OBJECTIVE To analyze the health benefits and economics of treating NIDDM with the goal
of normoglycemia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Incidence-based simulation model …

OBJECTIVE To develop a model of NIDDM for analyzing prevention strategies for NIDDM.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A Markov type model with Monte Carlo techniques …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex debilitating condition affecting more than 70
million people worldwide. With the increased prevalence in risk factors such as diabetes, …

Objective In 2004, Willke and colleagues reviewed the efficacy endpoints reported in the
labels of new drugs approved in the United States from 1997 through 2002 to evaluate the use …

Objective This review was undertaken to assess the historical evidence of the disease
incidence and burden of laboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in medically …

Patients with myelofibrosis ( MF ) have significant debilitating symptoms, physical disabilities,
and poor health‐related quality of life ( HRQoL ). Here, we report post‐hoc analyses of the …

Objective To describe the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) burden of cervical dystonia (CD)
and report on the HRQOL and patient perception of treatment benefits of …

Objectives: It is postulated that patients with different cancer diagnoses, stages of disease
and treatments will exhibit different individual preferences for health-related quality-of-life (…

Background: The economic impact of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (IAHA) for the treatment
of knee pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) has been evaluated in the United States, but …

Background Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogenous group of rare tumors that involve
the connective tissue in the body (eg muscle, tendons). As with many rare tumors, little is …