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Diversity and Regional Inequalities: Assessing the Outcomes of the Spanish 'System of Health Care Services' [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2004
The consolidation of a universal health system coupled with a process of regional devolution characterise the institutional reforms of the National Health System (NHS) in Spain in the last two decades. However, scarce empirical evidence has been reported on the effects of both changes in health inputs, outputs and outcomes, both at the country and at ...
Guillem López, Joan Costa-Font, Ivan Planas   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient‐relevant health outcomes for hemophilia care: Development of an international standard outcomes set

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2021
Background Patient‐relevant health outcomes for persons with hemophilia should be identified and prioritized to optimize and individualize care for persons with hemophilia.
Erna C. vanBalen, Brian O'Mahony, Marjon H. Cnossen, Gerard Dolan, Victor S. Blanchette, Kathelijn Fischer, Deborah Gue, Jamie O'Hara, Alfonso Iorio, Shannon Jackson, Barbara A. Konkle, Diane J. Nugent, Donna Coffin, Mark W. Skinner, Cees Smit, Alok Srivastava, Fred vanEenennaam, Johanna G. van derBom, Samantha C. Gouw   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cerebrospinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy Enables Targeted Therapy Without Tissue Diagnosis in Pediatric Low‐Grade Gliomas With BRAF V600E Mutation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present two pediatric cases of pediatric low‐grade gliomas (PLGG) with BRAF V600E mutations diagnosed and monitored using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) liquid biopsy analyzed via digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), without tissue biopsy. Both patients were treated with dabrafenib and trametinib and monitored through clinical assessments, magnetic ...
Hannah Sultan, Damien Faury, Alexander G. Weil, Harrison J. Westwick, Nada Jabado, Sébastien Perreault   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Preventive Primary Care Outreach on Health Related Quality of Life Among Older Adults at Risk of Functional Decline: Randomised Controlled Trial [PDF]

, 2010
Objective: To evaluate the impact of a provider initiated primary care outreach intervention compared with usual care among older adults at risk of functional decline. Design: Randomised controlled trial.
Brazil, Kevin, Furlong, William, Goldsmith, Charles H., Guthrie, Dawn M., Hutchison, Brian, Kaczorowski, Janusz, Ploeg, Jenny   +6 more
core   +1 more source

The dynamics of quality: a national panel study of evidence-based standards [PDF]

, 2015
This is the final version of the article. Available from NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme via the DOI in this record.Background Shortfalls in the receipt of recommended health care have been previously reported in England, leading to ...
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

School-age effects of the newborn individualized developmental care and assessment program for preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction: preliminary findings [PDF]

, 2013
Background: The experience in the newborn intensive care nursery results in premature infants’ neurobehavioral and neurophysiological dysfunction and poorer brain structure.
Alidoost, Moona, Als, Heidelise, Bernstein, Jane Holmes, Butler, Samantha C., Duffy, Frank Hopkins, Kosta, Sandra, McAnulty, Gloria, Robertson, Richard Lee, Warfield, Simon Keith, Weisenfeld, Neil I, Zurakowski, David   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study design for concurrent development, assessment, and implementation of new diagnostic imaging technology [PDF]

, 2002
With current constraints on health care resources and emphasis on value for money, new diagnostic imaging technologies must be assessed and their value demonstrated.
Hunink, M.G.M. (Myriam), Krestin, G.P. (Gabriel)   +1 more
core   +3 more sources