2009 Health Economics Publications

Adams, E., Cox, J., Schofield, D., & Adamson, B. "The effects of technological developments on nuclear medicine technologist productivity: A systematic review." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care Volume 25:3

Arendts G and Howard K, "The interface between residential aged care and the emergency department: a systematic review." Age and Ageing (accepted October 2009)(IF 3.052)

Canning CG, Sherrington C, Lord SR, Fung VSC, Close JCT, Latt MD, Howard K, Allen N, O’Rourke SD, Murray S. "Exercise therapy for prevention of falls in people with Parkinson’s disease: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation." BMC Neurology, 9:4, 2009. (IF 2.784)

Clarke P.M. and Hayes A.J, “Measuring achievement: Changes in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Australia”, Social Science and Medicine, 2009; 68 (3): 552-561.

Clarke P.M. Hayes A.J. Glasziou P.G, Scott R., Simes J. and Keech. A.C. “Using the EQ-5D index score as a predictor of outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes”, Medical Care, 2009; 47: 61-68.

Clarke, P. and Van Ourti T. “Calculating the concentration index when income is grouped”, Journal of Health Economics, (Available Early Online 20 November 2009)

Gerdtham UG., Clarke PM,and Hayes A., Gudbjornsdottir S. “Estimating the cost of complications of diabetes from inpatient admissions in Sweden using administrative hospitalization data”, Pharmacoeconomics, 7(1)2009 :81-90

Howard K, Barratt A, Mann G, Patel M. "A model of the outcomes of PSA screening for low and high risk men: information to support informed choices." Archives of Internal Medicine (Accepted May 23, 2009). (IF 9.110)

Howard K, Salkeld G. "Does attribute framing in discrete choice experiments influence willingness to pay? Results from a discrete choice experiment in screening for colorectal cancer." Value in Health 12(2): 354-363, 2009. (IF 3.009)

Howard K, Salkeld G, White S, McDonald S, Chadban S, Craig J , Cass A. "The cost-effectiveness of increasing kidney transplantation and home based dialysis." Nephrology, 14(1): 123-132, 2009 (IF 1.215)

Howard K, White S, Salkeld G, McDonald S, Craig J, Chadban S, Cass A. "Cost-effectiveness of screening and optimal management for diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease to prevent end-stage kidney disease: a modelled analysis." Value in Health (accepted 16 September 2009) (IF 3.009).

Islam, K.M., Gerdtham, U.G., Clarke, P., Kristina Burström "Does income-related health inequality change as the population ages? Evidence from Swedish panel data" Health Economics, (in press) Early online:
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Leal J., Gray A.M., and Clarke P.M. “Development of life expectancy tables for people with type 2 diabetes”, European Heart Journal, E Print (European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn567)

Morrell S, Barratt A, Irwig L, Howard K, Biesheuvel C, Armstrong B. "Estimates of overdetection of invasive breast cancer due to screening mammography." Cancer Causes and Control Accepted October 2009 (IF 3.690)

Morton RL, Howard K, Thomson, JF. "Cost effectiveness of staging procedures in patients with Stage I/II melanoma." (Editor requested response to van Akkooi et al 2009) Annals of Surgical Oncology (accepted October 2009)

Morton, R.L., Howard, K., Webster, A.C., Wong, G., Craig, J.C., "Cost-effectiveness of induction immunosuppression in kidney transplantation." Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplantation. (2009) 24: 2258–2269

Morton RL, Moustakas J, Howard K, Webster AC, Snelling P. "A National Audit of Information Provided to new CKD Stage 4 & 5 patients - results from a pilot study." Ren Soc Aust J. (Accepted July 2009).

Morton RL, Tong A, Howard K, Snelling P, Webster AC. "The views of patients and carers in treatment decision making for chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies." British Medical Journal. Accepted October 2009. (IF 12.827)

Negin J, Wariero J, Jan S, Mutuo P, Pronyk P. The feasibility, acceptability and cost of home-based HIV testing in rural Kenya. Tropical Medicine and International Health 2009;14(8):849-855.

Robotin M, Kansil M, Howard K, George J, Tipper S, Dore G, Levy M, Penman A. "Antiviral therapy for hepatitis B-related liver cancer prevention is more cost-effective than cancer screening." Journal of Hepatology. 50 (5): 990-998, 2009. (IF 7.056)

Schofield. D., Keane, S., Fletcher, S., Percival, R., and Shrestha, R., (2009) "Students on placement: How much does it cost them in lost earnings?" (Australian Journal of Rural Health - accepted 12/1/2009).

Schofield, D., Fletcher, S., Fuller, J., Birden, H., Page, S., (2009) "Where do students from different disciplines want to work?" (BMC Human Resources for Health accepted May 2009).

Schofield, D., Fuller, J., Wagner,S., Friis, L., and Tyrell, B., (2009). "Multidisciplinary management of complex care." Australian Journal of Rural Health 2009; January 21 17(1): 45-48.

Sherrington C, Lord SR, Vogler CM, Close JCT, Howard K, Dean CM, Clemson L, Barraclough E, Ramsay E, O’Rourke SD, Cumming RG. "Minimising disability and falls in older people through a post-hospital exercise program: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation." BMC Geriatrics 9:8, 2009

Thompson JF, Morton, R.L.. In reply: "Cost-effectiveness of sentinel node biopsy in melanoma." Annals of Surgical Oncology. Published online July 2009. DOI 10.1245/s10434-009-0589-z

Tong A, Morton RL, Howard K, Craig JC. "Adolescent experiences following organ transplantation: a systematic review of qualitative studies." The Journal of Paediatrics. Available online June 29, 2009. (IF 4.122)

Wong G, Howard K, Webster A, Chapman JR, Craig JC. "The health and economic impact of cervical cancer screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in kidney transplant recipients." Transplantation, 87(7): 1078-1091, 2009. (IF 3.816)

Wong G, Howard K, Craig JC. "Economic evaluation in clinical nephrology: Part 1. An introduction to conducting an economic evaluation in clinical practice", Nephrology (Accepted 3 September 2009)