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Effect of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana

Fosu-Brefo, Rita; Arthur, Eric - In: Health Economics Review 5 (2015) 8, pp. 1-8

Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding practices have been argued to be one of the … of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana. Methods: Cross sectional data using secondary data based … were used in estimating the effect of breastfeeding and other socio demographic indicators on the health of the child. Data …

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Cost of illness studies on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: A systematic literature review

Saha, Sanjib; Gerdtham, Ulf-G. - In: Health Economics Review 3 (2013) 24, pp. 1-12

investigated address particular complications and issues of RMNCH, e.g., preterm birth, non-exclusive breastfeeding, and sexually … example, the disease burden related to non-exclusive breastfeeding was given as 14.39 billion international dollars (ID) (2012 …

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Modelling the cost-effectiveness of human milk and breastfeeding in preterm infants in the United Kingdom

Mahon, James; Claxton, Lindsay; Wood, Hannah - In: Health Economics Review 6 (2016) 54, pp. 1-8

breastfeeding preterm infants, and the differences between mother's own and donor breast milk. …

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Cost of illness studies on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: a systematic literature review

Saha, Sanjib; Gerdtham, Ulf - In: Health Economics Review 3 (2013) 1, pp. 1-12

The continuum of RMNCH covers a large portion of the lifespan from birth through the reproductive age. From a methodological perspective, an ideal COI study would clearly describe the perspective of analysis and, hence, the cost items (direct or indirect), cost collection procedure, discounting,...

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Effect of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana

Fosu-Brefo, Rita; Arthur, Eric - In: Health Economics Review 5 (2015) 1, pp. 1-8

<Para ID="Par5">The findings imply that efforts should be made on encouraging appropriate breastfeeding practices among …

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The social and economic determinants of suicide in Canadian provinces

Jalles, João T.; Andresen, Martin A. - In: Health Economics Review 5 (2015) 1, pp. 1-12

Background: In this paper we investigate the causal relationship between suicide and a variety of socioeconomic variables. We use a panel data set of Canadian provinces, 2000 - 2008, and a set of recent panel econometric techniques in order to account for a variety of statistical specification...

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Regional differences in health care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Germany

Lange, Ansgar; Prenzler, Anne; Bachmann, Frank Oliver; … - In: Health Economics Review 5 (2015) 29, pp. 1-11

Background: The regional availability of specialized physicians is an important aspect in healthcare of patients with IBD. The association between physician density and healthcare is not yet clear. Most studies did not consider district type, which reflects population density. Our research...

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Food environment and childhood obesity: The effect of dollar stores

Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Nayga, Rodolfo M.; Rouse, Heather L. - In: Health Economics Review 5 (2015) 37, pp. 1-13

In this paper we examine the effect of dollar stores on children's Body Mass Index (BMI). We use a dataset compiled by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement that reflects a BMI screening program for public school children in the state of Arkansas. We combine propensity score matching with...

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The net effects of medical malpractice tort reform on health insurance losses: The Texas experience

Born, Patricia; Karl, J. Bradley; Viscusi, W. Kip - In: Health Economics Review 7 (2017) 42, pp. 1-16

In this paper, we examine the influence of medical malpractice tort reform on the level of private health insurance company losses incurred. We employ a natural experiment framework centered on a series of tort reform measures enacted in Texas in 2003 that drastically altered the medical...

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Proximity to death and health care expenditure increase revisited: A 15-year panel analysis of elderly persons

von Wyl, Viktor - In: Health Economics Review 9 (2019) 9, pp. 1-16

Background: Health care expenditures (HCE) are known to steepen with increasing age, but the contributions of biological age, morbidity, or proximity to death as cost drivers are debated. Age-associated HCE growth can be studied across two dimensions: within fixed groups of persons with the same...

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