Why not a Nurse Demographer?

Abstract

Populations of school children can be utilised for the screening of ill health such as ophthalmic (Kohler et al, 1981: 369-77) and aural (Me Dermott, 1982: 462-8) conditions, heart disease (Okuni, 1982: 1250- 4), scoliosis (Lonstein et al, 1982: 481-8) or dental caries (Rebich et al, 1982: 50-53), with the sole object of clinical intervention. The target population is aimed at all belonging to a defined risk group, usually described in terms of age, sex, ethnicity and occupation.