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Insights Into Heaping From Retrospective Breastfeeding Data.
Klerman, J.A. - RAND - 1996
Recall bias is a pervasive problem in the analysis of retrospective data (Shyrock et al., 1973; Ewbank, 1981). The problem is a recurrent concernin the litterature on the determinants of breastfeeding duration, its trend over time, and the effect of breastfeeding on infant mortality.
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Costo-efectividad de diferentes estrategias diagnósticas para detección de toxoplasmosis congénita en el recién nacido
Liliana Chicaíza Becerra [et-al] - UN - RCE - CID - 2012
ResumenObjetivoEstimar la razón de costo-efectividad de diferentes esquemas diagnósticos en recién nacidos de madres con historia clínica de infección por Toxoplasma gondii durante el embarazo, para aumentar los casos detectados de toxoplasmosis congénita.MétodosSe construyó un árbol de...
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Costo efectividad de diferentes estrategias diagnósticas para detección oportuna de infección por toxoplasma Gondii en gestantes
Liliana Chicaíza Becerra [et-al] - UN - RCE - CID - 2012
ResumenObjetivo: Estimar la razón de costo efectividad de realizar la tamización serológica para toxoplasma en el primer control prenatal y continuar o no con seguimiento mensual o trimestral, para aumentar los casos diagnosticados de gestantes con infección por Toxoplasma gondii con...
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Costo efectividad de las pruebas de tamización de bacteriuria asintomática durante la gestación
Liliana Chicaíza Becerra [et-al] - UN - RCE - CID - 2012
ResumenObjetivoEstimar la razón de costo efectividad del urocultivo, la tinción de Gram o el parcial de orina solos, comparados con el urocultivo dependiendo del resultado del parcial de orina, para la tamización de bacteriuria asintomática (BAS) en mujeres embarazadas.MétodosSe diseñaron...
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A computer model to analyse the cost-effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy - a revised version
Zethraeus, Niklas; Lindgren, Peter; Johnell, Olof; … - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2000
This report presents a computer model for evaluating the cost-effectiveness (CE) of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). The model is an extension of a previous model and includes also the risk of spine and wrist fracture. New Swedish data on risk of coronary heart disease and related mortality...
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A reassessment of the cost-effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy in Sweden – results based on the Women’s Health Initiative randomised controlled trial
Zethraeus, Niklas; Borgström, Fredrik; Jönsson, Bengt; … - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2004
medical evidence found in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). Within a model framework using an individual state transition … model the cost-effectiveness of 50-60 year old women with menopausal symptoms is assessed in Sweden. The Markov model has a … high probability that HRT is a cost-effective strategy for women with menopausal symptoms. …
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Debiasing EQ-5D Tariffs. New estimations of the spanish EQ-5D value set under nonexpected utility
Perpiñán, Jose María Abellán; Martínez, Fernando … - Centro de Estudios Andaluces, Government of Andalusia - 2009
Este proyecto tiene como objetivo estimar las utilidades asociadas a los estados de salud definidos mediante el sistema EuroQol-5D a partir de la medición directa de las preferencias de una muestra de la población andaluza. Los valores obtenidos serán susceptibles de ser utilizados en el...
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Cost-effectiveness of CT, EUS and PET/CT in Evaluating Patients with Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer in Colombia
Garcia-Molina, Mario; Chicaiza, Liliana Alejandra; … - UN - RCE - CID - 2010
Introduction: An estimated 1,399 new cases of pancreatic cancer (PC) and 1,406 deaths from the same cause occurred in Colombia in 2002. We evaluate the cost-effectiveness of multidetector computed tomography (CT), endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and positron emission tomography with computed...
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Self-Assessed Health Status in Turkey by Demographic Factors, Labor Market Status and Risky Health Behaviors
tansel, aysıt; Karaoğlan, Karaoğlan, Hanife Deniz - Ekonomik Yaklasim Association - 2013
for adult men and women in Turkey. Self -reported health is considered to be a reliable measure of adult health status and …
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"CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ON WEIGHT DUE TO AN INITIAL OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE AS A BLUE COLLAR WORKER"
Nedanov, Bogdan; Link, Charles R. - Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and … - 2014
The objective is to estimate the effect on one’s weight decades later of choosing a blue collar job as his/her initial job. OLS and probit models are estimated, using dummy variables for overweight and obesity as the dependent variables. Various two stage models treat occupational choice to be...
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