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Tackling socioeconomic inequalities and non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries under the Sustainable Development agenda by Niessen, Louis W, Mohan, Diwakar, Akuoku, Jonathan K, Mirelman, Andrew J, Ahmed, Sayem, Koehlmoos, Tracey P, Trujillo, Antonio, Khan, Jahangir, Peters, David H

“…Five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set targets that relate to the reduction of health inequalities nationally and worldwide. These targets are poverty…”
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Patient and health provider costs of integrated HIV, diabetes and hypertension ambulatory health services in low-income settings - an empirical socio-economic cohort study in Tanzania and Uganda by Shiri, Tinevimbo, Birungi, Josephine, Garrib, Anupam V, Kivuyo, Sokoine L, Namakoola, Ivan, Mghamba, Janneth, Musinguzi, Joshua, Kimaro, Godfather, Mutungi, Gerald, Nyirenda, Moffat J, Okebe, Joseph, Ramaiya, Kaushik, Bachmann, M, Sewankambo, Nelson K, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Jaffar, Shabbar, Niessen, Louis W

“…Integration of health services might be an efficient strategy for managing multiple chronic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, considering the scope of…”
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The cost of diagnostic uncertainty: a prospective economic analysis of febrile children attending an NHS emergency department by Leigh, Simon, Grant, Alison, Murray, Nicola, Faragher, Brian, Desai, Henal, Dolan, Samantha, Cabdi, Naeema, Murray, James B, Rejaei, Yasmin, Stewart, Stephanie, Edwardson, Karl, Dean, Jason, Mehta, Bimal, Yeung, Shunmay, Coenen, Frans, Niessen, Louis W, Carrol, Enitan D

“…Paediatric fever is a common cause of emergency department (ED) attendance. A lack of prompt and definitive diagnostics makes it difficult to distinguish viral…”
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Household concepts of wellbeing and the contribution of palliative care in the context of advanced cancer: A Photovoice study from Blantyre, Malawi by Bates, M Jane, Mphwatiwa, Treza, Ardrey, Jane, Desmond, Nicola, Niessen, Louis W, Squire, S Bertel

“…Cancer and other life-limiting non-communicable diseases are on the increase in Africa affecting younger populations frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage…”
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Coverage outcomes (effects), costs, cost-effectiveness, and equity of two combinations of long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) distribution channels in Kenya: a two-arm study under operational conditions by Worrall, Eve, Were, Vincent, Matope, Agnes, Gama, Elvis, Olewe, Joseph, Mwambi, Dennis, Desai, Meghna, Kariuki, Simon, Buff, Ann M, Niessen, Louis W

“…Malaria-endemic countries distribute long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) through combined channels with ambitious, universal coverage (UC) targets. Kenya…”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Chichewa (Malawi) PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales child self-report and PedsQL™ 4.0 GCS teen self-report by Ngwira, Lucky Gift, Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy, Petrou, Stavros, Niessen, Louis W., Smith, Sarah C.

“…Background The PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales (GSC) have been translated into over 60 languages, but use in the sub-Saharan African region is limited. This…”
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The impact of community-based health insurance on the utilization of medically trained healthcare providers among informal workers in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Sayem, Sarker, Abdur Razzaque, Sultana, Marufa, Chakrovorty, Sanchita, Ahmed, Mohammad Wahid, Dorin, Farzana, Mirelman, Andrew J, Islam, Ziaul, Rahman, Mohammad Hafizur, Niessen, Louis W, Rehnberg, Clas, Khan, Jahangir A M

“…We aimed to estimate the impact of a Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) scheme on utilization of healthcare from medically trained providers (MTP) by…”
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Decision-Making Criteria among National Policymakers in Five Countries: A Discrete Choice Experiment Eliciting Relative Preferences for Equity and Efficiency by Mirelman, Andrew, MPH, Mentzakis, Emmanouil, PhD, Kinter, Elizabeth, MHS, PhD, Paolucci, Francesco, PhD, Fordham, Richard, PhD, Ozawa, Sachiko, MHS, PhD, Ferraz, Marcos, MD, PhD, Baltussen, Rob, PhD, Niessen, Louis W., MD, Reg PH, PhD

“…Abstract Background Worldwide, there is a need for formalization of the priority setting processes in health. Recent research has used the term multicriteria…”
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Promoting Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke by DIRKS, Maaike, NIESSEN, Louis W, VAN WIJNGAARDEN, Jeroen D. H, KOUDSTAAL, Peter J, FRANKE, Cees L, VAN OOSTENBRUGGE, Robert J, HUIJSMAN, Robbert, LINGSMA, Hester F, MINKMAN, Mirella M. N, DIPPEL, Diederik W. J

