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Health Care Doesn't Have to Cost an Arm and a Leg: 29 Reasons for Optimism from Comparisons between Countries and U.S. States [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Residents of 29 countries live longer lives, on average, than Americans -- while spending up to eight times less on their health. A new report by American Human Development Project ranks the 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Kristen Lews, Sarah Burd-Sharps
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Real‐World Cost‐Effectiveness of a Standardized Education and Exercise Therapy Program for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Usual Care

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We estimated the real‐world cost‐effectiveness of a standardized education and exercise therapy program (GLA:D) compared to usual care (UC) for people managing hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (HKOA). Methods We used a prospective matched cohort design to recruit people (aged >45 years) diagnosed with HKOA who used GLA:D or UC (not on a ...
Darren R. Mazzei   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recommendations for the Use of Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Pregnancy and Reproductive Health for Patients With Rheumatic Disease: A Scoping Review

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Autoimmune rheumatic diseases commonly affect individuals of childbearing age, with historically increased adverse pregnancy outcomes in this group. The advent of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) has fostered more suitable conditions for pregnancy; however, this is accompanied by challenges in ensuring safe use in reproductive ...
Athena Chin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Consequences of Teenage Childbearing [PDF]

open access: yes
We examine the effect of teenage childbearing on the adult outcomes of a sample of women who gave birth, miscarried or had an abortion as teenagers. If miscarriages are (conditionally) random, then if all miscarriages occur before teenagers can obtain ...
Adam Ashcraft, Kevin Lang
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Improving Documentation Rates of Contraception and Reproductive Planning in Patients With Rheumatic Disease

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to improve contraception and reproductive planning documentation within rheumatology providers’ notes at a single academic center. Methods Female patients aged 18 to 45 years with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases were identified, and chart review was performed for documentation of contraception and pregnancy ...
Benjamin Moon   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal age and birth defects after the use of assisted reproductive technology in Japan, 2004–2010

open access: yesInternational Journal of Women's Health, 2013
Syuichi OokiDepartment of Health Science, Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University, Ishikawa, JapanBackground: Older mothers are becoming more common in Japan. One reason for this is the widespread use of assisted reproductive technology (ART). This study
Ooki S
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Family Cap Provisions and Changes in Births and Abortions [PDF]

open access: yes
As part of welfare reform efforts in the 1990s, twenty-three states implemented family caps, provisions that deny or reduce cash assistance to welfare recipients who have additional births.
Robert Kaestner   +3 more
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The weight of the crisis: Evidence from newborns in Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Argentina hit world news headlines in 2002 due to the largest debt-default in history and a sudden economic collapse reminiscent of economic statistics from the Great Depression.
Bozzoli, Carlos   +1 more
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Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Point‐of‐Care Feasibility Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Social determinants of health (SDoH) can impact outcomes but are not routinely screened for in US outpatient rheumatology clinics. This study determined the feasibility of routine point‐of‐care SDoH screening among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and associated barriers and facilitators at the physician, care team, and ...
S. Sam Lim   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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