Volume 4, issue 1, December 2004
40 articles in this issue
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The effectiveness of metal on metal hip resurfacing: a systematic review of the available evidence published before 2002
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Laura Wyness
- Luke Vale
- Miriam Brazzelli
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 December 2004
- Article: 39
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Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: Critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE Working Group
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- David Atkins
- Martin Eccles
- The GRADE Working Group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2004
- Article: 38
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Practice activity trends among oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Australia
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- David S Brennan
- A John Spencer
- Alastair N Goss
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2004
- Article: 37
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SARS and hospital priority setting: a qualitative case study and evaluation
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jennifer AH Bell
- Sylvia Hyland
- Douglas K Martin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2004
- Article: 36
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Effects of home visits by home nurses to elderly people with health problems: design of a randomised clinical trial in the Netherlands [ISRCTN92017183]
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ans Nicolaides-Bouman
- Erik van Rossum
- Paul Knipschild
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2004
- Article: 35
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Differences in access to coronary care unit among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Rome: old, ill, and poor people hold the burden of inefficiency
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Carla Ancona
- Massimo ArcÃ
- Carlo A Perucci
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2004
- Article: 34
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Use of the bootstrap in analysing cost data from cluster randomised trials: some simulation results
Authors
- Terry N Flynn
- Tim J Peters
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 November 2004
- Article: 33
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Inconsistent self-reported mammography history: Findings from the National Population Health Survey longitudinal cohort
Authors
- Christina M Bancej
- Colleen J Maxwell
- Judy Snider
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2004
- Article: 32
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Increasing response to a postal survey of sedentary patients – a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN45665423]
Authors
- Roger A Harrison
- Don Cock
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2004
- Article: 31
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A randomised controlled trial to determine the effect on response of including a lottery incentive in health surveys [ISRCTN32203485]
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- LM Roberts
- S Wilson
- P Bridge
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2004
- Article: 30
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Recruiting pregnant smokers for a placebo-randomised controlled trial of nicotine replacement therapy
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Tim Coleman
- Marilyn Antoniak
- Kim Watts
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 November 2004
- Article: 29
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Patients' perspectives on high-tech home care: a qualitative inquiry into the user-friendliness of four technologies
Authors
- Pascale Lehoux
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 October 2004
- Article: 28
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Personalized versus non-personalized computerized decision support system to increase therapeutic quality control of oral anticoagulant therapy: an alternating time series analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Isabelle Colombet
- Alessandra Bura-Rivière
- for the PHRC-OAT study group
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2004
- Article: 27
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Good physicians from the perspective of their patients
Authors
- Ami Schattner
- Dan Rudin
- Navah Jellin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 September 2004
- Article: 26
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Setting priorities in health care organizations: criteria, processes, and parameters of success
Authors
- Jennifer L Gibson
- Douglas K Martin
- Peter A Singer
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 08 September 2004
- Article: 25
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How patient-physician encounters in critical medical situations affect trust: results of a national survey
Authors
- Rahul A Shenolikar
- Rajesh Balkrishnan
- Mark A Hall
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2004
- Article: 24
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Improving prescribing of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs: a method for identifying and addressing barriers to change
Authors
- Atle Fretheim
- Andrew D Oxman
- Signe Flottorp
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 September 2004
- Article: 23
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The medical care of patients with primary care home nursing is complex and influenced by non-medical factors: a comprehensive retrospective study from a suburban area in Sweden
Authors
- Sonja Modin
- Anna-Karin Furhoff
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 August 2004
- Article: 22
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Encouraging physician appropriate prescribing of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapies: protocol of a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN43532635]
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Malcolm Doupe
- Alan Katz
- Kat Rother
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 August 2004
- Article: 21
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Racial variations in processes of care for patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Authors
