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Cost-Effectiveness and Distributional Impact of Opportunistic Screening for People at High-Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Sri Lanka: A Modelling Study

Background: While hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and high-risk of cardiovascular disease can be easily diagnosed and treated with cost-effective medicines, a large proportion of people remain undiagnosed. We assessed the potential effectiveness, cost, and distributional impact of oppor...

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Main Authors:	Nilmini Wijemunige (Author), Ravindra P Rannan-Eliya (Author), Jürgen Maurer (Author), Owen O'Donnell (Author)
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Published:	Ubiquity Press, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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