title: Hypercholesterolemia: the cost of treatment in perspective.
abstract: Would the money spent on treating hypercholesterolemia save more lives if spent elsewhere? How many dollars must be spent on a treatment to make one person live 1 year longer? This cost-effectiveness analysis uses the cost per year of life gained to compare a wide variety of health care interventions ranging from carcinogen research to screening tests to liver transplants. The comparison calls into question some popular trends.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kelley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000191:economics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000191:economics; D009525:Niacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D009525:Niacin