われたが(これをケース・ファインディングcase findingという),現在では職業性および非職業性の健康障害にかかりやすい人々のスクリーニング(screening for high risk)や複数疾患の同時スクリーニングmultiphasic screeningが行われるようになった。 健康診断の方法には,医師の診察,臨床検査(血液,尿,X線,心電図検査など),面接法(医師,保健婦などによる),質問紙法(アンケート調査)などがある。…

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