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Open AccessThe association of medical, social, and normative factors with the implementation of end-of-life care practices
End-of-life (EoL) care practices (EoLCP) are procedures carried out at the EoL and bear directly on this stage in the patient’s life. Public support of these practices in Israel is far from uniform. Previous s...
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Benign transient hyperphosphatasemia in infants and children: a retrospective database study
Benign transient hyperphosphatasemia is a condition characterized by greatly increased serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) without laboratory or clinical evidence of underlying bone or liver disease. It is usuall...
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Improved transplant outcomes with myeloablative conditioning for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in HLA-matched and mismatched donors: a national multicenter retrospective study
We report the results of national retrospective study of 45 children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) in Israel between the ...
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Open AccessFactors associated with disparities in out-of-pocket expenditure on dental care: results from two cross-sectional national surveys
Socioeconomic differences in oral health and dental care utilization are a persistent problem in many high-income countries. We evaluated demographic, geographic and socioeconomic factors associated with dispa...
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Identification of health care needs of long-term breast cancer survivors among Israeli women
Improvement in treatment has extended survival of breast cancer patients. Our study aimed to characterize health service use among long-term breast cancer survivors in Israel in order to identify and address s...
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Acute Appendicitis in the Twenty-First Century: Should We Modify the Management Protocol?
Recent data challenge the traditional management of acute appendicitis with early surgical intervention. This study evaluated the impact of timing of appendectomy and other potential risk factors on progressio...
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Health care costs during the last 12 months of life in Israel: estimation and implications for risk-adjustment
Accumulating research shows that decedents’ costs are high, they increase towards death, and they comprise a large proportion of total lifetime costs. The objectives of this paper are (i) to examine the Israel...
