The comparative cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening using faecal immunochemical test vs. colonoscopy

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Wong, Martin C S ^a   Ching, Jessica Yl ^a   Chan, Victor Cw ^a   Sung, Joseph Jy ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PROTEIN;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHINA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OCCULT BLOOD;

EID: 84941117923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep13568     Document Type: Article

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