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Current and Future Medical Costs of Childhood Obesity in Alaska [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study examines the medical costs of childhood obesity in Alaska, today and in the future. We estimate that 15.2% of those ages 2 to 19 in Alaska are obese.
Guettabi, Mouhcine
core  

Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Health Financing System in Tanzania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report assesses the potential barriers and obstacles that people with disabilities might face when accessing health care services. It is the overall objective of this study to provide evidence on obstacles and financial barriers that people with ...
Ifakara Health Institute, (IHI)
core   +3 more sources

Economic burden of psoriasis in Southern Iran in 2022

open access: yesArchives of Public Health
Introduction Psoriasis is a common, chronic, and non-contagious skin disease that has no known cause or treatment. Various medical costs for skin disorders, including psoriasis, can be expensive and lifelong.
Ramin Ravangard   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Excess cost of non-remission among outpatients with major depressive disorder [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the economic benefit of achieving remission among outpatients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who are currently employed in Korea. Methods: Cross-sectional observational study.
Hong, Jin Pyo   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct and indirect costs of families with a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in an academic hospital in China: a cross-sectional survey

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objectives To estimate the direct and indirect costs in families with a child with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in China.Design A single-site, cross-sectional survey of primary caregiver of a child with ALL was performed.Setting and participants ...
Xin Li, Yijiong Ren
doaj   +1 more source

Cost and quality of life analysis of HIV self-testing and facility-based HIV testing and counselling in Blantyre, Malawi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been found to be highly effective, but no cost analysis has been undertaken to guide the design of affordable and scalable implementation strategies.
Aileen Clarke   +7 more
core   +8 more sources

Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The socioeconomic burden of meningococcal infection in the Russian Federation

open access: yesРеальная клиническая практика: данные и доказательства
Background. The incidence of generalized meningococcal infection (GFMI) is increasing in the Russian Federation. However, meningococcal infection (MI) excludes into the National Immunization Program (NIP) yet. The burden of calculating GFMI as a function
Yu. V. Lobzin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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