The Long-Term Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Prevention of Hepatitis C Virus Among Illicit Drug Users : A Modeling Study [PDF]
, 2014 Article Accepted Date: Oct 7, 2013 Acknowledgments: We would like to thank all MMT centers' staff in Shiraz for their cooperation in this study. Funding Support: This study was funded and supported by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Peer ...
Javanbakht, Mehdi +2 more
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Personal and societal health quality lost to tuberculosis.
PLoS ONE, 2009 BackgroundIn developed countries, tuberculosis is considered a disease with little loss of Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs). Tuberculosis treatment is predominantly ambulatory and death from tuberculosis is rare.
Thaddeus L Miller +4 more
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Is primary angioplasty cost effective in the UK? Results of a comprehensive decision analysis [PDF]
, 2007 Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of primary angioplasty, compared with medical management with thrombolytic drugs, to achieve reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction ( AMI) from the perspective of the UK NHS.
Abrams, Keith +6 more
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Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2022 Background: There is little data modeling the impact of deemed consent legislation (eligible individuals who do not register their decision to decline to be a donor are presumed to consent after death) on outcomes for individuals with kidney failure ...
Koto P. +7 more
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A view from the Bridge: agreement between the SF-6D utility algorithm and the Health utilities Index [PDF]
, 2003 BACKGROUND: The SF-6D is a new health state classification and utility scoring system based on 6 dimensions (‘6D’) of the Short Form 36, and permits a ‘‘bridging’’ transformation between SF-36 responses and utilities. The Health Utilities Index, mark 3
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Problems and solutions in calculating quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2003 The quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) is a measure of the value of health outcomes. Since health is a function of length of life and quality of life, the QALY was developed as an attempt to combine the value of these attributes into a single index number.
Sacristán José A, Prieto Luis
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Cost-effectiveness of HCV case-finding for people who inject drugs via dried blood spot testing in specialist addiction services and prisons [PDF]
, 2013 ObjectivesPeople who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV), but many are unaware of their infection. HCV dried blood spot (DBS) testing increases case-finding in addiction services and prisons.
Hickman, Matthew +5 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis in primary care research: A practical guide for early-career researchers
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineCost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is an important tool for guiding decisions on resource allocation in primary health care (PHC), particularly in low- and middle-income countries that face constrained budgets and competing health priorities.
Akim T. Lukwa +2 more
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Attributes and weights in health care priority setting: a systematic review of what counts and to what extent [PDF]
, 2015 In most societies resources are insufficient to provide everyone with all the health care they want. In practice, this means that some people are given priority over others. On what basis should priority be given?
Butler, James R.G. +4 more
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Calculating QALYs, comparing QALY and DALY calculations [PDF]
Health Policy and Planning, 2006 Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) have been used in the assessment of health interventions for three decades. The popularity of the QALY approach has been constantly increasing, although the debate on its theoretical underpinnings and practical implications is still ongoing.
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