HEDS is part of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. We undertake research, teaching, training and consultancy on all aspects of health related decision science, with a particular emphasis on health economics, HTA and evidence synthesis.

Tuesday 1 March 2011

Latest journal articles from HEDS

The following articles were published by researchers within HEDS in February (plus a few stragglers from January).

A modeling approach to evaluate long-term outcome of prophylactic and on demand treatment strategies for severe hemophilia A.
Fischer K, Pouw ME, Lewandowski D, Janssen MP, van den Berg HM, van Hout BA
Haematologica 27 Jan 2011 DOI

The effectiveness of interventions to establish smoke-free homes in pregnancy and in the neonatal period: a systematic review.
Baxter S, Blank L, Everson-Hock ES, Burrows J, Messina J, Guillaume L, Goyder E
Health Educ Res 26 Jan 2011 DOI

Positron emission tomography (PET) for assessment of axillary lymph node status in early breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cooper KL, Harnan S, Meng Y, Ward SE, Fitzgerald P, Papaioannou D, Wyld L, Ingram C, Wilkinson ID, Lorenz E. Eur J Surg Oncol 37(3):187-198 Mar 2011 DOI

Assessing methods for dealing with treatment switching in randomised controlled trials: a simulation study. Morden JP, Lambert PC, Latimer NR, Abrams KR, Wailoo AJ.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 4(11) 2011

The cost-effectiveness of primary angioplasty reply
Wailoo A, Goodacre S, Sampson F
HEART 97(2):163-163 Jan 2011 DOI

Oseltamivir, zanamivir and amantadine in the prevention of influenza: A systematic review
Jackson RJ, Cooper KL, Tappenden P, Rees A, Simpson EL, Read RC, Nicholson KG
Journal of Infection 62(1):14-25 2011

The social value of a QALY: raising the bar or barring the raise?
Donaldson C, Baker R, Mason H, Jones-Lee M, Lancsar E, Wildman J, Bateman I, Loomes G, Robinson A, Sugden R, Prades JL, Ryan M, Shackley P, Smith R
BMC Health Serv Res 11:8 2011 DOI

Positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the assessment of axillary lymph node metastases in early breast cancer: systematic review and economic evaluation.
Cooper KL, Meng Y, Harnan S, Ward SE, Fitzgerald P, Papaioannou D, Wyld L, Ingram C, Wilkinson ID, Lorenz E
Health Technol Assess 15(4):iii-134 Jan 2011 DOI