Volume 6, issue 1, December 2006
164 articles in this issue
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CESAR: conventional ventilatory support vs extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe adult respiratory failure
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Giles J Peek
- Felicity Clemens
- Andrew Wilson
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2006
- Article: 163
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Functional status decline as a measure of adverse events in home health care: an observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Tanya Pollack Scharpf
- Natalie Colabianchi
- John FP Bridges
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2006
- Article: 162
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ICD-10 coding algorithms for defining comorbidities of acute myocardial infarction
Authors
- Lawrence So
- Dewey Evans
- Hude Quan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2006
- Article: 161
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Coping with methodological dilemmas; about establishing the effectiveness of interventions in routine medical practice
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Yvonne JFM Jansen
- Roland Bal
- Antoinette de Bont
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2006
- Article: 160
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Utilization of diabetes medication and cost of testing supplies in Saskatchewan, 2001
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jeffrey A Johnson
- Sheri L Pohar
- Zeenat Hirji
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2006
- Article: 159
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Symptom experience and subsequent mortality: results from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Alison M Elliott
- Philip C Hannaford
- Kate Hunt
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2006
- Article: 158
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A review of interventions triggered by hepatitis A infected food-handlers in Canada
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Andrea C Tricco
- Ba' Pham
- David Moher
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2006
- Article: 157
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Quality and effectiveness of different approaches to primary care delivery in Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Erno Harzheim
- Bruce B Duncan
- Maria Eugênia B Pinto
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2006
- Article: 156
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Collaboration with general practitioners: preferences of medical specialists – a qualitative study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Annette J Berendsen
- Wim HGM Benneker
- Betty Meyboom-de Jong
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2006
- Article: 155
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Physicians' communication with patients about adherence to HIV medication in San Francisco and Copenhagen: a qualitative study using Grounded Theory
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Toke S Barfod
- Frederick M Hecht
- Jan Gerstoft
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2006
- Article: 154
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Impact on and use of health services by international migrants: questionnaire survey of inner city London A&E attenders
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Sally Hargreaves
- Jon S Friedland
- Alison Holmes
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 153
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Socioeconomic status and hospital utilization among younger adult pneumonia admissions at a Canadian hospital
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Margaret J McGregor
- Robert J Reid
- Michelle B Cox
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 152
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Ideal timing to transfer from an acute care hospital to an interdisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation program following a stroke: an exploratory study
Authors
- Dany Gagnon
- Sylvie Nadeau
- Vincent Tam
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 151
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Possible criteria for inpatient psychiatric admissions: which patients are transferred from emergency services to inpatient psychiatric treatment?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Marc Ziegenbein
- Christoph Anreis
- Stefan Kropp
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 150
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Determinants for receiving acupuncture for LBP and associated treatments: a prospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Jean-François Chenot
- Annette Becker
- Heinz-Dieter Basler
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 149
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Impact of on-site cardiac catheterization on resource utilization and fatal and non-fatal outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Abdul R Halabi
- Christine A Beck
- Louise Pilote
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 148
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Barriers and motivators to gaining access to smoking cessation services amongst deprived smokers – a qualitative study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Elin Roddy
- Marilyn Antoniak
- Sarah Lewis
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 147
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Assessment of health care needs and utilization in a mixed public-private system: the case of the Athens area
Authors
- Evelina Pappa
- Dimitris Niakas
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 146
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Does a joint development and dissemination of multidisciplinary guidelines improve prescribing behaviour: a pre/post study with concurrent control group and a randomised trial
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jody D Martens
- Ron AG Winkens
- Johan L Severens
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 145
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Qualitative evaluation of a form for standardized information exchange between orthopedic surgeons and occupational physicians
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Elske Faber
- Alex Burdorf
- Jan AN Verhaar
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 144
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Direct and indirect costs of Multiple Sclerosis in Baix Llobregat (Catalonia, Spain), according to disability
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Virginia Casado
- Sergio MartÃnez-Yélamos
- Txomin Arbizu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 143
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Vitamin A supplementation in Tanzania: the impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy on coverage
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Honorati Masanja
- Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg
- Don de Savigny
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 142
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The influence of partnership centrality on organizational perceptions of support: a case study of the AHLN structure
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Spencer Moore
- Cynthia Smith
- Sharlene Wolbeck Minke
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 141
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Changes in practice patterns affecting in-hospital and post-discharge survival among ACS patients
