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Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016 by Jalal, Hawre, Buchanich, Jeanine M, Roberts, Mark S, Balmert, Lauren C, Zhang, Kun, Burke, Donald S

“…Better understanding of the dynamics of the current U.S. overdose epidemic may aid in the development of more effective prevention and control strategies. We…”
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Hepatitis C Disease Burden in the United States in the era of oral direct‐acting antivirals by Chhatwal, Jagpreet, Wang, Xiaojie, Ayer, Turgay, Kabiri, Mina, Chung, Raymond T., Hur, Chin, Donohue, Julie M., Roberts, Mark S., Kanwal, Fasiha

“…Oral direct‐acting antivirals (DAAs) represent a major advance in hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment. Along with recent updates in HCV screening policy and…”
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The Changing Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States: Model-Based Predictions by KABIRI, Mina, JAZWINSKI, Alison B, ROBERTS, Mark S, SCHAEFER, Andrew J, CHHATWAL, Jagpreet

“…Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection causes a substantial health and economic burden in the United States. With the availability of direct-acting…”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Different Screening Strategies for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women by NAYAK, Smita, ROBERTS, Mark S, GREENSPAN, Susan L

“…The best strategies to screen postmenopausal women for osteoporosis are not clear. To identify the cost-effectiveness of various screening strategies…”
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What Does the Value of Modern Medicine Say about the $50,000 per Quality-Adjusted Life-Year Decision Rule? by Braithwaite, R. Scott, Meltzer, David O., King, Joseph T., Leslie, Douglas, Roberts, Mark S.

“…Background: In the United States, $50,000 per Quality-Adjusted Life-Year (QALY) is a decision rule that is often used to guide interpretation of…”
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Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Pennsylvania, USA by Krauland, Mary G., Roberts, Mark S.

“…Purpose. To estimate the impact on mortality of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. We implemented an…”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Compared With Radiofrequency Ablation for Inoperable Colorectal Liver Metastases by Kim, Hayeon, PhD, Gill, Beant, MD, Beriwal, Sushil, MD, Huq, M. Saiful, PhD, Roberts, Mark S., MD, MPP, Smith, Kenneth J., MD, MS

“…Purpose To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis to determine whether stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a cost-effective therapy compared with…”
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Anxiety, Fear of Cancer, and Perceived Risk of Cancer following Lung Cancer Screening by Byrne, Margaret M., Weissfeld, Joel, Roberts, Mark S.

“…Background. Lung cancer screening can result in a high rate of indeterminate findings and has not yet been proven to be efficacious in reducing mortality. To…”
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Survival after liver transplantation in the United States: A disease‐specific analysis of the UNOS database by Roberts, Mark S., Angus, Derek C., Bryce, Cindy L., Valenta, Zdenek, Weissfeld, Lisa

“…Our goal was to describe disease‐specific survival and the clinical variables that predict survival in a large national cohort of adult liver transplant…”
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Dynamic Simulation in Health Care Comes of Age by Roberts, Mark S., MD, MPP

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Using time-varying models to estimate post-transplant survival in pediatric liver transplant recipients by Bryce, Cindy L, Chang, Chung Chou H, Ren, Yi, Yabes, Jonathan, Zenarosa, Gabriel, Iyer, Aditya, Tomko, Heather, Squires, Robert H, Roberts, Mark S

“…To distinguish clinical factors that have time-varying (as opposed to constant) impact upon patient and graft survival among pediatric liver transplant…”
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of hepatitis C virus treatment with sofosbuvir and ledipasvir in the United States by Chhatwal, Jagpreet, Kanwal, Fasiha, Roberts, Mark S, Dunn, Michael A

“…Sofosbuvir and ledipasvir, which have recently been approved for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, are more efficacious and safer than…”
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Twelve-month cost-effectiveness of telephone-delivered collaborative care for treating depression following CABG surgery: a randomized controlled trial by Donohue, Julie M., Ph.D, Belnap, Bea Herbeck, Dr. Biol. Hum, Men, Aiju, M.S, He, Fanyin, Ph.D, Roberts, Mark S., M.P.P., M.D, Schulberg, Herbert C., Ph.D, Reynolds, Charles F., M.D, Rollman, Bruce L., M.D., M.P.H

“…Abstract Objective To determine the 12-month cost-effectiveness of a collaborative care (CC) program for treating depression following coronary artery bypass…”
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Can a Two-Dose Influenza Vaccine Regimen Better Protect Older Adults? An Agent-Based Modeling Study by Williams, Katherine V, Krauland, Mary G, Harrison, Lee H, Williams, John V, Roberts, Mark S, Zimmerman, Richard K

“…Older adults (age ≥ 65) are at high risk of influenza morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the impact of a hypothetical two-dose influenza vaccine…”
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Agent-based model of the impact of higher influenza vaccine efficacy on seasonal influenza burden by Krauland, Mary G., Zimmerman, Richard K., Williams, Katherine V., Raviotta, Jonathan M., Harrison, Lee H., Williams, John V., Roberts, Mark S.

“…•We used an agent-based model to estimate the impact of more effective influenza vaccines.•Simulations included vaccine effectiveness ranging from 40 to…”
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Willingness to Pay for a Quality-Adjusted Life Year: Implications for Societal Health Care Resource Allocation by King, Joseph T., Tsevat, Joel, Lave, Judith R., Roberts, Mark S.

“…Background . Health-state preferences can be combined with willingness-to-pay (WTP) data to calculate WTP per quality-adjusted life year (QALY). The WTP/QALY…”
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Impact of generic alendronate cost on the cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening and treatment by Nayak, Smita, Roberts, Mark S, Greenspan, Susan L

“…Since alendronate became available in generic form in the Unites States in 2008, its price has been decreasing. The objective of this study was to investigate…”
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Development of a Synthetic Population Model for Assessing Excess Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Death by Krauland, Mary G, Frankeny, Robert J, Lewis, Josh, Brink, LuAnn, Hulsey, Eric G, Roberts, Mark S, Hacker, Karen A

“…Evaluating the association of social determinants of health with chronic diseases at the population level requires access to individual-level factors…”
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Cost-effectiveness of low-molecular-weight heparin for treatment of pulmonary embolism by Aujesky, Drahomir, Smith, Kenneth J, Cornuz, Jacques, Roberts, Mark S

“…Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) appears to be safe and effective for treating pulmonary embolism (PE), but its cost-effectiveness has not been assessed. We…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of problem-solving courts at preventing fatal and non-fatal opioid events: preliminary findings from Indiana by Van Nostrand, Elizabeth, Johnston, Alyssa, Albert, Steven M, Brown, Andre L, Buchanich, Jeanine M, Ray, Brad, Roberts, Mark S

“…Fatal and non-fatal events associated with drug misuse are skyrocketing in most United States jurisdictions, including Indiana. Historically, the role of the…”
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