Re-interpreting the data on the cost and effectiveness of population screening for colorectal cancer in Australia

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Graves, Nicholas ^a   McKinnon, Loretta ^a   Leggett, Barbara ^b   Newman, Beth ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BARIUM ENEMA; CALCULATION; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 33845225175     PISSN: 17438462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-8462-2-10     Document Type: Article

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