Laura Vallejo Torres

Profesora Titular de Universidad.

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Health Economics. 

 

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Edificio de Economía, Empresa y Turismo.
Módulo D. Campus de Tafira.
E-35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

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ORCID: 0000-0001-5833-6066

928 451 807

Despacho: D4.23



Estimating the Incremental Cost Per QALY Produced by the Spanish NHS: A Fixed-Effect Econometric Approach
L. Vallejo-Torres. Pharmacoeconomics, 2024.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Improving antibiotic use in nursing homes by infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship (IMAGINE): protocol for a before-and-after intervention and implementation study
A. García-Sangenís, D. Moderna, JN. Jensen, A. Chalkidou, VS. Antsupova, T. Marloth, AM. Theut, B. González López-Valcárcel, F. Raynal, L. Vallejo-Torres, Lykkegaard J, Hansen MP, Søndergaard J, Olsen JK, Munck A, Balint A, Benko R, Petek D, Sodja N, Kowalczyk A, Godycki-Cwirko M, Glasová H, Glasa J, Radzeviciene Jurgute R, Jaruseviciene L, Lionis C, Anastasaki M, Angelaki A, Petelos E, Alvarez L, Ricart M, Briones S, Ruppe G, Monfà R, Bjerrum A, Llor C... JMIR Research Protocols, 2024, 16 (13).   Fulltext   Abstract
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Challenges of calculating cost-effectiveness thresholds
L. Vallejo-Torres, K. Claxton, L.C. Edney, J. Karnon, J. Lomas, J. Ochalek, M. Paulden, N. Stadhouders, D.J. Vanness. THE LANCET Global Health, 2023, 11 (10), pp. e - 1508.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Increased peripartum mortality associated with maternal subclinical malaria in Mozambique
N. Jaén-Sánchez, G. González-Azpeitia, C. Carranza-Rodriguez, N. Manwere, P. Garay-Sánchez, L. Vallejo-Torres, J.L. Pérez-Arellano. Malaria Journal, 2023, 12 (22).   Fulltext   Fulltext   Abstract
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The Broader Opportunity Costs in the Broader Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Framework
L. Vallejo-Torres. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2023, 21, pp. 373 - 384.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Effects of HIV infection and/or malaria on maternal and neonatal health in a high-prevalence setting
N. Jaén-Sánchez, G. González-Azpeitia, , C. Carranza-Rodriguez, A. Joaquim Muianganisso, L. Vallejo-Torres, J.L. Pérez-Arellano. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2023, 28 (2), pp. 98 - 106.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Centralisation of specialist cancer surgery services in two areas of England: the RESPECT-21 mixed-methods evaluation
N.J. Fulop, A.I.G. Ramsay, C. Vindrola-Padros, C.S. Clarke, R. Hunter, G. Black, V.J. Wood, M. Melnychuk, C. Perry, L. Vallejo-Torres, P.L. Ng, R. Barod, A. Bex, R. Boaden, A. Bhuiya, V. Brinton, P.H.J. Fahy, C. Levermore, S. Maddineni, M.M. Mughal, K. Pritchard-Jones, J. Sandell, D. Shackley, M. Tran, S. Morris. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 2023, 11 (2).   Fulltext   Abstract
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Association between maternal and paternal employment and their children's weight status and unhealthy behaviours: does it matter who the working parent is?
N. Zozaya, J. Oliva-Moreno, L. Vallejo-Torres. BMC Public Health, 2022 (1331).   Fulltext   Abstract
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Cost-effectiveness of multicomponent interventions in type 2 diabetes mellitus in a cluster randomised controlled trial: the INDICA study
L. García-Pérez, Y. Ramallo-Fariña , L. Vallejo-Torres, L. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, H. González-Pacheco, B. Santos-Hernández, M.A. García-Bello, A.M. Wägner, M. Carmona, P.G. Serrano-Aguila & INDICA Team. BMJ Open, 2022, 12 (4), pp. e - 058049.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Socioeconomic and contextual determinants of the burden of disease attributable to metabolic risks in childhood
L. Vallejo-Torres, B. González López-Valcárcel. Frontiers in Public Health , 2022, 08 (Nov.).   Fulltext
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Are Estimates of the Health Opportunity Cost Being Used to Draw Conclusions in Published Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? A Scoping Review in Four Countries
L. Vallejo-Torres, B. García-Lorenzo, L. Catherine E., Niek Stadhouders, I. Edoka, I. Castilla-Rodríguez, L. García-Pérez, R.Linertová, C. Valcárcel-Nazco, J. Karnon . Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2021 (In Press).   Fulltext   Abstract
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Empirical Estimates of the Marginal Cost of Health Produced by a Healthcare System: Methodological Considerations from Country-Level Estimates
L. Edney, J. Lomas, J. Karnon, L. Vallejo-Torres, N. Stadhouders, J. Siverskog, M. Paulden, I. Edoka, J. Ochalek. PharmacoEconomics , 2021 (In Press).   Fulltext   Abstract
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The costs of COVID-19 and the cost-effectiveness of testing
L. Vallejo-Torres, B. González López-Valcárcel. Applied Economic Analysis, 2021, 29 (85), pp. 77 - 89.   Fulltext   Abstract
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The Economic Impact of the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Spain
J. Pinilla, P. Barber, L. Vallejo-Torres, S. Rodriguez-Mireles, B. González López-Valcárcel, L. Serra-Majem. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 2021, 18 (9), pp. e - 4708.   Fulltext   Abstract
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La transformación digital del sector sanitario
B. González López-Valcárcel, L. Vallejo-Torres, J. Pinilla. Economistas, 2021, 174 (Julio 2021), pp. 75 - 84.   Fulltext
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Evaluación económica de programas de vacunación en la población pediátrica.
L. Vallejo-Torres. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria, 2020, 22, pp. 85 - 94.   Fulltext   Abstract
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¿Cuál es el verdadero coste de incluir la vacuna 4CMenB (Bexsero) en el calendario infantil?
L. Vallejo-Torres. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria, 2020, 22, pp. 77 - 80.   Fulltext   Abstract
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The Effect of the Economic Crisis on Adolescents’ Perceived Health and Risk Behaviors: A Multilevel Analysis
