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Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan

Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan

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Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan

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Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan

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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Puplishing Corporation

Journal title

Gastroenterology research and practice, 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.1-4

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English

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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Puplishing Corporation

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Introduction. In Japan, the cost-effectiveness of total colonoscopy (TCS) for primary screening of colorectal cancer (CRC) is unclear. We compared the cost of identifying a patient with CRC using two primary screening strategies: TCS (strategy 1) and the immunochemical fecal test (FIT) (strategy 2). Materials and Methods. We retrospectively analyze...

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Cost-Effectiveness of Total Colonoscopy in Screening of Colorectal Cancer in Japan

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_39cd62eb76d946ec883b64ed2ff1a306

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_39cd62eb76d946ec883b64ed2ff1a306

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1687-6121

E-ISSN

1687-630X

DOI

10.1155/2012/728454

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