Is chest X-ray screening for lung cancer in smokers cost-effective? Evidence from a population-based study in Italy

BACKGROUND: After implementation of the PREDICA annual chest X-ray (CXR) screening program in smokers in the general practice setting of Varese-Italy a significant reduction in lung cancer-specific mortality (18 %) was observed. The objective of this study covering July 1997 through December 2006 wa...

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Autores principales: Pertile, Paolo, Poli, Albino, Dominioni, Lorenzo, Rotolo, Nicola, Nardecchia, Elisa, Castiglioni, Massimo, Paolucci, Massimo, Mantovani, William, Imperatori, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26366122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12962-015-0041-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4567810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26366122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12962-015-0041-0

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