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Melissa Norton, MD Medical Editor
Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD In-house Editor
Natalie Pafitis
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Integrating complementary and alternative medicine into academic medical centers: Experience and perceptions of nine leading centers in North America
Sunita Vohra, Kymm Feldman, Brad Johnston, Kellie Waters, Heather Boon
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:78 (20December2005)
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Technical efficiency of peripheral health units in Pujehun district of Sierra Leone: a DEA application
Ade Renner, Joses M Kirigia, Eyob A Zere, Saidou P Barry, Doris G Kirigia, Clifford Kamara, Lenity HK Muthuri
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:77 (14December2005)
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Correlates of health and healthcare performance: applying the Canadian health indicators framework at the provincial-territorial level
OA Arah, GP Westert
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:76 (1December2005)
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Consumer involvement in Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) projects  lessons from Australia
Carl MJ Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth E Roughead, Gregory R Monteith, Susan E Tett
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:75 (1December2005)
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What factors explain the number of physical therapy treatment sessions in patients referred with low back pain; a multilevel analysis
Ilse CS Swinkels, Raymond H Wimmers, Peter P Groenewegen, Wil JH van den Bosch, Joost Dekker, Cornelia HM van den Ende
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:74 (24November2005)
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A 6-months assessment of the alcohol-related clinical burden at emergency rooms (ERs) in 11 acute care hospitals of an urban area in Germany
Bernhard T Baune, Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Gerhard Reymann, Annette Duesterhaus, Susanne Fleck, Hildegard Kratz, Ulrike Sundermann
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:73 (18November2005)
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Cost-consciousness among Swiss doctors: a cross-sectional survey
Patrick A Bovier, Diane P Martin, Thomas V Perneger
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:72 (10November2005)
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The Swiss cheese model of safety incidents: are there holes in the metaphor?
Thomas V Perneger
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:71 (9November2005)
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"Saying no is no easy matter" A qualitative study of competing concerns in rationing decisions in general practice
Benedicte Carlsen, Ole Frithjof Norheim
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:70 (9November2005)
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Cost and efficiency of public sector sexually transmitted infection clinics in Andhra Pradesh, India
Lalit Dandona, Pratap Sisodia, TLN Prasad, Elliot Marseille, M Chalapathi Rao, A Anod Kumar, SG Prem Kumar, YK Ramesh, Mead Over, M Someshwar, James G Kahn
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:69 (5November2005)
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Translating research into policy and practice in developing countries: a case study of magnesium sulphate for pre-eclampsia
Morten Aaserud, Simon Lewin, Simon Innvaer, Elizabeth J Paulsen, Astrid T Dahlgren, Mari Trommald, Lelia Duley, Merrick Zwarenstein, Andrew D Oxman
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:68 (1November2005)
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Communication of bed allocation decisions in a critical care unit and accountability for reasonableness
Andrew B Cooper, Amit S Joglekar, Jennifer Gibson, Alissa H Swota, Douglas K Martin
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:67 (31October2005)
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Study protocol
Does a pre-hospital emergency pathway improve early diagnosis and referral in suspected stroke patients? Study protocol of a cluster randomised trial [ISRCTN41456865]
Marica Ferri, Assunta De Luca, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Giuliano Lori, Gabriella Guasticchi
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:66 (11October2005)
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The design of the Dutch EASYcare study: a randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of a problem-based community intervention model for frail elderly people [NCT00105378]
Ren JF Melis, Monique IJ van Eijken, George F Borm, Michel Wensing, Eddy Adang, Eloy H van de Lisdonk, Theo van Achterberg, Marcel GM Olde Rikkert
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:65 (5October2005)
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Development of abbreviated measures to assess patient trust in a physician, a health insurer, and the medical profession
Elizabeth Dugan, Felicia Trachtenberg, Mark A Hall
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:64 (3October2005)
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Chances of late surgery in relation to length of wait lists
Boris G Sobolev, Adrian R Levy, Lisa Kuramoto, Robert Hayden
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:63 (26September2005)
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How to promote, improve and test adherence to scientific evidence in clinical practice
Caterina Caminiti, Umberto Scoditti, Francesca Diodati, Rodolfo Passalacqua
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:62 (19September2005)
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The use of end-quintile comparisons to identify under-servicing of the poor and over-servicing of the rich: A longitudinal study describing the effect of socioeconomic status on healthcare
Kate J Brameld, C D'Arcy J Holman
