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0316
Patients perceived insurance coverage, a mismatch
with factual dental insurance coverage
Abraham D. (private person; research undertaken during employment
at Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, Bantry, Ireland)
Preliminary results have been presented in poster format at the confer-
ence of the international Health Economics Association (iHEA, San
Francisco, 2003).
Background: The effect of insurance on dental utilization is mediated
by patients knowledge of coverage but the published literature does not
explore this relationship.
Study objective: To study the level of insurance awareness in regularly
attending adult dental patients in the Netherlands.
Design: This study uses a patient questionnaire and dental utilization
data to measure knowledge of reimbursement for periodontology, resto-
rations and crowns/bridges.
Results: Reimbursement for periodontics, restorations and crowns &
bridges is known correctly to 27.2%, 38.5% and 21.1% respectively. Pub-
licly insured seem less aware of insurance coverage for crowns & bridges
compared to restorations and periodontics. Private dental patients have
equal awareness for restorations, periodontics and crowns & bridges.
Conclusions: The Dutch have poor understanding of their dental insur-
ance benefits. Therefore dental utilization research must include both
insurance status and a measure of insurance awareness to gain insight in
the relationship between insurance coverage and utilization.
0570
Cost of Cervix Cancer Treatment in Hungary
cs N. (Obstetrical and Gynecological Clinic of Semmelweis Medical
University, Budapest, Hungary)
Brandtmller ., Nagy L., Kovcs F., Erdsz D.
Discussion/Results: In disease areas where several different disease stag-
es and alternative treatment options exits (i.e. cancers, CNS disorders)
the costing issue plays a pivotal role in any cost effectiveness analysis.
The objective of this paper is to identify and quantify the different cost
elements in the treatment of cervix cancer in CINI to CIS and in IA1,
IA2,IB, IIA, IIB, III, IV FIGO stages. The need to access the cost effec-
tiveness of the national cervix screening program Johan Bela Nation-
al Program of the Decade of Health and the market entry of new HPV
vaccines in 2006 gives further importance to the issue. In our study cer-
vix cancer treatment cost were compared from two separate sources: i.
data from Social Security data base, ii. Delphi panel constructed from
20 Hungarian key opinion leaders. From the Social Security data base
intervention costs (outpatient, inpatient care and drug cost) were collect-
ed based on BNO and anonym patient identification number on yearly
aggregate level. As a limitation no stage specific costs are recorded in the
database. In the Delphi panel, with the use of Hyper Point 2003 voting
system, the distribution of the different interventions were assessed, and
converted to cost using the actual ONO and HBCS HUF equivalents.
0113
Assessing self-assessed health data
Ahn N. (FEDEA, Madrid, Spain)
Discussion/Results: Many studies have used self-assessed health data
to examine the determinants of health status and the effects of health
status on broad areas of human behavior. Given subjectivity and possi-
ble measurement errors imbedded in self-assessed health data, we exam-
ine their validity and usefulness using the data from European Commu-
nity Household Panel. Our analysis provides clear evidence against care-
less use of self-assessed health status survey data. The strongest case is
cross-country comparisons of self-assessed health status and disabili-
ty rate. Age-specific health measures based on self-assessed health sta-
tus vary enormously between countries and often country rankings are
hard to believe, thus suggesting the importance of language, culture and
social environment in self-assessed health data. When we compare self-
assessed health status across regions within a country (Spain), we find
that regional differences are consistent with other measures of health
although the regional variations are also larger than one would expect.
Self-assessed health measures are also sensitive to the institutional set-
tings such as pension system. For example, in Spain some retired peo-
ple who receive disability pension seem to declare worse health status
than real to justify their pension eligibility.
0446
Inequality in health care use among older people in the
United Kingdom: evidence from the British Household
Panel Survey
Allin S. (London School of Economics Health and Social Care, London, UK)
Masseria C., Mossialos E.
Discussion/Results: This study investigates income-related inequali-
ties in GP, hospital, specialist and dentist care among over 65s in the
UK between 1997 and 2003 using data from the BHPS. The probability
of a visit to the GP, specialist, dentist or admission to hospital was pre-
dicted using multiple random effects logistic regression models. Con-
centration indices were calculated based on indirect standardization
approach; a horizontal inequity index equal to zero implies that after
controlling for differences in need across income groups, individuals
have equal probability of service use, regardless of income. The results
indicate that individuals on lower income are more likely to visit a GP,
specialist and hospital than the better-off, with the reverse for dental vis-
its. After adjusting for differences in need (health status) with income,
a significant pro-rich inequity is found for all service areas, particular-
ly specialist and dental care, even when private sector care was exclud-
ed. While a recent analysis among the general British population found
health service use to be largely equitable (with the exception of dental
care), it appears that inequalities may increase among the older age
groups. As the highest consumers of health care, and with potential-
ly more barriers to access, more attention should be paid to existing
inequities among this age group.
