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Cost-effective Melanoma Screening [PDF]
JAMA Dermatology, 2016 Despite recent advances in immunotherapy and molecularly targeted therapies for advanced melanoma, early detection remains the most effective means of preventing death from melanoma. In 2015, an estimated 73 000 new cases of invasive melanoma will be diagnosed in the United States, and approximately 9900 people will die of the disease.1 To date, early ...
June K, Robinson, Allan C, Halpern
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International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2018 Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS), when accompanied by timely access to intervention services, can improve language outcomes for children born deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) and result in economic benefits to society. Early Hearing Detection and
Scott D. Grosse +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of different diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening strategies in rural regions in China by using a Markov model to make health economic evaluations.
Huilin Li +8 more
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Cost of screening for lung cancer in Australia [PDF]
Internal Medicine Journal, 2019 AbstractBackgroundLung cancer screening can reduce lung cancer mortality. Australian cost estimates are important to inform policy but remain uncertain.AimTo describe the first direct medical costs associated with lung cancer screening in Australia.MethodsSingle‐centre prospective screening cohort. Healthy volunteers (age 60–74 years, current or former
Marshall H. M. +7 more
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of four different primary screening strategies: high-risk factor questionnaire (HRFQ) alone, single immunochemical faecal occult blood test (iFOBT), double iFOBT and HRFQ+double iFOBT for colorectal cancer ...
Yan Li +9 more
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in China
Health Data Science, 2022 Background. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) has been primarily indicated to cause vision impairment and blindness, while no studies have focused on the cost-utility of telemedicine-based and community screening programs for DR in China, especially in rural and
Yue Zhang +10 more
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Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Blood-Screening Strategies for West Nile Virus in the United States. [PDF]
PLoS Medicine, 2006 BACKGROUND: West Nile virus (WNV) is endemic in the US, varying seasonally and by geographic region. WNV can be transmitted by blood transfusion, and mandatory screening of blood for WNV was recently introduced throughout the US. Guidelines for selecting
Caroline T Korves +2 more
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Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017 Objective: Blood transfusion practice emphasises safety, efficacy and appropriate use. These require cost-effective programme management. This study focused on the cost of screening for transfusion transmissible infections (TTI).
Adedoyin Owolabi Dosunmu +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Managing chronic hepatitis C is challenging, as the majority of those infected are asymptomatic. Therefore, to ensure treatments are administered before the onset of severe complications, screening is important.
William W. L. Wong +4 more
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