Economic analysis of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) as a tool in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer in Singapore

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-174

  Ang, Shin Yuh ^a   Tan, Rachel Woo Yin ^b   Koh, Mariko Siyue ^c   Lim, Jeremy ^a  

^a Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

^b Jurong General Hospital   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Health economics; Lung neoplasms; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CASE ANALYSIS; COST SAVING; DATA INPUT; DECISION-ANALYTIC MODELS; DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER; DIRECT COSTS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; ECONOMICAL STRATEGY; EXPECTED COSTS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LESIONS; SINGAPORE; TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATIONS;

BIOPSY; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; NEEDLES; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; LUNG CANCER; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; SINGAPORE; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TRANSTHORACIC ASPIRATION;

BRONCHI; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SINGAPORE;

EID: 77953555671     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462310000176     Document Type: Article

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