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Disease burden, associated mortality and economic impact of antimicrobial resistant infections in Australia

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2022
Summary: Background: The growing spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is accepted as a threat to humans, animals and the environment. This threat is considered to be both country specific and global, with bacteria resistant to antibiotic treatment ...
Teresa M. Wozniak, Amalie Dyda, Greg Merlo, Lisa Hall   +3 more
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Comparative evaluation of a low‐cost solar powered otoscope with a traditional device among health care workers in Malawi

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Objectives To comparatively evaluate a low‐cost otoscope with a traditional device among health care workers in Malawi. Methods The study is a prospective, comparative, qualitative observational survey of health care worker's opinions using 5‐point ...
Katharine Balfour, Amy McCarthy, Shi Ying Hey, Obaid Kousha, Emmanuel Singano, Wakisa Mulwafu, David F. D. L. Walker, Andrew Blaikie   +7 more
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El labrador: Año I Número 3 - (14/03/22) [PDF]

, 1922
BACKGROUND: Use of everolimus-eluting stents (EES) has proven to be clinically effective and safe in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction but it remains unclear whether it is cost-effective compared to bare-metal stents (BMS) in the ...
Ademi, Zanfina, Bethencourt, Armando, Brugaletta, Salvatore, Campo, Gianluca, Cequier, Angel, Heijer, Peter den, Iñiguez, Andrés, Jiménez-Quevedo, Pilar, Mainar, Vicente, Sabaté, Manel, Schur, Nadine, Schwenkglenks, Matthias, Serra, Antoni, Serruys, Patrick W., Tespili, Maurizio, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Valgimigli, Marco, Vazquez, Nicolás   +17 more
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Cross-national agreement on disability weights: the European Disability Weights Project

Population Health Metrics, 2003
Background Disability weights represent the relative severity of disease stages to be incorporated in summary measures of population health. The level of agreement on disability weights in Western European countries was investigated with different ...
Burström Kristina, Stouthard Marlies EA, Schwarzinger Michaël, Nord Erik   +3 more
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Methodological challenges surrounding QALY estimation for paediatric economic evaluation

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2022
Cost-utility analysis remains the preferred form of economic evaluation for health technology assessment, pricing and reimbursement authorities in several countries. The results of cost-utility analyses are commonly expressed in terms of incremental cost
Stavros Petrou
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Cost-effectiveness of physical fitness training for stroke survivors [PDF]

, 2018
Background Physical fitness is impaired after stroke, yet fitness training after stroke reduces disability. Several international guidelines recommend that fitness training be incorporated as part of stroke rehabilitation. However, information about cost-
Clifton, E., Collins, M., Mead, G.E., van Wijck, F.   +3 more
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Estimation of Utility Weights for Prostate-related Health States in Korea [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2022
Objectives Very limited previous research has investigated the utility weights of prostate-related diseases in the general population in Korea. The purpose of this study was to calculate the utility of prostate-related health states in the Korean general
Seon-Ha Kim, Minsu Ock, Min-Woo Jo, Sungchan Park   +3 more
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Quality-Adjusted Life-Years without Constant Proportionality [PDF]

Value in Health, 2018
A quality-adjusted life-year is a common unit of measurement in health valuation. Under its constant proportionality assumption, the value of a quality-adjusted life span is defined as the product of preference weight and life span.To empirically identify an alternative functional relationship between life span and value by relaxing the constant ...
Peep F. M. Stalmeier, Kim Rand, Kim Rand, Benjamin M. Craig, Henry Bailey   +4 more
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Moderate-vigorous physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic/Latino adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundPhysical activity is a modifiable healthy behavior that has been shown to positively influence health-related quality of life. However, research examining the link between physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic ...
Argos, Maria, Cai, Jianwen, Castañeda, Sheila F, Daviglus, Martha L, Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon A, Gellman, Marc, González, Hector M, Lamar, Melissa, Marquez, David X, Mossavar-Rahmani, Yasmin, Murillo, Rosenda, Odoms-Young, Angela, Perreira, Krista M, Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela, Tarraf, Wassim, Vidot, Denise, Vásquez, Priscilla M, Wu, Donghong   +17 more
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QALY: Quality Adjusted Life Year

Medicine Science | International Medical Journal, 2012
Nufusun yaslanmasi ve yaslilik donemi hastaliklar ile kronik hastaliklarin one cikmasi verilen saglik hizmetlerinin sadece saglik duzeyi uzerine degil yasam kalitesine etkisinin de onemli bir cikti olarak degerlendirilmesini getirmistir. Aslinda bu yaklasim Dunya Saglik Orgutunun (WHO), 1946 yilinda sagligi “yalnizca hastalik ve sakatligin ...
Selime Toprak, Erdinç Ünal, Selale Sahin   +2 more
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