Screening women aged 65 years or over for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a modelling study and health economic evaluation

Screening women aged 65 years or over for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a modelling study and health economic evaluation

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programmes have been established for men in the UK to reduce deaths from AAA rupture. Whether or not screening should be extended to women is uncertain. Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of population screening for AAAs in women and c...

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Main Authors: Simon G Thompson, Matthew J Bown, Matthew J Glover, Edmund Jones, Katya L Masconi, Jonathan A Michaels, Janet T Powell, Pinar Ulug, Michael J Sweeting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2018-08-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
abdominal aortic aneurysm
cost-effectiveness
discrete event simulation
screening
women
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22430

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22430

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