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. 2000 Jun 17;320(7250):1627–1631. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7250.1627

Table 4.

Cost effectiveness of opportunistic and systematic screening programmes

Opportunistic screenng Systematic screening Difference
Cost of screening (£) 99 981 104 996 5015
No of true cases detected    346     502  156
Cost effectiveness (£)    289     209    32*
*

Incremental cost effectiveness of systematic screening.