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Health related quality of life assessment in acute coronary syndrome patients: The effectiveness of early phase I cardiac rehabilitation
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Background: Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is one of the most burdensome cardiovascular diseases in terms of the cost of interventions. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme (CRP) is well-established in improving clinical ...
An Examination of Income Effect on Consumers’ Ethical Evaluation of Counterfeit Drugs Buying Behaviour: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar and Sudan
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JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited.
, 2016 , Article)
Introduction
There are limited studies on consumer behaviour toward counterfeit products and the determining factors that motivate willingness to purchase counterfeit items.
Aim
This study aimed to fill this ...
University-based smoking cessation program through pharmacist-physician initiative: An economic evaluation
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JCDR Research and Publications (P)
, 2016 , Article)
Introduction: Annually, especially in poor resourced countries, significant amount of money is spent to treat chronic diseases. The money instead could be saved by spending on health promotion programs for preventing chronic ...
Herbal fixed dose combinations in Nepal : Growing concerns in a developing country
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
, 2016 , Article)
Herbal medicines are mostly prepared as a combination therapy that has been used since therapeutic was first practiced. Combination products, also known as Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) of herbal remedies are in widespread ...
Prevalence of vincristine induced-peripheral neuropathy among Sudanese cancer patients
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EManuscript Services
, 2016 , Article)
Background: Increasing clinical evidence suggests treatment of cancer with neurotoxic agents results in some degree of peripheral neuropathy. Objective: The main objective of the study was to evaluate vincristine induced ...
Generic medicines entry into the Malaysian pharmaceutical market
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Pro Pharma Communications International
, 2016 , Article)
Due to the rising costs of pharmaceuticals and a prevailing economic crisis, the availability of generic equivalents of trademark innovator medicines has become crucial to the Malaysian healthcare system. In 2003, Malaysia ...
The incidence and determinants of metabolic syndrome amongst a group of migrants to qatar: A prospective longitudinal observational cohort study 24-months post-migration
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
While there is some evidence that migration to Western countries increases metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk, there is a lack of data pertaining to migration to the Middle East. This study aimed to investigate the relationship ...
Improving type 2 diabetes patients' quality of life by using a community based interactive approach - diabetes mellitus strategy in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
Objective The aim of this study was to improve diabetes patients' quality of life (QOL) by using a community based interactive approach - diabetes mellitus (CBIA-DM) strategy. Methods This study was a time-series pre and ...
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 ...
Time to entry of generic medicines in Malaysia: Implications for pharmaceutical cost containment
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
Objectives: Generic medicine availability is crucial for maintaining the Malaysian heavily subsidised public healthcare system, and for reducing rising national pharmaceutical expenditure. This paper analyses the time to ...