Showing 51 - 60 of 8,496
En el presente trabajo se analizan los efectos que sobre la distribución del ingreso tiene el proceso de crecimiento económico como consecuencia del avance tecnológico y la acumulación de capital humano. A partir de los antecedentes teóricos y empíricos, hechos estilizados, y un modelo de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945879
The paper outlines guidelines and pillars of a resource policy. Two reasons favour the formulation of such policy: a demand to increase sluggish resource productivity growth as well as environmental damages occurring along material flows at an international scale. Thus, it is both the innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011001269
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011005058
The PleurX peritoneal drainage catheter for drainage of malignant ascites in a community setting has been evaluated by the NICE Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme. This article outlines the evidence included in the Sponsor's submission, the independent critique by the External Assessment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011005059
Background:Background: The high number of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has facilitated greater research, resulting in the development of innovative medical devices. So far, results from economic evaluations that compared drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare-metal stents (BMS)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011005060
Background:Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is considered an orphan disease. Prostacyclins are the keystone for PAH treatment. Choosing between the three available prostacyclin therapies could be complicated because there are no comparison studies, so the final decision must be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011005061
Background:Background: The General Mutual Benefit Fund for Civil Servants and State Employees of Côte d'Ivoire (MUGEFCI; Mutuelle Générale des Fonctionnaires et Agents de l'État de Côte d'Ivoire) is a health mutual fund providing coverage (medical consultations, laboratory tests and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011005062
Background:Background: In spite of the important progress made in the abortive treatment of acute migraine episodes since the introduction of triptans, reduction of pain and associated symptoms is in many cases still not as effective nor as fast as would be desirable. Recent research pays more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011005063
We describe the structure and present situation of the Chinese healthcare system and discuss its primary problems and challenges. We discuss problems with inefficient burden sharing, adverse provider incentives and huge inequities, and seek explanations in the structural features of the Chinese...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011005064
Background:Background: The credibility of contingent valuation studies has been questioned because of the potential occurrence of scope insensitivity, i.e. that respondents do not react to higher quantities or qualities of a good. Abstract: Objective:Objective: The aim of this study was to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011005065