Cost-effectiveness of Alternative Triage Strategies for Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance
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Cost-effectiveness of alternative triage strategies for atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance.
CONTEXT Every year approximately 2 million US women are diagnosed as having a cervical cytological result of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US). OBJECTIVE To determine the most efficient and cost-effective management strategy for women in the United States diagnosed as having ASC-US. DESIGN AND SETTING Cost-effectiveness analysis of data from clinical trials, pros...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.18.2382