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Economic evaluations of screening programs: a review of methods and results

Date

Authors

Butler, James

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

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

Keywords

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

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/88242

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Clinica Chimica Acta

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0009-8981(01)00718-5

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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