Radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules: prospective cost-effectiveness analysis in comparison to conventional thyroidectomy

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the total costs of surgery and radiofrequency Speaker (RF) ablation for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules.Materials and methods: This is a prospective randomized study comparing cases treated with US-guided RF ablation (cases) and surgery (control).They were selected and allocated

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Equitable stormwater utility fees: an integrated analysis of environmental, socioeconomic and infrastructure factors at the community scale

Municipalities worldwide implement stormwater management programs to mitigate the hydrological and water quality impacts of stormwater runoff.Stormwater utility fees (SWUF) are often used to fund such important Speaker programs by collecting revenue from residential and commercial properties.However, existing SWUFs often solely rely on the estimate

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In-depth interviews of patients with primary immunodeficiency who have experienced pump and rapid push subcutaneous infusions of immunoglobulins reveal new insights on their preference and expectations

Grégoire Jacques Noël Cozon,1 Pierre Clerson,2 Annaïk Dokhan,3 Yann Fardini,2 Taylor Pindi Sala,4 Jean-Charles Crave4 1Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France; 2Soladis Clinical Studies, Roubaix, France; 3KPL, Paris, France; 4Octapharma France, Boulogne, France Purpose: Patients wi

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