Cost-effectiveness analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma screening by combinations of ultrasound and alpha-fetoprotein among Alaska Native people, 1983–2012

Cost-effectiveness analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma screening by combinations of ultrasound and alpha-fetoprotein among Alaska Native people, 1983–2012

Background: The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) recommends semi-annual hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) screening using ultrasound (US) in persons with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) virus infection at high risk for HCC such as Asian males aged ≥40 years and Asian females aged...

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Main Authors: Prabhu P. Gounder, Lisa R. Bulkow, Martin I. Meltzer, Michael G. Bruce, Thomas W. Hennessy, Mary Snowball, Philip R. Spradling, Bishwa B. Adhikari, Brian J. McMahon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-05-01
Series:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Subjects:
Alaska Native people
clinical outcome
diagnosis
early detection of cancer
economics
Online Access:http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/view/31115/pdf_80

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