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Università della Svizzera italiana

Phase angle is associated with length of hospital stay, readmissions, mortality, and falls in patients hospitalized in internal-medicine wards : a retrospective cohort study

Del Giorno, Rosaria ; Quarenghi, Massimo ; Stefanelli, Kevyn ; Rigamonti, Alice ; Stanglini, Carlotta ; De Vecchi, Valentina ; Gabutti, Luca

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,...

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

Long-term Relationships: Static Gains and Dynamic Inefficiencies

Hémous, David ; Olsen, Morten

In: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2018, vol. 16, no. 2, p. 383-435

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

Payment schemes and cost efficiency: evidence from Swiss public hospitals

Meyer, Stefan

In: International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2015, vol. 15, no. 1, p. 73-97

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

Does prospective payment increase hospital (in)efficiency? Evidence from the Swiss hospital sector

Widmer, Philippe

In: The European Journal of Health Economics, 2015, vol. 16, no. 4, p. 407-419

Université de Fribourg

Auditor expertise : Evidence from the public sector

Schelker, Mark

In: Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 116, no. 3, p. 432-435

This paper is the first attempt to study the relationship between public auditor expertise and fiscal performance. I find that states requiring the auditor to hold a professional degree feature significantly higher credit ratings and lower expenditures and debt.

Université de Fribourg

Auditors and Corporate Governance : Evidence from the Public Sector

Schelker, Mark

In: KYKLOS, 2013, vol. 66, no. 2, p. 275-300

Corporate auditors review and evaluate financial statements. To enhance independence the selection process and mandatory auditor rotation requirements have been debated intensively. The available empirical evidence is not conclusive and suffers from serious endogeneity problems. We propose learning from the public sector in which auditors play a similar role and present empirical evidence on...

Haute école de gestion de Genève

The effectiveness of the Swiss and Canadian antibiotic distribution system compared

Janett, Sophie ; Connerton, Timothy (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; TDIBM 104.

The aim of research paper was to explore the current antibiotic distribution system in Switzerland, as well as all the important players of this complex industry. In order to better understand how this industry functions. It is important to get a big picture by understanding the implication of pharmaceutical companies, health insurance companies, hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and drugstores, and...

Université de Fribourg

Empirical Essays on Preference Formation and Economic Decision Making

Tyahlo, Svitlana ; Eichenberger, Reiner (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2020.

This dissertation consists of four independent papers on economically relevant topics that cap- tured my attention because of personal background and professional experiences, such as coming from Ukraine, being an educated woman, living in a bilingual Swiss region and observing people delaying their work. Throughout my papers, I empirically analyze the determinants of individual attitudes ...