0154
Risk of Own Death and the Death of Others
Andersson H. (Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI),
Solna, Sweden)
Lundborg P.
Discussion/Results: The purpose of this study is to examine differences
between Swedish individuals perception of their own mortality risk and
objective risk measures, to analyze the magnitude of any risk bias, and
to examine individuals risk perception formation. Risk perception for-
mation is analyzed in the Bayesian learning framework. Two different
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addressed from time to time. Overall, there are only few data on the
smoking behaviour in Austria and virtually nothing on the effect and
approval of these measures. The aim of the prevailing study is to ana-
lyse in-depth the smoking behaviour of college and university students
in one Austrian province (Styria), the effect of implemented measures
on these students smoking behaviour as well as their attitude towards
intended policy measures. For that purpose we generate a stratified
sample of approximately 2% of the population of around 40.000 Styri-
an students, the stratification criteria being university/college member-
ship, smoking behaviour and gender. The survey will be carried out in
spring 2006 and processed using a standardised questionnaire. The cen-
tral question is to investigate whether or not the policy measures are
accepted as a health education measure and therefore have some impact
on smoking behaviour among Styrian students.
0617
Pathways of care and direct costs associated with hip
fracture in state-run health-care systems (UK versus
Hungary): Considerations for the adaptation of the
ScHARR osteoporosis model to a Hungarian setting
Soroncz-Szab T. (MSD Hungary Ltd.)
Background: Hip fractures (HFx) make a substantial contribution to
the denominator of cost-effectiveness measures of osteoporosis thera-
pies, regardless of the health-care system in question. Pathways of HFx
care and the associated direct cost items, however, show a large degree
of variation internationally, which may cause an economic model work
well in certain countries and produce invalid results in others.
Objective: To compare the usual management pathways and direct cost
items associated with HFx in Hungary and the UK, and accordingly
adapt the osteoporosis model developed at the School of Health and
Related Research, University of Sheffield (ScHARR).
Methods: An in-depth literature search was undertaken on the epidemi-
ologic, economic and clinical data about HFx management in Hungary
and the UK. Senior management each of a health-care provider and a
social-care provider institution was contacted for the exploration of hid-
den or ignored direct costs in Hungary.
Results: Current estimates of direct costs of HFx in Hungary address
neither the most relevant (postmenopausal female) population, nor the
most costly cases (patients with comorbidities or complications, and
those immobile after primary surgery). Some relevant services funded
by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) as well as costs covered
by non-health related governmental budgets or by the patients fami-
ly are ignored. Several differences between the two countries are to be
considered for the adaptation of the ScHARR model: fracture preva-
lence and incidence, outcomes of primary HFx surgery, hospital stay,
and transfer to long-term care facilities. In a Hungarian setting, the eco-
nomically important health state of nursing home following a HFx in
the ScHARR model should be replaced with home care of immobile
patients following a HFx, which is much less costly (although not so
if family expenditures and indirect costs are also considered). Further
analyses are needed to show the potential improvements in estimates
when other costs are included, whether covered (physiotherapy, balneo-
therapy, professional home care, ortheses and other devices, specialists
visits, patient travel, complications [e.g., infection, bed sore], secondary
surgery [e.g., total hip replacement]) or not covered (social homes, dis-
ability allowance, car purchase support) by the Hungarian NHIF.
Conclusion: More rigorous cost estimates and modelling parameters of
HFx management in the Hungarian postmenopausal female population
are necessary to ensure the validity of economic evaluations of osteopo-
rosis therapies. One suggested approach is the adaptation of internation-
ally established economic models (like that of ScHARR), considering
the obvious differences in the pathways of care and direct costs associat-
ed with HFx in the UK versus Hungary.
0205
Does onset or quality of prenatal care matter more
for infant health?
Sosa-Rubi S.G. (Centre for Health Economics. University of York, UK)
Discussion/Results: We investigate the impact of the onset of prenatal
care and the quality of health services on the health of the newborn. Our
specification is nonlinear and simultaneous and uses latent factors to
allow for unobserved influences on onset and quality of prenatal care
to affect infant-health. We apply maximum simulated likelihood (MLS)
techniques to estimate the parameters of our models. We find a positive
and significant association between the quality of care and the health
of newborns. The access to preventive health interventions by pregnant
women during the prenatal period contributes to the adequate develop-
ment of the pregnancy and, in consequence, positively influences the
health of the newborn. On the contrary, we find a small and non sig-
nificant effect of the timely use of prenatal care on the weight of the
infant.
