Volume 7, issue 1, December 2007
212 articles in this issue
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Patients' satisfaction and opinions of their experiences during admission in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan – a cross sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Sardar Zakariya Imam
- Khezar Shahzada Syed
- Omar Farooq Jameel
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 October 2007
- Article: 161
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A study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of MRSA screening and monitoring on surgical wards using a new, rapid molecular test (EMMS)
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Katherine J Hardy
- Ala Szczepura
- Peter M Hawkey
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 October 2007
- Article: 160
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Validation of ICD-9-CM/ICD-10 coding algorithms for the identification of patients with acetaminophen overdose and hepatotoxicity using administrative data
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Robert P Myers
- Yvette Leung
- Bing Li
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 October 2007
- Article: 159
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Randomised controlled trials for evaluating the prescribing impact of information meetings led by pharmacists and of new information formats, in General Practice in Italy
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Nicola Magrini
- Giulio Formoso
- Nilla Viani
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 September 2007
- Article: 158
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Hospital quality reports in Germany: patient and physician opinion of the reported quality indicators
Authors
- Max Geraedts
- David Schwartze
- Tanja Molzahn
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 September 2007
- Article: 157
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Feasibility of a cognitive behavioural group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated avoidance of activity in community-living older people: a process evaluation
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jolanda CM van Haastregt
- GA Rixt Zijlstra
- Gertrudis IJM Kempen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 September 2007
- Article: 156
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Hospital characteristics and patient populations served by physician owned and non physician owned orthopedic specialty hospitals
Authors
- Peter Cram
- Mary S Vaughan-Sarrazin
- Gary E Rosenthal
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 September 2007
- Article: 155
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Event-based record linkage in health and aged care services data: a methodological innovation
Authors
- Rosemary Karmel
- Diane Gibson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 September 2007
- Article: 154
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Distributing questionnaires about smoking to patients: impact on general practitioners' recording of smoking advice
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Tim Coleman
- Andrew Wilson
- Sarah Lewis
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 September 2007
- Article: 153
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Combining evidence and values in priority setting: testing the balance sheet method in a low-income country
Authors
- Emmanuel Makundi
- Lydia Kapiriri
- Ole Frithjof Norheim
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 September 2007
- Article: 152
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Self-reported social class in adolescents: validity and relationship with gradients in self-reported health
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- MarÃa-Jesús Pueyo
- Vicky Serra-Sutton
- Luis Rajmil
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 September 2007
- Article: 151
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Are physical symptoms among survivors of a disaster presented to the general practitioner? A comparison between self-reports and GP data
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Bellis van den Berg
- C Joris Yzermans
- Linda Grievink
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 September 2007
- Article: 150
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Collecting data for sexually transmitted infections (STI) surveillance: what do patients prefer in Flanders?
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Veronique Verhoeven
- Annelies Colliers
- Paul Van Royen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 September 2007
- Article: 149
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Understanding the implementation of complex interventions in health care: the normalization process model
Authors (first, second and last of 16)
- Carl May
- Tracy Finch
- Ben Heaven
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2007
- Article: 148
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Potential drug-drug and drug-disease interactions in prescriptions for ambulatory patients over 50 years of age in family medicine clinics in Mexico City
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Svetlana Vladislavovna Doubova (Dubova)
- Hortensia Reyes-Morales
- Magdalena Suárez-Ortega
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2007
- Article: 147
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Severe mental illness and mortality of hospitalized ACS patients in the VHA
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Mary E Plomondon
- P Michael Ho
- John S Rumsfeld
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 September 2007
- Article: 146
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An evaluation of a model for the systematic documentation of hospital based health promotion activities: results from a multicentre study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Hanne Tønnesen
- Mette E Christensen
- Poul Erik Hansen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 September 2007
- Article: 145
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An action research protocol to strengthen system-wide inter-professional learning and practice [LP0775514]
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Jeffrey Braithwaite
- Johanna I Westbrook
- Robyn Clay-Williams
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 September 2007
- Article: 144
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Can family planning outreach bridge the urban-rural divide in Zambia?
