Cargando…

Should patients with abnormal liver function tests in primary care be tested for chronic viral hepatitis: cost minimisation analysis based on a comprehensively tested cohort

BACKGROUND: Liver function tests (LFTs) are ordered in large numbers in primary care, and the Birmingham and Lambeth Liver Evaluation Testing Strategies (BALLETS) study was set up to assess their usefulness in patients with no pre-existing or self-evident liver disease. All patients were tested for...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Arnold, David T, Bentham, Louise M, Jacob, Ruth P, Lilford, Richard J, Girling, Alan J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3063222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21371303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-12-9