Economic evaluations and diagnostic testing: An illustrative case study approach

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-60

  Sanghera, Sabina ^a   Orlando, Rosanna ^a   Roberts, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Economic evaluation; ROC curve; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY APPROACH; CONFIRMATORY TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; FETAL ANEMIA; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; OPTIMAL OPERATING POINT; ROC CURVES; SCREENING TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST ACCURACY;

HEALTH; TESTING;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84874493220     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462312000682     Document Type: Article

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