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Systematic review: the effects of growth hormone on athletic performance
(American College of Physicians, 2008)
Background: Human growth hormone is reportedly used to enhance athletic performance, although its safety and efficacy for this purpose are poorly understood.
Purpose: To evaluate evidence about the effects of growth ...
ASSESSING THE EFFECT SIZE OF OUTCOME RESEARCH
(Oxford University Press, 2008)
Is American health care uniquely inefficient?
(American Economic Association, 2008)
The U.S. health system has been described as the most competitive, heterogeneous, inefficient, fragmented, and advanced system of care in the world. In this paper, we consider two questions: First, is the U.S. healthcare ...
Is having more preapproval data the best way to assure drug safety?
(Project HOPE, 2008)
An intensified focus on drug safety often leads to demands for more data collection prior to drug approval. Other approaches can be used, such as enhanced postmarketing surveillance. Many drug benefits and adverse effects ...
Management of acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: a cost-effectiveness analysis of daily vs alternative-day hemodialysis
(American Medical Association, 2008)
Background Although evidence suggests that a higher hemodialysis dose and/or frequency may be associated with improved outcomes, the cost-effectiveness of a daily hemodialysis strategy for critically ill patients with ...
Open access and the self-correction of knowledge
(Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, 2008)
An open letter to the next President of the United States
(Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, 2008)
A bill to overturn the NIH policy
(Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, 2008)
Open access in 2007
(Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, 2008)