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Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior
Researcher at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publications - 101
Citations - 1928
Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. The author has contributed to research in topics: Insulin glargine & Health services research. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 97 publications receiving 1458 citations. Previous affiliations of Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior include Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas & Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
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Efficacy of Mobile Apps to Support the Care of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Bráulio Cezar Bonoto,Vânia Eloisa de Araújo,Isabella Piassi Godói,Lívia Lovato Pires de Lemos,Brian Godman,Marion Bennie,Leonardo Maurício Diniz,Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior +7 more
TL;DR: The use of apps by diabetic patients could help improve the control of HbA1c and seem to strengthen the perception of self-care by contributing better information and health education to patients.
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Are new models needed to optimize the utilization of new medicines to sustain healthcare systems
Brian Godman,Rickard E. Malmström,Eduardo Diogene,Andy Gray,Sisira Jayathissa,Angela Timoney,Francisco de Assis Acurcio,Ali Alkan,Anna Brzezinska,Anna Bucsics,Stephen Campbell,Jadwiga Czeczot,Winnie de Bruyn,Irene Eriksson,Faridah Yusof,Alexander E. Finlayson,Jurij Fürst,Kristina Garuoliene,Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior,Jolanta Gulbinovič,Saira Jan,Roberta Joppi,Marija Kalaba,Einar Magnisson,Laura McCullagh,Kaisa Miikkulainen,Gabriela Ofierska-Sujkowska,Hanne Bak Pedersen,Gisbert Selke,Catherine Sermet,Susan Spillane,Azuwana Supian,Ilse Truter,Vera Vlahović-Palčevski,Low Ee Vien,Elif Hilal Vural,Janet Wale,Magdalene Wladysiuk,Wenjie Zeng,Lars L. Gustafsson +39 more
TL;DR: The objective is to review case histories among health authorities to improve the utilization and expenditure on new medicines, as well as develop exemplar models for valuing medicines for orphan diseases alongside potentially capping pharmaceutical expenditure.
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Perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes em terapia renal substitutiva no Brasil, 2000-2004
Mariangela Leal Cherchiglia,Elaine Leandro Machado,Daniele A.C. Szuster,Eli Iola Gurgel Andrade,Francisco de Assis Acurcio,Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa,Ricardo Sesso,Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior,Odilon Vanni de Queiroz,Isabel Cristina Gomes +9 more
TL;DR: El riesgo de mortalidad estuvo asociado with el aumento de la edad, sexo femenino, tener diabetes, residir en la region Norte y Noreste, dialisis peritoneal como modalidad de entrada y no haber realizado transplante renal.
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Disponibilidade de medicamentos essenciais em duas regiões de Minas Gerais, Brasil
Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior,Francisco de Assis Acurcio,Carlos Alberto Pereira Gomes,Maria Miralles,Sábado Nicolau Girardi,Gustavo Azeredo Furquim Werneck,Cristiana Leite Carvalho +6 more
TL;DR: A disponibilidade de medicamento tracador foi verificada no momento da visita e ao longo dos 12 meses imediatamente anteriores a pesquisa de campo, indicam a necessidade of divulgar e implementar o conceito de essencialidade no pais.
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Insulin Glargine in a Brazilian State: Should the Government Disinvest? an Assessment Based on a Systematic Review
Ana Luísa Caires de Souza,Francisco de Assis Acurcio,Augusto Afonso Guerra Junior,Renata Cristina Rezende Macedo do Nascimento,Brian Godman,Brian Godman,Brian Godman,Leonardo Maurício Diniz +7 more
TL;DR: This systematic review showed no therapeutic benefit of insulin glargine over other insulin formulations studied when analysing together glycaemic control and the frequency and severity of hypoglycaemia, and recommended to the State Authority to delist insulinglargine or renegotiate a price reduction with the manufacturer.