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A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness study of systematic screening (targeted and total population screening) versus routine practice for the detection of atrial fibrillation in people aged 65 and over. The SAFE study.

Abstract:: To determine the most cost-effective method of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) in the population aged 65 years and over, as well as its prevalence and incidence in this age group. Also to evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness of different methods of recording and interpreting the electrocardiogram (ECG) within a screening programme. Multicentred randomised controlled trial. Purposefully selected general practices were randomly allocated to 25 intervention practices and 25 control pr...
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Hobbs, F., Fitzmaurice, D., Mant, J., Murray, E., Jowett, S., Bryan, S., Raftery, J., Davies, M., & Lip, G. (2005). A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness study of systematic screening (targeted and total population screening) versus routine practice for the detection of atrial fibrillation in people aged 65 and over. The SAFE study. Health Technology Assessment (Winchester, England), 9(40).

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Hobbs, F., et al. “A Randomised Controlled Trial and Cost-Effectiveness Study of Systematic Screening (Targeted and Total Population Screening) versus Routine Practice for the Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in People Aged 65 and over. The SAFE Study.” Health Technology Assessment (Winchester, England), vol. 9, no. 40, 2005.

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Hobbs, F, D Fitzmaurice, J Mant, E Murray, S Jowett, S Bryan, J Raftery, M Davies, and G Lip. 2005. “A Randomised Controlled Trial and Cost-Effectiveness Study of Systematic Screening (Targeted and Total Population Screening) versus Routine Practice for the Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in People Aged 65 and over. The SAFE Study.” Health Technology Assessment (Winchester, England) 9 (40).
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Journal:: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) More from this journal
Volume:: 9
Issue:: 40
Publication date:: 2005-10-01
ISSN:: 1366-5278

Language:: English
Pubs id:: pubs:446624
UUID:: uuid:4865ebe1-446d-45e2-8800-ae1a4a985e27
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Deposit date:: 2014-02-07

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