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Deborah Schofield

Deborah Schofield

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
40
Citations
6970
World Ranking
2298
National Ranking
58

Overview

Deborah Schofield is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and related fields. Their work spans multiple disciplines, including medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The primary fields of study for Schofield consist of:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of particular focus include:

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Genetics
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

The main topics covered in their work incorporate:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

Their recent publications include:

  • "Whole exome and genome sequencing in mendelian disorders: a diagnostic and health economic analysis," 2022, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing for Mitochondrial Disease Diagnosis," 2022, Neurology
  • "Financial toxicity of childhood cancer and changes to parents' employment after treatment completion," 2020, Pediatric Blood & Cancer
  • "The effect of lactoferrin supplementation on death or major morbidity in very low birthweight infants (LIFT): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial," 2020, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • "Estimating the costs of genomic sequencing in cancer control," 2020, BMC Health Services Research

Schofield frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Pain
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Value in Health

Key coauthors who frequently collaborate with Schofield include:

  • Rupendra Shrestha
  • Carolyn M. Sue
  • Evelyn Lee
  • Owen Tan
  • Tony Roscioli

Best Publications

  • The individual and socioeconomic impact of osteoarthritis

    David J. Hunter;Deborah Schofield;Emily Callander

  • The health consequences of unemployment : the evidence

    Colin D Mathers;Deborah J Schofield

  • Diagnostic Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Whole-Exome Sequencing for Ambulant Children With Suspected Monogenic Conditions

    Tiong Yang Tan;Oliver James Dillon;Zornitza Stark;Deborah Schofield;Deborah Schofield

  • Prospective comparison of the cost-effectiveness of clinical whole-exome sequencing with that of usual care overwhelmingly supports early use and reimbursement

    Zornitza Stark;Deborah Schofield;Deborah Schofield;Khurshid Alam;William Wilson

  • Chronic disease and labour force participation among older Australians.

    Deborah J Schofield;Rupendra N Shrestha;Megan E Passey;Arul Earnest

  • Whole-exome sequencing reanalysis at 12 months boosts diagnosis and is cost-effective when applied early in Mendelian disorders

    Lisa J Ewans;Lisa J Ewans;Deborah Schofield;Deborah Schofield;Deborah Schofield;Rupendra Shrestha;Ying Zhu

  • Does genomic sequencing early in the diagnostic trajectory make a difference? A follow-up study of clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness.

    Zornitza Stark;Deborah Schofield;Deborah Schofield;Melissa Martyn;Luke Rynehart

  • Baby boomer doctors and nurses : demographic change and transitions to retirement

    Deborah J Schofield;John R Beard

  • Access to general practitioner services amongst underserved Australians: a microsimulation study

    Deborah J Schofield;Rupendra N Shrestha;Emily J Callander

  • Demographic change and the future demand for public hospital care in Australia, 2005 to 2050.

    Deborah J Schofield;Arul Earnest

  • An introduction to STINMOD: a static microsimulation model

    Simon Lambert;Richard Percival;Deborah Schofield;Susan Paul

  • Integrating exome sequencing into a diagnostic pathway for epileptic encephalopathy: Evidence of clinical utility and cost effectiveness.

    Elizabeth E. Palmer;Deborah Schofield;Deborah Schofield;Rupendra Shrestha;Tejaswi Kandula;Tejaswi Kandula

  • The personal and national costs of mental health conditions: impacts on income, taxes, government support payments due to lost labour force participation

    Deborah J Schofield;Rupendra N Shrestha;Richard Percival;Megan E Passey

  • Application of next-generation sequencing to improve cancer management: A review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.

    O. Tan;O. Tan;R. Shrestha;R. Shrestha;M. Cunich;D.J. Schofield;D.J. Schofield

  • Cost-effectiveness of massively parallel sequencing for diagnosis of paediatric muscle diseases.

    Deborah Schofield;Khurshid Alam;Lyndal Douglas;Rupendra Shrestha

  • INCOME INEQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA: THE IMPACT OF NON-CASH SUBSIDIES FOR HEALTH AND HOUSING

    John Landt;Richard Percival;Deborah Schofield;David Wilson

  • Modelling Australian public health expenditure

    Richard Percival;Deborah Schofield

  • The personal and national costs of lost labour force participation due to arthritis: an economic study

    Deborah J Schofield;Rupendra N Shrestha;Richard Percival;Megan E Passey

  • Long-term economic impacts of exome sequencing for suspected monogenic disorders: diagnosis, management, and reproductive outcomes.

    Deborah Schofield;Luke Rynehart;Rupendra Shresthra;Susan M. White

  • Towards a holistic understanding of poverty: a new multidimensional measure of poverty for Australia

    Emily Joy Callander;Deborah J Schofield;Rupendra N Shrestha

  • Models and tools for health workforce planning and projections

    Mario R. Dal Poz;Norbert Dreesch;Susan Fletcher;Gulin Gedik

  • A within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis of primary care referral to a commercial provider for weight loss treatment, relative to standard care—an international randomised controlled trial

    N R Fuller;S Colagiuri;D Schofield;A D Olson

Frequent Co-Authors

Tony Roscioli
Tony Roscioli University of New South Wales
Melanie J. B. Zeppel
Melanie J. B. Zeppel Macquarie University
John S. Mattick
John S. Mattick University of New South Wales
David Mowat
David Mowat University of New South Wales
Kim L. Bennell
Kim L. Bennell University of Melbourne
Mark J. Cowley
Mark J. Cowley Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Marcel E. Dinger
Marcel E. Dinger University of Sydney
Andrew J. Martin
Andrew J. Martin University of New South Wales
Claire E. Wakefield
Claire E. Wakefield University of New South Wales
Susan A. Jebb
Susan A. Jebb University of Oxford

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