Screening tests for normal-pressure hydrocephalus: Sensitivity, specificity, and cost

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 823-829

  Burnett, Mark G ^a,b   Sonnad, Seema S ^a   Stein, Sherman C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Lumbar drainage; Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; MASS SCREENING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845474300     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.6.823     Document Type: Article

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