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Health care costs matter: a review of nutrition economics – is there a role for nutritional support to reduce the cost of medical health care?

open access: yesNutrition and Dietary Supplements, 2017
Jane K Naberhuis,1 Vivienne N Hunt,2 Jvawnna D Bell,3 Jamie S Partridge,3 Scott Goates,3 Mark JC Nuijten4 1Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA; 2Abbott Nutrition, Research and Development ...
Naberhuis JK   +5 more
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A Model of the Costs of Community and Nosocomial Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Canadian Hospitals

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2013
BACKGROUND: Approximately one in 10 hospitalized patients will acquire a nosocomial infection (NI) after admission to hospital, of which 71% are due to respiratory viruses, including the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Philip Jacobs   +5 more
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Inhalational or total intravenous anaesthesia: is total intravenous anaesthesia useful and are there economic benefits? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The comparison of inhalational and intravenous anaesthesia has been the subject of many controlled trials and meta-analyses. These reported diverse endpoints typically including measures of the speed and quality of induction of ...
Holmes, KA, Sneyd, JR
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Analysis of Energy Consumption, Economic Efficiency and Carbon Emissions of Ice Slurry Direct Supply System: A Case Study of China

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional air conditioners suffer from low energy efficiency and exacerbate grid peak loads. While ice storage offers energy‐saving potential, the systematic regulation of ice packing fraction (IPF) on cooling consumption and its synergy with dynamic carbon emissions remains unexplored.
Di Yang, Wenpeng Hong, Xu Jin
wiley   +1 more source

Health insurance impacts on health and nonmedical consumption in a developing country [PDF]

open access: yes
The authors examine the effects of the introduction of Vietnam's health insurance (VHI) program on health outcomes, health care utilization, and non-medical household consumption.
Pradhan, Menno, Wagstaff, Adam
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Matching under preferences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
No abstract ...
Klaus, Bettina   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Do Physicians Respond to Liability Standards? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In this paper, we explore the sensitivity in the clinical decisions of physicians to the standards of care expected of them under the law, drawing on the abandonment by states over time of rules holding physicians to standards determined by local customs
Frakes, Michael D.   +2 more
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A Deep Neural Network Based on Two‐Stage Training for Estimating Heart Rate Variability From Camera Videos

open access: yesHealth Care Science, EarlyView.
Heart Rate Variability Estimation from Camera Videos ABSTRACT Background Studies have shown that heart rate variability (HRV) is a predictor of the prognosis of cardiovascular diseases. Contact heartbeat monitoring equipment is widely used, especially in hospitals, and benefits from the rapidity and accuracy of the detection of physiological health ...
Lan Lan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of a Structured Nutrition Education Course for Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes in Improving Glycemic and Dietary Outcomes: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol

open access: yesOpen Access Journal of Clinical Trials, 2021
Nicholas Bari Ndahura,1,2 Judith Munga,1 Judith Kimiywe,1 Ezekiel Mupere3 1Department of Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya; 2Department of Human Nutrition and Home Economics, Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda ...
Ndahura NB, Munga J, Kimiywe J, Mupere E
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Public hospital costs and quality in the Dominican Republic [PDF]

open access: yes
Measuring costs in public hospitals in developing countries is hampered by the lack of an appropriate costing system, or of any systematic cost accounting. Invoices for goods and services, prices for inputs, and patient records are generally absent. As a
LaForgia, Gerard M.   +2 more
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