The impact of timing and prioritization on the cost-effectiveness of birth cohort testing and treatment for hepatitis C virus in the United States

Hepatology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-64

  Mcewan, Phil ^a,b   Ward, Thomas ^b   Yuan, Yong ^c   Kim, Ray ^d   L'Italien, Gilbert ^c,e  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH ECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research   (United States)

^d Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879605858     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.26304     Document Type: Article

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