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Predictors of a medical-offset effect among patients receiving antidepressant therapyD Thompson
Policy Analysis, Inc, Indianapolis, USA
Am J Psychiatry 155:824-7. 1998..Characteristics of patients receiving antidepressant therapy were examined to identify factors that may be associated with a medical-offset effect...
Management of otitis media among children in a large health insurance planD Thompson
Policy Analysis, Inc, Brookline, MA 02146, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 18:239-44. 1999..We undertook this study to characterize medical and surgical management of otitis media...
Lifetime health and economic consequences of obesityD Thompson
Policy Analysis Inc, Brookline, Mass 02445, USA
Arch Intern Med 159:2177-83. 1999..Obesity is an established risk factor for several chronic diseases. The lifetime health and economic consequences of obesity for individual patients have not been documented...
Lifetime health and economic benefits of weight loss among obese personsG Oster
Policy Analysis, Inc PAI, Brookline, Masso 02445, USA
Am J Public Health 89:1536-42. 1999..This study estimated the lifetime health and economic benefits of sustained modest weight loss among obese persons...
Body mass index and future healthcare costs: a retrospective cohort studyD Thompson
Policy Analysis Inc. (PAI, Brookline, Massachusetts 02445, USA
Obes Res 9:210-8. 2001..38 (0.91 to 2.14) for inpatient care, and 1.10 (0.91 to 1.35) and 1.36 (1.11 to 1.68) for all medical care. DISCUSSION: Future healthcare costs are higher for persons who are overweight, especially those with BMIs > or = 30 kg/m(2)...
Cost-effectiveness of drug therapy for hypercholesterolaemia: a review of the literatureD Thompson
Policy Analysis Inc, Brookline, Massachusetts
Pharmacoeconomics 2:34-42. 1992..Studies to date therefore suggest that therapy with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (i.e. lovastatin and simvastatin) is substantially more cost-effective than treatment with bile-acid sequestrants...
The clinical and economic burden of obesity in a managed care settingG Oster
Policy Analysis, Inc PAI, Brookline, MA 02445, USA
Am J Manag Care 6:681-9. 2000..To estimate the clinical and economic burden of obesity in a managed care setting...
