European journal of public health
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Eur J Public Health · Oct 2014
Multicenter StudyRelevance of hospital characteristics as performance indicators for treatment of very-low-birth-weight neonates.
Current attempts at centralization of neonatal care in Germany focus on a minimum volume of 30 very-low-birth-weight (VLBW, weighing <1250 g) neonate admissions per year. However, the evidence for a selective referral strategy based on hospital volume is unclear. ⋯ A selective referral strategy based solely on hospital volume will fall short of the task of optimal allocation of neonatal care by means of centralization.
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Eur J Public Health · Jan 2009
Multicenter StudyEpidemiology and cost of treatment of genital warts in Spain.
Genital warts (GW) are common and increasing in young people. Ninety percent of GW are due to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11. The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiology and management costs associated with GW in Spain. ⋯ This study provides a first overview of the burden of GW in Spain. A quadrivalent HPV vaccine that prevents HPV 6, 11, 16, 18 related diseases will have the potential to significantly decrease the socio-economic burden associated with GW in Spain.