Who Does the Numbers? The Role of Third-Party Technology Assessment to Inform Health Systems' Decision-Making about the Funding of Health Technologies
Marco Barbieri, Neil Hawkins, Mark Sculpher
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Health Utilities in Patients with HIV/AIDS in Thailand
Phantipa Sakthong, Jon C. Schommer, Cynthia R. Gross, Wisit Prasithsirikul, Rungpetch Sakulbumrungsil
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Economic Evaluation of Influenza Pandemic Mitigation Strategies in the United States Using a Stochastic Microsimulation Transmission Model
Beate Sander, Azhar Nizam, Louis P. Garrison, Jr., Maarten J. Postma, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Ira M. Longini, Jr.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Primary versus Secondary Prophylaxis with Pegfilgrastim in Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy
Scott D. Ramsey, Zhimei Liu, Rob Boer, Sean D. Sullivan, Jennifer Malin, Quan V. Doan, Robert W. Dubois, Gary H. Lyman
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Prescribing Trends and Drug Budget Impact of the ARBs in the UK
Betina T. Blak, C. Daniel Mullins, Fadia T. Shaya, Linda Simoni-Wastila, Catherine E. Cooke, Matthew R. Weir Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 2 PDF | HTML | View the article

Cross-Cultural Validation of the Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease-Psychosocial Questionnaire (SCOPA-PS) in Four Latin American Countries
Javier Virués-Ortega, Francisco Javier Carod-Artal, Marcos Serrano-Dueńas, Gabriela Ruiz-Galeano, Gloria Meza-Rojas, Carolina Velázquez, Federico Micheli, Pablo Martínez-Martín Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 2 PDF | HTML | View the article

Modeling Length of Stay in Hospital and Other Right Skewed Data: Comparison of Phase-Type, Gamma and Log-Normal Distributions
Malcolm Faddy, Nicholas Graves, Anthony Pettitt
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Does Attribute Framing in Discrete Choice Experiments Influence Willingness to Pay? Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment in Screening for Colorectal Cancer
Kirsten Howard, Glenn Salkeld Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 2 PDF | HTML | View the article

Information on Center Characteristics as Costs' Determinants in Multicenter Clinical Trials: Is Modeling Center Effect Worth the Effort?
Michele Petrinco, Eva Pagano, Alessandro Desideri, Riccardo Bigi, Marco Ghidina, Alberto Ferrando, Lauro Cortigiani, Franco Merletti, Dario Gregori Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 2 PDF | HTML | View the article

Economic Evaluation of the Decisions of the Israeli Public Committee for Updating the National List of Health Services in 2006/2007
Amir Shmueli Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 2 HTML | View the article

Breaking the Silence: Exploring the Potential Effects of Explicit Instructions on Incorporating Income and Leisure in TTO Exercises
Marieke Krol, Pedram Sendi, Werner Brouwer
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Health State Valuation Methods and Reference Points: The Case of Tinnitus
Michael Happich, Jörn Moock, Thomas von Lengerk Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 1 PDF | HTML | View the article

Validation of Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index in Swedish for Assessing the Impact of Gallstones on Health-Related Quality of Life
Gabriel Sandblom, Per Videhult, Britt-Marie Karlson, Staffan Wollert, Mikael Ljungdahl, Bahman Darkahi, Haakan Liljeholm, Ib Christian Rasmussen Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 1 PDF | HTML | View the article

Using Conjoint Analysis to Estimate Healthy-Year Equivalents for Acute Conditions: An Application to Vasomotor Symptoms
F. Reed Johnson, A. Brett Hauber, Semra Özdemir Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 1 PDF | HTML | View the article

The Development of the Herpes Symptom Checklist and the Herpes Outbreak Impact Questionnaire
Lynda C. Doward, Stephen P. McKenna, David M. Meads, Kristijan Kahler, Feride Frech Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 1 PDF | HTML | View the article

Development of a New Questionnaire to Assess Patient Perceptions of Cancer-Related Fatigue: Item Generation and Item Reduction
Eva Baró, Joan Carulla, Javier Cassinello, Ramón Colomer, Jesús García Mata, Pere Gascón, José Antonio Gasquet, Michael Herdman, César A. Rodríguez, Jordi Sánchez, Vicente Valentín Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 1 PDF | HTML | View the article

