5th World Congress | Barcelona | Monday Poster Sessions
DayTimeRoomNo.SessionChairPresenterTitleCountryAuthor ListDiscussantsOrganizer
DayTimeRoomNo.SessionChairPresenterTitleCountryAuthor ListDiscussantsOrganizer
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster1Monday Poster Session Aakvik, Arild The Effect of Reimbursement Incentives on DRG Creep in Norwegian HospitalsNorwayArild Aakvik, Egil Kjerstad  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster2 Abreu, Ricardo Financing public health care in Brazil: Impact of constitutional budget resource earmarkingBrazilRicardo Abreu, Rodrigo Benevides  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster3 Adang, Eddy The inappropriateness of a generic efficiency cut in Health Care in the NetherlandsNetherlandsEddy Adang, Wietske Kievit, Anke Hovels  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster4 Andayani, Theresia Public Private Partnership in Decentralized Policy: A Case Study in East Sumba District, IndonesiaIndonesiaTheresia Andayani  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster5 Appleby, John Effects on activity and waiting times of a new fixed price activity-based reimbursement system for English NHS hospitalsUnited KingdomJohn Appleby, Renu Jobanputra, Alex Smith, Nancy Devlin, David Parkin  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster6 Araujo, Edson Quality Control Issues in National Health Accounts estimatesUnited KingdomEdson Araujo  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster7 Argys, Laura Parental Time Income and Children's BMIUnited StatesLaura Argys, Bisakha Sen  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster8 Ateca, Victoria The disutility of waiting time: Evidence from a Public Primary Health Care ServiceSpainRafael Serrano-del-Rosal, Esperanza Vera-Toscano, Victoria Ateca-Amestoy  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster9 Avila, Leticia Reproductive Health Expenditure Inequities in Mexico 2003MexicoLeticia Avila, Lucero Cahuana, Ricardo Perez, Sergio Bautista, Stefano Bertozzi  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster10 Baker, Rachel Economic rationality health and lifestyle: A Q methodological investigationUnited KingdomRachel Baker  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster11 Batista, Pedro Measuring Efficiency in Portuguese Public Hospitals: A Comparative ApproachPortugalPedro Batista, Vitor Alexandre  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster12 Berman, Peter Health Spending for the Elderly in a Middle Income Country: Recent Results from TurkeyUnited StatesPeter Berman, Ajay Mahal, Anna Cederberg  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster13 Berman, Peter Formal and Informal Payments for Health in Turkey: Size Composition and EquityTurkeyMehtap Tatar, Ozgen Hacer, Bayram Sahin, Paolo Belli, Peter Berman  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster14 Bhargavan, Mythreyi The effect of financial incentives on the volume of diagnostic imaging ordered by physiciansUnited StatesMythreyi Bhargavan, Cristian Meghea, Jonathan Sunshine  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster15 Bisschop, Fred Financing the infrastructure of intramural care institutions in the NetherlandsNetherlandsFred Bisschop  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster16 Bitran, Ricardo Public hospitals and managed competition in ColombiaChileRicardo Bitran, Ursula Giedion  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster17 Bleich, Sara Are Liquid Carbohydrates to Blame? The Impact of Soda, Fruit Juice, and Milk on Adult Obesity in the United StatesUnited StatesSara Bleich  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster18 Bolin, Kristian Education and health as simultaneous decisions - Theoretical extensions and and empirical estimation on Swedish dataSwedenKristian Bolin, Bengt Liljas, Bjorn Lindgren  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster19 Brandt, Sylvia Social Disparities in Asthma OutcomesUnited StatesSylvia Brandt, Michael Ash  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster20 Breen, Nancy What Kind of Investments Would Improve Health Outcomes in U.S. Inner-city Neighborhoods?United StatesNancy Breen, Janis Barry  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster21 Bush, Sharon The Determinants of Demand for Complementary and Alternative MedicineUnited StatesSharon Bush  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster22 Campbell, Joanna Community-Based Programs and the Care of the Frail ElderlyUnited StatesJoanna Campbell  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster23 