The costs and effects of different invitation schedules of breast cancer screening are compared. The effect estimates are based on trials from the USA, Sweden and the Netherlands. The cost estimates use registration data, file studies and organization charts. The calculations were performed with the
Cost-effectiveness of breast cancer screening: Preliminary results of a systematic review of the literature
โ Scribed by Martin L. Brown; Lou Fintor
- Book ID
- 104871371
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 473 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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