The Health Value and Cost of Care for Major Depression
Katherine E. Watkins, M. Audrey Burnam, Maria Orlando, José J. Escarce, Haiden A. Huskamp, Howard H. Goldman Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 1 PDF | View the article

Deterministic Sensitivity Analysis for First-Order Monte Carlo Simulations: A Technical Note
Benjamin P. Geisler, Uwe Siebert, G. Scott Gazelle, David J. Cohen, Alexander Göhler Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 1 PDF | HTML | View the article

Cost-Effectiveness of Treatments Reducing Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Ireland, 2000 to 2010
Kathleen Bennett, Zubair Kabir, Michael Barry, Lesley Tilson, Dogan Fidan, Emer Shelley, Simon Capewell Value in Health Volume 12 Issue 1 PDF | HTML | View the article

Health State Utility Scores for Cancer-Related Anemia through Societal and Patient Valuations
Andrew Lloyd, Patricia van Hanswijck de Jonge, Scott Doyle, Paul Cornes Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 7 PDF | HTML | View the article

Balancing Equity and Efficiency in Health Priorities in Ghana: The Use of Multicriteria Decision Analysis
Caroline Jehu-Appiah, Rob Baltussen, Charles Acquah, Moses Aikins, Salassi Amah d'Almeida, William K. Bosu, Xander Koolman, Jeremy Lauer, Dan Osei, Sam Adjei Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 7 PDF | HTML | View the article

Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Hip Fractures by Hip Protectors in Elderly Institutionalized Residents in Germany
Afschin Gandjour, Eva-Julia Weyler Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 7 PDF | HTML | View the article

Citizen's Preferences Regarding Principles to Guide Health Care Allocation Decisions in Thailand
Vijj Kasemsup, MD, PhD, Jon C. Schommer, PhD, Richard R. Cline, PhD, Ronald S. Hadsall, PhD
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Discrete-Event Simulation Applied to Analysis of Waiting Lists. Evaluation of a Prioritization System for Cataract Surgery
Mercč Comas, PhD, Xavier Castells, MD, PhD, Lorena Hoffmeister, MSc, Rubén Román, MSc, Francesc Cots, MSc, PhD, Javier Mar, MD, PhD, Santiago Gutiérrez-Moreno, MSc, Mireia Espallargues, MD, PhD
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The Cost-Effectiveness of Atypicals in the UK
Bart Heeg, MSc, Erik Buskens, MD, Marc Botteman, MSc, Sue Caleo, MSc, Mike Ingham, MSc, Joep Damen, MSc, Frank de Charro, PhD, Ben van Hout, PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 7 PDF | HTML | View the article

Factors Associated with Variation in Utility Scores among Patients with Prostate Cancer
Fumitaka Shimizu, MD, Katsuki Fujino, BHlthSc, Yoichi M. Ito, MHlthSc, Takashi Fukuda, PhD, Yoshio Kawachi, MD, Shigeru Minowada, MD, Makoto Fujime, MD, Yasuo Ohashi, PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 7 PDF | HTML | View the article

Estimation of Life Expectancy and the Expected Years of Life Lost in Patients with Major Cancers: Extrapolation of Survival Curves under High-Censored Rates
Po-Ching Chu, MD, Jung-Der Wang, MD, ScD, Jing-Shiang Hwang, PhD, Yu-Yin Chang, MS Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 7 PDF | HTML | View the article

Willingness to Accept versus Willingness to Pay in a Discrete Choice Experiment
Janneke P. C. Grutters, PhD, Alfons G. H. Kessels, MD, MSc, Carmen D. Dirksen, PhD, Debby van Helvoort-Postulart, PhD, Lucien J. C. Anteunis, PhD, Manuela A. Joore, PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 7 PDF | HTML | View the article

The Direct Medical Costs of Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Douglas W. Mapel, MD, Scott B. Robinson, MPH, Homa B. Dastani, PhD, Hemal Shah, PharmD, Amy L. Phillips, PharmD, Eva Lydick, PhD
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Clustering of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life among US Adults
Chaoyang Li, MD, PhD, Earl S. Ford, MD, MPH, Ali H. Mokdad, PhD, Lina S. Balluz, ScD, MPH,David W. Brown, MSPH, MS, Wayne H. Giles, MD, MSValue in Health Volume 11 Issue 7 PDF | HTML | View the article

