1. Farewell Message from Peter Smith

   • Peter C. Smith

   OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 251

2. Model-Based Evaluation of Diabetic Foot Prevention Strategies in Austria

   • Marion S. Rauner
   • Kurt Heidenberger
   • Eva-Maria Pesendorfer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 265

3. Analysis and Implications of the Determinants of Healthcare Expenditure in African Countries

   • Albert A. Okunade

   OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 276

4. The Effect of Social Mixing Controls on the Spread of Smallpox—A Two-Level Model

   • Moshe Kress

   OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 289

5. Methods for Understanding Super-Efficient Data Envelopment Analysis Results with an Application to Hospital Inpatient Surgery

   • Liam O'Neill

   OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 298

6. Transitions Between Care Provisions Demanded by Dutch Elderly

   • Edwin Van Gameren
   • Isolde Woittiez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 313

7. Short-Term Nurse Scheduling in Response to Daily Fluctuations in Supply and Demand

   • Jonathan F. Bard
   • Hadi W. Purnomo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 315 - 324

8. Modelling Variability in Hospital Bed Occupancy

   • Gary W. Harrison
   • Andrea Shafer
   • Mark Mackay

   OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 334

9. Determinants of Dental Service Utilization among Adults—The Case of Finland

   • Lien Nguyen
   • Unto Häkkinen
   • Gunnar Rosenqvist

   OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 345

10. Acknowledgement of Referees' Services

    • Yasar A. Ozcan
    • Peter C. Smith

    OriginalPaper Pages: 347 - 349

11. Volume Table of Contents: 8 (2005)

    • Editorial Board

    OriginalPaper Pages: 351 - 352