Volume 7, issue 1, December 2007
212 articles in this issue
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Gender shift in realisation of preferred type of gp practice: longitudinal survey over the last 25 years
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Tanja Maiorova
- Fred Stevens
- Jouke van der Zee
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 July 2007
- Article: 111
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Hospital mortality in acute coronary syndrome: differences related to gender and use of percutaneous coronary procedures
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- MarÃa J Aguado-Romeo
- Soledad Márquez-Calderón
- the Medical Practice Variations Andalusian Group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 July 2007
- Article: 110
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Does a referral from home to hospital affect satisfaction with childbirth? A cross-national comparison
Authors
- Wendy Christiaens
- Anneleen Gouwy
- Piet Bracke
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 July 2007
- Article: 109
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HIV prevention costs and program scale: data from the PANCEA project in five low and middle-income countries
Authors (first, second and last of 20)
- Elliot Marseille
- Lalit Dandona
- James G Kahn
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 July 2007
- Article: 108
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Towards a model for integrative medicine in Swedish primary care
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Tobias Sundberg
- Jeremy Halpin
- Torkel Falkenberg
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 July 2007
- Article: 107
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Distinguishing patterns in the dynamics of long-term medication use by Markov analysis: beyond persistence
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Tanja T Menckeberg
- Svetlana V Belitser
- Hubert GM Leufkens
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 July 2007
- Article: 106
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Low enrolment in Ugandan Community Health Insurance Schemes: underlying causes and policy implications
Authors
- Robert Basaza
- Bart Criel
- Patrick Van der Stuyft
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 July 2007
- Article: 105
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The structure of quality systems is important to the process and outcome, an empirical study of 386 hospital departments in Sweden
Authors
- Stefan Kunkel
- Urban Rosenqvist
- Ragnar Westerling
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 July 2007
- Article: 104
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The propensity to adopt evidence-based practice among physical therapists
Authors
- Patricia H Bridges
- Laura L Bierema
- Thomas Valentine
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 July 2007
- Article: 103
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Procalcitonin guided antibiotic therapy and hospitalization in patients with lower respiratory tract infections: a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Philipp Schuetz
- Mirjam Christ-Crain
- the ProHOSP study group
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 July 2007
- Article: 102
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Professional quality of life and organizational changes: a five-year observational study in Primary Care
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jesus Martin-Fernandez
- Tomas Gomez-Gascon
- Angel Alberquilla-Menendez-Asenjo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 July 2007
- Article: 101
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Reincentivizing – a new theory of work and work absence
Authors
- Hans O Thulesius
- Birgitta E Grahn
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 July 2007
- Article: 100
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How does mental health care perform in respect to service users' expectations? Evaluating inpatient and outpatient care in Germany with the WHO responsivenessconcept
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Anke Bramesfeld
- Felix Wedegärtner
- Susanne Bisson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 July 2007
- Article: 99
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Relationship of literacy and heart failure in adults with diabetes
Authors
- Ann S Laramee
- Nancy Morris
- Benjamin Littenberg
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 July 2007
- Article: 98
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250 labels used to stigmatise people with mental illness
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Diana Rose
- Graham Thornicroft
- Aliya Kassam
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 June 2007
- Article: 97
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Practice size, caseload, deprivation and quality of care of patients with coronary heart disease, hypertension and stroke in primary care: national cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sonia Saxena
- Josip Car
- Azeem Majeed
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 June 2007
- Article: 96
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The impact of different rehabilitation strategies after major events in the elderly: the case of stroke and hip fracture in the Tuscany region
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Fabrizio Carinci
- Lorenzo Roti
- Eva Buiatti
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 June 2007
- Article: 95
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Bismarck or Beveridge: a beauty contest between dinosaurs
Authors
- Jouke van der Zee
- Madelon W Kroneman
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 June 2007
- Article: 94
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Where should Momma go? Current nursing home performance measurement strategies and a less ambitious approach
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Charles D Phillips
- Catherine Hawes
- Mary Jane Koren
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 25 June 2007
- Article: 93
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Knowledge translation on dementia: a cluster randomized trial to compare a blended learning approach with a "classical" advanced training in GP quality circles
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Horst C Vollmar
- Martin E Butzlaff
- Monika A Rieger
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 22 June 2007
- Article: 92
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What is the empirical evidence that hospitals with higher-risk adjusted mortality rates provide poorer quality care? A systematic review of the literature
Authors
- David W Pitches
- Mohammed A Mohammed
- Richard J Lilford
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 June 2007
- Article: 91
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Integration in primary community care networks (PCCNs): examination of governance, clinical, marketing, financial, and information infrastructures in a national demonstration project in Taiwan
Authors
- Blossom Yen-Ju Lin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 June 2007
- Article: 90
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Using a multi-method, user centred, prospective hazard analysis to assess care quality and patient safety in a care pathway
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Joanne E Dean
- Allen Hutchinson
- Rod Lawson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 June 2007
- Article: 89
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Involving deprived communities in improving the quality of primary care services: does participatory action research work?
