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
2002
Lifetime Cost of HIV Care in France during the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Yazdanpanah Y, Goldie SJ, Losina E, Weinstein MC, Lebrun T, Paltiel AD, Seage GR, Leblanc G, Ajana F, Kimmel AD, Zhang H, Salamon R, Mouton Y, Freedberg KA. Lifetime Cost of HIV Care in France during the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Antiviral Therapy 2002, 7: 257-266. PMID: 12553480, DOI: 10.1177/135965350200700405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapyHIV infectionCD4 strataAntiretroviral therapyHIV careHIV diseaseLifetime costsHighly Active Antiretroviral TherapyHigher CD4 strataHIV Clinical CohortLowest CD4 stratumCD4 cell countEra of HAARTBurden of diseaseStage of illnessCost of careHealth policy plannersHealth care costsClinical managementSpecific AIDSClinical cohortMean costFrench patientsCare costsCell count