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Costs and benefits of cervical screening. I. The costs of the cervical screening programme
Author(s) -
WAUGH N.,
SMITH I.,
ROBERTSON A.,
REID G. S.,
HALKERSTON R.,
GRANT A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2303.1996.39982399.x
Subject(s) - medicine , colposcopy , cervical screening , total cost , obstetrics , family medicine , gynecology , cervical cancer , cancer , economics , microeconomics
In 1991, the average total Health Service cost of a cervical smear, including follow up at the colposcopy clinic, was almost £22.70 in the Perth and Kinross district of Scotland. The average cost per colposcopy clinic visit was £30. The main cost elements were in general practice (55% of total) and the laboratory (33%), and most of the cost was for staff time.