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Joshua Byrnes
Health Economics
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Open AccessCost Effectiveness of Strategies to Manage Atrial Fibrillation in Middle- and High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. Management of AF aims to reduce the risk of stroke, heart failure and premature mortality via rate or rhythm control. This study aim...
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Risky business, healthy lives: how risk perception, risk preferences and information influence consumer’s risky health choices
Consumer’s understanding of health risks is a key determinant of effective risk communication about health care options. Individuals make decisions about their health under uncertainty, yet the influence of ri...
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Rising unemployment reduces the demand for healthcare services among people with cardiovascular disease: an Australian cohort study
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a global health challenge due to number of deaths and use of healthcare services related to the condition. Although a plethora of studies have shown the impact of unemploy...
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Utility Values for the CP-6D, a Cerebral Palsy-Specific Multi-Attribute Utility Instrument, Using a Discrete Choice Experiment
The CP-6D is a new preference-based measure derived from the CPQOL, a cerebral palsy-specific quality-of-life questionnaire. The CP-6D contains six dimensions, each with five levels. A preference-based value s...
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Impacts of air pollution on health: evidence from longitudinal cohort data of patients with cardiovascular diseases
This study uses longitudinal cohort data to estimate the impacts of air pollution on health outcomes among people first hospitalised with heart diseases. Despite the generally low level of pollution in Austral...
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Discrete choice experiments to generate utility values for multi-attribute utility instruments: a systematic review of methods
In recent years, discrete choice experiments (DCEs) have become frequently used to generate utility values, but there are a diverse range of approaches to do this. The primary focus of this systematic review i...
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Private Health Insurance Incentives in Australia: In Search of Cost-Effective Adjustments
The appropriate structure, scope and cost of government incentives in the private health insurance (PHI) market is a matter of ongoing debate.
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Is response to price equal for those with higher alcohol consumption?
To determine if taxation policies that increase the price of alcohol differentially reduce alcohol consumption for heavy drinkers in Australia.
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The role of health economics in alcohol policy
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The efficiency of a volumetric alcohol tax in Australia
In Australia and elsewhere, fiscal measures such as alcohol taxation are a commonly used intervention and cost-effective strategy to reduce alcohol consumption and associated harm. However, alcohol taxation po...
