Cost-effectiveness analysis of variceal
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Thomas F. Imperiale; Robert W. Klein; Naga Chalasani
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Although both โค-blockade (BB) and endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) are used for primary prevention of variceal bleeding (VB) in patients with cirrhosis with moderate to large esophageal varices (EVs), the more cost-effective option is uncertain. We created a Markov decision model to compare BB and