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HIV/AIDS
Recent findings from Stanford University highlight research in HIV/AIDS
March 17th, 2009
According to recent research published in the International Journal of STD & AIDS, "Russia has one of the world's fastest growing HIV epidemics, and HIV screening has been widespread. Whether such screening is an effective use of resources is unclear." "We used epidemiologic and economic data from Russia to develop a Markov model to estimate costs, quality of life and survival associated with a voluntary HIV screening programme compared with no screening in Russia. We measured discounted lifetime health-care costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained. We varied our inputs in sensitivity analysis. Early identification of HIV through screening provided a...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-17)
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