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A Cross-Sectional Study of Quality of Life Among Brazilian Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Treated With Insulin Glargine: Findings and Implications by Almeida, Paulo H R F, Godman, Brian, Dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira, Vania, de Lemos, Lívia L P, de Assis Acúrcio, Francisco, Guerra-Junior, Augusto A, de Araújo, Vânia E, Almeida, Alessandra M, Alvares-Teodoro, Juliana

“…This article describes a cross-sectional study involving 401 adults with type 1 diabetes treated with insulin glargine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Health-related…”
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Survival Analysis of COPD Patients in a 13-Year Nationwide Cohort Study of the Brazilian National Health System by Gargano, Ludmila Peres, Zuppo, Isabella de Figueiredo, do Nascimento, Mariana Martins Gonzaga, Augusto, Valéria Maria, Godman, Brian, Costa, Juliana de Oliveira, Acúrcio, Francisco Assis, Álvares-Teodoro, Juliana, Guerra, Jr, Augusto Afonso

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has an appreciable socioeconomical impact in low- and middle-income countries, but most epidemiological data…”
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Factors which influenced the decentralisation of leprosy control activities in the municipality of Betim, Minas Gerais State, Brazil by FUZIKAWA, Priscila Leiko, DE ASSIS ACURCIO, Francisco, VELEMA, Johan P, CHERCHIGLIA, Mariangela Leal

“…This is the second part of a study conducted to evaluate the decentralisation of leprosy control activities in Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil. To identify factors…”
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OP38 Evaluation Of A High-Cost Medicine For A Rare Disease: 16-Year Cohort Of Imiglucerase Use For Gaucher Disease In Brazil by Borin, Marcus Carvalho, de Assis Acúrcio, Francisco, Alvares-Teodoro, Juliana, Guerra Junior, Augusto Afonso

“…IntroductionGaucher disease is a lysosomal storage disease of autosomal recessive inheritance that is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase…”
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Decentralisation of leprosy control activities in the municipality of Betim, Minas Gerais State, Brazil by FUZIKAWA, Priscila Leiko, DE ASSIS ACURCIO, Francisco, VELEMA, Johan P, CHERCHIGLIA, Mariangela Leal

“…The present study aims at evaluating the decentralisation of the leprosy control activities in the municipality of Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A quantitative…”
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Non-adherence among patients initiating antiretroviral therapy: a challenge for health professionals in Brazil by Bonolo, Palmira de F, César, Cibele C, Acúrcio, Francisco A, Ceccato, Maria das Graças B, de Pádua, Cristiane A Menezes, Alvares, Juliana, Campos, Lorenza N, Carmo, Ricardo A, Guimarães, Mark D C

“…To assess the incidence, magnitude and factors associated with the first episode of non-adherence for 12 months after the first antiretroviral prescription. A…”
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PP81 Efficacy Of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation For Depressive Episode Disorders by do Nascimento Martins, Álex Brunno, Alvernaz dos Santos, Bárbara Rodrigues, Pereira, Elder Gomes, Prata, Luana Oliveira, Araujo, Maiara Silva, Muniz Júnior, Roberto Lúcio, de Morais Martins, Ursula Carolina, Guerra Júnior, Augusto Afonso, de Assis Acúrcio, Francisco, Teodoro, Juliana Álvares

“…IntroductionDepression is a general term that describes different depressive disorders which are highly prevalent and disabling, characterized by decreases in…”
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Opioid Use and Risk of Nonvertebral Fractures in Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nested Case–Control Study Using Administrative Databases by Acurcio, Francisco A., Moura, Cristiano S., Bernatsky, Sasha, Bessette, Louis, Rahme, Elham

“…Objective To assess the risk of nonvertebral fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were exposed to opioids. Methods A population‐based,…”
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A demographic and clinical panorama of a sixteen-year cohort of soft tissue sarcoma patients in Brazil by de Figueiredo, Luiza Ohasi, Júnior, Augusto Afonso Guerra, de Assis Acurcio, Francisco, Almeida, Alessandra Maciel, Cherchiglia, Mariângela Leal, Wainstein, Alberto Julius Alves, Thuler, Luiz Claudio Santos, Nogueira-Rodrigues, Angélica

“…Little is known about soft tissue sarcomas (STS) in Brazil, once the federal statistics regarding estimates on incidence and mortality of the most common…”
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Drug-drug interactions associated with length of stay and cost of hospitalization by Moura, Cristiano Soares, Acurcio, Francisco Assis, Belo, Najara Oliveira

“…To evaluate the prevalence of drug-drug interactions (DDI) in prescriptions of hospitalized patients and to identify risk factors associated. A retrospective…”
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Real‐world evaluation of the impact of statin intensity on adherence and persistence to therapy: A Scottish population‐based study by Rezende Macedo do Nascimento, Renata Cristina, Mueller, Tanja, Godman, Brian, MacBride Stewart, Sean, Hurding, Simon, Assis Acurcio, Francisco, Guerra Junior, Augusto Afonso, Alvares Teodoro, Juliana, Morton, Alec, Bennie, Marion, Kurdi, Amanj

