Gerry Oster
Biographic Data
| ID | 5534926 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerry Oster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerry |
| FAMILY NAME | Oster |
| SIGNATURE | OSTER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Policy Analysis (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8637-7495 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Lifetime health and economic benefits of weight loss among obese persons
OBJECTIVES: This study estimated the lifetime health and economic benefits of sustained modest weight loss among obese persons. METHODS: We developed a dynamic model of the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risks and costs of 5 obesity-related diseases: hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke. We then calculated the lifetime health and economic benefits of a sustained 10% redu…
The Benefits and Risks of Over-the-Counter Availability of Nicotine Polacrilex (“Nicotine Gum”)
Nicotine polacrilex ("nicotine gum") is effective in helping persons to quit smoking cigarettes. Because many persons try to quit without formal assistance, it may be an appropriate product for over-the-counter (OTC) purchase. Some smokers, however, might use such a product in lieu of more effective methods of cessation, and still others might use it to cope with enforced periods of nicotine abstinence (eg, at the work place) and thereby delay th…
Health-related quality of life in patients with advanced prostate cancer
The effects of rG-CSF on health-related quality of life in children with congenital agranulocytosis
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
A randomized clinical trial was recently conducted to investigate whether a new antiplatelet agent could prevent restenosis in patients who had undergone percutaneous transluminal coronary artery angioplasty (PTCA). Approximately 1,200 patients were enrolled at 13 separate clinical sites. To assess the impact of this intervention on health-related quality of life, a patient questionnaire for telephone administration was developed. This questionna…
Benzodiazepine tranquilizers and the risk of accidental injury
To determine whether benzodiazepine tranquilizers increase the risk of accidental injury requiring medical attention, we used pharmacy claims submitted to a large third-party payer to identify 4,554 persons who had been prescribed these agents and a matched control group of 13,662 persons who had been prescribed drugs other than benzodiazepines. We then used diagnoses recorded on claims submitted by medical care providers to identify all accident…
The Risks and Benefits of an Rx-to-OTC Switch
In recent years, many new over-the-counter (OTC) medications have resulted from the granting of OTC status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to drug entities that previously were available only by prescription (Rx). While the benefits to consumers of Rx-to-OTC switches may be substantial, they also involve some degree of risk, as usage typically expands and physician supervision diminishes. This study explores the potential utility of tech…
Primary prevention and coronary heart disease
We examined the expected economic benefits of cholesterol lowering for adult men with significant elevations of total serum cholesterol (above 260 mg/dl), incorporating estimates of direct benefits from anticipated reductions in lifetime expenditures for medical care, and estimates of indirect benefits related to extension of work-life secondary to reductions in morbidity and premature mortality. Our findings yield discounted lifetime direct bene…
Labour relations and demand relations
Journal Article Labour relations and demand relations: a case study of the ‘unemployment effect’ Get access Gerry Oster Gerry Oster *Baruch College of the City University of New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Cambridge Journal of Economics, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 1980, Pages 337–348, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.cje.a035460 Published: 01 December 1980
A Factor Analytic Test of the Theory of the Dual Economy
FOR over a century, there have been recurrent claims that capitalist economic development is characterized by a process of unbalanced growth, with technical and institutional changes unevenly distributed among industries. Theorists as diverse as Marx (1867, chapter 25) and Galbraith (1952, chapter 7) have suggested that, though the history of most industries is one of ongoing technical change and increasing concentration of production and capital…
Primary prevention and coronary heart disease
We examined the expected economic benefits of cholesterol lowering for adult men with significant elevations of total serum cholesterol (above 260 mg/dl), incorporating estimates of direct benefits from anticipated reductions in lifetime expenditures for medical care, and estimates of indirect benefits related to extension of work-life secondary to reductions in morbidity and premature mortality. Our findings yield discounted lifetime direct bene…
Lifetime health and economic benefits of weight loss among obese persons
