In: Nutrition, 2021, vol. 85, no. May, p. 7 p
The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of bioimpedance phase angle (PA) on selected clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized in internal-medicine wards. This was a retrospective observational study of 168 patients admitted to the internalmedicine service (52.9% women, 47.1% men), with a mean (± SD) age of 73.9 ± 15.9 y. Anthropometric examination, laboratory tests,...
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In: Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2015, vol. 44, no. 1, p. 21-38
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In: International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2018, vol. 30, no. 4, p. 257-264
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In: International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2017, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 527-533
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The implementation of a lockdown to control the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a strong debate in several countries. This makes it crucial to shed light on the actual benefits of such kind of policy. To this purpose, we focus on the Swiss lockdown during the first wave of Covid-19 infections and estimate the number of potentially saved lives. To predict the number of deaths in absence of any...
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In: American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, 2019, vol. 19, no. 5, p. 497–508
Introduction: The addition of statins to standard care in heart failure (HF) patients remains controversial in clinical practice. Large-scale clinical trials failed to show mortality benefits, but uncertainty persists in real-world settings.Objective: We evaluated whether the prescription of statins at hospital discharge is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality at up to 1 year of...
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In: European Journal of Health Economics, 2019, vol. 20, no. 6, p. 919-931
Ambient air pollution is the environmental factor with the most significant impact on human health. Several epidemiological studies provide evidence for an association between ambient air pollution and human health. However, the recent economic literature has challenged the identification strategy used in these studies. This paper contributes to the ongoing discussion by investigating the...
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In: European Journal of Health Economics
Ambient air pollution is the environmental factor with the most significant impact on human health. Several epidemiological studies provide evidence for an association between ambient air pollution and human health. However, the recent economic literature has challenged the identification strategy used in these studies. This paper contributes to the ongoing discussion by investigating the...
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In: Pediatric Cardiology, 2014, vol. 35, no. 5, p. 851-856
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In: World Journal of Surgery, 2014, vol. 38, no. 12, p. 3082-3088
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