How cost-effective is screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms?

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-52

  Kim, L G ^a   Thompson, S G ^a   Briggs, A H ^b   Buxton, M J ^c   Campbell, H E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 33947314298     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/096914107780154477     Document Type: Article

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