Putting National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance into practice: A cost minimization model of a national roll-out of liquid based cytology in England

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-398

  Stoykova, Boyka ^a,b   Kuzmanov, Georgi ^c   Dowie, Robin ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wyeth UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical screening; Cost minimization; Cytology laboratories; Guidelines; LBC

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRACTS; COST ACCOUNTING; CYTOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LABORATORIES; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSOR NETWORKS; WAGES;

CERVICAL SCREENING; COST MINIMIZATION; CYTOLOGY LABORATORIES; GUIDELINES; LBC;

COSTS;

ARTICLE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; HEALTH CENTER; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SIMULATION; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CERVIX UTERI; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 53149112734     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462308080513     Document Type: Article

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