On the optimal policies of cancer screening

DOI10.1016/0025-5564(91)90070-YzbMath0739.92006OpenAlexW1970676046WikidataQ52438957 ScholiaQ52438957MaRDI QIDQ1183930

Andrej Yu. Yakovlev, Alexander D. Tsodikov

Publication date: 28 June 1992

Published in: Mathematical Biosciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-5564(91)90070-y

zbMATH Keywords

lung cancer screeningminimum cost approachminimum delay time approachnatural history of diseasenonperiodic screeningoptimal screening policiesperiodic screeningscreening optimization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of mathematical programming (90C90) Medical applications (general) (92C50) Reliability and life testing (62N05)

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