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Respiratory Research, 2019 Background Evidence on the economic impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for third-party payers and society based on large real world datasets are still scarce.
Florian Kirsch +6 more
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physician Visits in Japan
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Background: Emerging from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) scenario, fears of social distancing and contagion have led to a decline in the number of physician visits in Japan, placing severe financial strain on most hospitals and clinics.
Narimasa Kumagai
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A Survey of the Impact of Death-Related Costs on Health-Care Expenditure and Demographics and Health Costs in Italy. ENEPRI Policy Briefs No. 5, 19 December 2007 [PDF]
, 2007 This Policy Brief summarises two papers prepared for the AHEAD project (WP7) focusing on the impact of death costs on health-care spending. The papers reviewed the empirical literature on health economics, presenting the main results obtained by studies ...
Raitano, M., Gabriele, S.
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin +2 more
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The cost of a single concussion in American high school football: a retrospective cohort study
Concussion, 2020 Aim: The potential financial burden of American football-related concussions (FRC) is unknown. Our objective was to describe the healthcare costs associated with an FRC and determine factors associated with increased costs.
Aaron M Yengo-Kahn +9 more
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Healthcare should not cost us the Earth [PDF]
BMJ, 2020 The NHS announcing, during the covid-19 pandemic, its ambition to become the world’s first net zero emissions health service before 2050 is admirable.1 Although the pandemic has given us opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint, such as the rise of telemedicine,2 it has also placed some hidden environmental challenges on the NHS.
Bennett, Ruth, Maraka, Jane
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito +7 more
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Breast Cancer: Value-Based Healthcare, Costs and Financing
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2017 Introduction: Breast cancer is the second most common oncological disease worldwide. To analyse the new disease specific funding programme (breast cancer) implemented at the Francisco Gentil Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Lisbon Center (Instituto ...
Ana Harfouche +6 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Although statins are the cornerstone of lipid‐lowering therapy, their use may be limited in some patients by adverse effects. This study evaluated the possible impact of non‐drug treatment using double‐filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) on CD14+
Yun Cheng +3 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Partial inhibition of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) can paradoxically promote tumor growth, rather than simply producing a weaker antitumor effect than that observed with strong FAK suppression. In breast cancer and melanoma models, targeting p110δ PI3K, particularly in macrophages, counteracted these tumor‐promoting effects, highlighting the importance ...
Lydia Xenou +4 more
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