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M. Elske van den Akker-van Marle

Health Economist, Leiden University Medical Center
Verified email at lumc.nl
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Surgery as a viable alternative first-line treatment for prolactinoma patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis

…, ME van den Akker-van Marle… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Context The improved remission and complication rates of current transsphenoidal surgery
warrant reappraisal of the position of surgery as a viable alternative to dopamine agonists in …

[HTML][HTML] The implementation of value-based healthcare: a scoping review

…, AM Stiggelbout, ME van den Akker-van Marle - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to identify and summarize how value-based healthcare
(VBHC) is conceptualized in the literature and implemented in hospitals. Furthermore, an …

Putting pharmacogenetics into practice

…, G Lewis, S Detmar, ME van den Akker-van Marle… - Nature …, 2006 - nature.com
Genetics is slowly explaining variations in drug response, but applying this knowledge
depends on implementation of a host of policies that provide long-term support to the field …

Tubular diskectomy vs conventional microdiskectomy for sciatica: a randomized controlled trial

MP Arts, R Brand, ME van den Akker, BW Koes… - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Conventional microdiskectomy is the most frequently performed surgery for patients
with sciatica due to lumbar disk herniation. Transmuscular tubular diskectomy has been …

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of home-based cardiac rehabilitation compared to conventional, centre-based cardiac rehabilitation: Results of the FIT@ Home study

JJ Kraal, ME Van den Akker-Van Marle… - European journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim Although cardiac rehabilitation improves physical fitness after a cardiac event, many
eligible patients do not participate in cardiac rehabilitation and the beneficial effects of cardiac …

Patient controlled analgesia with remifentanil versus epidural analgesia in labour: randomised multicentre equivalence trial

…, KO Rengerink, E Lopriore, ME Van Den Akker-van… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
… Paulien CM van der Salm gynaecologist15, Katrien Oude Rengerink epidemiologist4, Enrico
Lopriore neonatologist16, M Elske van den Akker-van Marle assistant professor of health …

Cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening: comparison of screening policies

ME van den Akker-van Marle… - Journal of the …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Background: Recommended screening policies for cervical cancer differ widely among
countries with respect to targeted age range, screening interval, and total number of scheduled …

Tubular diskectomy vs conventional microdiskectomy for the treatment of lumbar disk herniation: 2-year results of a double-blind randomized controlled trial

MP Arts, R Brand, ME van den Akker, BW Koes… - …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Transmuscular tubular diskectomy has been introduced to increase the
rate of recovery, although evidence is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the 2-year results of …

Cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenomics in clinical practice: a case study of thiopurine methyltransferase genotyping in acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Europe

ME van den Akker-van Marle, D Gurwitz, SB Detmar… - 2006 - Future Medicine
Only a few studies have addressed the cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenetics interventions
in healthcare. Lack of health economics data on aspects of pharmacogenetics is perceived …

Effects of home-based training with telemonitoring guidance in low to moderate risk patients entering cardiac rehabilitation: short-term results of the FIT@ Home study

…, ME Van den Akker-Van Marle… - European Journal …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Home-based exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has the potential
to improve CR uptake, decrease costs and increase self-management skills. The FIT@Home …