Costs and benefits of diagnostic testing: four ways to improve patient care by purposive use of in vitro diagnostics

Scientific advances and innovative targeted drugs, especially biologics, have revolutionised the treatment of many diseases. In oncology in particular, previously acute or lethal conditions have come to be considered chronic as new treatments have led to longer life expectancies and a lower rate o...

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Main Authors: Carmen Binder, Maximilian Schmid, Thomas Dieterle, Hans Hendrik Schäfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2017-11-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2419