Cost-effectiveness analysis of colorectal cancer screening strategies in singapore: A dynamic decision analytic approach

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 107, Issue , 2004, Pages 104-108

  Wong, Swee Seong ^a   Leong, Adrian Peng Kheong ^b   Leong, Tze Yun ^a  

^a School of Computing   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

colorectal neoplasm; cost benefit analysis; Dynamic decision analysis; mass screening

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASES; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS;

ANALYTIC APPROACH; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC DECISION ANALYSIS; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; MASS SCREENINGS; SCREENING STRATEGY; CANCER SCREENING; COST-BENEFITS ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC DECISION; SINGAPORE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956581409     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-949-3-104     Document Type: Article

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