Chawla, Mukesh Impact of Copayments on Demand for Physician Services: Evidence from SlovakiaUnited StatesMukesh Chawla, Peter Pazitny, Marzena Kulis, Antonio Marcincin  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster24 Cheelo, Caesar Disease Burden and Availability of Health Care in Zambia: An analysis of district morbidity patternsZambiaCaesar Cheelo  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster25 Chen, Huei-Yang Are Teenagers Residing in Mountainous Areas in Taiwan More Subjected to Injury?TaiwanHuei-Yang Chen, Hsing-Yi Chang, Shu-Fang Shih, Yaw-Tang Shih  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster26 Chen, Long-Sheng Cervical cancer screening among female physicians and physicians' relatives in Taiwan: A population-based comparative studyTaiwanLong-Sheng Chen, Yiing-Jenq Chou, Cheng-Hua Lee, Nicole Huang  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster27 Cheng, Shou-Hsia Quality and price competition among hospitals: The effects of perceived quality and perceived expensivenessTaiwanShou-Hsia Cheng  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster28 Chu, Chiao-Lee Hospital market competition and market efficiency in Taiwan: prospective cohort studyTaiwanChiao-Lee Chu, Ray-E Chang, Tung-liang Chiang  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster29 Climaco, Maria Isabel Risk factors for obesity in adolescence: the Portuguese casePortugalMaria Isabel Climaco  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster30 Cyprian Karamagi, Humphrey Maintaining Quality of care after abolition of user fees: Evidence from UgandaKenyaHumphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Sam Okuonzi, Juliet Nabyonga, Oladapo Walker  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster31 De Graeve, Diana An empirical analysis into the drivers of resource consumption in Intensive Care UnitsBelgiumDiana De Graeve, Ann Jorissen, Hilde Vivet, Tom Van Ourti  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster32 De Santis, Mariana Differences in Access to Health Care and Health Behaviors in ArgentinaArgentinaMariana De Santis, Gabriel Picone  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster33 Desquins, Beatrice Impact of pharmaceutical firms strategies on French physicians' antidepressants prescriptionFranceBeatrice Desquins, Camelia Protopopescu, Lise Rochaix  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster34 Dittrich, Gunnar How well coordinated are patient hospital careers? Evidence from Saxony GermanyGermanyGunnar Dittrich, Alexander Karmann  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster35 Elvira, David WTP for home basic health services for future minor dependent elderly in Spain SpainDavid Elvira  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster36 Epstein, Andrew Determinants of the Adoption of Drug-Eluting StentsUnited StatesAndrew Epstein, Jonathan Ketcham, Sean Nicholson  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster37 Eriksson, Tor Investment in health and the health of the older workforceDenmarkTor Eriksson  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster38 Farrell, Lisa A pack a day for twenty years: Smoking and cigarette pack sizesAustraliaLisa Farrell, Tim Fry, Mark Harris  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster39 Farsi, Mehdi An Efficiency Analysis in Swiss General HospitalsSwitzerlandMehdi Farsi, Massimo Filippini  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster40 Fassbender, Konrad Evidence-Based Performance Measures in Palliative and End of Life Care Service DeliveryCanadaKonrad Fassbender, Carleen Brenneis, Donna Wilson, Pam Brown, Linda Slater  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster41 Felder, Stefan The gender longevity gap: Explaining the difference between singles and couplesGermanyStefan Felder  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster42 Fidler, Armin Is the Incorporation of Public Hospitals the Silver Bullet to Address Overcapacity, Managerial Bottlenecks and Resource Constraints in the EU? Examples from Austria and EstoniaUnited StatesArmin H. Fidler, Reinhard R. Haslinger, Maria M. Hofmarcher-Holzhacker, Maris Jesse, Toomas Palu  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster43 Florence, Curtis The Effect of Workplace Smoking Restrictions on Cigarettes Consumed, Worker Absenteeism and Health Care UtilizationUnited StatesCurtis Florence  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster44 Flynn, Terry Best-Worst Scaling: sample size guidance from a simulation studyUnited KingdomTerry Flynn, Jordan Louviere, Tim Peters, Joanna Coast  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster45 Friedman, Barry Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Challenge for Payment Systems and the Management of ServiceUnited StatesBarry Friedman, Joanna Jiang, Anne Elixhauser  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster46 Friedman, Jed Mental Health and Poverty in Developing Countries: Results from Household DataUnited StatesJed Friedman, Jishnu Das, Quy-Toan Do, Kinnon Scott   
