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Health Technologies as a Cost-Driver in Canada

Paul V. Grootendorst, Hai Thanh Nguyen, Alexandra Constant, Minsup Shim • TSpace (University of Toronto) (2011)

This report describes our estimation of the effects of technological change (TC) on health care (HC) expenditures in Canada during the period 1996-2008. We focus on the effect of TC on overall nominal expenditures, as well as the effects of...

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Health Technology Assessment

Lise Lund Håheim, Berit Mørland • IGI Global eBooks (2009)

Scientific publications in medical fields are rapidly increasing and are overwhelming in numbers. This poses a challenge to health authorities, and health professionals who need knowledge to make informed decisions in finding the best evide...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch046

The development of health technology assessment in Brazil

David Banta, Liz Maria de Almeida • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the developing health technology assessment (HTA) activities in Brazil, both historically and in the present day. METHODS: This report is a descriptive analysis based on personal experiences...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090722

The evolution of digital health technologies in cardiovascular disease research

Clara C. Zwack, Milad Haghani, Matthew Hollings, Ling Zhang et al. • npj Digital Medicine (2023)

When implemented in practice, digital technologies have shown improvements in morbidity and mortality outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). For scholars, research into digital technologies in cardiovascular care has been r...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00734-2 PMC: 9808768

Nordic Health Technology Forum - Seminar

Halldor Petur Thorsteinsson, David Ludviksson, Ólöf Söebech • KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (2004)

The main task of this pre-project was to prepare and carry out Nordic Health Technology Seminar in cooperation with Nordic Industrial Fund to get an overview on State of Art in the field, indentify and analyse the needs of SMEs, define goal...

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Health technology assessment for digital health Technologies in India: a framework for action

Denny John, Abhirup Dutta Majumdar, Rakesh N Pillai, Sajda Khatoon et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2024)

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to understand the path for establishing digital health technologies-health technology assessment (DHT-HTA) in India. METHODS: A rapid review of HTA and DHT frameworks on PubMed (MEDLINE) and Google Schol...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462324000345 PMC: 11703630

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN AUSTRIA

Claudia Wild • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

The Austrian healthcare system relies mainly on physicians in private practice and on various services provided by hospitals. The social health insurance scheme is compulsory, covering 99% of the population. The system is very decentralized...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101023

Association between Higher Blood Pressure and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Adults

Xue Yang, Jian Chen, An Pan, Jason H.Y. Wu et al. • Diabetes & Metabolism Journal (2020)

BackgroundTo examine the prospective association between higher blood pressure (BP) and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.MethodsA total of 9,642 middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults (≥45 ye...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2019.0081

Development of WEFIT Screening Tool for Assessing Pre-exercise Fitness Level for Older Adults in Peninsular Malaysia

Divya Vanoh, Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin, Suzana Shahar, Shahrul Azman Mohd Noah et al. • Journal of Health Research (2022)

Background: Pre-exercise screening is important to identify the fitness level of older adults prior to performing exercise. This study aimed to develop a screening tool for identifying older adults with poor physical fitness prior to exerci...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.56808/2586-940x.1006

Mediating effects of attitude on the relationship between knowledge and willingness to organ donation among nursing students

Xiaohang Chen, Xin Zhou, Yan Xu, Li Pan et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2024)

BackgroundThe current rate of organ donation in China falls significantly below the global average and the actual demand. Nursing students play a crucial role in supporting and promoting social and public welfare activities. This study prim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1370635

A Benzimidazole-Based N-Heterocyclic Carbene Derivative Exhibits Potent Antiproliferative and Apoptotic Effects against Colorectal Cancer

Sarah Al-Nasser, Maha Hamadien Abdulla, Noura Alhassan, Mansoor-Ali Vaali-Mohammed et al. • Medicina (2024)

Background and Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major global health issue. Although chemotherapy is the first-line treatment, its effectiveness is limited due to drug resistance developed in CRC. To overcome resistance and impr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/medicina60091379

Semi-enclosed experimental system for coal spontaneous combustion for determining regional distribution of high-temperature zone of coal fire

Jingyu Zhao, Hanqi Ming, Tao Guo, Yuxuan Zhang et al. • International Journal of Coal Science & Technology (2022)

Abstract Temperature variation and gas generation at different depths and positions in the coal combustion process were studied to determine the propagation and evolution of high temperature regions in the process of coal spontaneous combus...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s40789-022-00535-8