Utilization of early detection examinations by children in Germany. Results of the cross-sectional KiGGS Wave 2 study

Examinations for early detection of diseases (called U-Untersuchungen in Germany) are among the most important prevention measures at childhood age. According to KiGGS Wave 2 data, participation rates are over 95% for most of these examinations. 99.7% and 99.6% of children, respectively, who had rea...

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Main Authors: Claudia Schmidtke, Benjamin Kuntz, Anne Starker, Thomas Lampert
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Robert Koch Institute 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Health Monitoring
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Online Access:https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/FactSheets_en/JoHM_04_2018_Utilization_Early_Detection_Examinations_KiGGS-Wave2.pdf?__blob=publicationFile