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Determination of the main factors contributing to increases in medicine expenditures for the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
To assess the main factors that contributed to the increase in medicine expenditure of the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan in the period 2006–2010. A time-series decomposition analysis was adopted for pharmaceutical ...
The Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking in Patients With Diabetes in Hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Widespread evidence has demonstrated the negative effects of tobacco smoking
in patients with diabetes. Although many studies have explored the prevalence of
tobacco smoking in the general population, data are lacking ...
Smoking cessation intervention: Can diabetic patients? change their motivation to quit and nicotine dependence?
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Pharmainfo Publications
, 2018 , Article)
Introduction: Considering smoking tobacco is a bad habit that drive smokers to nicotine dependence; that argue an urgent need to evaluate factors keep them smoke and how a smoking cessation intervention can affect these ...
Determination of the main factors contributing to increases in medicine expenditures for the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
Objectives: To assess the main factors that contributed to the increase in medicine expenditure of the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan in the period 2006-2010. Methods: A time-series decomposition analysis was ...
The impact of Indonesian generic medicine pricing policy on medicine prices
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SAGE Publications Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
Introduction: The government of Indonesia has established a commitment to the provision of affordable medicines. The retail price of unbranded generic cannot exceed the maximum retail price set by the Ministry of Health. ...
Systematic review of factors affecting pharmaceutical expenditures
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
, 2014 , Article Review)
Objective: To systematically identify the main factors contributing to the increase in pharmaceutical expenditures. Methods: A systematic search of published studies was conducted utilising major widely used electronic ...
Perception and attitude of general practitioners regarding generic medicines in Karachi, Pakistan: A questionnaire based study
(2012 , Article)
Objectives: In developing countries out-of-pocket payments (OOP) are as high as 80% of healthcare spending. Generic medicines can be instrumental in reducing this expenditure. The current study is aimed to explore the ...
Stages of change and health-related quality of life among employees of an institution
(2013 , Article)
Background Transtheoretical Model of change has been used successfully in promoting behaviour change. Objective To examine the relationships between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores with the stages of change ...
Assessing quality of a worksite health promotion programme from participants' views: Findings from a qualitative study in Malaysia
(2014 , Article)
Background An assessment of the process and outcomes of a health promotion programme is necessary for the continuous improvement of a programme. Objective To explore the participants' perceptions of the quality and ...
Validation of the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 among Chronic Schizophrenia Patients in Malaysia
(2012 , Article)
Objectives: To explore the validity and reliability of a disease-specific health-related quality-of-life questionnaire-the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale Revision 4 (SQLS-R4)-in patients with schizophrenia in Malaysia. ...