▪ Abstract As many more clinical trials collect economic information within their study design,
so health economics analysts are increasingly working with patient-level data on both costs …

Objective: To compare productivity-cost estimates/or schizophrenia-related premature mortality
in Canada in 1996 using the human-capital (HC) approach and friction-cost (FC) method. …

Objective: To estimate the financial burden of schizophrenia in Canada in 1996. Method: Using
a prevalence-based approach, all direct health care costs, administrative costs of income …

Background: Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of sustained cardiac arrhythmia, but
recent trials have identified no clear advantage of rhythm control over rate control. …

Background The safety and efficacy of taking low-molecular-weight heparin at home was
previously demonstrated in a clinical trial in which patients with acute proximal deep vein …

Background—In the Canadian Implantable Defibrillator Study (CIDS), we assessed the cost-effectiveness
of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in reducing the risk of death …

BACKGROUND: Donepezil is a new drug recently approved in the United States and
Canada for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We estimated the cost‐effectiveness of …

Background: The SF‐6D is a new health state classification and utility scoring system based
on 6 dimensions (‘6D’) of the Short Form 36, and permits a “bridging” transformation …

Background and objectives: The treatment of severe aortic stenosis requires replacement of
the defective native valve. Traditionally, this has been done via surgery, but in the last 10 …

Background Computerized decision support systems (CDSSs) are believed to enhance
patient care and reduce healthcare costs; however the current evidence is limited and the cost-…