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Researchers must often make assumptions about the efficacy of an intervention in a target population without the benefit of trial data specific to that population. Such assumptions may be particularly tenuous with models of vaccination strategies, since the distribution of pathogen strains in...
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populations, and explores the effects of methodological quality and key modelling issues on the cost-effectiveness ratios. Cost …, methodological issues and key modelling issues were assessed using frameworks published in the literature. Thirty-one cost …
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Schizophrenia is a chronic disease that typically manifests during adolescence and early adulthood. Treatment of this disease consumes a significant proportion of the healthcare budget (billions of dollars in the US). Primary management options for schizophrenia include both pharmacologic and...
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The diffusion of protease inhibitors and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in the US in 1996 and 1997 reduced the number of deaths attributable to HIV disease and changed the way we think about the illness. Today, HIV disease may be deemed a fairly expensive chronic condition...
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modelling methods as applied to healthcare. What simulation is and why it is necessary in addressing healthcare problems are …
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even intra-individual variability. We provide a critical assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of three modelling … simulation models. These modelling techniques are compared in terms of building time, data requirements, medico …, depending on the research question, the optimal modelling approach should be selected based on the expected differences between …
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variability in cost effectiveness across locations is addressed to a varying extent in modelling studies in the field of …
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economic models. In this review, we present a discussion of the current state of economic modelling as it relates to the … in economic models and provide an in-depth review of recent modelling literature that considers compliance or persistence … increasing number of economic models that consider these factors, as well as the use of more sophisticated modelling techniques …
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Diabetes mellitus is a major healthcare concern from both a treatment and a funding perspective. Although decision makers frequently rely on models to evaluate the long-term costs and consequences associated with diabetes interventions, no recent article has reviewed the methods used in...
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