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Estimating the cost-effectiveness of an infant 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine national immunization program in China by Shen, Kunling, Wasserman, Matthew, Liu, Dongdong, Yang, Yong-Hong, Yang, Junfeng, Guzauskas, Greg F, Wang, Bruce C M, Hilton, Betsy, Farkouh, Raymond

“…The burden of pneumococcal disease in China is high, and a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) recently received regulatory approval and is…”
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Estimating the response and economic burden of rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in Taiwan using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) by Shi, Qiang, Li, Ko-Jen, Treuer, Tamas, Wang, Bruce C M, Gaich, Carol L, Lee, Chien-Hsun, Wu, Wen-Shuo, Furnback, Wesley, Tang, Chao-Hsiun

“…Previous studies in Taiwan utilizing the Taiwan's National Health Insurance Database (NHIRD) have estimated the direct healthcare costs of RA patients, but…”
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Cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgical procedures for the treatment of severe obesity by Wang, Bruce C. M., Wong, Edwin S., Alfonso-Cristancho, Rafael, He, Hao, Flum, David R., Arterburn, David E., Garrison, Louis P., Sullivan, Sean D.

“…Objective One-third of Americans are obese and an increasing number opt for bariatric surgery. This study estimates the cost-effectiveness of common bariatric…”
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Understanding the global measurement of willingness to pay in health by McDougall, Jean A., Furnback, Wesley E., Wang, Bruce C. M., Mahlich, Jörg

“…Objective: To understand the different methodologies used to elicit willingness to pay for health and the value of a statistical life year through surveys…”
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The Cost-Effectiveness of Pregabalin Versus Gabapentin for Peripheral Neuropathic Pain (pNeP) and Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) in China by Wang, Bruce C. M., Liu, Dongdong, Furnback, Wesley E., Bifa, Fan, Dong, Peng, Xie, Li, Guzauskas, Gregory F., Zhang, Sali

“…Introduction Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a type of peripheral neuropathic pain (pNeP), is the most common complication of herpes zoster. The objective of…”
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The Cost-Effectiveness of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Seven Chinese Cities by Li, Yan, Wang, Huaqing, Furnback, Wesley, Wang, Bruce C. M., Zhu, Shuiqing, Dong, Peng

“…Objective: This study estimates the cost-effectiveness of vaccination with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) among infants in Beijing,…”
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Patient Characteristics, Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs of Targeted Therapy-Eligible Atopic Dermatitis Patients in Taiwan—A Real-World Study by Tang, Chao-Hsiun, Huang, Yao-Hsien, Chuang, Po-Ya, Wang, Bruce C. M., Wei, Ching-Yun, Ng, Khai Jing, Treuer, Tamas, Chu, Chia-Yu

“…Introduction The objective of this study was to conduct a retrospective analysis to understand the patient profile, treatment patterns, healthcare resource…”
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Modelling the long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery: A review of cost-effectiveness studies by Wang, Bruce C.M., PhD, Furnback, Wesley

“…Abstract Obesity, defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m2 , affects over 30% of the United States adult population and has been declared an epidemic by the Centers for…”
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Examining the BMI-mortality relationship using fractional polynomials by Wong, Edwin S, Wang, Bruce C M, Garrison, Louis P, Alfonso-Cristancho, Rafael, Flum, David R, Arterburn, David E, Sullivan, Sean D

“…Many previous studies estimating the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality impose assumptions regarding the functional form for BMI and…”
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Estimating the Economic Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Taiwan Using the National Health Insurance Database by Wang, Bruce C. M., Hsu, Ping-Ning, Furnback, Wesley, Ney, John, Yang, Ya-Wen, Fang, Chi-Hui, Tang, Chao-Hsiun

“…Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and destruction of the joints. Objectives This research aims…”
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Relationship between transfusion burden, healthcare resource utilization, and complications in patients with beta‐thalassemia in Taiwan: A real‐world analysis by Tang, Chao‐Hsiun, Furnback, Wesley, Wang, Bruce C. M., Tang, Jackson, Tang, Derek, Lu, Meng‐Yao, Huang, Vicky W.‐H., Musallam, Khaled M.

“…Background This study utilized a population‐based claims database to identify patients with beta‐thalassemia and evaluate associations between transfusion…”
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Epidemiology, Treatment Patterns, and Healthcare Resource Utilization Study of Patients With Alopecia Areata in Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database by Tsai, Tsen-Fang, Huang, Yao-Hsien, Wei, Ching-Yun, Ng, Khai Jing, Newson, Rachel S., Lee, Tzu-Han Hanna, Shen, Dereck, Wang, Bruce C.M., Tang, Chao-Hsiun

“…This study investigated the epidemiology, treatment patterns, and resource utilization in patients with alopecia areata (AA) in Taiwan using the National…”
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Tumor treating fields and maintenance temozolomide for newly-diagnosed glioblastoma: a cost-effectiveness study by Guzauskas, Gregory F, Pollom, Erqi L, Stieber, Volker W, Wang, Bruce C M, Garrison, Jr, Louis P

“…The EF-14 trial demonstrated that adding tumor treating fields (TTFields) to maintenance temozolomide (TMZ) significantly extends progression-free survival…”
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International differential pricing: easy in theory but hard in practice by Bruce CM Wang, Mohan Purushothaman

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The Lifetime Economic Burden of Inaccurate HER2 Testing: Estimating the Costs of False-Positive and False-Negative HER2 Test Results in US Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer by Garrison, Louis P., PhD, Babigumira, Joseph B., PhD, Masaquel, Anthony, PhD, Wang, Bruce C.M., PhD, Lalla, Deepa, PhD, Brammer, Melissa, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Background Patients with breast cancer whose tumors test positive for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) are treated with HER2-targeted…”
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The rise of health economics and outcomes research in healthcare decision-making by Wang, Bruce C.M

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Precision Health Economics and Outcomes Research to Support Precision Medicine: Big Data Meets Patient Heterogeneity on the Road to Value by Chen, Yixi, Guzauskas, Gregory F, Gu, Chengming, Wang, Bruce C M, Furnback, Wesley E, Xie, Guotong, Dong, Peng, Garrison, Louis P

“…The "big data" era represents an exciting opportunity to utilize powerful new sources of information to reduce clinical and health economic uncertainty on an…”
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BMI Trajectories Among the Severely Obese: Results From an Electronic Medical Record Population by Wong, Edwin S., Wang, Bruce C.M., Alfonso‐Cristancho, Rafael, Flum, David R., Sullivan, Sean D., Garrison, Louis P., Arterburn, David E.

“…Epidemiological studies have documented the growing prevalence of severe obesity during the past three decades. The primary goal of this study was to estimate…”
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Estimating the cost-effectiveness of linezolid for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia in Taiwan by Lin, Po-Chang, Wang, Bruce C.M, Kim, Richard, Magyar, Andrew, Lai, Chung-Chih, Yang, Ya-Wen, Huang, Yhu-Chering

“…Abstract Background/Purpose Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nosocomial pneumonia (NP) is associated with higher resource utilization,…”
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Estimated lifetime survival benefit of tumor treating fields and temozolomide for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients by Guzauskas, Gregory F, Salzberg, Marc, Wang, Bruce CM

“…To estimate the mean lifetime survival benefit, an essential component of health economic evaluations in oncology, of adding tumor treating fields (TTFields)…”
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