0230
Ageing, impoverishment and health care in the Italian
system
Spandonaro F. (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy)
Doglia M.
Discussion/Results: Foreword of the italian population is a matter of
fact; this not only implies higher expenses for the National Health Ser-
vice but also a bigger burden on households for those expenditures not
paid for by the public system.and methodologyour article we will use
the approach of the WHO that suggests that the equitative impact of
healthcare systems should be studied by explicitly taking into account
expenditures incurred by the households and their impact on the house-
hold balances. WHO approach will be used to show how populations
ageing has influenced the impoverishment due to health related expens-
es of the Italian households between 1997 and 2004.analysis is based
on ISTAT sur vey on household consumption.and conclusionswill be
shown how the impoverishment due to healthcare relates to the age of
the households reference person, to the presence of at least an elder in
the household and to the number of elders in the household. Moreover
the evolution of these relations over the years will be outlined.
0249
Comparison of different sources for the costs
of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Germany
Stark R. (Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Managementthe
GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health, Neuherberg,
Germany)
Knig H.H., Leidl R.
Discussion/Results: Determination of disease costs improves alloca-
tion decisions by providing fundamental information to policy mak-
ers. However, disease costs may differ depending on cost source. This
studys aim was to compare costs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
in Germany determined from different sources.
Medical costs of IBD calculated from cost-diaries were compared
between members of the German IBD association (GIA-members)
(n=483) and university outpatients (U-patients) (n=92). Specific vis-
it costs were compared to calculations using a general-practitioner
database (GP-Data) (n=191).
Mean costs, calculated using the cost-diary, were similar for GIA-mem-
bers and U-patients. For example, mean 4-week direct medical costs
of GIA-members were only 27 higher (95%CI: -141, 194) than of U-
patients (p=0.8) and mean 4-week costs of general-practice visits of GIA-
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Kliemt, H. #0125
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Knuuttila, M. #0237
Ko, S. #0139, #0176, #0190
Kobelt, G. #0562, #0601
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Koller, M. #0229
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Kutzin, J. #0136, #0305
Kyratsis, I. #0593
L
Labeaga, J.M. #0121
Lai, C.L. #0428, #0429
Lai, T. #0203, #0520
Lambo, E.S. #0061
Lameire, N. #0567
Lamers, L.M. #0056, #0447
Lamiraud, K. #0232, #0371
Lange, R. #0116
Langenbrunner, J. #0307,
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Lari, N. #0278
Larsen, M. #0082
Laske-Aldershof, T. #266
Lauridsen, J. #0140
Le Corroller Soriano, AG.
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Le Fur, P. #0413
Le Pen, C. #0199
Leal, J. #0335
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Leidl, R. #0249, #0557
Lelkes, I. #0511, #0513
Lengagne, P. #0407
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Len, C. #0210
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Meerding, W.J. #0342, #0361
M
Mendes, . #0582
Ma, A. #0320 Mennini, F.S. #0381, #0382,
Ma, C.T.A. #0017 #0393, #0470, #0532, #0533,
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Muir, K. #0138 sterdal, L.P. #0012
Muir, KR. #0091 Osterkamp, R. #0324
Mukesh, C. #0586 Osuna, R. #0120, #0272
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Murray, E. #0274
Murray, R. #0124 P Rupnik, E. #0498
Murtagh, M. #0337
Musigrave, F. #0264 Pagano, E. #0218, #0325