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster47 Garcia-Altes, Anna Comparing the performance of the health care services of Barcelona and MontrealSpainAnna Garcia-Altes, Carme Borrell, Louis Cote, Aina Plaza  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster48 Garg, Charu Poverty impact of out-of-pocket (OOPS) payments in India: A state level analysisSwitzerlandCharu Garg, Anup Karan  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster49 Gifford, Elizabeth Racial and Community Variation in the Use of Theurepeutic Psychostimulants United StatesElizabeth Gifford, E. Michael Foster  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster50 Gilmer, Todd Clinic Characteristics Related to the Efficient Production of Health for Adults with DiabetesUnited StatesTodd Gilmer, Patrick O'Connor  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster51 Goehlmann, Silja Who Smokes? How Much? And Who Quits? Empirical Evidence for GermanyGermanySilja Goehlmann, Michael Fertig  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster52 Aracena, Belkis Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Mexico: equity and fairness implicationsMexicoJesica Gomez-Jauregui, Norman Daniels, Laura Reichenbach, Belkis Aracena  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster53 Grassi, Simona The Design of Optimal Policies in Health-CareUnited KingdomSimona Grassi  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster54 Green, Tiffany Understanding Child Health Outcomes Among Mexican ImmigrantsUnited StatesTiffany Green  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster55 Gumber, Anil Pattern and Determinants of Health Care Use and Expenditures at the End-of-Life in IndiaUnited KingdomAnil Gumber  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster56 Han, Dongwoon Inequity and Inequality in health and health care finance in South KoreaSouth KoreaDongwoon Han, Yun-Hong Noh  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster57 Heyma, Arjan Why is there a relationship between socio-economic status and health?NetherlandsArjan Heyma, Klarita Sadiraj, Inge Groot  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster58 Hidayat, Budi The trends and inequality in health insurance coverage of the Indonesian populations between 1993 and 1997GermanyBudi Hidayat, Hasbullah Thabrany, Ascobat Gani  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster59 Hollingsworth, Bruce A health warning about health production and modelling the socioeconomic determinants of health across countriesAustraliaJean Spinks, Bruce Hollingsworth  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster60 Hotchkiss, David Out-of-pocket payments and utliization of health care services in Albania: evidence from three districtsUnited StatesDavid Hotchkiss, Paul Hutchinson, Andres Berruti  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster61 Hsu, John Prescription Drug Cost-sharing: Unintended Adverse Clinical Effects of Benefit CapsUnited StatesJohn Hsu, Jie Huang, Mary Price, Vicki Fung, Richard Brand, Bruce Fireman, Rita Hui, Joseph Newhouse, Joseph Selby  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster62 Huang, Nicole Rural/Urban differences in access to health care: Does universal coverage reduce inequalities in health?TaiwanNicole Huang, Winnie Yip, Hong-Jen Chang, Yiing-Jenq Chou  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster63 Hung, Hsin-Chia Disease burden and economic impact of betel quid chewing-related cancers among male adults in TaiwanTaiwanHsin-Chia Hung, Horn-Che Chiang, Hsin-Ming Chen, Wen-Tsan Chang, Jia-Sin Liu, Pei-Chen Lin, Mei-Tsun Su, Yin-Wen Cheng, King-Teh Lee  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster64 Hvenegaard, Anne Does participation in clinical studies influence the GP's choice of future treatment and associated costs? DenmarkAnne Hvenegaard, Henrik Juhl, Villy Meineche Schmidt, Andreas Habicht  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster65 Indaratna, Kaemthong Investing in Health: A Happiness ApproachIndonesiaKaemthong Indaratna  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster66 