COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DYSPEPSIA

Objectives: To assess the cost-effectiveness of alternative initial strategies in the management of uninvestigated dyspepsia in adult patients presenting to a primary care physician in Canada. Methods: Clinical decision-making was modeled based on outcomes data from the literature and expert opinion...

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Published in:	International journal of technology assessment in health care Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 446 - 464
Main Authors:	Makris, Nicholaos, Barkun, Alan, Crott, Ralph, Fallone, Carlo A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.08.2003
Subjects:	Age Barium Biological and medical sciences Breath tests Canada Cost analysis Cost-Benefit Analysis Decision making Decision Support Techniques Dyspepsia Dyspepsia - diagnosis Dyspepsia - microbiology Dyspepsia - therapy Endoscopy Gastric cancer GENERAL ESSAYS Health care costs Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter pylori - isolation & purification Helicobacter pylori - pathogenicity Humans Laboratories Medical sciences Patients Primary care Primary Health Care - economics Primary Health Care - methods Recurrence Serology Technology Assessment, Biomedical - economics Treatment Outcome Ulcers Canada Cost-benefit analysis Health care costs Decision support techniques Helicobacter pylori Dyspepsia
ISSN:	0266-4623, 1471-6348
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