Mass screening on abdominal aortic aneurysm in men aged 60 to 65 years in the Netherlands. Impact on life expectancy and cost-effectiveness using a Markov model

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-80

  Boll, A P M ^a,b   Severens, J L ^b   Verbeek, A L M ^b   van der Vliet, J A ^b  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneursym; Cost effectiveness; Markov model; Screening; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TIME;

EID: 0038159495     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1773     Document Type: Article

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