2015
Demographic and clinical features of inclusion body myositis in north America
Paltiel AD, Ingvarsson E, Lee DK, Leff RL, Nowak RJ, Petschke KD, Richards-Shubik S, Zhou A, Shubik M, O'Connor KC. Demographic and clinical features of inclusion body myositis in north America. Muscle & Nerve 2015, 52: 527-533. PMID: 25557419, PMCID: PMC4869122, DOI: 10.1002/mus.24562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInclusion body myositisBody myositisDaily livingComposite functional indexLarger patient populationWeakness of armsDisease durationClinical featuresInitial diagnosisMean agePatient populationFemale ratioClinical managementClinical trialsOutcome measuresFirst symptomsFunctional indexEarly symptomsNatural historyMean timeSelf-report surveyMyositisPatientsSymptomsDiagnosis
2011
Dengue vector control strategies in an urban setting: an economic modelling assessment
Luz PM, Vanni T, Medlock J, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Dengue vector control strategies in an urban setting: an economic modelling assessment. The Lancet 2011, 377: 1673-1680. PMID: 21546076, PMCID: PMC3409589, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60246-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness ratioHerd immunityAdult controlsDengue burdenIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioDengue transmissionCost-effective interventionResource-constrained countriesProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisIncidence of dengueFuture dengue epidemicsImmunological effectsHealth burdenRisk of dengueVector control policiesDengue epidemicsImmunityVector control strategiesBurdenDengueAdult mosquitoesInterventionEpidemicYears