Cost-Effectiveness of Early versus Late Cinacalcet Treatment in Addition to Standard Care for Secondary Renal Hyperparathyroidism in the USA
Joshua A. Ray, MSc, Rohit Borker, PhD, Beth Barber, PhD, William J. Valentine, PhD, Vasily Belozeroff, PhD, Andrew J. Palmer, MBBS
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The Estimation Power of Alternative Comorbidity Indices
Onur Baser, PhD, Liisa Palmer, PhD, Judith Stephenson, SM
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Self-Reported Adverse Events after Groin Hernia Repair, A Study Based on a National Register
Ulf Fränneby, MD, PhD, Gabriel Sandblom, MD, PhD, Olof Nyrén, MD, PhD, Pär Nordin, MD, PhD, Ulf Gunnarsson, MD, PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 5 PDF | HTML | View the article

Development of EMPRO: A Tool for the Standardized Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
Jose M. Valderas, MD, PhD, MPH, Montse Ferrer, MD, PhD, MPH, Joan Mendívil, MD, Olatz Garin, MPH, Luis Rajmil, MD, PhD, Michael Herdman, MSc, Jordi Alonso, MD, PhD, on behalf of the Scientific Committee on "Patient-Reported Outcomes" of the IRYSS Network Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 5 PDF | HTML | View the article

The Impact of Chronic Hepatitis B on Quality of Life: A Multinational Study of Utilities from Infected and Uninfected Persons
Adrian R. Levy, PhD, Kris V. Kowdley, MD, Uchenna Iloeje, MD, MPH, Eskinder Tafesse, PhD, Jayanti Mukherjee, PhD, Robert Gish, MD, Natalie Bzowej, MD, Andrew H. Briggs, DPhilValue in Health Volume 11 Issue 5 PDF | HTML | View the article

A Cost Benefit Analysis Using Contingent Valuation Techniques: A Feasibility Study In Spinal Surgery
Mathias Haefeli MD, Achim Elfering PhD, Emma McIntosh PhD, Alastair Gray PhD, Atul Sukthankar MD, Norbert Boos MD, MBAValue in Health Volume 11 Issue 5 PDF | HTML | View the article

Validity Of The Health Profile-Types Of The Spanish Child Health And Illness Profile -Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AETM)
Jordi Alonso MD, PhD, Diana Urzola MD, MPH, Vicky Serra-Sutton MPH, Cristian Tebé MPH, Barbara Starfield MD, MPH, Anne W. Riley PhD, Luis Rajmil MD, PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 5 PDF | HTML | View the article

Introducing Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) In Reimbursement Procedures: Does It Affect The Outcome?
Philippe Van Wilder MPharmSc, Alain Dupont MD, PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 5 PDF | HTML | View the article

Literature Review Of Methods To Translate Health-Related Quality Of Life (HRQL) Questionnaires For Use In Multinational Clinical Trials
C. Acquadro MD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 5 PDF | HTML | View the article

A Randomised Controlled Trial Of The Cost Utility Of Second Generation Antipsychotics In People With Psychosis And Eligible For Clozapine
Linda M Davies MSc, Thomas R. E. Barnes MD DSc, Peter B Jones MD PhD, Shôn Lewis MD, Fiona Gaughran MD, Karen Hayhurst MSc, Alison Markwick BA, Helen Lloyd MSc, on behalf of the CUTLASS Team Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 5 PDF | HTML | View the article

Assessing the Impact of Censoring Of Costs and Effects on Health Care Decision-Making: An Example Using the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management (Affirm) Study
Elisabeth Fenwick PhD, Deborah A Marshall MHSc, PhD, Gordon Blackhouse MSc, Humberto Vidaillet MD, April Slee4, Lynn Shemanski PhD, Adrian R Levy PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 4 PDF | HTML | View the article

Economic Evaluations of Smoking Cessation and Relapse Prevention Programs for Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review
Jennifer Prah Ruger PhD, Karen M. Emmons PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 3 PDF | HTML | View the article

Duration Of Antipsychotic Drug Therapy In Real World Practice: A Comparison With CATIE Trial Results
Lei Chen PhD, Jeffrey S. McCombs PhD, Jinhee Park CPhil Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 4 PDF | HTML | View the article

Reliability Of Two Instruments For Critical Assessment Of Economic Evaluations
Flora Au MA, Shirlina Prahardi MA, Alan Shiell PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 4 PDF | HTML | View the article

