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The inability to pay for health services in Central and Eastern Europe: evidence from six countries. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Out-of-pocket payments for health services constitute a major financial burden for patients in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Individuals who are unable to pay use different coping strategies (e.g.
Rechel, Bernd +12 more
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Arthroplasty Today, 2020 Background: In countries with publicly funded health care, there is an increasing need for explicit rationing for total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The Oxford Hip and Knee Scores (OHS/OKS) have been used to set access thresholds for TJA despite not being ...
David P. Gwynne-Jones, MA, BM, BCh, FRCS, FRACS (Orth) +3 more
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COVID-19: instruments for the allocation of mechanical ventilators—a narrative review
Critical Care, 2020 After the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic, the elaboration of comprehensive and preventive public policies became important in order to stop the spread of the disease.
Marcelo José dos Santos +9 more
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Priorities Towards Fair Allocation of Ventilators During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Delphi Study
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundCOVID-19 pandemic has resulted in severe shortage in vital resources, including invasive mechanical ventilators. The current imbalance between demand and supply of mechanical ventilators has called for investigations on the fair allocation of ...
Seyyed-Hadi Ghamari +4 more
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A comparison between raw and predicted mortality in a paediatric intensive care unit in South Africa
BMC Research Notes, 2018 Objective Paediatric intensive care resources are limited in sub-Saharan Africa. The mortality rate in a combined Paediatric/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Johannesburg, South Africa was almost double that in a dedicated paediatric intensive care unit ...
Daynia Elizabeth Ballot +3 more
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, 2015 Rationing healthcare in some form is inevitable, even in wealthy countries, because resources are scarce and demand for healthcare is always likely to exceed supply.
Martin, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Martin
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A note on the relative importance that people attach to different factors when setting priorities in health care [PDF]
, 2003 <i>Objective</i> To explore whether and to what extent people wish to give differential priority when asked to choose between providing health care treatment for different individuals or groups, on the basis of a range of factors, ranging ...
Dolan, P +5 more
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Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant increase in deaths in long-term care homes (LTCH). People with dementia living in LTCHs represent one of the most frail and marginalized populations in Canada.
Sharon Kaasalainen +3 more
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2008 O racionamento explícito dos cuidados de saúde é um dos temas mais importantes em discussão nos meios acadêmicos e políticos nos países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento.
Micaela Moreira Pinho
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Viagra: a success story for rationing?
, 2002 The 1998 launch of Viagra prompted widespread fears about the budgetary consequences for insurers and governments, all the more so since Viagra was only the first of a new wave of so-called lifestyle drugs.
Sturm, H. +3 more
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