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Using cost effectiveness analysis; a beginners guide [PDF]
, 2006 Objective ‐ This report seeks to describe the key elements of cost effectiveness analysis (CEA) and to demonstrate how such analysis may be used in the library environment. Methods ‐ The paper uses a step‐by‐step approach to walk the non‐economist
Hulme, C.
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Translational cancer research and its implementation through competitively selected Comprehensive Cancer Centers across Europe should be the primary policy focus for addressing the increasing cancer burden in Europe and counteract the present main strategy to convert cancer to a chronic disease.
Manuel Heitor +2 more
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Virtual outreach: economic evaluation of joint teleconsultations for patients referred by their general practitioner for a specialist opinion [PDF]
, 2003 Objectives To test the hypotheses that, compared with conventional outpatient consultations, joint teleconsultation (virtual outreach) would incur no increased costs to the NHS, reduce costs to patients, and reduce absences from work by patients and ...
Barber, JA +11 more
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Molecular cancer prevention: Intercepting disease
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Oncological practice must evolve, from treating established tumours to proactive cancer interception before clinical manifestation. This will require mechanistic insight into tumour initiation, validated biomarkers of early disease development and redesigned clinical trials, enabling cancer interception to become a core pillar of oncology with the ...
Charlotte Grieco +2 more
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"Mitigation, Adaptation, Suffering": In Search of the Right Mix in the Face of Climate Change [PDF]
The usually assumed two categories of costs involved in climate change policy analysis, namely abatement and damage costs, hide the presence of a third category, namely adaptation costs.
Henry Tulkens, Vincent van Steenberghe
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Overview of molecular signatures of senescence and associated resources: pros and cons
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Cells can enter a stress response state termed cellular senescence that is involved in various diseases and aging. Detecting these cells is challenging due to the lack of universal biomarkers. This review presents the current state of senescence identification, from biomarkers to molecular signatures, compares tools and approaches, and highlights ...
Orestis A. Ntintas +6 more
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Cost Comparison between Laparoscopic and Open Appendectomies in Children
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2013 Objectives: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for children has become very popular and is routinely performed in most health care centres around the world. The cost of surgical procedures is always a concern for patients and health care providers.
Shahzad Y. Khan +4 more
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Estimativa de custos diretos do Programa Municipal de Controle da Dengue de Goiânia-GO
Epidemiologia e Serviços de SaúdeOBJETIVO: estimar os custos do Programa Municipal de Controle da Dengue de Goiânia-GO, Brasil. MÉTODOS: estudo de custo de programa considerando períodos epidêmico (outubro/2009-abril/2010) e endêmico (maio-setembro/2010) de transmissão da doença, na ...
Sandra Maria dos Santos +6 more
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Revista Ciencias de la Salud, 2015 Introduction: Although there are several treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the efficiency of these has not evaluated in Colombia. Objective: Determine the incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR) of medical and surgical treatment in patients with
César Augusto Guevara, Yuri Takeuchi
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The Cost of Poverty Alleviation Transfer Programs: A Comparative Analysis of Three Programs in Latin America [PDF]
A common criticism of antipoverty programs is that the high share of administrative (nontransfer) costs substantially reduces their effectiveness. Yet, there is surprisingly little rigorous empirical evidence on program costs.
David Coady +2 more
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