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Need and inequality in the use of health care services in a fragmented and decentralized health system: evidence for Argentina

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background The high fragmentation and decentralization in the provision of health care services that characterizes Argentina’s health system, as well as the economic and social inequalities, challenge the achievement of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
Alfredo Palacios, Natalia Espinola, Carlos Rojas-Roque   +2 more
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The effectiveness of the linear hull effect [PDF]

Journal of Mathematical Cryptology, 2012
Abstract. There is no linear hull effect in linear cryptanalysis.
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Cost, Effectiveness, and Cost-Effectiveness [PDF]

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2009
Pluck the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing . — —Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Minister of Finance to King Louis XIV of France Incremental or marginal cost-effectiveness ratios are founded on a number of assumptions that weaken their suitability as a way to balance competing economic and clinical priorities. We therefore propose
George A, Diamond, Sanjay, Kaul
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Comparative Drug Response Profiling in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Patient‐Derived Tumor Organoids

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐risk neuroblastoma remains a leading cause of pediatric cancer mortality, and improved preclinical models are needed to guide therapeutic developments. We screened seven high‐risk neuroblastoma cell lines and three patient‐derived tumor organoids with 528 compounds alongside bone marrow controls, and compared them with external datasets ...
Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz, Se Whee Sammy Park, Aironas Los, Ernest Liu, Nona Struyf, Tom Erkers, Sören Lehmann, Jan J. Molenaar, Jakob Stenman, Olli Kallioniemi, Päivi Östling, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Kasper Karlsson   +12 more
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Real‐world impact of a subsidy decision of sofosbuvir–velpatasvir for treatment of chronic hepatitis C on clinical practice and patient outcomes

JGH Open, 2023
Background and Aim Sofosbuvir–velpatasvir was recommended for subsidy to treat chronic hepatitis C in Singapore in 2018. We measured the impact of the subsidy decision on clinical practice and patient outcomes.
Chee‐Kiat Tan, Xue‐Shi Luo, Benjamin Shao‐Kiat Ong, Liang Lin, Kwong‐Hoe Ng   +4 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Empowering decision makers in Latin America: potential impact of three interventions for tobacco control

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background The burden of disease attributable to tobacco use in Latin America is very high. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential impact of implementing cigarette plain packaging (PP), 100% smoke-free environments (SFE) and complete ...
Andrea Alcaraz, María Belén Rodríguez, Akram Hernández Vásquez, Natalie Soto, Sebastián García Martí, Ariel Bardach, Alfredo Palacios, Andrés Pichón-Riviere   +7 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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The cost-effectiveness of exercise referral schemes [PDF]

, 2011
This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund - Copyright @ 2011 Anokye et al.Background: Exercise referral schemes (ERS) aim to identify inactive adults in the primary care setting.
Paul Trueman, Hillsdon, M, Nana K Anokye, Anokye, Nana K, Pavey, TG, Green, C, Colin Green, Pavey, Toby G, Anokye, Nana K., Taylor, RS, Green, Colin, Hillsdon Melvyn, Taylor, Rod S., Melvyn Hillsdon, Pavey, Toby G., Trueman, P, Toby G Pavey, Anokye Nana K, Green Colin, Anokye, NK, Trueman Paul, Trueman, Paul, Rod S Taylor, Pavey Toby G, Hillsdon, Melvyn, Taylor Rod S   +25 more
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The Effect of Information Overlap on Communication Effectiveness [PDF]

Cognitive Science, 2007
It makes sense that the more information people share, the better they communicate. To evaluate the effect of knowledge overlap on the effectiveness of communication, participants played a communication game where the “director” identified objects to the “addressee”. Pairs either shared information about most objects' names (high overlap), or about the
Shali Wu, Boaz Keysar
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