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User fee exemptions and excessive household spending for normal delivery in Burkina Faso: the need for careful implementation

BMC Health Services Research, 2012
Background In 2006, the Parliament of Burkina Faso passed a policy to reduce the direct costs of obstetric services and neonatal care in the country’s health centres, aiming to lower the country’s high national maternal mortality and morbidity rates ...
Ameur Amal, Ridde Valéry, Bado Aristide R, Ingabire Marie-Gloriose, Queuille Ludovic   +4 more
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REFORMING THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC DENTAL SERVICES IN IRELAND: POTENTIAL COST IMPLICATIONS. ESRI RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 80 APRIL 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
This report details the results of an analysis of the potential cost implications of proposed changes to aspects of the model of delivery of publicly-financed dental services in Ireland, as set out in the new National Oral Health Policy (Department of ...
Nolan, Anne
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Lessons Learned: Quality Analysis of Optical Coherence Tomography in Neuromyelitis Optica

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Optical coherence tomography (OCT)‐derived retina measurements are markers for neuroaxonal visual pathway status. High‐quality OCT scans are essential for reliable measurements, but their acquisition is particularly challenging in eyes with severe visual impairment, as often observed in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders ...
Hadi Salih, Sara Samadzadeh, Charlotte Bereuter, Seyedamirhosein Motamedi, Claudia Chien, Pablo Villoslada, Hadas Stiebel‐Kalish, Nasrin Asgari, Yang Mao‐Draayer, Marius Ringelstein, Joachim Havla, Marco Aurélio Lana Peixoto, Ho Jin Kim, Jacqueline Palace, Maria Isabel Leite, Srilakshmi M. Sharma, Fereshteh Ashtari, Rahele Kafieh, Lekha Pandit, Orhan Aktas, Philipp Albrecht, Letizia Leocani, Itay Lotan, Sasitorn Siritho, Jérôme de Seze, Romain Marignier, Caroline Froment Tilikete, Denis Bernardi Bichuetti, Ivan Maynart Tavares, Ayse Altintas, Anu Jacob, Saif Huda, Ibis Soto de Castillo, Lawrence J. Cook, Michael R. Yeaman, Axel Petzold, Alexander U. Brandt, Friedemann Paul, Frederike C. Oertel, Hanna G. Zimmermann, with the Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation—International Clinical Consortium and CROCTINO Collaborators   +40 more
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Relationships among commercial practices and author conflicts of interest in biomedical publishing.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Recently, concerns have been raised over the potential impacts of commercial relationships on editorial practices in biomedical publishing. Specifically, it has been suggested that certain commercial relationships may make editors more open to publishing
S Scott Graham, Zoltan P Majdik, Dave Clark, Molly M Kessler, Tristin Brynn Hooker   +4 more
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Basilar Artery Occlusion Stroke Managed With Tenecteplase Versus Alteplase Before Endovascular Treatment (BAO‐TNK)

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the effectiveness and safety of tenecteplase (TNK) versus alteplase (TPA) in patients with basilar artery occlusion prior to endovascular treatment (EVT). Methods In this retrospective multicenter study (BAO‐TNK), we analyzed consecutive BAO patients from 14 U.S.
Rahul R. Karamchandani, Dylan N. Wolman, Tyler M. Bielinski, Nitin Goyal, Jeremy B. Rhoten, Mahesh V. Jayaraman, Christian T. Sidebottom, Bradley A. Gross, Alhamza R. Al‐Bayati, Mohamed F. Doheim, Matthew K. Tobin, Anoop Chinthala, Avi Gajjar, Justin Mascitelli, Matthew R. Webb, Jan‐Karl Burkhardt, Kyle W. Scott, Visish Srinivasan, Daniel Tonetti, Manisha Koneru, David J. Altschul, Dhrumhil Vaishnav, Sumeet Multani, Thana Theofanis, William J. Ares, Je Yeong Sone, Ramin Zand, Sasan Bahrami, Jiang Li, Gary Defilipp, Dale Strong, Radmehr Torabi, Krisztina Moldovan, Kelsey E. Kline, Clemens M. Schirmer, Raul G. Nogueira, Alexandra R. Paul, Bradley N. Bohnstedt, Philipp Hendrix   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

User fees in private non-for-profit hospitals in Uganda: a survey and intervention for equity

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2005
Background In developing countries, user fees may represent an important source of revenues for private-non-for-profit hospitals, but they may also affect access, use and equity.
Maciocco Gavino, Macaluso Anna, Kweyatulira Annet, Cattaneo Adriano, Asio Salome, Amone Joseph, Mukokoma Maurice, Ronfani Luca, Santini Stefano   +8 more
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Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fatigue is among the most common symptoms and one of the main factors determining the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying fatigue are not fully understood. Here we studied lesion locations and their connections in individuals with MS, aiming to identify brain networks ...
Olli Likitalo, Jaakko Kungshamn, Albert Bellmunt‐Gil, Silvia Tommasin, Abhineet Ojha, Matias Viitala, Juho Aaltonen, Jyrki Lötjönen, Juha Koikkalainen, Pauli Ylikotila, Patrizia Pantano, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Juho Joutsa   +12 more
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Time-study research on maxillofacial prosthetic treatment

Japanese Dental Science Review
Unreasonable medical fees can cause problems such as increased medical costs, greater medical disparities, decreased medical standards, and physician shortages.
Mai Murase, Haruka Fujita, Meiko Oki, Fumi Yoshioka, Yuichiro Nishiyama, Tetsuo Ohyama, Chihaya Matsumoto, Satomi Usui, Yuji Sato, Tadashi Sado, Hidekazu Takahashi, Keiichi Sasaki, Miwa Matsuyama, Yuka Sumita   +13 more
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Cost-sharing in the Greek Health Centres: The Administrative Personnel Aspects [PDF]

, 2013
Cost-sharing was introduced in Greece to supplement the state finance and social insurance funds and make patients cost-conscious. A questionnaire was distributed to 193 administrative personnel (response rate 96 per cent).
Chondrocoukis, G. P., Stokou, E. G., Vozikis, A.   +2 more
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Inhibition of Classical and Alternative Complement Pathway by Ravulizumab and Eculizumab

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the feasibility of classical (CH50) and alternative (AH50) complement pathway activity as potential biomarkers for treatment guidance and monitoring during therapy with ravulizumab in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) and compare these to therapeutic drug monitoring under eculizumab.
Lea Gerischer, Frauke Stascheit, Maximilian Mönch, Paolo Doksani, Carla Dusemund, Meret Herdick, Philipp Mergenthaler, Maike Stein, Amani Suboh, Jutta Schröder‐Braunstein, Guido Wabnitz, Jan D. Lünemann, Sophie Lehnerer, Sarah Hoffmann, Andreas Meisel   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source