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Product Recalls in the Medical Device Industry: An Empirical Exploration of the Sources and Financial Consequences
Thirumalai, Sriram; Sinha, Kingshuk K. - In: Management Science 57 (2011) 2, pp. 376-392
Medical devices play an increasingly significant role in the delivery of health care today. However, persistent quality problems with medical devices and the associated recalls present potential health risks to patients and personnel using these devices. This study addresses three key issues in...
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Medical Devices: Competitiveness and Impact on Public Health Expenditure
Magazzini, Laura; Pammolli, Fabio; Riccaboni, Massimo; … - CERM - Competitività, Regole, Mercati - 2005
This Study provides an analytical overview of the state of the European Union medical device industry with regard to the following aspects: a) the impact of innovation in medical devices on health costs and expenditure; b) the innovativeness of the European medical device industry; c) the...
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Energy efficiency comparison of forced-air versus resistance heating devices for perioperative hypothermia management
Bayazit, Yilmaz; Sparrow, Ephraim M. - In: Energy 35 (2010) 3, pp. 1211-1215
Hypothermia is a state in which the temperature of a human body is below the normal temperature, with the onset of the hypothermic state commonly regarded as 36°C. This state may be encountered due to exposure to a very cold environment in the outdoors or, surprisingly, in a hospital operating...
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Effectiveness of a Lumbar Belt in Subacute Low Back Pain: An Open, Multicentric, and Randomized Clinical Study
Lerouvreur, Claire; Maurel, Frederique; Le Pen, Claude; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009
Study Design. Multicentric, randomized, and controlled study of clinical evaluation of medical device in subacute low back pain. Objective. To evaluate the effects of an elastic lumbar belt on functional capacity, pain intensity in low back pain treatment, and the benefice on medical cost....
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Il settore dei dispositivi medici in Italia
Bizzotto, Giulia; Cincotti, Felice; Codazzi, Vera; … - In: Rivista di Politica Economica (2014) 3, pp. 67-126
Products’ heterogeneity distinguishes the medical device sector, a fertile terrain for the development of several sciences and technologies that contributes to the complexity, but also enhances the output, of valuable research. Its industrial fabric is extensive: alongside a number of major...
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Equity in access to MRI equipment: the Portuguese case
Maia, Maria João - Centro de Investigação em Inovação Empresarial e do … - 2013
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a method of image diagnose proven to be of undeniable importance when it comes to neuro and cardio related diseases. In fact, these diseases (such as: ischemic heart disease, stroke and acute myocardial infection) have high incidence in Portugal. For these...
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Pflegetätigkeiten von Personen in Haushalten mit Arbeitslosengeld-II-Bezug : eine deskriptive Betrachtung
Hohmeyer, Katrin; Kopf, Eva; Fiebig, Mareike; … - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2012
elderly care in Germany in the future. In Germany, private home care, often provided by family members, is given primacy over …
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Chancen und Risiken von CSR im Mittelstand
Icks, Annette; Levering, Britta; Maaß, Frank; Werner, Arndt - Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn - 2015
Die Studie erörtert Chancen und Risiken, die mit der Anwendung der Unternehmensführungsstrategie CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) verbunden sind. Eine Vielzahl an Gefahren in CSR-aktiven Unternehmen - darunter das Risiko des Greenwashings - werden identifiziert, systematisiert und...
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Europe In The Global Economy: Matching The U.S.?
Ude, Christian; Teltschik, Horst; Sinn, Hans-Werner - In: CESifo Forum 4 (2003) 2, pp. 3-7
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Measuring the Knowledge Base of Regional Innovation Systems in Germany in terms of a Triple Helix Dynamics
Leydesdorff, Loet; Fritsch, Michael - Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Technische … - 2005
positive or negative. On the basis of data at the district level in Germany the conclusions of a previous study about the … einer früheren, für die Niederlande durchgeführten Studie auch auf Deutschland zutreffen. Wie in den Niederlanden erweist … sich auch in Deutschland die medium-tech Industrie als wesentliche Triebkraft der regionalen Wissensbasis während die …
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