Jiang, Fei A study on the essential drug list for village doctors in rural areas of Heilongjiang provinceChinaFei Jiang  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster67 Johansson, Edvard Does a slump really Make you thinner? Finnish micro-level evidence 1978-2002.FinlandEdvard Johansson, Petri Beckerman, Satu Helakorpi, Ritva Pritti, Erkki Vartiainen, Antti Uutela  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster68 Juhl, Henrik Does a clinical study reflect real life and real-life costs?DenmarkHenrik Juhl  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster69 Junod, Thomas The Perception of Risk Related to the Consumption of Tobacco and Alcohol by AdolescentsSwitzerlandThomas Junod  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster70 Jusot, Florence The role of ill-health as a precursor of unemployment in FranceFranceFlorence Jusot, Myriam Khlat, Thierry Rochereau, Catherine Sermet  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster71 Kakihara, Hiroaki A decision model of health care demand and its empirical analysis using a Japanese dataJapanHiroaki Kakihara, Rei Goto, yuya hoshino  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster72 Karakaya, Gungor Regional inequalities in dependency in Belgium: long term prospectsBelgiumKarakaya Güngör, Ruz Torres Rodrigo  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster73 Kasuya, Masashi Empirical analyses of household income and well-being for family caregiversJapanMasashi Kasuya, Yasuyoshi Sekita  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster74 Kehusmaa, Sari Economic evaluation of a geriatric rehabilitation programme (the AGE-study)FinlandSari Kehusmaa, Miia Saarikallio, Katariina Hinkka   
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster75 Ker, Chen-Guo The Impact of the Integrated Delivery System on Emergency Care in Peng-Hu Island of TaiwanTaiwanChen-Guo Ker, Chung-Chou Juan, Yu-Shan Huang, Yu-Fu Chen, Chia-Jong Chen, Ming-Hsia Lai, Shiow-Hwei Wang, Jian-Ting Lee   
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster76 Kiiskinen, Urpo Eliciting consumers' preferences for public and private dental service: a discrete choice experimentFinlandJohn Cairns, Urpo Kiiskinen, Liisa Suominen-Taipale   
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster77 Payne, Krista Poor anticoagulation effectiveness in patients with atrial fibrillation in Canadian routine medical care: Opportunities for decreasing a hidden economic burdenCanadaJJ Caro, KA Payne, A Haiderali, N Lordan, K Ishak, I Proskorovsky, J Hollowell  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster78 Kishida, Kensaku Evaluation of the Japanese Long-term Care Community Care ServicesJapanKensaku Kishida, Shizuko Tanigaki  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster79 Kohli, Michele Priority Setting in the Home Care Sector in Ontario CanadaCanadaMichele Kohli, Douglas Martin, Deborah Marshall, Peter Coyte  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster80 Kung, Chuan-Jung The Impact of the SARS Epidemic on the Utilization of Dental Care under the NHI systemTaiwanChuan-Jung Kung, Shun-Te Huang, Chun-Mei Lin, Shih-Chang Ho, Hsin-Chia Hung  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster81 Laporte, Audrey Rational Addiction Models and Aggregate Data: The Problem of the Unit RootCanadaAudrey Laporte, Brian Ferguson  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster82 Laxminarayan, Ramanan Reforming Alcohol Taxes: An Assessment of Fiscal and Externality IssuesUnited StatesRamanan Laxminarayan  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster83 Leal, Jose The Economic Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in the Enlarged European UnionUnited KingdomJose Leal, Ramon Luengo-Fernandez, Alastair Gray, Sophie Petersen, Mike Rayner  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster84 Lecluyse, Ann Income-related health inequality in Belgium in the long runBelgiumAnn Lecluyse  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster85 Lee, JwoLeun The Quality, Elasticity and Price Elasticity of Demand for HealthcareTaiwanJwoLeun Lee, Chunhuei Chi, HungChi Tseng  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster87 Lewis, Maureen Out of Pocket Payments in Poland United StatesMaureen Lewis  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster88 Li, Rui Production Efficiency of Medical Groups in the United StatesUnited StatesRui Li  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster89 Liang, Lan Do Adolescents with Emotional or Behavioral Problems Respond to Tobacco