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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...
Autores principales: | Pertile, Paolo, Poli, Albino, Dominioni, Lorenzo, Rotolo, Nicola, Nardecchia, Elisa, Castiglioni, Massimo, Paolucci, Massimo, Mantovani, William, Imperatori, Andrea |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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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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