Diagnostic strategies for endometrial cancer in women with postmenopausal bleeding: Cost-effectiveness of individualized strategies

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-96

  Breijer, Maria C ^a,b,c   Van Doorn, Helena C ^d   Clark, T Justin ^e   Khan, Khalid S ^f   Timmermans, Anne ^a   Mol, Ben W J ^a   Opmeer, Brent C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Decision analysis; Endometrial carcinoma; Postmenopausal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTMENOPAUSE BLEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 84862221508     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.03.025     Document Type: Article

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