Muszbek, N. #0483, #0529 Palazzo, F. #0381, #0382,
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Panait, D. #0364
N
Paolucci, F. #0088
Ndudvari, N. #0551, #0553 Pardo, C.M.L. #0584
Nagy, B. #0260, #0548 Parent, O. #0016
Nagy, J. #0103, #0489, #0555 Park, D. #0190
Nagy, L. #0568, #0569, Parkin, D. #0209
#0570 Parsa, A.D. #0526, #0571
Nagy, N. #0498 Pauly, M. #0269
Nagy, P. #0569 Peacock, S. #0615
Nakopoulos, I. #0544 Peir-Moreno, S. #0396
Natarajan, L. #0026 Pkli, Novkn M. #0551, Rty, T. #0345, #0347
Neill, C. #0329 #0552
Netten, A. #0581 Peleg, K. #0219
Neubauer, S. #0106 Peltola, M. #0180
Nguyen, F. #0390 Pentek, M. #0074, #0562,
Nguyen, L. #0237 #0601, #0607
Niakas, D. #0110 Per, T. #0118
Nicholson, T. #0496, #0564 Pereira, J. #0430, #0431
Nicols, A.L. #0268 Prez, J.E.M. #0580
Nigenda, G. #0585 Perpian, J.M.A. #0580
Nihtil, E. #0180 Perronnin, M. #0032, #0196,
Nikolajsen, J. #0597 #0413
Nikolaou, A. #0006, #0007 Peters, TJ. #0133
Niveen, A.R. #0341 Petrinco, M. #0218, #0325
Nixon, J. #0155, #0334 Philips, P. #0335
Nixon, R. #0086 Piacenza, M. #0277, #0291
Nobilio, L. #0192 Pickard, L. #0183
Nolan, A. #0193 Pignataro, G. #0240, #0290
Nolan, B. #0193 Pilyavsky, A. #0160
Nordling, S. #0226 Pinto, J.L. #0487
Norheim, O.F. #0493 Pippa, G. #0393, #0399
Normand, M. #0016 Piraino, N. #0286
Noro, A. #0180 Platt, S. #0535
Norton, E, #0034 Pleshanov, A. #0285
Novoszath, A. #0569 Poblete, C. #0436
Nyaka, B. #0462, #0463 Pogonidis, Chr. #0543, #0544,
Nyrdy, J. #0300, #0301 #0545#, 0546, #0547
Polacsek, A. #0128
Polder, J. #0158, #0604
O
Polgr, A. #0601
Cilleachair, A. #0152 Polistena, B. #0115, #0130 Rochaix, L. #0145, #0196,
OMahony, M. #0085 Politi, C. #0169
OShea, A. #0536 Pommer, E. #0009
Ostergren, K. #0010 Por, Gy. #0601
Oberman, B. #0219 Popescu, C.A. #0537
Odhiambo, R. #0553 Porto, S. #0216
Oea, E. #0415 Portrait, F. #0366, #0372
Oerton, J. #0335 Portrait, M. #0366
Oesterle, A. #0280 Postler, A. #0502
Postma, M.J. #0171, #0392
Pouvourville, de, G. #0334
Prades, J.L.P. #0580
Praubert-Hayes, N. #0490,
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Preker, A. #0588
Prinsze, F.J. #0099
Proite, A. #0015
Protiere, C. #0358
Protopopescu, C. #0330
Puente, C. #0583
Q Rungo, P. #0134
Quevedo, C.H. #0163
Quevedo, Garcia, J.L. #0210
Quintal, C. #0454
R Ruud, T. #0252
Raftery, J. #0114
Raikou, M. #0284
Raimondi, F. #0264
Ramful, P. #0610
Rana, K. #0341
Rsnen, P. #0321
Ratti, M. #0115, #0130, #0381,
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Saikali, K. #0438
Rebba, V. #0135
Redekop, K. #0245, #0376
Reed, M. #0142
Rehnberg, C. #0509, #0597
Reichel, H. #0566
Reichmann, G. #0221
Reinap, M. #0203, #0520
Reinhard, B. #0441
Remonnay, R. #0507, #0608
Renga, G. #0191
Reszegi, Cs. #0548
Reuveni, H. #0003
Ricci, R. #0128, #0295
Ricciardi, A. #0381, #0399
Rice, N. #0163
Rice, S. #0334
Richard, H. #0563
Ridao-Lpez, M. #0396
Rifat, A. #0593
Rivera, B. #0134
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Rizzo, I. #0240
Roberts, E. #0189
Roberts, T. #0247, #0250,
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Robinson, A. #0346, #0487
Robinson, S. #0247, #0348,
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Rocco, L. #0508
Scuffham, P.A. #0572
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Rochet, JC. #0469
Roderick, P. #0496, #0564
Rodrigues, J.M. #0539
Roehn, O. #0324
Rogowski, W. #0455
Roick, C. #0204, #0206
Roine, R. #0321
Rojkovich, B. #0601
Romaniuk, P. #0400
Romeu, Gordo, L. #0030
Rosenthal, V.D. #0264
Rosser, W. #0229
Rossi, A. #0393
Rossi, PG. #0379
Rothgang, H. #0432
Rousseau, F. #0358
Rudd, A. #0332
Ruggeri, M. #0108
Russell, I.T. #0235
Russo, R. #0191
Ruta, D. #0337
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Ruz, Torres, R. #0417, #0418
Ryan, M. #0487
Ryynnen, O.P. #0321
S
Sach, T. #0090, #0091, #0138,
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Sadiraj, K. #0208
Saillour-Glnisson, F. #0490
Saka, O. #0332
Sampaio, de, Sousa, M.C.
