TABLE I.

Original Wilson and Jungner criteria for population-based screening

The condition should be an important public health concern

There should be a treatment for the condition

Facilities for diagnosis and treatment should be available

There should be a latent stage of the disease

There should be a test or examination for the condition

The test should be acceptable to the population

The natural history of the disease should be adequately understood

There should be an agreed policy on who to treat

The total cost of finding a case should be economically balanced in relationship to medical expenditure as a whole

Case finding should be a continuous process, not a “once and for all” project

Reference: Wilson and Jungner.¹