Economic evaluations of screening programs: a review of methods and results
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2002
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Butler, James
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Background: The economics of screening is part of the broader area of the economics of prevention, and is concerned with the allocation of resources to screening activities when confronted with the problem of scarcity. Issues: One important aspect of the
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Keywords: cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness analysis; economic evaluation; health care system; priority journal; resource management; review; screening; Australia; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Costs and Cost Analysis; Health Promotion; Health Resources; Humans; L Cost-benefit ratio; Economic analysis; Quality-adjusted life-years; Screening programs; Sensitivity and specificity
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Clinica Chimica Acta
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