- Eric M Mortensen
- John Cornell
- Jeff Whittle
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 August 2004
- Article: 20
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World health system performance revisited: the impact of varying the relative importance of health system goals
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jeremy A Lauer
- CA Knox Lovell
- David B Evans
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 July 2004
- Article: 19
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Sources of evidence in HIV/AIDS care: pilot study comparing family physicians and AIDS service organization staff
Authors
- Kasia E Stefanski
- C Shawn Tracy
- Ross EG Upshur
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 July 2004
- Article: 18
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An audit tool for assessing the appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- James Kennedy
- Hude Quan
- William A Ghali
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 July 2004
- Article: 17
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International Questionnaire Postal Response Rate: An experiment comparing no return postage to provision of International Postage Vouchers – "Coupon-Réponse International"
Authors
- Cheryl Carling
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 July 2004
- Article: 16
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From parallel practice to integrative health care: a conceptual framework
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Heather Boon
- Marja Verhoef
- Barb Findlay
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 01 July 2004
- Article: 15
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Effect of prize draw incentive on the response rate to a postal survey of obstetricians and gynaecologists: A randomised controlled trial. [ISRCTN32823119]
Authors
- Sharon H Moses
- T Justin Clark
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 June 2004
- Article: 14
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Strategies for the introduction and implementation of a guideline for the treatment of type 2 diabetics by general practitioners (GPs) of the Lazio region of Italy (IMPLEMEG study): Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN80116232]
Authors
- Carla Perria
- the IMPLEMEG Study Group
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 14 June 2004
- Article: 13
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Availability and structure of primary medical care services and population health and health care indicators in England
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Martin C Gulliford
- Ruth H Jack
- Obioha C Ukoumunne
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 June 2004
- Article: 12
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Pharmaceutical care for elderly patients shared between community pharmacists and general practitioners: a randomised evaluation. RESPECT (Randomised Evaluation of Shared Prescribing for Elderly people in the Community over Time) [ISRCTN16932128]
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- I Wong
- P Campion
- I Russell
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 07 June 2004
- Article: 11
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Assessing the impact of heart failure specialist services on patient populations
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Georgios Lyratzopoulos
- Gary A Cook
- Richard F Heller
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 May 2004
- Article: 10
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Profiling quality of care: Is there a role for peer review?
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Timothy P Hofer
- Steven M Asch
- Eve A Kerr
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 May 2004
- Article: 9
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The Surgical Nosology In Primary-care Settings (SNIPS): a simple bridging classification for the interface between primary and specialist care
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Russell L Gruen
- Stephanie Knox
- Ross S Bailie
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 May 2004
- Article: 8
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Audit of head injury management in Accident and Emergency at two hospitals: implications for NICE CT guidelines
Authors
- Lucy Miller
- Ruth M Kent
- Alan Tennant
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 May 2004
- Article: 7
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An outreach intervention to implement evidence based practice in residential care: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN67855475]
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Maria Crotty
- Craig Whitehead
- Adrian Esterman
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 April 2004
- Article: 6
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Is there a clinically significant seasonal component to hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ross EG Upshur
- Rahim Moineddin
- Muhammad Mamdani
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 March 2004
- Article: 5
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Observed-predicted length of stay for an acute psychiatric department, as an indicator of inpatient care inefficiencies. Retrospective case-series study.
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rosa E Jiménez
- Rosa M Lam
- Ariel Delgado
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 February 2004
- Article: 4
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Does managed care make a difference? Physicians' length of stay decisions under managed and non-managed care
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Judith D de Jong
- Gert P Westert
- Peter P Groenewegen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 February 2004
- Article: 3
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Do pediatric hospitalizations have a unique geography?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mark F Guagliardo
- Kathleen A Jablonski
- David C Goodman
- Content type: Technical advance
- Open Access
- Published: 22 January 2004
- Article: 2
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Unintended pregnancy and induced abortion among unmarried women in China: a systematic review
Authors
- Xu Qian
- Shenglan Tang
- Paul Garner
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 January 2004
- Article: 1