Verteporfin photodynamic therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: cohort study for the UK
Reeves BC, Harding SP, Langham J, Grieve R, Tomlin K, Walker J, Guerriero C, Carpenter J, Patton WP, Muldrew KA, Peto T, Chakravarthy U
Record ID 32005001017
English
Authors' recommendations:
The verteporfin photodynamic therapy cohort study found that treatment and follow-up were much less frequent in routine clinical practice than in research trials and the cost-effectiveness was similar to the highest previous estimate.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2012
URL for published report:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1370
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Cohort Studies
- Photochemotherapy
- Photosensitizing Agents
- Porphyrins
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2012 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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