Early Diagnosis Series
Early Diagnosis Series is a series of monographs authored by external or in-house experts on the subject of early diagnosis.
Early Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection
1 July 1970
Urinary tract infection is probably the commonest bacterial infection. Although primary prevention is preferable to early diagnosis and treatment, in practice it is limited to the…
Early Diagnosis of Cancer of the Cervix
1 July 1968
Cancer < 1 min read|01/07/1968 ALTHOUGH cervical cancer causes only 1 per cent of female deaths, it is responsible for almost one quarter of all deaths…
Early Diagnosis of Depression
1 July 1968
Depressive illnesses are widespread and potentially fatal through suicide. The majority of depressions which come to the notice of doctors are treated solely by GP’s. Diagnosis…
Early Diagnosis of Ischaemic Heart Disease
1 July 1968
Deaths from ischaemic heart disease are increasing amongst the early middle-aged in many countries. Over one quarter of all deaths amongst British males under the age…
Early Diagnosis of Some Diseases of the Lung
1 July 1968
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema account for 7 per cent of all deaths in men and 3 per cent in women between the ages of 45-64. Simple…
Early Diagnosis of Anaemia
1 July 1968
Iron deficiency anaemia is a very common condition in the United Kingdom. Prevalence is greatest amongst women of child-bearing age and elderly men and women. Detection…
Early Diagnosis of Raised Arterial Blood Pressure
1 July 1967
In July 1965, the Office of Health Economics held a colloquium on Surveillance and Early Diagnosis in General Practice at Magdalen College, Oxford. It was apparent…
Early Diagnosis of Visual Defects
1 July 1967
Usually the defect will occur gradually affecting either the visual acuity of one eye only, or the visual field of one or both eyes. In the…