Cost-effectiveness analysis of subtraction scintigraphy in patients with acute lower gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 140-147

  Currie, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bowel hemorrhage; Gastrointestinal tract bleeding; LGIH; Subtraction scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBTRACTION SCINTIGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 35148829839     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.106.037655     Document Type: Article

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