Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors versus that of angiotensin receptor blockers on survival in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a nationwide observational cohort s... by Seok Hui Kang, Gui Ok Kim, Bo Yeon Kim, Eun Jung Son, Jun Young Do

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Surveillance of drug prescribing: why outliers miss their targets – a qualitative study by Julia Gollnick, Nikoletta Zeschick, Franziska Hörbrand, Peter Killian, Maria Sebastiao, Thomas Kühlein, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff

“…Methods We identified outliers based on drug prescribing data from the association of statutory health insurance (SHI)-accredited physicians (KV). Outliers were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews. …”
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Subcutaneous Single Injection Digital Block with Epinephrine by Motoki Sonohata, Satomi Nagamine, Kazumasa Maeda, Kenji Ogawa, Hideki Ishii, Kenji Tsunoda, Akihiko Asami, Masaaki Mawatari

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Patient engagement in radiation oncology: a large retrospective study of survey response dynamics by Bailey A. Loving, Hong Ye, Elizabeth Rutka, John M. Robertson

“…Factors included age, gender, race, socioeconomic status (SES) via Area Deprivation Index (ADI), language, marital status, smoking, employment, insurance type, mental health disorders (MHD), comorbidity index (CCI), and cancer type.ResultsIn a comprehensive analysis of 11,859 patients, most were female (57.2%), over 65 years old (60.7%), and primarily insured by Medicare (45.9%). …”
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Association between early ondansetron use and the risk of sepsis in intensive care unit patients: a secondary data of the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV database by Xuan Liu, Qiuye Kou, Enhe Liu

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A Randomized Survey of the Preference of Gastroenterologists for a Cochrane Review versus a Traditional Narrative Review by John WD McDonald, Jeffrey Mahon, Kelly Zarnke, Brian Feagan, Lorinda Simms, Wayne Tucker

“…Systematic reviews use methods to insure thoroughness and to minimize bias, but many clinicians are not familiar with systematic reviews and continue to rely on narrative reviews.…”
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Interplanting Secondary Crops into Existing Strawberry Fields. by John R. Duval, E. A. Golden, Alicia Whidden

“…Strawberry is a high value, insurable crop. However, insurance policies do not allow for intercropping of strawberry with secondary crops. …”
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PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI PEMASARAN TERHADAP PENINGKATAN JUMLAH NASABAH ASURANSI BUMI ASIH JAYA MEDAN by Ardial Ira Yustina

“…This research is conducted to know how execution of marketing communications by employees of Glorious Earth Asih Insurance. The issues of this research is: " How far the iInfluence of marketing communications to make-up of the amount of client at Glorious Earth Asih Insurance?" …”
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Antiretroviral therapies and status of people living with HIV in Japan: An update from hospital survey and national database. by Yoshiyuki Yokomaku, Tatsuya Noda, Mayumi Imahashi, Yuichi Nishioka, Tomoya Myojin, Aikichi Iwamoto, Tomoaki Imamura

“…The study utilized data from approximately 360 core hospitals through structured questionnaires and the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups (NDB). …”
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Pluvial flood impacts and policyholder responses throughout the United States by Benjamin Nelson-Mercer, Taeho Kim, Vinh Ngoc Tran, Valeriy Ivanov

“…To assess pluvial flood impacts, we leveraged U.S. flood insurance claims and policy records for a subset of properties outside 100-year floodplains, streamflow records, and nationwide precipitation data, enabling us to distinguish damage claims caused by pluvial floods over 1978–2021. …”
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Increased Early‐Mortality in Children With Solid Tumors During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in a Middle‐Income Country by Oscar Ramirez, Vivian Piedrahita, Santiago Bolivar, Karina Grillo, Adriana Linares, Carlos Pardo, Martha Piña, Amaranto Suarez, Carlos A. Portilla, Jesus Ardila, Viviana Lotero, Luz A. Urcuqui, Angela Trujillo, Patricia Montenegro, Luis E. Bravo, Paula Aristizabal, VIGICANCER Working Group