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:61 (9September2005)
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Household out-of-pocket medical expenditures and national health insurance in Taiwan: income and regional inequality
Tu-Bin Chu, Tsai-Ching Liu, Chin-Shyan Chen, Yi-Wen Tsai, Wen-Ta Chiu
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:60 (2September2005)
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Caution required when relying on a colleague's advice; a comparison between professional advice and evidence from the literature
Frederieke Schaafsma, Jos Verbeek, Carel Hulshof, Frank van Dijk
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:59 (31August2005)
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The cost-effectiveness of early noninvasive ventilation for ALS patients
Kirsten L Gruis, Michael E Chernew, Devin L Brown
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:58 (30August2005)
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Heart failure guidelines and prescribing in primary care across Europe
Heidrun B Sturm, Wiek H van Gilst, Karl Swedberg, FD Richard Hobbs, Flora M Haaijer-Ruskamp
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:57 (30August2005)
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Assessing health centre systems for guiding improvement in diabetes care
Damin Si, Ross Bailie, Christine Connors, Michelle Dowden, Allison Stewart, Gary Robinson, Joan Cunningham, Tarun Weeramanthri
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:56 (24August2005)
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The effect of a monetary incentive on return of a postal health and development questionnaire: a randomised trial [ISRCTN53994660]
Sara Kenyon, Katie Pike, David Jones, David Taylor, Alison Salt, Neil Marlow, Peter Brocklehurst
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:55 (18August2005)
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Verbal and physical violence towards hospital- and community-based physicians in the Negev: an observational study
Tal Carmi-Iluz, Roni Peleg, Tami Freud, Pesach Shvartzman
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:54 (15August2005)
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Implementation of a health care policy: An analysis of barriers and facilitators to practice change
Susan Watt, Wendy Sword, Paul Krueger
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:53 (15August2005)
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Effect on survey response rate of hand written versus printed signature on a covering letter: randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN67566265]
Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg, Lucy Tully, Simon Gates, Sarah Ayers, Peter Brocklehurst
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:52 (9August2005)
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Predictors of failed attendances in a multi-specialty outpatient centre using electronic databases
Vernon J Lee, Arul Earnest, Mark I Chen, Bala Krishnan
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:51 (6August2005)
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What do we know about how to do audit and feedback? Pitfalls in applying evidence from a systematic review
R Foy, MP Eccles, G Jamtvedt, J Young, JM Grimshaw, R Baker
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:50 (13July2005)
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The development and implementation of a regional network of physiotherapists for exercise therapy in patients with peripheral arterial disease, a preliminary report
EM Willigendael, BLW Bendermacher, C van der Berg, RJThJ Welten, MH Prins, RA Bie de, JAW Teijink
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:49 (12July2005)
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The impact of a pharmacist-managed dosage form conversion service on ciprofloxacin usage at a major Canadian teaching hospital: a pre- and post-intervention study
Bradley P Ho, Tim TY Lau, Robert M Balen, Terryn L Naumann, Peter J Jewesson
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:48 (29June2005)
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Do medical outpatients want 'out of hours' clinics?
Claire L Feeney, Nicola J Roberts, Martyn R Partridge
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:47 (24June2005)
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Correction
Correction: The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: A randomized trial of clinical units [ISRCTN85147255]
Eric J Thomas, J Bryan Sexton, Torsten B Neilands, Allan Frankel, Robert L Helmreich
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:46 (10June2005)
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The factors associated to psychosocial stress among general practitioners in Lithuania. Cross-sectional study
Giedrius Vanagas, Susanna Bihari-Axelsson
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:45 (10June2005)
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Unhappy doctors? A longitudinal study of life and job satisfaction among Norwegian doctors 1994 2002
Magne Nylenna, P l Gulbrandsen, Reidun F rde, Olaf G Aasland
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:44 (8June2005)
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Willingness to pay to assess patient preferences for therapy in a Canadian setting
Carlo A Marra, Luciana Frighetto, Alan F Goodfellow, Amy O Wai, M Lynn Chase, Ruth E Nicol, Carole A Leong, Sally Tomlinson, Barbara M Ferreira, Peter J Jewesson
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:43 (7June2005)
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Volume-based referral for cardiovascular procedures in the United States: a cross-sectional regression analysis
Andrew J Epstein, Saif S Rathore, Harlan M Krumholz, Kevin GM Volpp
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:42 (3June2005)
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Organisation and financing of the health care systems of Bulgaria and Greece what are the parallels?
