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Economic Burden of Nicotine Dependence during COVID-19
Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum, 2022 Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. Tobacco adversely affects the individual and family, adding to the economic burden. More than 7 million deaths are directly related to nicotine use and around 1.2 million are due to passive ...
Jesu Maria Dass, M. Kishor
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The economic burden of Clostridium difficile [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012 Although Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the leading cause of infectious diarrhoea in hospitalized patients, the economic burden of this major nosocomial pathogen for hospitals, third-party payers and society remains unclear. We developed an economic computer simulation model to determine the costs attributable to healthcare-acquired C ...
McGlone, S.M. +7 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola +4 more
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Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023 Background: In Burundi, the International Diabetes Federation estimated the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) as high as 2.4% in adults aged between 20 and 79 years old.
Benitha Hezagirwa +2 more
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The economic burden of constipation therapy
Medicine and Pharmacy Reports, 2019 Background and aim. Constipation is a widespread condition that requires adequate therapy. Given the large use of laxatives, it is important to know the burden of the treatment of this condition on the healthcare budget. Methods. We collected information on the number of therapeutic units (boxes) of five frequently used laxatives delivered by ...
Albu, Anamaria +3 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin +2 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito +7 more
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Consider the economic burden for patients [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2019 I read with interest the commentary by Mr. Matthew Herder and Dr. David Juurlink proposing ministerial recall of high-dose opioid formulations.[1][1] Unquestionably, some “legacy patients” had their opioid doses gradually increased to large doses, but many of these patients have been stable ...
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto +3 more
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Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundAnxiety and depression are common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially older adult patients. This can complicate the disease progression and lead to increased clinical and economic burden.
Xuanna Zhao +12 more
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