title: A Markov model of early diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003933:Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008390:Markov Chains; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011336:Probability; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology