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Price of Poliomyelitis
1 August 1963
…of the world—particularly in the United States. Poliomyelitis was made notifiable in England and Wales in 1912. At this time, because of the problems of recognising and diagnosing the disease…
Factors Which May Affect Expenditure on Health
1 July 1965
…but which, nevertheless, influence its cost; secondly, there are medical advances, making new techniques available for the prevention and treatment of illness; thirdly, there are changes in the organisation and…
Malnutrition in the 1960s?
1 July 1967
The economic and social history of the twentieth century paints a picture of substantial improvement for the community as a whole. Poverty and hardship for large sections of the population…
Early Diagnosis of Anaemia
1 July 1968
Iron deficiency anaemia is a very common condition in the United Kingdom. Prevalence is greatest amongst women of child-bearing age and elderly men and women. Detection is easy, accurate and…
The Use of Pay-for-Performance for Drugs: Can It Improve Incentives for Innovation?
1 February 2012
…innovation. The authors conclude that “pay-for-performance” offers an important way forward to both handle uncertainty around expected value in routine clinical practice and provide the rewards essential for continued innovation….
Access Mechanisms for Orphan Drugs: A Comparative Study of Selected European Countries
1 November 2009
…are based primarily on clinical evidence, countries are flexible in their criteria and their approach, accepting lower risk-benefit ratios for OMPs than for other new medicines. When a formal health…
The Market for Biosimilars: Evolution and Policy Options
1 November 2008
…biogeneric, but governments and other payers need to behave differently to encourage this and realise savings. For example, price cuts after patent expiry and/or the use of reference pricing will…
Birth Impairments
9 January 1978
…form the theme of this paper and are discussed following a study of the incidence and prevalence of birth defects and a brief examination of some of the causes identified…
Dementia in Old Age
10 January 1979
…a loss of and structural changes in certain brain cells and include failing memory, intellectual deterioration and behavioural disturbance. The speed and extent of this disintegration of personality vary considerably…