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The Methodologic Foundations of Studies of the Appropriateness of Medical Care by Phelps, Charles E

“…As health care costs continue to increase rapidly, both health care providers and consumers have expressed concern that the additional resources used for…”
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Chronic pain impairs cognitive flexibility and engages novel learning strategies in rats by Cowen, Stephen L., Phelps, Caroline E., Navratilova, Edita, McKinzie, David L., Okun, Alec, Husain, Omar, Gleason, Scott D., Witkin, Jeffrey M., Porreca, Frank

“…Cognitive flexibility, the ability to adapt behavior to changing outcomes, is critical to survival. The prefrontal cortex is a key site of cognitive control,…”
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PRM39 - IS THE CHOICE OF WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY THRESHOLD IN COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS ENDOGENOUS TO THE RESULTING VALUE OF THE TECHNOLOGY? by Padula, WV, Chen, HB, Phelps, CE

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ALLOCATING PROVIDER RESOURCES TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE AND TREAT RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME: A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS by Padula, WV, Phelps, CE, Onyekwere, U, Moran, D, Earley, C

“…OBJECTIVES: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder that is frequently underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed. Patients exhibiting RLS symptoms are…”
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Psychopharmacological characterisation of the successive negative contrast effect in rats by Phelps, C. E., Mitchell, E. N., Nutt, D. J., Marston, H. M., Robinson, E. S. J.

“…Rationale Successive negative contrast (SNC) describes a change in the behaviour of an animal following a downshift in the quantitative or qualitative value of…”
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Economic foundations of cost-effectiveness analysis by Garber, Alan M., Phelps, Charles E.

“…To address controversies in the application of cost-effectiveness analysis, we investigate the principles underlying the technique and discuss the implications…”
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Reductions in individual work productivity associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus by LAVIGNE, Jill E, PHELPS, Charles E, MUSHLIN, Alvin, LEDNAR, Wayne M

“…Chronic diseases and their treatments may cause symptoms that impair performance but are too mild to affect outcome measures such as absences and workforce…”
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What's enough, what's too much? by Phelps, Charles E

“…In a recent study, Fisher et al show that 5-year mortality rates, functional status, and quality of care for three conditions (acute myocardial infarction, hip…”
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The Value of Patient-Reported Health Status in Predicting Short-Term Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery by Curtis, Lesley H., Phelps, Charles E., McDermott, Michael P., Rubin, Haya R.

“…Background. Risk stratification for comparison of outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) typically includes only clinical measures of risk…”
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Illness Prevention and Medical Insurance by Phelps, Charles E.

“…A theory of demand for preventive medical services is developed from a model of an expected-utility-maximizing consumer. Preventive medical care is said to…”
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Diffusion of Information in Medical Care by Phelps, Charles E.

“…This paper presents evidence that doctors behave very differently in making treatment recommendations depending on the region where they work, creating large…”
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Bug/Drug Resistance: Sometimes Less Is More by Phelps, Charles E.

“…Increased use of antibiotics in any community increases the risks that future bacterial strains will resist the effects of current antibiotics. The…”
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The association between interdisciplinary collaboration and patient outcomes in a medical intensive care unit by Baggs, J G, Ryan, S A, Phelps, C E, Richeson, J F, Johnson, J E

“…We prospectively studied the relationship between interdisciplinary collaboration and patient outcomes in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) using nurses'…”
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Estimating diagnostic test accuracy using a "fuzzy gold standard" by Phelps, C E, Hutson, A

“…This study uses Monte Carlo methods to analyze the consequences of having a criterion standard ("gold standard") that contains some error when analyzing the…”
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Priority Setting in Medical Technology and Medical Practice Assessment by Phelps, Charles E., Parente, Stephen T.

“…This study seeks to assist in setting priorities for assessing medical practices and technologies when assessment resources are scarce. It develops an…”
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Good technologies gone bad: how and why the cost-effectiveness of a medical intervention changes for different populations by Phelps, C E

“…Cost-effectiveness (CE) ratios vary considerably, not only across interventions, but within single interventions. Using a simple decision-tree model of the…”
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Perspectives in health economics by Phelps, C E

“…This paper, originally presented at the Institute d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, October 12, 1993, provides a perspective on envisioned changes in the practice…”
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Welfare loss from variations: further considerations by Phelps, Charles E.

“…"Small areas variations" in medical care use present a phenomenon that many economists find disquieting. A person's chances of receiving a particular medical…”
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Focusing technology assessment using medical decision theory by Phelps, C E, Mushlin, A I

“…Combining medical decision theory and epidemiologic information, the authors have developed a strategy to assess diagnostic technologies. For any patient,…”
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Correction and Update on 'Priority Setting in Medical Technology Assessment' by Phelps, Charles E., Mooney, Cathleen

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