BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory II [38]. STAI-T: trait scale of the State-Trait-Anxiety-Inventory [39]. LEC: Life Events Checklist [40]. Test for differences between groups:...

Summary of Equity Findings.

Optimal risk cutoffs and the number of women receiving NIPT for contingent NIPT policies.

Footnotes: ms: months; yrs: years. See Table S2 in Appendix S1 for specific seasonal and provincial numbers.

1Out of a possible rating of 9, where score of 9 is the least biased. WHO-JHU Synthesizing Intervention Effectiveness Project 9-point rigour scale.*In the authors' view the use...

Background and purpose: The cost effectiveness of occupational therapy for subacute stroke patients is unclear in the extant literature. Consequently, this study determined the...

A standard deviation of 25% of the mean was assumed for the percentage increases for contingent NIPT and universal NIPT uptake. As standard practice, normal distributions of...

Footnotes: The original currency was CNY and has been converted to USD using exchange rate in 2010 (100 US = 677 CNY). We only included the cost that was reimbursed by the...

Criteria for rational use of antibiotic prophylaxis in clean and clean-contaminated operations in the Department of Urological Surgery.

All model results. (XLSX 52 kb)

Cost-benefit analysis of pharmacist interventions.

BackgroundPlacebos are widely used in clinical practice in spite of ethical restrictions. Whether such use is justified depends in part on the relative benefit of placebos...

aData from meta-analysis.bCalculated from Buddhachinaraj Regional Hospital (BCRH) database using ICD-10 for identification of patients.cCalculated from utility of patients with...

Footnotes: OPTION One includes measures of a single telephone reminder. OPTION Two includes a comprehensive measure of sending a free vaccination voucher and expanding the...

Answers are expressed as percentage of all responses. Cut-off level to reach consensus: two-thirds (67%) of agreement of effective answers.

MOI indicates Mechanism of injury AD: Anatomical Distribution ISS: Injury Severity Score *Educational status was divided into three groups: low (no formal education,...

Answers are expressed as percentage of all responses. Cut-off level to reach consensus: two-thirds (67%) of agreement of effective answers.

BC indicates battle casualty CG1: control group 1 CG2: control group 2 N: number E1-E4: junior enlisted E5-E9: senior enlisted WO1–WO3: warrant officers O1–O3: junior...

Baseline characteristics of children participating in the CHIRPY DRAGON study by trial arm.

Observed versus predicted HSUVs by severity. (XLSX 359 kb)