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Manfred Stommel
- Ade Olomu
- Joseph C Gardiner
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 140
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Consumer satisfaction with primary care provider choice and associated trust
Authors
- Ming Ying L Chu-Weininger
- Rajesh Balkrishnan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 139
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Gaining insight into the Clinical Practice Guideline development processes: qualitative study in a workshop to implement the GRADE proposal in Spain
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Carlos Calderón
- Rafael Rotaeche
- Marta Barandiaran
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 138
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Swiss residents' speciality choices – impact of gender, personality traits, career motivation and life goals
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer
- Richard Klaghofer
- Claus Buddeberg
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 137
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The use of sleep aids among Emergency Medicine residents: a web based survey
Authors
- Daniel A Handel
- Ali Raja
- Christopher J Lindsell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 136
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Status of national health research systems in ten countries of the WHO African Region
Authors
- Joses M Kirigia
- Charles Wambebe
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 135
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Describing the impact of health research: a Research Impact Framework
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Shyama Kuruvilla
- Nicholas Mays
- Gill Walt
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 134
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The DAMASK trial protocol: a pragmatic randomised trial to evaluate whether GPs should have direct access to MRI for patients with suspected internal derangement of the knee
Authors (first, second and last of 21)
- Stephen D Brealey
- Christine Atwell
- Clare Wilkinson
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 133
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Extent and structure of health insurance expenditures for complementary and alternative medicine in Swiss primary care
Authors
- Andre Busato
- Reiner Eichenberger
- Beat Künzi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 132
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Dual use of Medicare and the Veterans Health Administration: are there adverse health outcomes?
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Fredric D Wolinsky
- Thomas R Miller
- Gary E Rosenthal
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 131
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Scottish survey of diabetes services for minority ethnic groups
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Hamid R Baradaran
- Joan Jamieson
- Robin P Knill-Jones
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 130
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Validation of the Provincial Transfer Authorization Centre database: a comprehensive database containing records of all inter-facility patient transfers in the province of Ontario
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Victoria A Robinson
- Russell D MacDonald
- Vivek Goel
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 129
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The difficult doctor? Characteristics of physicians who report frustration with patients: an analysis of survey data
Authors
- Erin E Krebs
- Joanne M Garrett
- Thomas R Konrad
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 128
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Priority setting in developing countries health care institutions: the case of a Ugandan hospital
Authors
- Lydia Kapiriri
- Douglas K Martin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 127
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Internal medicine specialists' attitudes towards working part-time: a comparison between 1996 and 2004
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Marjolein Lugtenberg
- Phil JM Heiligers
- Lammert Hingstman
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 126
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Feasibility and validity of International Classification of Diseases based case mix indices
Authors
- Che-Ming Yang
- William Reinke
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 125
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Association of socio-economic status with diabetes prevalence and utilization of diabetes care services
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Doreen M Rabi
- Alun L Edwards
- William A Ghali
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 124
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Employment status and differences in the one-year coverage of physician visits: different needs or unequal access to services?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Pekka Virtanen
- Mika Kivimäki
- Markku Koskenvuo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 123
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Disparities in preventive procedures: comparisons of self-report and Medicare claims data
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Kevin Fiscella
- Kathleen Holt
- Peter Franks
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 122
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The impact of a decision aid about heart disease prevention on patients' discussions with their doctor and their plans for prevention: a pilot randomized trial
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Stacey L Sheridan
- John Shadle
- Michael P Pignone
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 121
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Managerial attitude to the implementation of quality management systems in Lithuanian support treatment and nursing hospitals
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ilona Buciuniene
- Sonata Malciankina
- Ruta Kazlauskaite
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 120
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Analysis of patient flows for orthopedic procedures using small area analysis in Switzerland
Authors
- Klazien Matter-Walstra
- Marcel Widmer
- André Busato
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 119
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Developing and testing an instrument for identifying performance incentives in the Greek health care sector
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Victoria Paleologou
- Nick Kontodimopoulos
- Dimitris Niakas
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 118
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What do you do for a living? Toward a more succinct definition of health services research
Authors
- Charles D Phillips
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 117
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Predictors of colorectal cancer screening in diverse primary care practices
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Richard K Zimmerman
- Mary Patricia Nowalk
- Seymour Grufferman
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 116
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Ethnic minorities and prescription medication; concordance between self-reports and medical records
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Ellen Uiters
- Liset van Dijk
- Peter P Groenewegen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2006
- Article: 115