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Melissa Norton, MD

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Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD

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Nina Titmus BSc


Welcome to BMC Health Services Research published by BioMed Central
BMC Health Services Research is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of health services research, including delivery of care, management of health services, assessment of healthcare needs, measurement of outcomes, allocation of healthcare resources, evaluation of different health markets and health services organizations, international comparative analysis of health systems, health economics and the impact of health policies and regulations. BMC Health Services Research (ISSN 1472-6963) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Cinahl, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.



BMC Featured articles

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The social capital of an organisation unifies members of social networks and communities and is a significant predictor of physicians' job satisfaction, suggesting that social climates in hospitals should be enhanced for improving communication structures.
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Immigrant groups do not make excessive demands on primary care services when compared with the majority population, particularly in the USA, although the significance of this difference between groups does vary from country to country.
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Numerous barriers hinder young physicians who wish to make the transition to academia; the key to success is to prioritise research ahead of clinical training and implement supportive mentoring programs at medical school.


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Research article
Systematic review of economic evaluations of human cell-derived wound care products for the treatment of venous leg and diabetic foot ulcers
Astrid Langer, Wolf Rogowski
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:115 (10July2009)
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Study protocol
Screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments: a randomised controlled trial protocol.
Simon Coulton, Katherine Perryman, Martin Bland, Paul Cassidy, Mike Crawford, Paolo Deluca, Colin Drummond, Eilish Gilvarry, Christine Godfrey, Nick Heather, Eileen Kaner, Judy Myles, Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Adenekan Oyefeso, Steve Parrott, Tom Phillips, Don Shenker, Jonathon Shepherd
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:114 (3July2009)
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Correspondence
Development of a nursing intervention to facilitate optimal antiretroviral-treatment taking among people living with HIV
Pilar Ramirez-Garcia, Jose Cote
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:113 (3July2009)
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Detection of pulmonary tuberculosis among patients with cough attending outpatient departments in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: does duration of cough matter?
Esther S Ngadaya, Godfrey S Mfinanga, Eliud R Wandwalo, Odd Morkve
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:112 (1July2009)
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A retrospective study on the impact of comorbid depression or anxiety on healthcare resource use and costs among diabetic neuropathy patients
Luke Boulanger, Yang Zhao, Yanjun Bao, Mason W Russell
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:111 (30June2009)
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Participant observation of time allocation, direct patient contact and simultaneous activities in hospital physicians
Matthias Weigl, Andreas Mller, Andrea Zupanc, Peter Angerer
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:110 (29June2009)
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The ACTIVE cognitive training trial and predicted medical expenditures
Fredric D Wolinsky, Henry W Mahncke, Mark Kosinski, Frederick W Unverzagt, David M Smith, Richard N Jones, Anne Stoddard, Sharon L Tennstedt
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:109 (29June2009)
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The UK Quality and Outcomes Framework pay-for-performance scheme and spirometry: rewarding quality or just quantity? A cross-sectional study in Rotherham, UK
Mark Strong, Gail South, Robin Carlisle
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:108 (28June2009)
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Correspondence
Health services research doctoral core competencies
Christopher B Forrest, Diane P Martin, Erin Holve, Anne Millman
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:107 (25June2009)
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Physicians' attitudes about obesity and their associations with competency and specialty: A cross-sectional study
Melanie Jay, Adina Kalet, Tavinder Ark, Michelle McMacken, Mary Jo Messito, Regina Richter, Sheira Schlair, Scott Sherman, Sondra Zabar, Colleen Gillespie
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:106 (24June2009)
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Epidemiology and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus colonization in children in the post-PCV7 era
Grace M Lee, Susan S Huang, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Virginia L Hinrichsen, Stephen I Pelton, Ken Kleinman, William P Hanage, Marc Lipsitch, Alexander J McAdam, Jonathan A Finkelstein
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9:110 (11July2009)
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Research
Offense related characteristics and psychosexual development of juvenile sex offenders
Lisette A. 't Hart-Kerkhoffs, Theo A.H. Doreleijers, Lucres M.C. Jansen, Anton PH. van Wijk, Ruud A.R. Bullens
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2009, 3:19 (11July2009)
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Research
Evaluation of the impact of fibromyalgia on patients' sleep and the content validity of two sleep scales
Susan Martin, Arthi Chandran, Laurie Zografos, Gergana Zlateva
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:64 (10July2009)
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Research article
Diagnostic accuracy of spirometry in primary care
Antonius Schneider, Lena Gindner, Lisa Tilemann, Tjard Schermer, Geert JAN Dinant, Franz JOACHIM Meyer, Joachim Szecsenyi
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:31 (10July2009)
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Research article
Reliability and cross-cultural validity of a Japanese version of the Dental Fear Survey
Toshiko Yoshida, Peter Milgrom, Yukako Mori, Yukie Nakai, Mari Kaji, Tsutomu Shimono, Ana Nora A Donaldson
BMC Oral Health 2009, 9:17 (10July2009)
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Correspondence
Health literacy: setting an international collaborative research agenda
Joanne Protheroe, Lorraine S. Wallace, Gillian Rowlands, Jennifer E. DeVoe
BMC Family Practice 2009, 10:51 (10July2009)
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Editorial
The "Excellence in Translational Medicine" and "Bedside-to-Bench" Awards 2007-08
Richard J Ablin, Francesco M Marincola, Pier Giorgio Natali
Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7:57 (9July2009)
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Research article
The Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE): translation and validation study of the Iranian version
Azadeh Tavoli, Mahdiyeh Melyani, Maryam Bakhtiari, Gholam Hossien Ghaedi, Ali Montazeri
BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:42 (9July2009)
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Research
Characteristics of inmates witnessing overdose events in prison: implications for prevention in the correctional setting
Carmen E. Albizu-Garcia, Adriana Hernandez-Viver, Jacqueline Feal, Jose F. Rodriguez-Orengo
Harm Reduction Journal 2009, 6:15 (9July2009)
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Research article
Health - related quality of life of Kuwaiti women with breast cancer: a comparative study using the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire.
Shafika A Alawadi, Jude U Ohaeri
BMC Cancer 2009, 9:222 (8July2009)
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