Volume 11, issue 1, December 2011
354 articles in this issue
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Earlier surgical intervention in congenital heart disease results in better outcome and resource utilization
Authors
- Roheena Z Panni
- Awais Ashfaq
- Muhammad M Amanullah
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2011
- Article: 353
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A survey of engagement and competence levels in interventions and activities in a community mental health workforce in England
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Linda Lang
- Sophie Orton
- Ruoling Chen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2011
- Article: 352
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Mapping private pharmacies and their characteristics in Ujjain district, Central India
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Yogesh D Sabde
- Vishal Diwan
- Ayesha De Costa
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2011
- Article: 351
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What is the 'problem' that outreach work seeks to address and how might it be tackled? Seeking theory in a primary health prevention programme
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Mhairi Mackenzie
- Fiona Turner
- Catherine A O'Donnell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2011
- Article: 350
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Lifetime economic burden of prostate cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Michael E Stokes
- Jack Ishak
- Yijian Huang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2011
- Article: 349
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Counting on commitment; the quality of primary care-led diabetes management in a system with minimal incentives
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Sheena Mc Hugh
- Paul Marsden
- Ivan J Perry
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2011
- Article: 348
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Something is amiss in Denmark: A comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Michaela Schiøtz
- Mary Price
- John Hsu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2011
- Article: 347
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Cost of Community Integrated Prevention Campaign for Malaria, HIV, and Diarrhea in Rural Kenya
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- James G Kahn
- Brian Harris
- Navneet Garg
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2011
- Article: 346
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Which health care facilities do adult malawian antiretroviral therapy patients utilize during intercurrent illness? a cross sectional study
Authors
- Caroline Masangalawe
- Akuzike Kandulu
- Joep J van Oosterhout
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2011
- Article: 345
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Is the maturity of hospitals' quality improvement systems associated with measures of quality and patient safety?
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Oliver Groene
- Nuria Mora
- Rosa Suñol
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2011
- Article: 344
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Using network analysis to map the formal clinical reporting process in pediatric palliative care: a pilot study
Authors
- Harold Siden
- Karen Urbanoski
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2011
- Article: 343
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Understanding innovators' experiences of barriers and facilitators in implementation and diffusion of healthcare service innovations: a qualitative study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Julie Barnett
- Konstantina Vasileiou
- Terry Young
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2011
- Article: 342
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Treatment adherence among sputum smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in mountainous areas in China
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Song Yao
- Wen-Hui Huang
- Hai-Feng Pan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2011
- Article: 341
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Juvenile obesity and its association with utilisation and costs of pharmaceuticals - results from the KiGGS study
Authors
- Christina M Wenig
- Hildtraud Knopf
- Petra Menn
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2011
- Article: 340
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The courage to change: Patient perceptions of 12-Step fellowships
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- John-KÃ¥re Vederhus
- Christine Timko
- Thomas Clausen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2011
- Article: 339
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Cost effectiveness of total knee arthroplasty from a health care providers' perspective before and after introduction of an interdisciplinary clinical pathway - is investment always improvement?
Authors
- Frank Krummenauer
- Klaus-Peter Guenther
- Stephan Kirschner
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2011
- Article: 338
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Models of inter professional working for older people living at home: a survey and review of the local strategies of english health and social care statutory organisations
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Claire Goodman
- Vari Drennan
- Steve Iliffe
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2011
- Article: 337
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Do we have the right models for scaling up health services to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Savitha Subramanian
- Joseph Naimoli
- David H Peters
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2011
- Article: 336
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Effects on incident reporting after educating residents in patient safety: a controlled study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- José D Jansma
- Cordula Wagner
- Arnold B Bijnen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2011
- Article: 335
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Factors affecting the use of patient survey data for quality improvement in the Veterans Health Administration
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Elizabeth A Davies
- Mark M Meterko
- Paul D Cleary
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2011
- Article: 334
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Are prescribing doctors sensitive to the price that their patients have to pay in the Spanish National Health System?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Beatriz González López-Valcárcel
- Julián Librero
- The Group for Drug Utilization Research in the Spanish National Health System (IUM-SNS Group)
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2011
- Article: 333
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The discriminative power of patient experience surveys
Authors
- Dolf de Boer
- Diana Delnoij
- Jany Rademakers
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2011
- Article: 332
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A randomized trial of an intervention to improve use and adherence to effective coronary heart disease prevention strategies
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Stacey L Sheridan
- Lindy B Draeger
- Ziya Gizlice
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2011
- Article: 331
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Assessing the contribution of prescribing in primary care by nurses and professionals allied to medicine: a systematic review of literature
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sadiq Bhanbhro
- Vari M Drennan
- Ruth Harris
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2011
- Article: 330
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Bridging health technology assessment (HTA) with multicriteria decision analyses (MCDA): field testing of the EVIDEM framework for coverage decisions by a public payer in Canada
