We propose an innovative, integrated, cost-effective health system to combat major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular, chronic respiratory, metabolic, rheumatologic and neurologic disorders and cancers, which together are the predominant health problem of the 21st...

<Emphasis Type="Bold">Background and objective: Previous work has suggested that people with poor health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) as a result of asthma are willing to pay the most for successful therapy. There is also evidence that preferences are an important influence on adherence to therapy. We report a...</emphasis>

Background and objectiveBackground and objective Previous work has suggested that people with poor health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) as a result of asthma are willing to pay the most for successful therapy. There is also evidence that preferences are an important influence on adherence to...