Control Policies?United StatesLan Liang, Naci Mocan, Erdal Tekin  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster90 Lievens, Yolande Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: reimbursement and practice patterns in Belgium.BelgiumYolande Lievens, Walter Van den Bogaert  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster91 Lo, Joan Effects of Peer Pressure on Physicians' Treatment DecisionsTaiwanJoan Lo, Kan-Shan Shih  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster92 Lucarelli, Claudio The Impact of the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill United StatesClaudio Lucarelli  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster93 Alfonso Sanchez, Jose Level of influence of socieconomic factors on lepra incidence trend in the last 50 years of the XX century in SpainSpainJose Luis Sanchez  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster94 Luras, Hilde Choosing a GP: Results from the implementation of a list patient system in NorwayNorwayHilde Luras  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster95 Makarova, Tatyana Changes in primary health care provider behavior associated with performance-based remuneration in ArmeniaUnited StatesTatyana Makarova, Ara Ter-Grigoryan  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster96 Mangalore, Roshni Unmet needs and equity in mental health services in the UKUnited KingdomRoshni Mangalore  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster97 Martin, Jose Interactive per capita financing model adjusted by need for health areas in Andalusian Health ServiceSpainJose Martin, Maria del Puerto Lopez del Amo   
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster98 Maslove, Allan Multilevel Governnance and Health CareCanadaAllan Maslove  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster99 Matovu, Fred Measures of SES and their application to resource allocation in low income countries United KingdomFred Matovu  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster100 Matsuda, Ryozo Pursuing Clinical Health Equity in a Mixed Economy of Health Care: A Framework for Policy AnalysisJapanRyozo Matsuda, Kazuo Takayama, Ikuo Aoki  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster101 Mbatsha, Sandi Equity and the Financing of Primary Health Care in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Ten Years OnSouth AfricaSandi Mbatsha  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster102 Meerding, Willem Jan Prevention of accidental falls in elderly females is likely to be cost savingNetherlandsWillem Jan Meerding, Ed van Beeck, Jan Barendregt  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster103 Meghea, Cristian Social Security Income and Elderly MortalityUnited StatesCristian Meghea  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster104 Merito, Monica Comparing individual therapeutic histories in HIV care: innovation and standards in clinical practiceItalyMonica Merito, Andrea Bonaccorsi  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster105 Milcent, Carine Inefficiency in Health Care: A measurement by Potentially Avoidable ReadmissionFranceCarine Milcent, Tarik Yalcin  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster106 Molla, Azaher Epidemiological Transition and Its Implication for Healthcare Financing: A Case Study in Bangladesh BangladeshAzaher Molla, Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Enamul Karim, Jamil Hoque  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster107 Moschetti, Karine Estimating patients' willingness to travel for higher-quality hospital careSwitzerlandKarine Moschetti, Lise Rochaix, Didier Balsan  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster108 Muraleedharan, Vangal Private Public Partnership in the control of Tuberculosis in Tamil Nadu and Kerala (India): What is its future?IndiaVangal R Muraleedharan, Sonia Andrews, Bhuvaneswari Rajaraman, Stephen Jan  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster109 Muraleedharan, Vangal The trade in human organs in Tamil Nadu: the anatomy of regulatory failureUnited KingdomVangal Muraleedharan, Stephen Jan, Ram Prasad  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster110 Nagle, Valerie An alternative resource allocation model for IrelandIrelandValerie Nagle  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster111 Nordyke, Robert Does Managed Care in California Close the Equity Gap? For Whom and For What Services?United StatesRobert Nordyke, Ninez Ponce, Ellen Wu  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster112 Odegard, Knut Estimation of obesity related