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| Title |
Cost-effectiveness of gargling for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, December 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-8-258 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michi Sakai, Takuro Shimbo, Kazumi Omata, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Kazunari Satomura, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Takashi Kawamura, Hisamitsu Baba, Masaharu Yoshihara, Hiroshi Itoh, the Great Cold Investigators-I |
| Abstract |
In Japan, gargling is a generally accepted way of preventing upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). The effectiveness of gargling for preventing URTI has been shown in a randomized controlled trial that compared incidences of URTI between gargling and control groups. From the perspective of the third-party payer, gargling is dominant due to the fact that the costs of gargling are borne by the participant. However, the cost-effectiveness of gargling from a societal perspective should be considered. In this study, economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial was performed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of gargling for preventing URTI from a societal perspective. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 13 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 23% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 9 | 69% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 92% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 69 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 20 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 30% |
| Psychology | 6 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Unknown | 24 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 37. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 June 2023.
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#988,052
of 23,913,510 outputs
Outputs from BMC Health Services Research
#257
of 7,989 outputs
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#3,445
of 172,120 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Health Services Research
#4
of 37 outputs
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