Economic Models of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average-Risk Adults: Workshop Summary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309095396)

The National Cancer Policy Board and the Board on Science, Engineering, and Economic Policy convened a workshop in January 2004 on "Economic Models of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening in Average-Risk Adults". The purpose of the workshop was to explore the reasons for differences among leading cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) models of CRC screening, which public health policy makers increasingly rely on to help them sift through the many choices confronting them. Participants discussed the results of a collaborative pre-workshop exercise undertaken by five research teams that have developed and maintained comprehensive models of CRC screening in average-risk adults, to gain insight into each model's structure and assumptions and possible explanations for differences in their published analyses. Workshop participants also examined the current state of knowledge on key inputs to the models with a view toward identifying areas where further research may be warranted. This document summarized the presentations and discussion at the workshop.

Author: National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs
ISBN-10: 0309095395
ISBN-13: 9780309095396
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 04/11/2005
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback

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Scitech Book News 12/01/2006 pg. 76