N. Zozaya , L. Vallejo-Torres. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, 17 (2).   Fulltext   Abstract
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The societal monetary value of a QALY associated with EQ-5D-3L health gains.
L. Vallejo-Torres, B. García-Lorenzo, O. Rivero-Arias, JL. Pinto-Prades. European Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 21, pp. 363 - 379.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Blog Nada es Gratis: Qué puede hacer la sanidad por la economía: el coste-efectividad de las estrategias de test, rastreo y aislamiento
B. González López-Valcárcel, L. Vallejo-Torres. 2020.   Fulltext
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Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Surgical Patients Subjected to CIPA Nutrition Screening and Treatment versus Standard Care.
JP. Suárez-Llanos, A. Rosat-Rodrigo, J. García-Niebla, L. Vallejo-Torres, I. Delgado-Brito, MA. García-Bello, F. Pereyra-García-Castro, MA. Barrera-Gómez. Nutrients, 2019, 11 (4).   Fulltext   Abstract
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of a surveillance program to prevent hip dislocation in children with cerebral palsy.
L. Vallejo-Torres, A. Rivero-Santana, C. Martin-Saborido, D. Epstein, L. Perestelo-Pérez, CL. Castellano-Fuentes, A. Escobar-Martínez, P. Serrano-Aguilar. Gaceta Sanitaria, 2019 (In Press).   Fulltext   Abstract
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to implement a clinical practice guideline for systemic lupus erythematosus: protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial.
Trujillo-Martín MM, Ramallo-Fariña Y, Del Pino-Sedeño T, Rúa-Figueroa Í, Trujillo-Martín E, L. Vallejo-Torres, Imaz-Iglesia I, Sánchez-de-Madariaga R, de Pascual-Medina AM, Serrano-Aguilar P; SLE-CPG-Implementation Group.. BMC Health Serv Res, 2019, 19 (1).   Fulltext   Abstract
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Cost-effectiveness of the hospital nutrition screening tool CIPA
J.P. Suárez-Llanos, L. Vallejo-Torres, M.A. García-Bello, C. Hernández-Carballo, E.M. Calderón-Ledezma, A. Rosat-Rodrigo, I. Delgado-Brito, F. Pereyra-García-Castro, N. Benitez-Brito, N. Felipe-Pérez, Y. Ramallo-Fariña, J.C. Romero-Pérez. Archives of Medical Science, 2019.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Innovación tecnológica y financiación de prestaciones
C. Campillo Artero, L. Vallejo-Torres, N. Zozaya. Cuadernos económicos de ICE, 2018, 96, pp. 9 - 34.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Risk factors and prognosis of complicated urinary tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitalized patients: a retrospective multicenter cohort study
A. Gomila, J. Carratalà, N. Eliakim-Raz, E. Shaw, I. Wiegand, L. Vallejo-Torres, A. Gorostiza, J.M. Vigo, S. Morris, M. Stoddart, S. Grier, C. Vank, N. Cuperus, L. Van den Heuvel, C. Vuong, A. MacGowan, L. Leibovici, I. Addy, M. Pujol; COMBACTE MAGNET WP5 RESCUING Study Group and Study Group. Infect Drug Resist., 2018, 18 (11), pp. 2571 - 2581.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Predictive factors for multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria among hospitalised patients with complicated urinary tract infections.
A. Gomila, E. Shaw, J. Carratalà, L. Leibovici, C. Tebé, I. Wiegand, L. Vallejo-Torres, J.M.Vigo, S. Morris, M. Stoddart, S. Grier, C. Vank, N. Cuperus, L. Van den Heuvel, N. Eliakim-Raz, C. Vuong, A. MacGowan, I. Addy, M.Pujol. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control, 2018, 14 (7).   Fulltext   Abstract
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of real-time continuous monitoring glucose compared to self-monitoring of blood glucose for diabetes mellitus in Spain
B. García-Lorenzo, A. Rivero-Santana, L. Vallejo-Torres, I. Castilla-Rodríguez, S. García-Pérez, L. García-Pérez, L. Perestelo-Pérez. J Eval Clin Pract., 2018, 24 (4), pp. 772 - 781.   Fulltext   Abstract
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The cost of hospitalised patients due to complicated urinary tract infections – A retrospective observational study in countries with high prevalence of multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria: the COMBACTE-MAGNET, RESCUING study
L. Vallejo-Torres, M. Pujol, E. Shaw, I. Wiegand, J.M: Vigo, M. Stoddart, S. Grier, J. Gibbs, C. Vank, N. Cuperus, L. van den Heuvel, N. Eliakim-Raz, J. Carratala, C. Vuong, A. MacGowan,T. Babich, L. Leibovici, I. Addy, S. Morris. BMJ Open, 2018, 12 (8).   Fulltext   Abstract
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Economic consequences of over-diagnosis of threatened preterm labor.
M. Coloma, F. Kang, L. Vallejo-Torres, P. Díaz, Y. Méndez, M. Álvarez de la Rosa. Int J Gynaecol Obstet., 2018, 141, pp. 200 - 205.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Discrete-choice experiment to analyse preferences for centralizing specialist cancer surgery services.
L. Vallejo-Torres, M. Melnychuk, C. Vindrola-Padros, M. Aitchison, C.S. Clarke, N.J. Fulop, J. Hines, C. Levermore, S.B. Maddineni, C. Perry, K.Pritchard-Jones, A.I.G. Ramsay, D.C. Shockley, S. Morris. British Journal of Surgery, 2018, 105 (5), pp. 587 - 596.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Estimating a cost-effectiveness threshold for the Spanish NHS
L. Vallejo-Torres, B. García-Lorenzo, P. Serrano-Aguilar. Health Economics, 2018, 24 (4), pp. 746 - 761.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Obesity and perceived work discrimination in Spain
L. Vallejo-Torres, S. Morris, B. González López-Valcárcel. Applied Economics, 2018, 50 (36), pp. 3870 - 3884.   Fulltext   Abstract
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Primary care supply and quality of care in England
L. Vallejo-Torres, S. Morris. European Journal of Health Economics, 2018, 19 (4), pp. 499 - 519.   Fulltext   Abstract
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IMAGINE. Improving antibiotic use in long term care facilities by infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship
I.P. / P.I: Carl Llor.
Otros Colaboradores / Co-I: B. González López-Valcárcel, L. Vallejo-Torres, P. Barber, J. Pinilla, Fabiana.
Año inicial / Start date: 2023.
Duración / Duration: 3 Años / Years.
Entidad financiadora / Financing Entity: Comisión Europea.
Número de referencia / Reference number: Convocatoria EU4H-2021-PJ2.

