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Fall 2013
Objectives: This thesis consists of 3 partial vaccine economic evaluations. The objectives were to: 1) estimate the effectiveness of Canada’s universal varicella childhood immunization strategy on varicella-related hospitalizations, 2) measure the economic impact of Alberta’s universal childhood...
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Identifying Predictors of Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Improvement by Inter-Jurisdictional Comparison of Outcome, Cost, and Resource Use
DownloadSpring 2018
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a global health concern. Despite of a reduction in incidence and mortality in the last several decades, AMI is still the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in many parts of the world, especially high income countries including Canada. Because of...
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Spring 2018
Healthy diets help reduce risk for chronic disease (obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and several cancers). High consumption of non-nutrient dense foods (e.g., sugar-sweetened foods, processed meats, and high fat foods) and low consumption of healthier foods (e.g., vegetables,...
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Very preterm infants in Alberta: comparison of health technology service use, health outcomes and costs across five health zones
DownloadSpring 2016
Very Preterm Infants (VPI) (<1500g or below 32 weeks gestational age) account for only 5% of all births, but roughly half of all infant and perinatal mortality. Their high level of acuity requires extensive healthcare services during the first year of life, which result in long lengths of stay...