D Thompson

Summary

Affiliation: Policy Analysis Inc
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Predictors of a medical-offset effect among patients receiving antidepressant therapy
    D Thompson
    Policy Analysis, Inc, Indianapolis, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 155:824-7. 1998
  2. ncbi Management of otitis media among children in a large health insurance plan
    D Thompson
    Policy Analysis, Inc, Brookline, MA 02146, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 18:239-44. 1999
  3. ncbi Lifetime health and economic consequences of obesity
    D Thompson
    Policy Analysis Inc, Brookline, Mass 02445, USA
    Arch Intern Med 159:2177-83. 1999
  4. ncbi Lifetime health and economic benefits of weight loss among obese persons
    G Oster
    Policy Analysis, Inc PAI, Brookline, Masso 02445, USA
    Am J Public Health 89:1536-42. 1999
  5. ncbi Body mass index and future healthcare costs: a retrospective cohort study
    D Thompson
    Policy Analysis Inc. (PAI, Brookline, Massachusetts 02445, USA
    Obes Res 9:210-8. 2001
  6. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of drug therapy for hypercholesterolaemia: a review of the literature
    D Thompson
    Policy Analysis Inc, Brookline, Massachusetts
    Pharmacoeconomics 2:34-42. 1992
  7. ncbi The clinical and economic burden of obesity in a managed care setting
    G Oster
    Policy Analysis, Inc PAI, Brookline, MA 02445, USA
    Am J Manag Care 6:681-9. 2000

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Predictors of a medical-offset effect among patients receiving antidepressant therapy
    D 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...
  2. ncbi Management of otitis media among children in a large health insurance plan
    D 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...
  3. ncbi Lifetime health and economic consequences of obesity
    D 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...
  4. ncbi Lifetime health and economic benefits of weight loss among obese persons
    G 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...
  5. ncbi Body mass index and future healthcare costs: a retrospective cohort study
    D 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)...
  6. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of drug therapy for hypercholesterolaemia: a review of the literature
    D 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...
  7. ncbi The clinical and economic burden of obesity in a managed care setting
    G 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...