Cost-effectiveness analysis of COPD screening programs in primary care for high-risk patients in China

Abstract We built a decision-analytic model to compare the cost-effectiveness of using portable spirometer and questionnaire to screen chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) with no screening (i.e. usual care) among chronic bronchitis patient in China. A lifetime horizon and a payer perspecti...

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Main Authors: Shuli Qu, Xuedan You, Tianyi Liu, Lijiao Wang, Zheng Yin, Yanjun Liu, Chong Ye, Ting Yang, Mao Huang, Hongchao Li, Liwen Fang, Jinping Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-021-00233-z