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Healthcare costs after kidney transplantation compared to dialysis based on propensity score methods and real world longitudinal register data from Sweden

This study aimed to estimate the healthcare costs of kidney transplantation compared with dialysis using a propensity score approach to handle potential treatment selection bias. We included 693 adult wait-listed patients who started renal replacement therapy between 1998 and 2012 in Region Skåne and Stockholm County Council in Sweden. Healthcare costs were measured as annual and monthly healthcar

Critical Animal Media Studies: Challenging the hegemonic representations of oppressed groups through communication research

In this chapter, we first review key concepts of the critical animal studies field such as oppression, intersectionality, and total liberation. From these ideas we consider the role of media in perpetuating the oppression of minoritized groups, particularly through cultural violence (Galtung, 1990), which legitimizes other forms of violence and injustice. We argue that communication research can c