Background: While there is increasing evidence that Advance Care Planning has the
potential to strengthen patient autonomy and improve quality of care near the end of life, it …

The traditional distinction between manufacturing and services, both in relation to products
and indeed, the actual companies themselves, is getting blurred. Increasingly services are …

The societal perspective in economic evaluations dictates that costs and effects of informal
care are included in the analyses. However, this incorporation depends on practically …

Objectives The objective of the present study was to measure and compare the direct costs
of intensive care unit (ICU) days at seven ICU departments in Germany, Italy, the …

Objective To provide data about wealth distribution in visceral leishmanisis (VL)‐affected
communities compared to that of the general population of Bihar State, India. Methods After …

Background Disease-specific costing studies can be used as input into cost-effectiveness
analyses and provide important information for efficient resource allocation. However …

Background Telemedicine has been advocated as an effective means to provide health care
services over a distance. Systematic information on costs and consequences has been …

Diabetes is a common metabolic disorder with increasing burden in Thailand. The chronic
nature along with associated complications makes the disease very costly. In Thailand, there …

The article aims to identify the scientific challenges and point out future research directions
on Cost Engineering. The research areas covered in this article include Design Cost; …

Objectives: To estimate the excess cost of stroke in Sweden and the potential costs that
could be avoided by preventing first-ever strokes. Methods: We adopted the incidence …