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settledPreventive screening (India: thyroid, lipid, HbA1c after 30)
South Asians develop diabetes and heart disease earlier and at lower BMI; screening after 30 catches it early.
Definition
Routine asymptomatic blood and physical tests that detect cardiometabolic and endocrine disease early enough to alter trajectory, with particular relevance to South Asian risk profile.
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