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Active Screening for Tuberculosis in High-Incidence Inuit Communities in Canada: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.

2021

Uppal, A., Nsengiyumva, N.P., Signor, C., Jean-Louis, F., Rochette, M., Snowball, H., Etok, S., Annanack, D., Ikey, J., Khan, F.A., & Schwartzman, K.

Canadian Medical Association

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The authors aim to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a community-wide active screening program for TB infection and disease in two Inuit communities of Nunavik, Quebec. Their research found that active screening reduced TB disease by 13% and saved costs over a 20 year period.

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Active Screening for Tuberculosis in High-Incidence Inuit Communities in Canada: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis..

Uppal, A., Nsengiyumva, N.P., Signor, C., Jean-Louis, F., Rochette, M., Snowball, H., Etok, S., Annanack, D., Ikey, J., Khan, F.A., & Schwartzman, K. (2021). Active screening for tuberculosis in high-incidence Inuit communities in Canada: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 193, E1652-9. 

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