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. 1996 Aug;7(4):231-40.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1996.39982399.x.

Costs and benefits of cervical screening. I. The costs of the cervical screening programme

N Waugh  1 , I Smith, A Robertson, G S Reid, R Halkerston, A Grant
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Costs and benefits of cervical screening. I. The costs of the cervical screening programme

N Waugh et al. Cytopathology. 1996 Aug.

Abstract

In 1991, the average total Health Service cost of a cervical smear, including follow up at the colposcopy clinic, was almost 22.70 pounds in the Perth and Kinross district of Scotland. The average cost per colposcopy clinic visit was 30 pounds. The main cost elements were in general practice (55% of total) and the laboratory (33%), and most of the cost was for staff time.

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  • The economics of screening.
    Raffle AE. Raffle AE. Cytopathology. 1996 Aug;7(4):227-30. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1996.43382433.x. Cytopathology. 1996. PMID: 8853968 No abstract available.

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