The challenge of sustainability in healthcare systems: frequency and cost of diagnostic procedures in end-of-life cancer patients

BACKGROUND: Literature data on the overuse and misuse of diagnostic procedures leading to end-of-life aggressiveness are scarce due to the limited amount of estimated economic waste. This study investigated the potential overuse of diagnostic procedures in a population of end-of-life patients. METHO...

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Autores principales: Massa, Ilaria, Balzi, William, Altini, Mattia, Bertè, Raffaella, Bosco, Monica, Cassinelli, Davide, Vignola, Valentina, Cavanna, Luigi, Foca, Flavia, Dall’Agata, Monia, Nanni, Oriana, Rossi, Romina, Maltoni, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5982433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29387995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4067-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5982433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29387995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4067-7

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