Osteomyelitis, or bone infection, is becoming more common, largely because of increases in the use of implanted prosthetic devices in the management of arthritis or fractures. The clinical management of osteomyelitis requires accurate microbiological diagnosis that will identify appropriate...

This study reports the results of a long-term economic evaluation of riluzole in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) versus best supportive care in the United Kingdom. The analysis included in this contribution aims to provide an update of the determination of the phase of the...

This paper provides some empirical evidence on topics discussed at greater length in a recent paper in Health Economics (Goddard, J.A., Malek, M. and Tavakoli, M. Health Economics 1995; <B>4</B>: 41-55), which modelled the relationship between referral rates and waiting lists for hospital treatment for...</b>

Major policy initiatives such as the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) in the national contract for UK general practitioners might variably be informed by evidence at their inception, implementation and subsequent evolution. But what evidence gets admitted into these policy debates—and what...