“…Early‐mortality was higher in patients with public insurance, a vulnerable population that warrants attention.…”
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Clinical application of oral Chinese Patent Medicines in ophthalmology: a scoping review protocol by Wei Zhou, Kai Xu, Ziyang Huang, Xiaoyu Li, Xing Liao, Lina Liang, Yamin Li, Qianqian Zuo

“…However, comprehensive evidence for using CPMs in ophthalmology is lacking.Aim We will apply the methodology of scoping review to systematically search and sort out the available evidence on oral CPMs for the treatment of eye diseases, identify the distribution of evidence in this field and provide a basis for clinical practice and medical decisions.Methods The scoping review will be implemented in the following seven steps: (1) defining the research question; (2) searching National Essential Medicines List (2018 edition), National Basic Medical Insurance, Work Injury Insurance and Maternity Insurance Drug Catalog (2020 edition) and Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2020 edition) for oral CPMs for the treatment of eye diseases; (3) searching Embase, Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Chongqing VIP Chinese Scientific Journals Database, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database and Wanfang Database for relevant literature published from inception to December 2021; (4) developing eligibility criteria; (5) screening the studies based on inclusion criteria; (6) extracting relevant data and lastly, (7) collating, summarising and reporting the results.Ethics and dissemination Since the scoping review aims at collecting data from publicly available publications, this study does not require ethical approval. …”
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Association between self-reported eye conditions in patients at rural federally qualified health centers and vision-targeted health-related quality of life: the AL-SIGHT study by Thomas A. Swain, Thomas A. Swain, Gerald McGwin, Gerald McGwin, Lindsay A. Rhodes, Christopher A. Girkin, Cynthia Owsley

“…Demographic variables were collected -- age, gender, race/ethnicity, employment, marital status, health insurance, education, and driving status. Patients reported the presence of eye conditions including glaucoma and many other eye conditions. …”
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Modeling Hospitalization Decision and Utilization for the Elderly in China by Xin Xu, Dongxiao Chu

“…Policy efforts should be made to improve the level of basic medical insurance.…”
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Recognizing Cow Muzzle Patterns using the Convolution Neural Network (CNN) Algorithm by Sulthon Zamroni, Giri Wahyu Wiriasto, Bulkis Kanata

“…Additionally, this research can be used to support insurance programs such as Cattle Farming Insurance (AUTS) to protect farmers from losses due to cattle theft and death. …”
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Project Capital Allocation Combination Equilibrium Decision Model Based on Behavioral Option Game by Meirui Zhong, Anqi Zeng, Jianbai Huang, Kairong Hong

“…Therefore, a good incentive plan should be a balance among insurance, incentive, and fairness, not only a balance between insurance and incentive.…”
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Patterns of Use of Flexible Sigmidoscopy, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy: A Population-Based Study in a Canadian Province by Robert J Hilsden

“…The present study examined patterns of use of GI endoscopy in a Canadian province, Alberta, with universal health care insurance.…”
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Cardiovascular Disease and Its Implication for Higher Catastrophic Health Expenditures Among Households in Sub-Saharan Africa by Folashayo Ikenna Peter Adeniji, Taiwo Akinyode Obembe

“…Equity in health financing presupposes that access to health insurance should be predicated on individual health needs. …”
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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Sikap dengan Penggunaan Antibiotik Tanpa Resep Dokter by Hasnal Laily Yarza, Yanwirasti ., Lili Irawati

“…<br />Keywords : knowledge level, attitude, health insurance, antibiotics without doctorspresription</p>…”
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Correlates of maternal health services utilization among adolescent mothers in Ghana: analysis of Ghana maternal health survey 2017 by Anita Anima Daniels, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Obed Ernest A. Nettey

“…Utilization of the maternal health services was determined by predisposing factors such as age and parity as well as enabling factors including health insurance coverage, permission for treatment and wealth index.…”
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