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Burden of disease attributable to tobacco use and impact of different taxation schemes in Latin America

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide. The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of disease attributable to tobacco use and to evaluate the potential impact of increasing cigarette´s price through taxes
Ariel Bardach   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesInternational 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of cost-effectiveness [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychiatry, 2012
In their economic modelling, Barret & Byford[1][1] postulate that the intervention group will have a reoffending rate of 3% v . 5% in the non-intervention group, but give no evidence of this being the correct figure or even the justification for this being a reasonable estimate.
openaire   +2 more sources

Real‐world impact of a subsidy decision of sofosbuvir–velpatasvir for treatment of chronic hepatitis C on clinical practice and patient outcomes

open access: yesJGH 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Effects on Constructivism

open access: yesElectronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, 2019
Abstract It is commonly understood that Countable Choice holds constructively due to the underlying computational nature of constructivism. However, in this paper we demonstrate that invoking different notions of computation result in radically different behaviors regarding Countable Choice.
Liron Cohen 0001   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Empowering decision makers in Latin America: potential impact of three interventions for tobacco control

open access: yesTobacco 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis of intermediate surgical risk in Singapore

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Objective The objective was to assess the cost-effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with severe aortic stenosis with intermediate surgical risk in Singapore. Methods A de novo Markov model with three health states –
Rachel Su-En See-Toh   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS ARE EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS [PDF]

open access: yesHadron Physics 2000, 2001
The subject of effective interactions is introduced and applications in both quantum mechanics and quantum field theory are presented. In particular the use of chiral perturbation theory as an effective low energy description of QCD is developed and it is argued that such methods rally are effective in both the meson and baryonic sectors.
openaire   +2 more sources

Student Satisfaction with Online Learning: Is it a Psychological Contract?

open access: yesOnline Learning, 2015
The authors explore the possible relationship between student satisfaction with online learning and the theory of psychological contracts. The study incorporates latent trait models using the image analysis procedure and computation of Anderson and Rubin
Charles Dziuban   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reply to: Letter to the Editor regarding "Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway—a randomized trial"

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
In this correspondence we respond to critique of our randomized trial of Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers. The trial was performed in Norway during May and June 2020.
Lise M. Helsingen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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