TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic screening for esophageal varices in cirrhosis
T2 - Is it ever cost effective?
AU - Spiegel, Brenna
AU - Targownik, L.
AU - Dulai, G. S.
AU - Karsan, H. A.
AU - Gralnek, I. M.
AU - Kowdley, Kris
AU - Nietsch, Hubert
N1 - Funding Information:
Abbreviations: BB, β-blocker; EBL, endoscopic band ligation; EGD, universal screening endoscopy; sEGD, selective screening endoscopy; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratios. From the Division of Gastroenterology, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System; Division of Digestive Diseases, UCLA School of Medicine; CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center; Center for the Study of Digestive Healthcare Quality and Outcomes, Los Angeles, CA. Received August 13, 2002; accepted November 9, 2002. Supported by NIH Training Grant DK-07180 (B.M.R.S.), NIH K23 Award (G.S.D.), and VA HSR & D Advanced Career Development Award (I.M.G.). Address reprint requests to: Ian M. Gralnek, M.D., MSHS, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, UCLA School of Medicine, CURE Digestive Diseases Research Center, Center for the Study of Digestive Healthcare Quality and Outcomes, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Bldg. 115 Room 215B, Los Angeles, CA 90073. E-mail: [email protected]; fax: 310-268-4510. Copyright © 2003 by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. 0270-9139/03/3702-0019$35.00/0 doi:10.1053/jhep.2003.50050
PY - 2004/8
Y1 - 2004/8
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=4444244555&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/00132579-200408000-00013
DO - 10.1097/00132579-200408000-00013
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:4444244555
SN - 1527-8557
VL - 5
SP - 98
EP - 99
JO - Evidence-Based Gastroenterology
JF - Evidence-Based Gastroenterology
IS - 3
ER -