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Adis International Limited - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 12, pp. 731-733

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Adis International Limited - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 10, pp. 601-604

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Rice Varietal Improvement and International Exchange of Rice Germplasm.

Evenson, R.E. - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2001

This paper reviews econommic studies of rice research programs and attempts to identify the contributions of rice varietal improvement to changes in rice productivity. I also report some new work specifically addressed to the contributions of genetic resources to the production of rice varieties.

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Labour market policies, strategies and statistics for people with disabilities: A cross-national comparison

Bergeskog, Anders - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2001

target group’s labour force participation and employment rate; (2) what labour market programmes are applied and to what … descriptions of each country’s labour market programmes and statistics on the number of participants with disabilities and … and Austria, the latter two countries have a substantially higher proportion of people in labour market programmes …

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Utilizing and Integrating the Internet in Disease Management

Regan, Marybeth - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 3, pp. 131-139

The Internet's information capabilities and benefits to commerce have been proven but these results have an uncertain relationship to healthcare, managed care and disease management. The highly fragmented structure of the US healthcare industry presents strategic and operational issues, which...

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Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Angina Pectoris: A Team Approach to Disease Management

Cupples, Margaret E.; Dempster, Martin - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 9, pp. 473-481

The evaluation of outcome of management of patients with angina pectoris is now inextricably linked with an assessment of quality of life. Angina pectoris, as a manifestation of coronary heart disease, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries. Optimal management of patients...

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The Role of Mental Health Patient Organizations in Disease Management: Focus on the US National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association

Lewis, Lydia - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 11, pp. 607-617

Mood disorders are serious chronic illnesses that are the leading cause of disability worldwide. Up to two-thirds of all people with a mood disorder are undiagnosed. In the US, there are three suicides for every two homicides, with 70% of these deaths attributed to untreated depression. Mental...

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Disease Management Programs for Hepatitis C: A Team Approach to Setting Goals

Koff, Raymond S. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 8, pp. 431-439

Hepatitis C is an important target for the development of disease management programs. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common and most infected individuals develop persistent infection. Although this is usually associated with chronic liver injury (chronic hepatitis C), the infection and...

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Management of Colorectal Cancer: Defining the Role of Raltitrexed

Matheson, Anna J.; Noble, Stuart - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 5, pp. 269-287

In Europe and the US 300 000 cases of advanced colorectal cancer are diagnosed each year, and it is the third most common type of cancer after breast/ prostate and lung cancers. The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer increases with genetic predisposition or a family history of...

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Comparing Smoking Cessation Interventions for Work-Site Disease Management

Greenwood, Todd - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 10, pp. 565-576

Smoking cessation continues to be one of the most cost-effective preventive measures for work-site disease management. The US Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guideline, entitled `Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence,' provides guidance for evaluating and choosing smoking cessation...

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