Objective To determine the cost-effectiveness of fluoxetine and cognitive-behavioral therapy
(CBT) for major depression in Thailand. Methods A microsimulation model was developed to …

Introduction: Brazil presented a high proportion of ill-defined causes of death (IDCD) in
2000, compromising accurate cause-of-death analysis. Objective: To analyze specific …

To better define infectious diseases of concern in Thailand, trends in the mortality rate during
1958–2009 were analyzed by using data from public health statistics reports. From 1958 to …

Our study aims at describing mortality among reported elder abuse experiences in rural
Malaysia. This is a population-based cohort study with a multistage cluster sampling …

Background Deaths in developing countries often occur outside health facilities, making it
extremely difficult to gather reliable cause of death (COD) information. Automated COD …

Methods The 2008 mortality data from the Statistics Department were used to estimate
cause-specific mortality (by age and sex) in Malaysia. Data were coded using the ICD10 …

Introduction Smoking is an important public health concern. This study is the first that
attempts to estimate the economic cost of smoking and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure …

Rates and age patterns of suicide differ between nations and population groups. The
accuracy of data provided by national statistics offices has been questioned. This paper (1) …

Objectives To assess the cost-effectiveness of blood pressure (BP)-lowering and cholesterol-
lowering drugs for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. Methods We constructed a …

Abstract Background Most deaths in China occur at home, making it difficult to collect
reliable cause of death (CoD) information. Verbal autopsy (VA) was applied using the …