Clinical implications and added costs of incidental findings in an early detection study of lung cancer by using low-dose spiral computed tomography

Clinical Lung Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-148

  Priola, Adriano M ^a   Priola, Sandro M ^a   Giaj Levra, Matteo ^a   Basso, Edoardo ^a   Veltri, Andrea ^a   Fava, Cesare ^a   Cardinale, Luciano ^a  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Incidental findings; Low dose computed tomography; Lung cancer; Medical economics; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 84875238104     PISSN: 15257304     EISSN: 19380690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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