The paper explores the potential of Khao Dawk Mali expansion in Northern Thailand as well as presents estimation of demand for variable inputs and choice of rice varieties as jointly determined by the profit-maximizing farmers. Results reveal that, Khao Dawk Mali provides economic advantage over glutinous varieties and can be conceived as a better alternative crop particularly in areas with ina...

n engl j med 376;3 nejm.org January 19, 2017 C analysis in U.S. health care seems poised for a second act of sorts. Although it has never actually gone away, efforts to apply it have encountered resistance, and the federal government and some health care organizations have sometimes prohibited its use or relegated it to a minor role. But several developments are helping to recharge the field. O...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease but PAH treatment cost is very high. Nowadays, there has been no cost-effectiveness information related to PAH treatments in Thailand. The aim of this study was to systematically review economic evaluation studies of drugs treatment in PAH. Studies reporting in term of clinical outcomes and costs during January 1990 to October 2012 were se...

Over the past decade there has been worldwide interest in the effect of nurse staffi ng on quantifi able patient outcomes. In numerous multi-centre studies of hospitalised adults, in-hospital mortality has been reported to be inversely associated with nurse staffi ng levels.1–3 There are fewer published data establishing the trade-offs and associations between resources provided and quality of ...

In addition, economic analysis helps policymakers determine which of several alternative intervention programs provides the most benefits per dollar spent. For example, policymakers may assess the costeffectiveness of prevention versus treatment programs or broad-based versus targeted prevention programs. Focusing on this latter policy issue, suppose that policymakers wish to reduce the number ...

Heart failure is the fastest growing cardiovascular diagnosis in North America, and it carries a poor prognosis. To improve survival in heart failure patients, therapies need to reduce either sudden cardiac death (the most common cause of death in patients with New York Heart Association [NYHA] Class I or II symptoms) or progressive heart failure (the predominant cause of death in those with NY...

Objective: To estimate, from a Filipino societal perspective, the costeffectiveness of preventing atopic dermatitis (AD) via early nutritional intervention with 100% whey-based partially hydrolyzed formula (PHF-W) versus standard cow’s milk formula (SF) in healthy, urban infants with atopic heredity who are not exclusively breast-fed. Methods: A Markov model was used to simulate over 6 years th...

„ Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic progressive disease that is characterised by raised blood glucose levels due to resistance to the action of insulin. „ T2DM represents a large clinical burden; approximately 2.9 million people were diagnosed with T2DM in 2013 in the UK,1 and treating T2DM and its complications is estimated to cost £12 billion annually.2 „ A step-wise approach to tr...

Illicit drug use creates significant burden at societal, family and personal levels. Every year substantial resources are allocated for treatment and the consequences of illicit drug use in Australia and around the world. Heroin is one of the major forms of illicit drugs. Several independent heroin treatment strategies or interventions exist and state-of-the art research demonstrates their effi...