Modelling the Implications for Hospital Services of Cervical Cytology Screening: A Case History
开发了一个随机数学模型，用于估算英国西北地区宫颈癌筛查项目对医院服务资源的影响，并提出了涂片管理操作策略，强调广泛覆盖人口的重要性。
A screening programme is being introduced throughout the UK to reduce deaths from cancer of the cervix by early detection of precancerous lesions. A stochastic mathematical model has been developed in order to estimate the resource implications of this programme for hospital services in NW region. The model was developed over a period of 1 year, undergoing many changes in the process. The model has suggested operational policies for smear management and demonstrated the importance of wide coverage of the population.