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Health Economics of Antibiotics
Antibiotics have made a significant contribution to improving patient health, but policy makers and health care payers are concerned about the costs of antibiotics in addition to their effectiveness.
Steven Simoens
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Cost-effectiveness of seven-days-per-week rehabilitation schedule for acute stroke patients
Background Rehabilitation is an essential medical service for patients who have suffered acute stroke. Although the effectiveness of 7-days-per-week rehabilitation schedule has been studied in comparison with 5- or 6-days-per-week rehabilitation schedule,
Yasuhiro Morii +7 more
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The death of cost-minimization analysis? [PDF]
Four different types of evaluation methods, cost-benefit analysis (CBA), cost-utility analysis (CUA), cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) and cost-minimization analysis (CMA), are usually distinguished. In this note, we pronounce the (near) death of CMA by
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Gianni Ghetti,1 Maria Claudia D’Avella,2 Lorenzo Pradelli1 1Department of Health Economics and Outcome Research, AdRes, Turin, Italy; 2Department of Market Access, Sanofi, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence: Gianni GhettiDepartment of Health Economics and ...
Ghetti G, D'Avella MC, Pradelli L
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Pertussis post-exposure prophylaxis among household contacts: a cost-utility analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Recent pertussis outbreaks have prompted re-examination of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) strategies, when immunization is not immediately protective.
Crowcroft, Natasha S +3 more
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Background Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory demyelination process in the central nervous system (CNS) causing neurological disability and poor quality of life.
Saharat Aungsumart +5 more
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This paper compares the implementation of the two economic evaluation methods Cost-Effectiveness/Utility (CEA/CUA) and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) as tools for allocation of national public funds in the health and transport sector in Sweden, respectively.
Mikael Svensson, Lars Hultkrantz
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Introduction: Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSIs) include all complicated skin and soft tissue infections. The aim of this study was to conduct a cost-utility analysis to compare dalbavancin with standard antibiotic therapies for
Andrea Marcellusi +4 more
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Background Passive immunization against RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) is given in most western countries (including Israel) to infants of high risk groups such as premature babies, and infants with Congenital Heart Disease or Congenital Lung Disease.
Gary M. Ginsberg +2 more
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Optimal waste stream discharge temperature selection for dryer operations using thermo-economic assessment [PDF]
A typical drying process that has liquid and gas discharge streams has been analysed and the impact of selecting various combinations of soft temperatures on heat recovery, utility targets, area targets, capital cost and total cost is reported.
Atkins, Martin John +4 more
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