The cost-effectiveness of active surveillance compared to watchful waiting and radical prostatectomy for low risk localised prostate cancer

BACKGROUND: Radical prostatectomy is the most common treatment for localised prostate cancer in New Zealand. Active surveillance was introduced to prevent overtreatment and reduce costs while preserving the option of radical prostatectomy. This study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of active...

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Autores principales: Lao, Chunhuan, Edlin, Richard, Rouse, Paul, Brown, Charis, Holmes, Michael, Gilling, Peter, Lawrenson, Ross
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5549326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28789623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3522-z

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