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Secondary Research (e.g. systematic review) |
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Screening to prevent spontaneous preterm birth: systematic reviews of accuracy and effectiveness literature with economic modelling (Honest) 334 pages, Volume 13, number 43 |
DOI |
10.3310/hta13430 |
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Headline: |
Study found that an effective, affordable and safe intervention applied to all mothers without preceding testing is likely to be the most cost-effective approach to reducing spontaneous preterm birth among asymptomatic women in early pregnancy. Among symptomatic women in later pregnancy, a management strategy based on the results of testing is likely to be more cost-effective |
This report should be referenced as follows: |
Honest H, Forbes C A, Duree K H, Norman G, Duffy S B, Tsourapas A, et al. Screening to prevent spontaneous preterm birth: systematic reviews of accuracy and effectiveness literature with economic modelling. Health Technol Assess 2009;13(43). |
Project ref: |
05/03/01 |
Original project title: |
Screening to prevent pre-term birth - systematic reviews of accuracy and effectiveness literature with economic modelling |
Chief Investigator: |
Professor Khalid Khan, Prof of Women's Health and Clinical Epidemiology, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London |
Start Date: |
October 2005 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
October 2009 |
Cost: |
£213,494 |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
INFANT-PREMATURE; INFANT-PREMATURE-DISEASES Q-prevention-&-control; INFANT-MORTALITY (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
HUMANS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; DECISION-MAKING; RISK-FACTORS; COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS; REVIEW (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484171029 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive. |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol not available |
Printed copies of this title despatched: |
104 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
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http://www.hta.ac.uk/1486 |
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