Cost Effectiveness of Colonoscopy, Based on the Appropriateness of an Indication

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1231-1236

  Hassan, Cesare ^a   Di Giulio, Emilio ^b   Pickhardt, Perry J ^c,d   Zullo, Angelo ^a   Laghi, Andrea ^e   Kim, David H ^c,d   Iafrate, Franco ^e   Morini, Sergio ^a  

^a NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e University Polo Pontino   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 55149103986     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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