treatment costs in Sweden - A regression approach and a PAR approachSwedenKnut Odegard, Ulf Persson, Marianne Svensson, Sixten Borg  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster114 Ogura, Seiritsu Econometric Analysis of Lifetime Nicotine Intake Patterns of Japanese Smokers: A Pooled Cross Section Analysis Based On Japanese Household SurveyJapanSeiritsu Ogura, wataru suzuki, Tamotsu Kadoda  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster115 Okorafor, Okore Mapping Poverty in a Developing Country ContextSouth AfricaOkore Okorafor, Diane McIntyre  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster116 Oliveira Cruz, Valeria Sector Wide Approach as an aid contract modality in UgandaUnited KingdomValeria Oliveira Cruz, Barbara McPake, Freddie Ssengooba, Rob Yates, Ros Cooper, Christine Tashobya, Grace Murindwa  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster117 Onwujekwe, Obinna Some indicators and indices for determining socio-economic status (SES) may not be reliable measures of socio-economic statusNigeriaObinna Onwujekwe, Kara Hanson, Julia Fox-Rushby  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster118 Pacula, Rosalie The Incremental Health Care Cost Associated wtih Marijuana UseUnited StatesRosalie Pacula, Jeanne Ringel, Carlos Dobkin  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster119 Philips, Zoe Would HPV testing be acceptable to UK women ?United KingdomZoe Philips, Mark Avis, David Whynes  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster120 Pitts, Melinda Smoking and Wages for Older Female WorkersUnited StatesMelinda Pitts, Julie L., Brian S. Armour  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster121 Pokhrel, Subhash Does demand side subsidy improve health care utilization: a case study from Nouna Burkina FasoGermanySubhash Pokhrel, Manuela De Allegri, John Bridges, Rainer Sauerborn  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster122 Polinder, Suzanne The costs of injury related hospital admissions in EuropeNetherlandsSuzanne Polinder, Willem Jan, Ed van Beeck  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster124 Prasai, Devi Geographical resource allocation: A case study of NepalNepalDevi Prasai, Devi Prasai  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster125 Pritchard, Clive Statin prescribing patterns: variations by PCT England 2003/04United KingdomClive Pritchard, Peter Yuen  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster126 Raftery, James Technology appraisal and economic assessment of controversial technologies by different regulatory agencies: NICE (England & Wales) and MSAC (Australia).United KingdomJames Raftery  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster127 Rannan-Eliya, Ravindra Multilevel analysis of learning effects in maternal treatment of the sick childSri LankaRavindra Rannan-Eliya  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster128 Ranson, Michael Real-world complications of cluster randomized controlled trials: lessons learnt from a health insurance trial in GujaratIndiaMichael Ranson, Saul Morris, Tara Sinha, Akash Acharya, Anne Mills  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster129 Rathe, Magdalena Applying a national health account framework to ensure resources for public health functions in developing countriesDominican RepublicMagdalena Rathe  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster130 Renna, Francesco Alcohol Abuse: Alcoholism and Labor Market OutcomesUnited StatesFrancesco Renna  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster131 Riedel, Monika Do recent health care reforms already reflect EU targets? AustriaMonika Riedel, Maria Magdalena Hofmarcher-Holzhacker  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster132 Rodrig, Svenja Steeping of health expenditure profiles and the costs of dyingGermanySvenja Rodrig, Florian Buchner, Hans-Olaf Wiesemann  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster133 Rodriguez, Sandra Agency Relations and Political Power Relations in Colombia's National Health Social Security Council: An Analysis of a priori Voting Power based on the Simple Games TheoryColombiaSandra Rodriguez  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster134 Rosko, Michael Assessing the Robustness of Hospital Inefficiency EstimatesUnited StatesMichael Rosko, Ryan Mutter  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster135 Ruz Torrez, Rodrigo Testing for cultural differences in consumer behaviour : Health expenditures of newly arrived migrants in BelgiumBelgiumRodrigo Ruz Torres  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster136 