Economic evidence is increasingly being used for informing health policies. However, the underlining principles of health economic analyses are not always fully understood by non-health economists, and inappropriate types of analyses, as well as inconsistent methodologies, may be being used for informing health policy decisions. In addition, there is a lack of open access information and methodological guidance targeted to public health professionals particularly those based in low- and middle-i...
Last. Suodi Zhai(PKU: Peking University)H-Index: 4
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Abstract Objectives The aim of this systematic review is to assess the published cost-effectiveness analyses of aprepitane for patients with chemotherapy- induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Methods A systematic literature searching was performed on PubMed, EMbase, the Cochrane Library，CNKI，WANFANG DATA and CBM database. The date of publication is up to January 2019. Two reviewers independently reviewed titles, abstracts, and articles sequentially to select studies for data abstraction based on ...
Background: Tuberculosis is one of the leading communicable disease, with significant morbidity and mortality. Diabetes can increase the risk of developing tuberculosis and the related adverse outcomes. This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and type 2 diabetes comorbidity. Methods: 282 cases with pulmonary tuberculosis and type 2 diabetes comorbidity were identified from West China Hospital between January 1, 2010 a...
Last. Linda Dowling(Rush University Medical Center)H-Index: 1
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of access to care on the uptake of low dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening among a diverse sample of screening-eligible patients. Methods: We utilized a cross-sectional study design. Our sample included patients evaluated for lung cancer screening at a large academic medical center (AMC) between 2015 and 2017 who met 2013 USPSTF guidelines for LDCT screening eligibility. The completion of LDCT screening (yes, no)...
Last. How-Ran Guo(NCKU: National Cheng Kung University)H-Index: 55
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Background: Transnational marriages are common as a result of globalization, and immigrant mothers face various degrees of differences in language and culture backgrounds. Mothers have great influences on the development of their children, but the effects of immigrant mothers’ language and culture backgrounds on developmental delays (DD) are seldom studied. To evaluate the potential effects of immigrant mothers’ language and culture backgrounds on DD of their children, we conducted a nationwide ...