Time Dependent Response To Invitation For Cervical Screening

NHSCSP Publication No. 29 - ISBN 978 1 84463 042 4
Published March 2007

This study was designed to provide evidence about the optimal time at which the invitation letter should be sent before the due date of a screening test to ensure that the average time between tests is equal to the desired screening interval. It also gives financial estimates for different timings of the invitation letter relative to the test.

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