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Informing the Mammography Coverage Debate: Results of Meta-analysis, Computer Modeling, and Issue Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Kit N. Simpson  and
Lyle B. Snyder
Kit N. Simpson
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina School of Public Health
Lyle B. Snyder
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina School of Public Health
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Abstract

Methods of meta-analysis, computer modeling, and issue analysis are used to answer four key questions related to efficacy, cost, and political feasibility of legislating insurance coverage for mammography. The findings are presented, and the strengths and weaknesses of the combined use of these methods to inform policy debate at the regional level are discussed.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , Fall 1991 , pp. 616 - 631
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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