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Health Alliance for Prudent Prescription and Yield of Antibiotics in a Patient-centered Perspective (Happy Patient).
I.P. / P.I: Carl Llor.
Otros Colaboradores / Co-I: B. González López-Valcárcel, P. Barber, L. Vallejo-Torres, J. Pinilla, Fabiana.
Año inicial / Start date: 2021.
Duración / Duration: 3 Años / Years.
Entidad financiadora / Financing Entity: Comisión Europea.
Número de referencia / Reference number: Convocatoria HP-PJ-2019.
Web del proyecto:  https://happypatient.eu/

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OpenDx28. Red Macaronésica de diagnóstico abierto
I.P. / P.I: B. González López-Valcárcel.
Otros Colaboradores / Co-I: P. Barber, L. Vallejo-Torres, J. Pinilla, Marina.
Año inicial / Start date: 2021.
Duración / Duration: 2 Años / Years.
Entidad financiadora / Financing Entity: Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER).
Número de referencia / Reference number: .

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MACBIOIDI2. Contribuyendo a la cohesión e internalización de la macaronesia para impulsar los objetivos del desarrollo sostenible con las TICs y la I+D+I biomédica.
I.P. / P.I: B. González López-Valcárcel.
Otros Colaboradores / Co-I: P. Barber, L. Vallejo-Torres, J. Pinilla, M. Fernández-Colomer.
Año inicial / Start date: 2021.
Duración / Duration: 2 Años / Years.
Entidad financiadora / Financing Entity: Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER).
Número de referencia / Reference number: .

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¿CUANTO DEBE UN SISTEMA SANITARIO PAGAR POR MEJORAS EN SALUD? - ALINEANDO PREFERENCIAS DE LA POBLACION Y RESTRICCIONES PRESUPUESTARIAS
I.P. / P.I: L. Vallejo-Torres.
Año inicial / Start date: 2019.
Duración / Duration: 3 Años / Years.
Entidad financiadora / Financing Entity: Programa Estatal de I+D+i orientada a los retos de la sociedad. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. .
Número de referencia / Reference number: RTI2018-096365-J-I00.

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