We describe a simple method to estimate household cost functions and family equivalence scales. It is an alternative to standard methods as it does not assume strong postulates about utility ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoke were less likely to receive tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) if they lived in rural areas or had longer travel times to care, ...

The world of protein engineering just took a giant leap forward. A team in China has developed a method that makes designing ...

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Objectives We aimed to understand the factors affecting psychological well-being of patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD). First, we explored how physical symptom severity, emotional distress and ...

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