The economic implications of three biochemical screening algorithms for pheochromocytoma

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2859-2866

  Sawka, Anna M ^a,b,c   Gafni, Amiram ^c   Thabane, Lehana ^c,d   Young Jr , William F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METADRENALIN;

ALGORITHM; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; URINALYSIS;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ALGORITHMS; CATECHOLAMINES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MASS SCREENING; METANEPHRINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BIKINIA LE-TESTUI;

EID: 2942672818     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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