The Impact of Body Weight on Patient Utilities with or without Type 2 iabetes: A Review of the Medical Literature
Susan L. Dennett PhD, RPh, Kristina S. Boye PhD, RPh, Nicole R. Yurgin PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 4 PDF | HTML | View the article

Validation Of A Prediction Model To Estimate Health Utilities Index Mark 3 Utility Scores From WOMAC Index Scores In Patients With Osteoarthritis Of The Hip
Deborah Marshall PhD, Dan Pericak MMath, PStat, Paul Grootendorst PhD, Katherine Gooch MSc, Peter Faris PhD, Cy Frank MD, Nicholas Bellamy MD, George Torrance PhD, David Feeny PhD Value in Health Volume 11 Issue 4 PDF | HTML | View the article

Outcome Measurement in Clinical Genetics Services: A Systematic Review of Validated Measures
Katherine Payne PhD, MSc, BPharm, MRPharmS, Stuart Nicholls MSc, BSc, Marion McAllister PhD, MSc, BSc, Rhona MacLeod, PhD, MSc, BSc, Dian Donnai MD, FRCP, OBE, Linda M. Davies MSc, BSc Value in Health, Volume 11, Issue 4 PDF | HTML | View the article

Gaussian Process Metamodeling in Bayesian Value of Information Analysis: A Case of the Complex Health Economic Model for Breast Cancer Screening
Klemen Rojnik, MPharm Klemen Naveršnik, Mpharm Value in Health, Volume 11, Issue 3 PDF | HTML | View the article

Estimating the Cost of Complications of Diabetes in Australia using Administrative Health Care Data
Philip Clarke, Jose Leal, Chris Kelman, Merran Smith, Stephen Colagiuri Value in Health, Volume 11, Issue 2 PDF | HTML | View the article

Probabilistic Cost-Effectiveness Modeling of Different Breast Cancer Screening Policies in Slovenia
Klemen Rojnik, MPharm Klemen Naveršnik, MPharm Tatjana Mateovic-Rojnik, MPharm, PhD Maja PrimicŽakelj, MD, PhD Value in Health, Volume 11, Issue 2 PDF | HTML | View the article

Development, Validation, and Application of a Microsimulation Model to Predict Stroke and Mortality in Medically Managed Asymptomatic Patients with Significant Carotid Artery Stenosis
Harry J. Smolen, MS, David J. Cohen, MD, MSc, Gregory P. Samsa, PhD, James F. Toole, MD, Robert W. Klein, MS, Nicolas M. Furiak, MS, Beverly H. Lorell, MD Value in Health, Volume 10, Issue 6 View the article

Quality of Life Assessed with the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36-Item Health Survey of Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ylian S. Liem, MD, MSc Johanna L. Bosch, PhD Lidia R. Arends, MSc, MA Majanka H. Heijenbrok-Kal, PhD M. G. Myriam Hunink, MD, PhD Value in Health, Volume 10, Issue 5 PDF |  HTML |  View the article

The Methodological Quality of Economic Evaluations of Guideline Implementation into Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review of Empiric Studies
Ties Hoomans, MSc Silvia M.A.A. Evers, PhD André J.H.A. Ament, PhD Mariette W.A. Hübben, PhD Trudy van der Weijden, MD, PhD Jeremy M. Grimshaw, MD, PhD Johan L. Severens, PhD Value in Health, Volume 10, Issue 4 PDF |  HTML |  View the article

Economic Evaluation of a Bayesian Model to Predict Late-Phase Success of New Chemical Entities
Asher D. Schachter, MD, MMSc, MS Marco F. Ramoni, PhD Gianluca Baio, PhD Thomas G. Roberts, Jr, MD, MSocSci Stanley N. Finkelstein, MD Value in Health, Volume 10, Issue 4 PDF  |   HTML  |   View the article

The Cost-Effectiveness of Expanding Newborn Screening for Up to 21 Inherited Metabolic Disorders Using Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Results from a Decision-Analytic Model
Lauren E. Cipriano BSc, BA, C. Anthony Rupar PhD, Gregory S. Zaric PhD Value in Health, Volume 10 Issue 2 PDF   |   HTML |   View the article

Cost and Utilization Impacts of Oral Antihistamines in the California Medical Program
Joel W. Hay PhD, Michael Leahy, MBA Value in Health, Volume 8, Issue 4 PDF  |   HTML |  View the article

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