Browsing HCA Scholarly Articles by Author "Owens, Douglas K."
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Cost effectiveness of alternative imaging strategies for the diagnosis of small-bowel crohn's disease
Levesque, Barrett G.; Cipriano, Lauren E.; Chang, Steven L.; Lee, Keane K.; Owens, Douglas K.; Garber, Alan M (Elsevier, 2010)Background & Aims The cost effectiveness of alternative approaches to the diagnosis of small-bowel Crohn's disease is unknown. This study evaluates whether computed tomographic enterography (CTE) is a cost-effective ... -
Cost-effectiveness of dabigatran compared with warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Freeman, James V.; Zhu, Ruo P.; Owens, Douglas K.; Garber, Alan M; Hutton, David W.; Go, Alan S.; Wang, Paul J.; Turakhia, Mintu P. (American College of Physicians, 2011)Background: Warfarin reduces the risk for ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) but increases the risk for hemorrhage. Dabigatran is a fixed-dose, oral direct thrombin inhibitor with similar or reduced ... -
The cost-effectiveness of therapy with teriparatide and alendronate in women with severe osteoporosis
Liu, Hau; Michaud, Kaleb; Nayak, Smita; Karpf, David B.; Owens, Douglas K.; Garber, Alan M (American Medical Association, 2006)Background Teriparatide is a promising new agent for the treatment of osteoporosis. Methods The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of teriparatide-based strategies compared with alendronate ... -
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of vaccination against pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009
Khazeni, Nayer; Hutton, David W.; Garber, Alan M; Hupert, Nathaniel; Owens, Douglas K. (American College of Physicians, 2009)Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 has caused 182 166 confirmed infections and 1799 deaths in more than 150 countries to date (1). Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have ... -
Population strategies to decrease sodium intake and the burden of cardiovascular disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Smith-Spangler, Crystal M.; Juusola, Jessie L.; Enns, Eva A.; Owens, Douglas K.; Garber, Alan M (American College of Physicians, 2010)Background: Sodium consumption raises blood pressure, increasing the risk for heart attack and stroke. Several countries, including the United States, are considering strategies to decrease population sodium intake. Objective: ...