Nikolaos M Exadaktylos
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:41 (28May2005)
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General practitioners with a special interest in respiratory medicine: national survey of UK primary care organisations
Hilary Pinnock, Gopalakrishnan Netuveli, David Price, Aziz Sheikh
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:40 (27May2005)
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A centralised public information resource for randomised trials: a scoping study to explore desirability and feasibility
Anne L Langston, Marion K Campbell, Vikki A Entwistle, Zo Skea
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:39 (24May2005)
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Intermediate care: for better or worse? Process evaluation of an intermediate care model between a university hospital and a residential home
Thomas Plochg, Diana MJ Delnoij, Tineke F van der Kruk, Tonnie ACM Janmaat, Niek S Klazinga
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:38 (24May2005)
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Correspondence
Identification of ambiguities in the 1994 chronic fatigue syndrome research case definition and recommendations for resolution
Bart Stouten
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:37 (13May2005)
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Using autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models to predict and monitor the number of beds occupied during a SARS outbreak in a tertiary hospital in Singapore
Arul Earnest, Mark I Chen, Donald Ng, Leo Yee Sin
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:36 (11May2005)
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Cost-effectiveness of recommended nurse staffing levels for short-stay skilled nursing facility patients
David A Ganz, Sandra F Simmons, John F Schnelle
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:35 (10May2005)
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Trends in provision of photodynamic therapy and clinician attitudes: a tracker survey of a new health technology
Robbie C Foy, Barny Foot, Jill Francis, Usha Chakravarthy, Richard PL Wormald
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:34 (10May2005)
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Hospital service areas a new tool for health care planning in Switzerland
Gunnar Klauss, Lukas Staub, Marcel Widmer, Andr Busato
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:33 (9May2005)
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Adapting developing country epidemiological assessment techniques to improve the quality of health needs assessments in developed countries
Susan M Smith, Jean Long, Jillian Deady, Frances O'Keeffe, Deirdre Handy, Tom O'Dowd
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:32 (29April2005)
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Under-reporting of inpatient services utilisation in household surveys a population-based study in Hong Kong
Eva LH Tsui, Gabriel M Leung, Pauline PS Woo, Sarah Choi, Su-Vui Lo
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:31 (28April2005)
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Reactions to treatment debriefing among the participants of a placebo controlled trial
Zelda Di Blasi, Fay Crawford, Colin Bradley, Jos Kleijnen
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:30 (22April2005)
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Health insurance, neighborhood income, and emergency department usage by Utah children 19961998
Anthony Suruda, Thomas J Burns, Stacey Knight, J Michael Dean
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:29 (13April2005)
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Research article
The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: A randomized trial of clinical units
Eric J Thomas, J Bryan Sexton, Torsten B Neilands, Allan Frankel, Robert L Helmreich
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:28 (11April2005)
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General practitioners' satisfaction with and attitudes to out-of-hours services
Caro JT van Uden, Fred HM Nieman, Gemma BWE Voss, Geertjan Wesseling, Ron AG Winkens, Harry FJM Crebolder
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:27 (31March2005)
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Medical healthcare use in Parkinson's disease: survey in a cohort of ambulatory patients in Italy
Marco Cosentino, Emilia Martignoni, Donatella Michielotto, Daniela Calandrella, Giulio Riboldazzi, Claudio Pacchetti, Gianmario Frigo, Giuseppe Nappi, Sergio Lecchini
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:26 (24March2005)
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Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations II: Pilot study of a new system
David Atkins, Peter A Briss, Martin Eccles, Signe Flottorp, Gordon H Guyatt, Robin T Harbour, Suzanne Hill, Roman Jaeschke, Alessandro Liberati, Nicola Magrini, James Mason, Dianne O'Connell, Andrew D Oxman, Bob Phillips, Holger Sch nemann, Tessa Tan-Torres Edejer, Gunn E Vist, John W Williams Jr, The GRADE Working Group
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:25 (23March2005)
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A model for empowerment of nursing in Iran
Mohsen Adib Hajbaghery, Mahvash Salsali
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:24 (16March2005)
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Is expanding Medicare coverage cost-effective?
Peter Franks, Peter Muennig, Marthe Gold
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:23 (14March2005)
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Time on wait lists for coronary bypass surgery in British Columbia, Canada, 1991 2000
Adrian R Levy, Boris G Sobolev, Robert Hayden, Michael Kiely, J Mark FitzGerald, Martin T Schechter
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:22 (14March2005)
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International variation in prescribing antihypertensive drugs: Its extent and possible explanations
Atle Fretheim, Andrew D Oxman
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:21 (11March2005)
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Cost savings associated with improving appropriate and reducing inappropriate preventive care: cost-consequences analysis
William Hogg, Neill Baskerville, Jacques Lemelin
BMC Health Services Research 2005, 5:20 (9March2005)
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Study protocol
Design of the BiRmingham Early Detection In untREated psyChosis Trial (REDIRECT): cluster randomised controlled trial of general practitioner education in detection of first episode psychosis [ISRCTN87898421]
Lynda Tait, Helen Lester, Max Birchwood, Nick Freemantle, Sue Wilson
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