Authors
- Peter G Cawston
- Stewart W Mercer
- Rosaline S Barbour
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 June 2007
- Article: 88
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Replacing the projected retiring baby boomer nursing cohort 2001 – 2026
Authors
- Deborah J Schofield
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 June 2007
- Article: 87
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Deficient supplies of drugs for life threatening diseases in an African community
Authors
- Norman N Lufesi
- Marit Andrew
- Ivar Aursnes
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 June 2007
- Article: 86
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Why, and how, mixed methods research is undertaken in health services research in England: a mixed methods study
Authors
- Alicia O'Cathain
- Elizabeth Murphy
- Jon Nicholl
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 June 2007
- Article: 85
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Priority setting in the provincial health services authority: survey of key decision makers
Authors
- Flora Teng
- Craig Mitton
- Jennifer MacKenzie
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 June 2007
- Article: 84
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Do parents who smoke underutilize health care services for their children? A cross sectional study within the longitudinal PIAMA study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Monique AM Jacobs-van der Bruggen
- Alet H Wijga
- Henriette A Smit
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 June 2007
- Article: 83
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Patients' understanding of genetic susceptibility testing in mainstream medicine: qualitative study on thrombophilia
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Paula M Saukko
- Sian Ellard
- John L Campbell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 June 2007
- Article: 82
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Validation and cultural adaptation of a German version of the Physicians' Reactions to Uncertainty scales
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Antonius Schneider
- Joachim Szecsenyi
- Thomas Rosemann
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 June 2007
- Article: 81
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Healthcare utilization of patients accessing an African national treatment program
Authors
- Guy Harling
- Catherine Orrell
- Robin Wood
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 June 2007
- Article: 80
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Implementing a guideline for the treatment of type 2 diabetics: results of a Cluster- Randomized Controlled Trial (C-RCT)
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Carla Perria
- Donatella Mandolini
- Amina Pasquarella
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 June 2007
- Article: 79
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Disclosing conflicts of interest in German publications concerning health services research
Authors
- Nils Schneider
- Heidrun Lingner
- Friedrich W Schwartz
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 June 2007
- Article: 78
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Promoting contraceptive use among unmarried female migrants in one factory in Shanghai: a pilot workplace intervention
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Xu Qian
- Helen Smith
- Paul Garner
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 May 2007
- Article: 77
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The functioning of the Cuban home hospitalization programme: a descriptive analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Pol De Vos
- Isabel Barroso
- Patrick Van der Stuyft
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 May 2007
- Article: 76
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"They think we're OK and we know we're not". A qualitative study of asylum seekers' access, knowledge and views to health care in the UK
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Catherine A O'Donnell
- Maria Higgins
- Kenneth Mullen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 May 2007
- Article: 75
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Differences in the quality of primary medical care for CVD and diabetes across the NHS: evidence from the quality and outcomes framework
Authors
- Gary McLean
- Bruce Guthrie
- Matt Sutton
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2007
- Article: 74
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Evaluating the organisational climate in Italian public healthcare institutions by means of a questionnaire
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ulrich Wienand
- Renata Cinotti
- Miriam Bisagni
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 May 2007
- Article: 73
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Access to electronic health knowledge in five countries in Africa: a descriptive study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Helen Smith
- Hasifa Bukirwa
- Paul Garner
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2007
- Article: 72
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Do longer consultations improve the management of psychological problems in general practice? A systematic literature review
Authors
- Catherine Hutton
- Jane Gunn
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2007
- Article: 71
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Exploring the association of dual use of the VHA and Medicare with mortality: separating the contributions of inpatient and outpatient services
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Fredric D Wolinsky
- Hyonggin An
- Gary E Rosenthal
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 May 2007
- Article: 70
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Hospitalisations at the end of life: using a sentinel surveillance network to study hospital use and associated patient, disease and healthcare factors
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Lieve Van den Block
- Reginald Deschepper
- Luc Deliens
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 May 2007
- Article: 69
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Understanding the effects of a decentralized budget on physicians' compliance with guidelines for statin prescription – a multilevel methodological approach
Authors
- Henrik Ohlsson
- Juan Merlo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 May 2007
- Article: 68
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Improving organisational systems for diabetes care in Australian Indigenous communities
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Ross Bailie
- Damin Si
- Tarun Weeramanthri
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 May 2007
- Article: 67
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Influenza vaccine supply, 2005–2006: did we come up short?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Barbara H Bardenheier
- Raymond Strikas
- Jean Ellis
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 May 2007
- Article: 66
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Translating and validating a Training Needs Assessment tool into Greek
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Adelais Markaki
- Nikos Antonakis
- Christos Lionis
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 May 2007
- Article: 65
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Considering the case for an antidepressant drug trial involving temporary deception: a qualitative enquiry of potential participants
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Christopher F Dowrick
- John G Hughes
- Thomas J Walley
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 April 2007
- Article: 64
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Case-mix and the use of control charts in monitoring mortality rates after coronary artery bypass
Authors
- Tom Marshall
- Mohammed A Mohammed
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 April 2007
- Article: 63