Introduction As a result of an increasing focus on patient-centered care within oncology and
more pressure on the sustainability of health-care systems, the discussion on what exactly …

Purpose Adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) is often underdiagnosed and
undertreated, leading to costly comorbidities. Previously, we developed an algorithm to …

Introduction: The number of older, long-term cancer survivors is increasing. However, little is
known about how cancer and aging affect the health trajectories of older adults differently. In …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is often a hidden pathological process showing no clinical
symptoms. Genetic burden, smoking, male gender, age> 65 years, and white race have …

Introduction To date, no study has reported the prevalence of cannabis use in chronic pain
patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the trends in cannabis use among chronic …

Objectives Stroke is the leading cause of death and disability in China, but there is scare of
evidence on whether and to what extent comorbidity affects the stroke-related costs in health …

Background Recent evidence describes which interventions are driving insurance payments
in the management of osteoarthritis (OA) before total knee arthroplasty (TKA); however …

Per capita health expenditure in West African countries appears to have assumed a growing
trend over the years. This may not be unconnected with the critical role played by health in …

Aims To describe the impact of diabetes comorbidities on the health care services use and
costs of a cohort of elderly patients with diabetes and high health care needs (HHCN) …

Obesity is linked with health and psychosocial outcomes among many populations.
However, it is unclear the extent to which obesity is linked with these outcomes among …