Patient preference and willingness to pay for transient elastography versus liver biopsy: A perspective from British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 72-76

  Kan, Victoria Y ^a   Azalgara, Vladimir Marquez ^a   Ford, Jo Ann E ^a   Kwan, W C Peter ^a   Erb, Siegfried R ^a   Yoshida, Eric M ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibroscan; Liver biopsy; Patient; Preference; Transient elastography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EAST ASIAN; ELASTOGRAPH; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; BIOPSY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ECONOMICS; FEE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84924513814     PISSN: 22912789     EISSN: 22912797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/169190     Document Type: Review

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