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Syn: detectable preclinical period. The interval between the detectability of a condition on screening and the stage when the condition presents clinically, i.e., the interval during which the condition can potentially be detected or diagnosed. Life-threatening diseases such as breast cancer often can be detected by clinical examination during the sojourn time.
Subjects: Public Health and Epidemiology.
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