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Michèle Tony
- Monika Wagner
- Mireille M Goetghebeur
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2011
- Article: 329
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Voices from the frontline: counsellors' perspectives on TB/HIV collaborative activities in the Northwest Region, Cameroon
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Barnabas N Njozing
- Kerstin E Edin
- Anna-Karin Hurtig
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2011
- Article: 328
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Leadership, staffing and quality of care in nursing homes
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Anders Kvale Havig
- Anders Skogstad
- Tor Inge Romøren
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2011
- Article: 327
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Non-adherence to drug therapy and drug acquisition costs in a national population - a patient-based register study
Authors
- Bo Hovstadius
- Göran Petersson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2011
- Article: 326
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Testing the WHO responsiveness concept in the Iranian mental healthcare system: a qualitative study of service users
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ameneh Setareh Forouzan
- Mehdi Ghazinour
- Miguel San Sebastian
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2011
- Article: 325
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Economic evaluation of increasing population rates of cardiac catheterization
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Fiona M Clement
- William A Ghali
- the APPROACH Investigators
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2011
- Article: 324
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A multi-region assessment of population rates of cardiac catheterization and yield of high-risk coronary artery disease
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Fiona M Clement
- Braden J Manns
- the APPROACH Investigators
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2011
- Article: 323
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The IRYSS-COPD appropriateness study: objectives, methodology, and description of the prospective cohort
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- José M Quintana
- Cristóbal Esteban
- the IRYSS-COPD group
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2011
- Article: 322
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Mortality associated with timing of admission to and discharge from ICU: a retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Kevin B Laupland
- Benoit Misset
- Jean-Francois Timsit
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2011
- Article: 321
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A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Sue L Davies
- Claire Goodman
- Katherine Froggatt
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2011
- Article: 320
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How much time do nurses have for patients? a longitudinal study quantifying hospital nurses' patterns of task time distribution and interactions with health professionals
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Johanna I Westbrook
- Christine Duffield
- Nerida J Creswick
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2011
- Article: 319
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A web-based appointment system to reduce waiting for outpatients: A retrospective study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Wenjun Cao
- Yi Wan
- Yongyong Xu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 November 2011
- Article: 318
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Reconstruction versus conservative treatment after rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament: cost effectiveness analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Mazda Farshad
- Christian Gerber
- Thomas Szucs
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2011
- Article: 317
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Patterns of Long Term Care in 29 European countries: evidence from an exploratory study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Gianfranco Damiani
- Valentina Farelli
- Walter Ricciardi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 November 2011
- Article: 316
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Why caretakers bypass Primary Health Care facilities for child care - a case from rural Tanzania
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Catherine Kahabuka
- Gunnar Kvåle
- Sven Gudmund Hinderaker
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2011
- Article: 315
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A framework and a measurement instrument for sustainability of work practices in long-term care
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sarah S Slaghuis
- Mathilde MH Strating
- Anna P Nieboer
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2011
- Article: 314
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Implementation of patient education at first and second dispensing of statins in Dutch community pharmacies: the sequel of a cluster randomized trial
Authors
- Caroline HPA Van de Steeg-van Gompel
- Michel Wensing
- Peter AGM De Smet
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2011
- Article: 313
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Expert Delphi survey on research and development into drugs for neglected diseases
Authors
- Angela Fehr
- Petra Thürmann
- Oliver Razum
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2011
- Article: 312
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Association between mental health conditions and rehospitalization, mortality, and functional outcomes in patients with stroke following inpatient rehabilitation
Authors
- Almas Dossa
- Mark E Glickman
- Dan Berlowitz
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2011
- Article: 311
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Consumer evaluation of complaint handling in the Dutch health insurance market
Authors
- Sonja Wendel
- Judith D de Jong
- Emile C Curfs
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2011
- Article: 310
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Diagnosis of chronic conditions with modifiable lifestyle risk factors in selected urban and rural areas of Bangladesh and sociodemographic variability therein
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- John D Parr
- Wietze Lindeboom
- Tracey L Pérez Koehlmoos
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2011
- Article: 309
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What stops children with a chronic illness accessing health care: a mixed methods study in children with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME)
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Carly M Webb
- Simon M Collin
- Esther Crawley
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2011
- Article: 308
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Quality of hospital care for sick newborns and severely malnourished children in Kenya: A two-year descriptive study in 8 hospitals
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- David Gathara
- Newton Opiyo
- Mike English
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2011
- Article: 307
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Perceptions and practices of pharmaceutical wholesalers surrounding counterfeit medicines in a developing country: a baseline survey
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Mohiuddin H Khan
- Manabu Akazawa
- Kazuko Kimura
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2011
- Article: 306
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Healthcare costs in patients with metastatic lung cancer receiving chemotherapy
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Montserrat Vera-Llonch
- Derek Weycker
- Gerry Oster
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2011
- Article: 305
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