Asymptomatic carotid arterial stenosis - population based screening:

• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Ridderkerk: Ridderprint 2010
• Subjects: Workplace; Work and Employment; Healthy Living; Organisation; WH - Work & Health; BSS - Behavioural and Societal Sciences; Tromso
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:67856dba-9d08-490b-80fc-adb533aefc36

Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general population is discussed in many countries because of the benefits of carotid endarterectomy in the three trials. Many factors influence the cost-effectiveness of screening. These factors are the prevalence of carotid stenosis, the cos...