Optimal management strategy for use of compression US for deep venous thrombosis in symptomatic patients: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Academic Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 67-76

  Kim, Hyungjin M ^a   Kuntz, Karen M ^b   Cronan, John J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Thrombosis, US; Veins, thrombosis; Veins, US

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG COST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034435811     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(00)80453-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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