PMD8 TRENDS IN DATA SOURCES USED FOR ECONOMIC EVALUATION

Introduction: Sources of Instability Political Trends Economic Trends

The current instability in Colombia derives from the interaction and resulting synergies of an underground criminal drug economy and the growth of armed challenges to the state’s authority. The first source of instability is reflected in the pervasive influence of drug networks and their infiltration of key societal institutions; the second lies in the growth of guerrilla armies, paramilitaries...

Measuring health system resource use for economic evaluation: a comparison of data sources.

A key challenge for evaluators and health system planners is the identification, measurement and valuation of resource use for economic evaluation. Accurately capturing all significant resource use is particularly difficult in the Australian context where there is no comprehensive database from which researchers can draw. Evaluators and health system planners need to consider different approach...

Cell Suppression and Audit Programs used for Economic Magnitude Data

Cell suppression and audit programs have been used at the Census Bureau for many years for insuring the confidentiality of establishments that contribute data that are used for building economic magnitude data tables. Since the 1987 Economic Census, the suppression programs were based on network flow models which work well for 2D tables but which have some drawbacks for higher dimensional table...

SOURCES OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY FOR CHINA'S TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE ENTERPRISES

Material-specific Conversion Factors for Different Solid Phantoms Used in the Dosimetry of Different Brachytherapy Sources

Introduction Based on Task Group No. 43 (TG-43U1) recommendations, water phantom is proposed as a reference phantom for the dosimetry of brachytherapy sources. The experimental determination of TG-43 parameters is usually performed in water-equivalent solid phantoms. The purpose of this study was to determine the conversion factors for equalizing solid phantoms to water. Materials and Methods T...