“…Aim To assess associations between statin intensity and adherence, persistence and discontinuation of statin therapy in Scotland. Method Retrospective cohort…”
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Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women: a systematic review by Brandão, Cristina Mariano Ruas, Lima, Marina Guimarães, Silva, Anderson Lourenço da, Silva, Graziele Dias, Guerra, Jr, Augusto Afonso, Acúrcio, Francisco de Assis

“…Osteoporosis, a typical disease of the elderly, has become a frequent and relevant public health problem. Several drugs are available for treatment of…”
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Effectiveness of first-line treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Brazil: A 16-year non-concurrent cohort study by Souza, Kathiaja Miranda, Diniz, Isabela Maia, Lemos, Lívia Lovato Pires de, Junior, Nélio Gomes Ribeiro, Zuppo, Isabella de Figueiredo, Teodoro, Juliana Alvares, Acurcio, Francisco de Assis, Atallah, Álvaro Nagib, Júnior, Augusto Afonso Guerra

“…Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMM) is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory and immune-mediated disease that affects the central nervous system and…”
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All-cause and cause-specific mortality among people with severe mental illness in Brazil's public health system, 2000–15: a retrospective study by Melo, Ana Paula Souto, Dippenaar, Ilse N, Johnson, Sarah Charlotte, Weaver, Nicole Davis, de Assis Acurcio, Francisco, Malta, Deborah Carvalho, Ribeiro, Antônio Luiz P, Júnior, Augusto Afonso Guerra, Wool, Eve E, Naghavi, Mohsen, Cherchiglia, Mariangela Leal

“…People with severe mental illness have a mortality rate higher than the general population, living an average of 10–20 years less. Most studies of mortality…”
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The Budget Impact of Monoclonal Antibodies Used to Treat Metastatic Colorectal Cancer in Minas Gerais, Brazil by da Silva, Wânia Cristina, Godman, Brian, de Assis Acúrcio, Francisco, Cherchiglia, Mariângela Leal, Martin, Antony, Maruszczyk, Konrad, Izidoro, Jans Bastos, Portella, Marcos André, Lana, Agner Pereira, Campos Neto, Orozimbo Henriques, Andrade, Eli Iola Gurgel

“…Introduction Biological medicines have increased the cost of cancer treatments, which also raises concerns about sustainability. In Brazil, three monoclonal…”
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Reliability and validity of a questionnaire on vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections among adults with chronic mental illness: PESSOAS Project by Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland, Oliveira, Helian Nunes de, Campos, Lorenza Nogueira, Santos, Carolina Ali, Gomes, Carlos Eduardo Resende, Oliveira, Suely Broxado de, Freitas, Maria Imaculada de Fátima, Acúrcio, Francisco de Assis, Machado, Carla Jorge

“…To describe reliability/validity of a semi-structured questionnaire designed to assess risk behavior to sexually transmitted diseases among adults with chronic…”
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Perfil e desfecho clínico de pacientes em lista de espera por transplante renal, Belo Horizonte (MG, Brasil), 2000-2005 by Machado, Elaine Leandro, Cherchiglia, Mariângela Leal, Acúrcio, Francisco de Assis

“…Trata-se de um estudo observacional, longitudinal, que teve como objetivo caracterizar o perfil dos pacientes inscritos na lista de espera para transplante…”
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Medication adherence and persistence of psoriatic arthritis patients treated with biological therapy in a specialty pharmacy in Brazil: a prospective observational study by Souza, Ana F., Da Silva, Michael R., Dos Santos, Jéssica B., Almeida, Alessandra M., Acurcio, Francisco A., Alvares-Teodoro, Juliana

“…Background: Pharmaceutical services in Brazil provide access, supply, and rational use of drugs for all population and an effort has been made to improve the…”
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Budget impact analysis of medicines: estimated values versus real-world evidence and the implications by Faleiros, Daniel Resende, Alvares-Teodoro, Juliana, Nunes da Silva, Everton, Godman, Brian B, Gonçalves Pereira, Ramon, Gurgel Andrade, Eli Iola, de Assis Acurcio, Francisco A, Guerra Júnior, Augusto A

“…Budget Impact Analyses (BIA) of medicines helps managers in promoting health systems' sustainability when assessing the role and value of new medicines…”
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The long-term costs for treating multiple sclerosis in a 16-year retrospective cohort study in Brazil by Maia Diniz, Isabela, Guerra, Junior, Augusto Afonso, Lovato Pires de Lemos, Livia, Souza, Kathiaja M, Godman, Brian, Bennie, Marion, Wettermark, Björn, de Assis Acurcio, Francisco, Alvares, Juliana, Gurgel Andrade, Eli Iola, Leal Cherchiglia, Mariangela, de Araújo, Vânia Eloisa

“…Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that appreciably impacts on the quality of life of patients and is associated with high expenditure. MS is a chronic…”
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