OBJECTIVES: This study estimated the lifetime health and economic benefits of sustained modest weight loss among obese persons. METHODS: We developed a dynamic model of the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risks and costs of 5 obesity-related diseases: hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke. We then calculated the lifetime health and economic benefits of a sustained 10% redu…
Benzodiazepine tranquilizers and the risk of accidental injury
To determine whether benzodiazepine tranquilizers increase the risk of accidental injury requiring medical attention, we used pharmacy claims submitted to a large third-party payer to identify 4,554 persons who had been prescribed these agents and a matched control group of 13,662 persons who had been prescribed drugs other than benzodiazepines. We then used diagnoses recorded on claims submitted by medical care providers to identify all accident…
A Factor Analytic Test of the Theory of the Dual Economy
FOR over a century, there have been recurrent claims that capitalist economic development is characterized by a process of unbalanced growth, with technical and institutional changes unevenly distributed among industries. Theorists as diverse as Marx (1867, chapter 25) and Galbraith (1952, chapter 7) have suggested that, though the history of most industries is one of ongoing technical change and increasing concentration of production and capital…
Labour relations and demand relations
Journal Article Labour relations and demand relations: a case study of the ‘unemployment effect’ Get access Gerry Oster Gerry Oster *Baruch College of the City University of New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Cambridge Journal of Economics, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 1980, Pages 337–348, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.cje.a035460 Published: 01 December 1980
Primary prevention and coronary heart disease
We examined the expected economic benefits of cholesterol lowering for adult men with significant elevations of total serum cholesterol (above 260 mg/dl), incorporating estimates of direct benefits from anticipated reductions in lifetime expenditures for medical care, and estimates of indirect benefits related to extension of work-life secondary to reductions in morbidity and premature mortality. Our findings yield discounted lifetime direct bene…
Benzodiazepine tranquilizers and the risk of accidental injury
To determine whether benzodiazepine tranquilizers increase the risk of accidental injury requiring medical attention, we used pharmacy claims submitted to a large third-party payer to identify 4,554 persons who had been prescribed these agents and a matched control group of 13,662 persons who had been prescribed drugs other than benzodiazepines. We then used diagnoses recorded on claims submitted by medical care providers to identify all accident…
The Risks and Benefits of an Rx-to-OTC Switch
In recent years, many new over-the-counter (OTC) medications have resulted from the granting of OTC status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to drug entities that previously were available only by prescription (Rx). While the benefits to consumers of Rx-to-OTC switches may be substantial, they also involve some degree of risk, as usage typically expands and physician supervision diminishes. This study explores the potential utility of tech…
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
A randomized clinical trial was recently conducted to investigate whether a new antiplatelet agent could prevent restenosis in patients who had undergone percutaneous transluminal coronary artery angioplasty (PTCA). Approximately 1,200 patients were enrolled at 13 separate clinical sites. To assess the impact of this intervention on health-related quality of life, a patient questionnaire for telephone administration was developed. This questionna…
The effects of rG-CSF on health-related quality of life in children with congenital agranulocytosis
Health-related quality of life in patients with advanced prostate cancer
The Benefits and Risks of Over-the-Counter Availability of Nicotine Polacrilex (“Nicotine Gum”)
Nicotine polacrilex ("nicotine gum") is effective in helping persons to quit smoking cigarettes. Because many persons try to quit without formal assistance, it may be an appropriate product for over-the-counter (OTC) purchase. Some smokers, however, might use such a product in lieu of more effective methods of cessation, and still others might use it to cope with enforced periods of nicotine abstinence (eg, at the work place) and thereby delay th…
Lifetime health and economic benefits of weight loss among obese persons
OBJECTIVES: This study estimated the lifetime health and economic benefits of sustained modest weight loss among obese persons. METHODS: We developed a dynamic model of the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risks and costs of 5 obesity-related diseases: hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke. We then calculated the lifetime health and economic benefits of a sustained 10% redu…
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