“…Thrombolysis with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is an effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke, but the number of treatable…”
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Palliative care and catastrophic costs in Malawi after a diagnosis of advanced cancer: a prospective cohort study by Jane Bates, Maya, Gordon, Miriam R P, Gordon, Stephen B, Tomeny, Ewan M, Muula, Adamson S, Davies, Helena, Morris, Claire, Manthalu, Gerald, Namisango, Eve, Masamba, Leo, Henrion, Marc Y R, MacPherson, Peter, Squire, S Bertel, Niessen, Louis W

“…Inclusive universal health coverage requires access to quality health care without financial barriers. Receipt of palliative care after advanced cancer…”
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Health care priority setting in Norway a multicriteria decision analysis by Defechereux, Thierry, Paolucci, Francesco, Mirelman, Andrew, Youngkong, Sitaporn, Botten, Grete, Hagen, Terje P, Niessen, Louis W

“…Priority setting in population health is increasingly based on explicitly formulated values. The Patients Rights Act of the Norwegian tax-based health service…”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Treatment Satisfaction in Dutch Patients With Type 2 Diabetes by REDEKOP, W. Ken, KOOPMANSCHAP, Marc A, STOLK, Ronald P, RUTTEN, Guy E. H. M, WOLFFENBUTTEL, Bruce H. R, NIESSEN, Louis W

“…Health-Related Quality of Life and Treatment Satisfaction in Dutch Patients With Type 2 Diabetes W. Ken Redekop , PHD 1 , Marc A. Koopmanschap , PHD 1 , Ronald…”
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Smoking-attributable mortality in Bangladesh: proportional mortality study by ALAM, Dewan S, JHA, Prabhat, RAMASUNDARAHETTIGE, Chinthanie, KIM STREATFIELD, Peter, NIESSEN, Louis W, CHOWDHURY, Muhammad Ashique H, SIDDIQUEE, Ali T, AHMED, Shyfuddin, EVANS, Timothy G

“…To directly estimate how much smoking contributes to cause-specific mortality in Bangladesh. A case-control study was conducted with surveillance data from…”
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Changing lung function and associated health-related quality-of-life: A five-year cohort study of Malawian adults by Njoroge, Martin W., Mjojo, Patrick, Chirwa, Catherine, Rylance, Sarah, Nightingale, Rebecca, Gordon, Stephen B., Mortimer, Kevin, Burney, Peter, Balmes, John, Rylance, Jamie, Obasi, Angela, Niessen, Louis W., Devereux, Graham

“…In Sub-Saharan Africa cross-sectional studies report a high prevalence of abnormal lung function indicative of chronic respiratory disease. The natural history…”
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Determinants of technical efficiency in public hospitals: The case of Saudi Arabia by Alatawi, Ahmed D, Niessen, Louis W, Khan, Jahangir A. M

“…Objective: In this study, we investigate the effect of the external environmental and institutional factors on the efficiency and the performance of the public…”
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Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study Exploring Stakeholders' Perspectives and Suggestions for Improvement by Alatawi, Ahmed D., Niessen, Louis W., Bhardwaj, Minakshi, Alhassan, Yussif, Khan, Jahangir A. M.

“…ObjectiveDespite an extensive literature on efficiency, qualitative evidence on the drivers of hospital efficiency is scant. This study examined the factors…”
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Do employer-sponsored health insurance schemes affect the utilisation of medically trained providers and out-of-pocket payments among ready-made garment workers? A case–control study in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Sayem, Sarker, Abdur Razzaque, Sultana, Marufa, Roth, Felix, Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Kamruzzaman, Md, Hasan, Md Zahid, Mirelman, Andrew J., Islam, Ziaul, Niessen, Louis W., Rehnberg, Clas, Khan, AK Azad, Gyr, Niklaus, Khan, Jahangir A.M.

“…ObjectiveWe estimated the effect of an employer-sponsored health insurance (ESHI) scheme on healthcare utilisation of medically trained providers and reduction…”
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Investing in non-communicable disease prevention and management to advance the Sustainable Development Goals by Nugent, Rachel, Bertram, Melanie Y, Jan, Stephen, Niessen, Louis W, Sassi, Franco, Jamison, Dean T, Pier, Eduardo González, Beaglehole, Robert

“…Reduction of the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden is a global development imperative. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 includes target 3·4 to reduce…”
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Using best-worst scaling in horizon scanning for hepatocellular carcinoma technologies by Gallego, Gisselle, Bridges, John F P, Flynn, Terry, Blauvelt, Barri M, Niessen, Louis W

“…There is a growing need for efficient procedures for identification of emerging technologies by horizon scanning systems. We demonstrate the value of…”
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Universal financing and coverage of vaccines by Niessen, Louis W, Postma, Maarten J

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