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| D B ReinSummaryAffiliation: RTI International Country: USA Publications
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Models of community-based hepatitis B surface antigen screening programs in the U.S. and their estimated outcomes and costsDavid B Rein
RTI International, 2951 Flowers Rd, Ste 119, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Public Health Rep 126:560-7. 2011..To address this need, we compared five specific community-based screening programs...
Technical appendix: cost-effectiveness of vitamin therapy for age-related macular degenerationDavid B Rein
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 30341, USA
Ophthalmology 114:e13-20. 2007- Estimating quality-adjusted life year losses associated with visual field deficits using methodological approachesDavid B Rein
RTI International, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 14:258-64. 2007..To develop a function to describe quality-adjusted life year (QALY) losses associated with visual field losses for use in cost-effectiveness models... 
The cost-effectiveness of using hepatitis A/B combined vaccine versus hepatitis B vaccine alone for high-risk heterosexualsDavid B Rein
RTI International, 2951 Flowers Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Vaccine 26:5331-3. 2008..79 times the 2005 United States Gross Domestic Product per capita), a ratio that is less favorable than those for most other vaccination strategies...- The cost-effectiveness of routine office-based identification and subsequent medical treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma in the United StatesDavid B Rein
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Ophthalmology 116:823-32. 2009..To estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness of routine glaucoma assessment and treatment under current eye care visit and treatment patterns and different levels of treatment effectiveness (from randomized trials)... - Forecasting age-related macular degeneration through the year 2050: the potential impact of new treatmentsDavid B Rein
Research Triangle Institute International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 127:533-40. 2009..To forecast age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and its consequences in the United States through the year 2050 with different treatment scenarios... - Community-based hepatitis B screening programs in the United States in 2008D B Rein
RTI International, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Viral Hepat 17:28-33. 2010..However, their efforts alone are likely insufficient to meet the need for screening recommended by CDC... - Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among refugees entering the United States between 2006 and 2008David B Rein
RTI International, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Hepatology 51:431-4. 2010..In the eight countries for which we had comparison data, six had lower HBsAg prevalence than in 1991... - Forecasting the morbidity and mortality associated with prevalent cases of pre-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis C in the United StatesDavid B Rein
RTI International, Atlanta, GA, United States
Dig Liver Dis 43:66-72. 2011..Without diagnosis and antiviral therapy, many patients with chronic hepatitis C infections will develop end-stage liver disease and die from complications... - The cost-effectiveness of three screening alternatives for people with diabetes with no or early diabetic retinopathyDavid B Rein
RTI International, 2951 Flowers Road, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Health Serv Res 46:1534-61. 2011..To determine whether biennial eye evaluation or telemedicine screening are cost-effective alternatives to current recommendations for the estimated 10 million people aged 30-84 with diabetes but no or minimal diabetic retinopathy... - Cost-effectiveness of vitamin therapy for age-related macular degenerationDavid B Rein
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Ophthalmology 114:1319-26. 2007..To determine the cost-effectiveness of vitamin therapy (antioxidants plus zinc) for all indicated patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)... - Cost-effectiveness of routine childhood vaccination for hepatitis A in the United StatesDavid B Rein
RTI International, 2951 Flowers Rd, Suite 119, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
Pediatrics 119:e12-21. 2007..We evaluated the economic impact of hepatitis A vaccination of all US children ages 12 to 23 months as compared with no vaccination and with current implementation of the preexisting (issued in 1999), regional policy... - A refined estimate of the lifetime cost of pelvic inflammatory diseaseDavid B Rein
RTI International, Atlanta, Georgia, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sex Transm Dis 31:325. 2004 - The economic burden of major adult visual disorders in the United StatesDavid B Rein
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 124:1754-60. 2006.... - Mental health disorders and sexually transmitted diseases in a privately insured populationDavid B Rein
Division of Health Economics Research, RTI International, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Manag Care 10:917-24. 2004.... - Impact of the CDC's Section 317 Immunization Grants Program funding on childhood vaccination coverageDavid B Rein
Health, Social Science, and Economic Research unit of RTI International, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1548-53. 2006..Policymakers charged with funding public health programs should consider this study's findings, which indicate that money allocated to vaccine activities translates directly into higher vaccine coverage rates... - What's next for the hepatitis A vaccine?David B Rein
Public Health Economics, RTI International, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
Lancet 367:546-8. 2006 - The economics of routine childhood hepatitis A immunization in the United States: the impact of herd immunityGregory L Armstrong
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 119:e22-9. 2007..This analysis estimates the impact of herd immunity on the cost-effectiveness of routine hepatitis A immunization among US children... - Direct medical cost of pelvic inflammatory disease and its sequelae: decreasing, but still substantialD B Rein
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Obstet Gynecol 95:397-402. 2000..To estimate direct medical costs and average lifetime cost per case of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)... - The costs and impacts of testing for hepatitis C virus antibody in public STD clinicsAmanda A Honeycutt
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Public Health Rep 122:55-62. 2007..To estimate the cost and cost-effectiveness of testing sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic subgroups for antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV)... - Cost-effectiveness of glaucoma interventions in Barbados and GhanaJohn S Wittenborn
Public Health Economics Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
Optom Vis Sci 88:155-63. 2011..We demonstrate the use of computer modeling to simulate the current and future epidemiology, outcomes, and treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma in high-incidence populations of the developing world... - Federally funded sexually transmitted disease programs and managed care: a review of current and planned partnershipsD B Rein
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention DSTDP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sex Transm Dis 28:336-42. 2001.... 
A cost evaluation of the Georgia Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention ProgramDavid B Rein
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mail Stop K 47, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 3:A12. 2006....- A matter of classes: stratifying health care populations to produce better estimates of inpatient costsDavid B Rein
RTI International, Division of Health Economics Research, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Health Serv Res 40:1217-33. 2005..Finite mixture models provide an empirically based, replicable methodology for stratification that should be accessible to most health care financial managers... - The economic costs and benefits of dog guides for the blindKathleen E Wirth
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 15:92-8. 2008..To document the economic costs and benefits associated with providing dog guide services for blind individuals able to benefit from them...