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Snchez, M.M. #0140
Sntha, K. #0103
Sarma, S. #0229
Sassi, F. #0420
Sauerland, D. #0198, #0222,
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Scheffler, R.M. #0142, #0143
Schellhorn, M. #0398
Schiavone, M. #0452
Schieber, G. #0307
Schlsser, R. #0182
Schokkaert, E. #0063, #0156
Schreygg, J. #0112, #0166,
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Schultz, J. #0229
Schut, E. #0029, #0088
Schut, F.T. #0036, #0099
Schuurman, A.R. #0576
Schler, R. #0435
Schwappach, D.L.B. #0094, v,
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Scott, G. #0598, #0599
Scott, H. #0598, #0599
Scrivens, E. #0603
Sebestyn, A. #0103, #0260,
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Seidlitz, C. #0162
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Sermet, C. #0378
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Serrier, H. #0334
Shackley, P. #0346, #0487
Shah, N. #0178
Sharma, D. #0438
Shaw, E. #0328
Shiell, A. #0107
Shmueli, A. #0002, #0063,
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Shortt, S. #0229
Shurke, M. #0590
Sibbald, B. #0320
Siciliani, L. #0339, #0340,
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Siddall, C. #0505
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Sink E. #0020, #0523
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Sintonen, H. #0426, #0427,
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Slappendel, R. #0392
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Soarez, P.C. #0048
Sberg Roed, A. #0597
Solimini, R. #0382
Soltsz, G. #0551
Sommersguter-Reichmann, M.
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Somoskey, S. #0462
Soroncz-Szab T. #0617
Sosa-Rubi, S.G. #0205, #0322
Spandonaro, F. #0115, #0128,
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Spngberg, U.W. #0010
Spth, H.M. #0096
Spermann, A. #0253
Spinks, J. #0042
Sproston, K. #0026
St. Pierre, Y. #0479
Staat, M. #0160
Stalman, W. #0079
Stalman, W. A. B. #0080
Stanciole, A. E. #0151
Stanislao, F. #0169
Stargardt, T. #0112
Stark, R. #0249
Steinmann, L. #0058
Stevens, J. #0009, #0208
Stevens, P. #0085
Stewart, J. #0289
Stirling, B. #0333
Stirparo, G. #0382
Stokes, L. #0085
Stokes, T. #0328
Stoykova, B. #0434
Strasmann, T.J. #0094
Straten, A. #0447
Straume, O. R. #0314, #0344
Street, A. #0085
Sugden, B. #0487
Suhrcke, M. #0508, #0510
Sukyong, S. #0142
Sundmacher, T. #0501, #0502,
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Sussex, J. #0401
Sutton, M. #0320, #0388
Svensson, M. #0069, #0165
Swinburn, B. #0309
Szab T. #0020
Szaszk D. #0103
Szz, K. #0020
Szekanecz, Z. #0601
Szigeti, Sz. #0103
Szilrd, I. #0458
Szocska, M. #0020
Szule, B. #0424
Szcs, F. #0462, #0463
T Ven, W. P.M.M. #0137
Taboulet, F. #0096
Taeb, H.S. #0402
Takcs, E. #0611
Takeyoshi, H. #0122
Tamm, M. #0025
Tanfani, E. #0149, #0150
Tarricone, R. #0264
Tauchmann, H. #0181
Tavares, A.I. #0132
Tay-T.K. #0309
Tedeschi, P. #0540
Telser, H. #0058
Testi, A. #0149, #0150
Theodossiou, I. #0006, #0007
Thompson, C. #0486
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Thomson, C.E. #0235
Thue, G. #0071
Tipper, A. #0033
Tissaaratchy, P. #0105
Tjerbo, T. #0299
Toccaceli, V. #0382
Tolley, K. #0168, #0559
Tome, M. #0464
Torbica, A. #0264
Tough, S. #0107
Towse, A. #0616
Trannoy, A. #0145
Trombert-Paviot, B. #0016
Tsolakis, M. #0544
Tsourapas, A. #0250, #0271
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Tulder, M. #0079
Turati, G. #0277, #0291
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V
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Van, Baal, P. #0158 Wuebker, A. #0275
Van, Biesen, W. #0567 X
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Van Gameren, E. #0078 Y
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