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Measurement of Health, the Sensitivity of the Concentration Index, and Reporting Heterogeneity [PDF]

Using representative survey data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) for 2006, we show that the magnitude of such health inequality measures as the concentration index (CI) depends crucially on the underlying health measure.
Nicolas R. Ziebarth
core  

Two Two‐Tier Stochastic Frontier Replications

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We replicate the two foundational studies which proposed the two‐tier stochastic frontier model, first in the cross‐sectional setting and then for the fixed effects panel data model. We explore matters of software then and now, different mathematical formulations of the likelihood, and alternative current software tools.
Alecos Papadopoulos, Christopher Parmeter   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with axial psoriatic arthritis: Baseline findings from the GESPIC-axial-PsA cohort. [PDF]

Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis
Baum H, Torgutalp M, Rios Rodriguez V, Rademacher J, Protopopov M, Haibel H, Muche B, Hermann KG, Poddubnyy D, Proft F.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hospital Volume and Operative Mortality in Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Hepatectomy: Analysis of the National Clinical Database in Japan

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Purpose This study evaluated the association between institutional advanced hepatobiliary‐pancreatic (HBP) surgical volume and operative mortality for pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) and advanced hepatectomy using data from the Japanese National Clinical Database.
Yoshitaro Shindo, Hideki Endo, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hidenori Takahashi, Shigeru Marubashi, Atsushi Nanashima, Itaru Endo, Hideki Ueno, Ken Shirabe, Masafumi Nakamura, Hiroaki Nagano, Masayuki Ohtsuka   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosocial dimensions of pain in axial spondyloarthritis: Construct validity and responsiveness of the multidimensional pain inventory (MPI). [PDF]

Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis
Kiefer D, Sonkaya Y, Krause D, Voglau M, Mintrop B, Redeker I, Baraliakos X, Kiltz U.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sublingual Zolpidem for MRI in Claustrophobic Patients: A Prospective, Non‐Randomized Noninferiority Study

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Claustrophobia during MRI may lead to examination interruption, motion artifacts, prolonged acquisition time, and reduced diagnostic quality, frequently requiring intravenous sedation to ensure successful examination completion and adequate image acquisition.
Beatriz Birelli do Nascimento, Fernando de Sá Del Fiol, Marcus Vinicius Birelli do Nascimento, Lucas Bueno de Oliveira, Samanta Aparecida Alves, Lucas do Nascimento Bernardes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recurrent uveitis unveiling axial spondyloarthritis: is inflammatory back pain always the main road to diagnosis? A monocentric cohort. [PDF]

Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis
Rai A, Crescentini F, Citriniti G, Oliva M, Macaluso F, Macchioni P, Cimino L, Bolletta E, Gozzi F, Gentile P, De Simone L, Salvarani C, Possemato N.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What Fat Is That? Scanning Perirenal Fat: A Survey of Australasian Sonographers

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
What fat is that? Ultrasound measurement of perirenal adipose tissue and CVD. Results of a survey of Australasian sonographers 2024. ABSTRACT Introduction Ultrasound measures of perirenal adipose tissue (PRAT) have emerged as potentially efficient, cost‐effective, and accessible methods for assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
Victoria Baumann, Richard Banati, Jillian Clarke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis: A bibliometric review from 2008 to 2024. [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore)
Qiu Z, Xia R, Chen K, Yang Z, Chen Z, Yang K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effectiveness of nonsurgical re‐instrumentation of residual pockets as step 3 of periodontal therapy: A field study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The study aims to analyze the effectiveness of nonsurgical re‐instrumentation of residual pockets as step 3 of periodontal therapy and the stability of treatment outcomes at 18 months. Methods The study sample consisted of 489 patients diagnosed and treated nonsurgically for periodontitis.
Anna Liss, Kajsa H. Abrahamsson, Maria Welander, Cristiano Tomasi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source