Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common and often underestimated neurological disorder, with a prevalence ranging from approximately 2.5% to 10% in Western industrialized countries. The aim of the present study was to summarize the research findings on the human and economic costs associated...

Summary The paper presents the methodological challenges of the introduction of cost-benefit assessment by the German legislative (Competition Enhancement Act). Based on the standards for health economic evaluation accepted by the international scientific health economic community, this paper...

Die Gesundheitssysteme stehen weltweit zur Diskussion. Kann internationales Benchmarking ganzer Gesundheitssysteme dazu beitragen, Lösungen für deren Probleme zu finden? Diese Arbeit stellt drei aktuelle Ansätze solcher Vergleiche vor. Hierbei werden die Erkenntnisse ebenso erläutert wie die...