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Putting a Public Health Face on Clinical Practice: Potential for Using an Infectious Disease Management Model for Chronic Disease Prevention

Fedder, Donald O.; Desai, Harsha; Maciunskaite, Migle - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 14 (2006) 6, pp. 329-333

Chronic diseases are the major cause of death and disability worldwide, accounting for 60% of all deaths. This article presents a strategy that has been developed based on an infectious disease management model, to improve earlier detection and treatment of patients with chronic disease. We...

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Disease Management for Hypertension: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Trial of 67 Australian General Practices

Turnbull, Deborah A.; Beilby, Justin J.; Ziaian, Tahereh; … - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 14 (2006) 1, pp. 27-35

Objectives: We aimed to assess the feasibility of implementing, within Australian general practice, an innovative disease management program for hypertension. The central platform of this program is an information communication technology package for risk assessment and management, access to a...

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A Reappraisal of the Virtues of Private Sector Employment Programmes

Graversen, Brian Krogh; Jensen, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

In this paper, we evaluate the employment effects of Danish active labour market programmes aimed at welfare benefit … information on participation in labour market programmes and subsequent employment. Using a latent variable model, we estimate … mean effects of participation in private sector employment programmes compared to participation in other programmes, but we …

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Divergences and convergences in public affairs education and research

Adams, Kenneth - In: International Journal of Public Policy 1 (2006) 4, pp. 355-366

the emergence of public affairs as a senior field of study. Changes in the characteristics of public affairs programmes at …, characteristics of the top programmes in public affairs are examined and the future direction for new or established programmes …

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Salarios y Programas de Bienestar Industrial en la empresa ferroviaria MZA (1915-1935)

Vara, Tomás Martínez - In: Investigaciones de Historia Económica (IHE) Journal of … 4 (2006), pp. 101-138

into account Industrial Social Welfare programmes, since these accounted for a high percentage of earnings. One of the main …

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Young single motherhood : contested notions of motherhood and sexuality in policy discourses/program interventions

MULONGO, E.M.N. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2006

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Disease Management Update

Adis International Limited - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 14 (2006) 4, pp. 253-258

The rapid expansion of disease management continues. A multitude of stakeholders and marketplaces are now involved in providing cost effective quality healthcare for individuals and populations. To help you keep up-to-date with the very latest developments in disease management, this section of...

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In Search of Financial Savings from Disease Management: Applying the Number-Needed-to-Decrease Analysis to a Diabetic Population

Linden, Ariel; Biuso, Thomas J. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 14 (2006) 4, pp. 197-202

Background: In a previous article using population-level data, an a priori number-needed-to-decrease (NND) analysis was conducted to determine if there is potential opportunity in a given population for a disease management program to achieve financial effectiveness. Critics of that study have...

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Impact of a Diabetes Disease Management Program by Race and Ethnicity

Welch, Verna L.; Vukshich Oster, Natalia; Gazmararian, … - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 14 (2006) 4, pp. 245-252

Background: In the US, diabetes mellitus affects people in all racial and ethnic groups, but the prevalence and risk of complications are considerably higher among African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, and Alaskan Natives. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of enrollment for at...

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Promoting the Implementation of Best-Practice Guidelines Using a Matrix Tool: Focus on Cancer Care

Luxford, Karen; Hill, David; Bell, Richard - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 14 (2006) 2, pp. 85-90

Background/Objectives: Internationally, numerous clinical practice guidelines have been developed and disseminated with the intention of improving patient care. Research indicates that to improve practice in accord with clinical evidence, change is required by individual clinicians and teams of...

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