Authors
- Justin S White
- Ilene S Speizer
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 September 2007
- Article: 143
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Gender differences in the clinical management of patients with angina pectoris: a cross-sectional survey in primary care
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Mike Crilly
- Peter Bundred
- Fiona Johnstone
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 September 2007
- Article: 142
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The impact of generational change and retirement on psychiatry to 2025
Authors
- Susan L Fletcher
- Deborah J Schofield
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 September 2007
- Article: 141
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Measuring hospital-wide activity volume for patient safety and infection control: a multi-centre study in Japan
Authors
- Kenshi Hayashida
- Yuichi Imanaka
- Haruhisa Fukuda
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 September 2007
- Article: 140
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Outcome related to impact on daily living: preliminary validation of the ORIDL instrument
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- David Reilly
- Stewart W Mercer
- Tansy Harrison
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 September 2007
- Article: 139
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Effect of a restrictive transfusion strategy on transfusion-attributable severe acute complications and costs in the US ICUs: a model simulation
Authors
- Marya D Zilberberg
- Andrew F Shorr
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 August 2007
- Article: 138
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Physicians' views on resource availability and equity in four European health care systems
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Samia A Hurst
- Reidun Forde
- Marion Danis
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 August 2007
- Article: 137
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Development of a complex intervention to test the effectiveness of peer support in type 2 diabetes
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Gillian Paul
- Susan M Smith
- Tom O'Dowd
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 August 2007
- Article: 136
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Obstacles for optimal tuberculosis case detection in primary health centers (PHC) in Sidoarjo district, East Java, Indonesia
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Chatarina U Wahyuni
- Budiono
- Marieke J van der Werf
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 August 2007
- Article: 135
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Preventable hospitalization and access to primary health care in an area of Southern Italy
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Paolo Rizza
- Aida Bianco
- Italo F Angelillo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 August 2007
- Article: 134
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The quality of communication about older patients between hospital physicians and general practitioners: a panel study assessment
Authors
- Helge Garåsen
- Roar Johnsen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 August 2007
- Article: 133
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Determinants of the range of drugs prescribed in general practice: a cross-sectional analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Dinny H de Bakker
- Dayline SV Coffie
- Peter P Groenewegen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 August 2007
- Article: 132
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Demand for emergency health service: factors associated with inappropriate use
Authors
- Maria LV Carret
- Anaclaudia G Fassa
- Ichiro Kawachi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 August 2007
- Article: 131
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Patient, informal caregiver and care provider acceptance of a hospital in the home program in Ontario, Canada
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Jacques Lemelin
- William E Hogg
- Gary Viner
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 August 2007
- Article: 130
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Healthcare in schizophrenia: effectiveness and progress of a redesigned care network
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Dong-Sheng Tzeng
- Li-Chiu Lian
- For-Wey Lung
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 August 2007
- Article: 129
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Between health care and social security – psychiatric patients and the disability pension system in Norway and Russia
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Grigory Rezvyy
- Walter Schönfelder
- Georges Midré
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 August 2007
- Article: 128
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Development of a workplace intervention for sick-listed employees with stress-related mental disorders: Intervention Mapping as a useful tool
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Sandra H van Oostrom
- Johannes R Anema
- Willem van Mechelen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 August 2007
- Article: 127
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Health care utilization and costs in Saskatchewan's registered Indian population with diabetes
Authors
- Sheri L Pohar
- Jeffrey A Johnson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2007
- Article: 126
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Tailoring intervention procedures to routine primary health care practice; an ethnographic process evaluation
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yvonne JFM Jansen
- Antoinette de Bont
- Roland Bal
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 August 2007
- Article: 125
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Development of the conceptual framework for the Eye-Drop Satisfaction Questionnaire (EDSQ©) in glaucoma using a qualitative study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jean-Philippe Nordmann
- Philippe Denis
- Gilles Berdeaux
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2007
- Article: 124
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Using system dynamics for collaborative design: a case study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Marie Elf
- Mariya Putilova
- Kerstin Öhrn
- Content type: Correspondence
- Open Access
- Published: 02 August 2007
- Article: 123
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Drug utilization and cost in a Medicaid population: A simulation study of community vs. mail order pharmacy
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Satish Valluri
- Enrique Seoane-Vazquez
- Sheryl L Szeinbach
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2007
- Article: 122
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A systematic evaluation of payback of publicly funded health and health services research in Hong Kong
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Patrick Kwan
- Janice Johnston
- Su V Lo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2007
- Article: 121
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Influence of socioeconomic factors on medically unnecessary ambulance calls
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Chihiro Kawakami
- Kenji Ohshige
- Osamu Tochikubo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 July 2007
- Article: 120
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Evidence based practice in postgraduate healthcare education: A systematic review
Authors
- Gemma Flores-Mateo
- Josep M Argimon
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2007
- Article: 119
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Triage for coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Canada: Do patients agree on who should come first?
Authors
- Katy Shufelt
- Alice Chong
- David A Alter
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2007
- Article: 118
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A qualitative study of referral to community mental health teams in the UK: exploring the rhetoric and the reality
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Carolyn Chew-Graham
- Mike Slade
- Linda Gask
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2007
- Article: 117
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A Pragmatic Randomised, Controlled Trial of Intensive Care follow up programmes in improving Longer-term outcomes from critical illness. The PRACTICAL study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Brian H Cuthbertson
- Janice Rattray
- Marion Campbell
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 23 July 2007
- Article: 116
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Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee in Norway 2002–2004 (national survey): rapid increase, older patients, large geographic differences
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ansgar Espeland
- Nils L Natvig
- Jostein Ellingsen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 July 2007
- Article: 115
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Willingness to pay for social health insurance among informal sector workers in Wuhan, China: a contingent valuation study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Till Bärnighausen
- Yuanli Liu
- Rainer Sauerborn
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 July 2007
- Article: 114
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Impact on and use of an inner-city London Infectious Diseases Department by international migrants: a questionnaire survey
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Graham Cooke
- Sally Hargreaves
- Jon S Friedland
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 July 2007
- Article: 113