title: Cost-effectiveness of post-routine screening for an occult cancer in patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Terapia Medica, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barosi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piovella
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quaglini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology*; D026712:Value of Life