Costs and Cost Analysis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Cost analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility testing comparing the E test and the agar dilution method in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.

29 Sep 2009 Although numerous reports have compared the antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter spp., controversy still exists about the use of the E test as an alternative to the agar dilution method suggested by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards ... Read more...

Survey of instrument decontamination in dental surgeries located in Scottish prisons.

29 Sep 2009 We describe an observational study in which the policies and procedures of dental surgeries in 14 of the 15 Scottish prisons for sterilizing instruments were viewed directly by a trained surveyor. The survey found that several key elements in the ... Read more...

Telephone recruitment into a randomized controlled trial of quitline support.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Only 1%-7% of adult smokers use quitlines annually. Active telephone recruitment may increase utilization and enroll new groups of quitline users. PURPOSE: This study aimed to (1) determine the proportion of adult daily smokers actively ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Costs and Cost Analysis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• New drugs from old--revisited. 30 Oct 2009
• Supermarket chains warn that minimum pricing of alcohol will not stop binge drinking. 14 Oct 2009
• Additional perspectives on causes of educational debt. 29 Sep 2009
• Additional perspectives on causes of educational debt. 29 Sep 2009
• Programs assist pet owners facing tough times. 29 Sep 2009
• Cost analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility testing comparing the E test and the agar dilution method in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. 29 Sep 2009
• Survey of instrument decontamination in dental surgeries located in Scottish prisons. 29 Sep 2009
• Telephone recruitment into a randomized controlled trial of quitline support. 29 Sep 2009
• Randomized clinical trial of efficacy and costs of three dissection devices in liver resection (Br J Surg 2009; 96: 593-601). 29 Sep 2009
• Building nonhospital-based platforms for ambulatory orthognathic surgery: facility, anesthesia, and price considerations. 29 Sep 2009
• Cutting costs in a clinical setting. 29 Sep 2009
• Selective use of coronary artery calcium screening: worth the cost? 27 Sep 2009
• Induced cardiovascular procedural costs and resource consumption patterns after coronary artery calcium screening: results from the EISNER (Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research) study. 27 Sep 2009
• Screening for prostate cancer remains controversial. 22 Sep 2009
• Economic evaluation of arthritis self management in primary care. 20 Sep 2009
• Effect of a pharmacist-run call center on medication access for ambulatory care patients. 13 Sep 2009
• Brand-name and generic antiepileptics. 13 Sep 2009
• FDA finalizes rules on accessing experimental drugs. 13 Sep 2009
• Cost-minimization analysis in a blind randomized trial on small-incision versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy from a societal perspective: sick leave outweighs efforts in hospital savings. 2 Sep 2009
• Conservation: a small price for long-term economic well-being. Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Costs and Cost Analysis'

Definition: Absolute, comparative, or differential costs pertaining to services, institutions, resources, etc., or the analysis and study of these costs.

Descriptor UI: D003365

Alternative terms: Costs and Cost Analysis; Costs and Cost Analyses; Costs, Cost Analysis; Cost, Cost Analysis; Cost Measures; Cost Measure; Measure, Cost; Measures, Cost; Pricing; Cost Analysis; Analysis, Cost; Analyses, Cost; Cost Analyses; Cost; Costs;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;

Tree Number: N03.219.151;

History Note: 66

Technical Notes: NIM; "cost shifting": index under COST ALLOCATION; DF: COSTS