Objective: This study examined the impact of zanamivir treatment on patient morbidity in patients with influenza. Design and setting: This was a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group study conducted in 14 countries in Europe and North America during the winter of 1995/1996....

Objective: To evaluate the cost effectiveness of zanamivir 10mg twice daily for 5 days in the treatment of influenza in high-risk patients. Design: Bootstrap cost-effectiveness analysis incorporating within-trial analysis of pooled patient-level cost and effect data. Setting: UK unit costs and...

Food tampering is a great concern to many in the food safety industry. Deliberate contamination of food in the United States has occurred and could happen again. Upon discovery, the company may voluntary recall the unsafe product or it may be recalled by the government. Food recalls are...

Objective: To estimate savings in the cost of caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) during 6 months, 1 year and 2 years of treatment with rivastigmine. An intermediate objective was to estimate the relationship between disease progression and institutionalisation. Design and setting:...

In this paper we use conjoint analysis to predict participation intentions for an optional energy service offered by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC). In contrast to conjoint studies that use ordinary least squares regression to estimate a utility or preference function, we use an ordered...