Sadique, Zia A comparison between Expected Utility and Regret Theory models of individuals' propensity to vaccinateUnited KingdomNancy Devlin, Zia Sadique  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster137 Sato, Masayo The consultation pattern and expense of cerebrovascular diseaseJapanMasayo Sato  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster138 Sauerland, Dirk How to design a Health System: Guidelines offered by Constitutional Economics GermanyDirk Sauerland  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster139 Shepard, Donald Cost Comparisons in Behavioral Health Care: the Log Ratio IndicatorUnited StatesDonald Shepard, Gail Strickler, James McKay, Craig Love  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster140 Shimazaki, Asako Monopoly, Monopsony and Health Care MarketsUnited StatesAsako Shimazaki, Martin Gaynor, Bill Vogt  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster141 Shinogle, Judith Mental Health Parity And Physician Practice PatternsUnited StatesJudith Shinogle, Donald Cherry  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster142 Siegel, Michele Measuring the Effect of Husband's Health on Wife's Labor Market BehaviorUnited StatesMichele Siegel  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster143 Sindelar, Jody Mental Health, Smoking and Labor Market Outcomes United StatesMireia Jofre-Bonet, Susan Busch, Tracy Falba, Jody Sindelar  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster144 Skordis, Jolene Systematic Variation In Self Rated Health And Bias In Models Of Demand For Health ServicesUnited KingdomJolene Skordis, Kara Hanson, Anne Mills  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster145 Smith, Maureen Costs of Care for Stroke Patients in HMO and FFS Medicare Plans by Physician SpecialtyUnited StatesMaureen Smith, Jinn-Ing Liou, Jennifer Frytak, Michael Finch  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster146 Smith, Richard Measuring the 'openness' of country health sectors to trade: a suggested methodologyUnited KingdomRichard Smith  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster147 Spetz, Joanne Closures of Services in Hospitals: Patterns and EffectsUnited StatesJoanne Spetz, Lisa Maiuro, Paul Kirby, Richard Scheffler  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster148 Sree Kulakkal, Godwin Role of government and competition in drug price differential for 12 common drugs in Kerala IndiaGodwin Sree Kulakkal, Varatharajan Durairaj  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster149 Stehr, Mark The Spousal Effect of Smoking Behavior: An Analysis of Older AdultsUnited StatesMark Stehr, Kerry Anne McGeary  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster150 Stewart, Jennifer The role of maternal employment on the relationship between television viewing and child obesityCanadaJennifer Stewart, James Chowhan  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster151 Vazquez-Navarrete, Maria Luisa Key features types and government bodies of Integrated Healthcare Organisations in CataloniaSpainMaria Luisa Vazquez-Navarrete, Ingrid Vargas-Lorenzo, Diana Henao, Angels Pons, Jordi Coderch, Lluis Colomes, Josep Ramon Llopart, Jordi Valls, Rosa Ruiz, Joan Berenguer  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster153 Waddington, Catriona International funding for TB and Malaria in low- and middle-income countries: a fast-changing pictureUnited KingdomCatriona Waddington, Mark Pearson, Jackie Martin  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster154 Wang, Fu-Chung Uncertainty in a Self-management Project: the Dynamic Balance of the Hospital BehaviorTaiwanFu-Chung Wang  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster155 Wang, Hui-Hsuan Behavior Changes to Global Budget Policy by Primary Care PhysiciansTaiwanHui-Hsuan Wang  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster156 Wasiak, Radoslaw Is recurrence of health conditions important? Case of occupational low back painUnited StatesRadoslaw Wasiak  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster157 Watts, Jennifer Vouchers for health care?AustraliaJennifer Watts, Leonie Segal  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster158 Wuebker, Ansgar Quality assessment of health systems: A disease based approach DenmarkAnsgar Wuebker, Dirk Sauerland  
MO0800-1700Atrium:Poster159 Yeh, Shu-Chuan Jennifer Social Support and Loneliness among Foreign Laborers from Three Different Countries TaiwanShu-Chuan Jennifer Yeh, Ching-Hui Yeh, Ya-Hui Wu  
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