Cost-effectiveness of conventional cytology and HPV DNA testing for cervical cancer screening in Colombia Costo-efectividad de la citología y la tamización con pruebas de ADN-VPH para cáncer de cuello uterino en Colombia

• Main Authors: Oscar Andrés-Gamboa (Author), Liliana Chicaíza (Author), Mario García-Molina (Author), Jorge Díaz (Author), Mauricio González (Author), Raúl Murillo (Author), Mónica Ballesteros (Author), Ricardo Sánchez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess cost-effectiveness of conventional cytology and HPV DNA testing for cervical-cancer screening in Colombia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The National Cancer Institute of Colombia (NCIC) in 2007 developed a Markov model on the natural history of cervical cancer; no screening, conventiona...