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Testing for factor V Leiden in patients with pulmonary or venous thromboembolism: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making - 1 Jan 2000
Eckman Mark H, Singh Sushil K, Erban John K, Kao Grace
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Survivors of venous thromboembolism who have the factor V Leiden mutation have an increased risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), but the cost-effectiveness of testing for factor VLeiden has not been assessed. METHODS: We used a Markov state transition decision model to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of factor V Leiden testing and treatment strategies in survivors of VTE using a societal...
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