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Editor-in-Chief
Melissa Norton, MD Medical Editor
Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD In-house Editor
Natalie Pafitis
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Research article
 
Illness-related behaviour and utilization of oral health services among adult city-dwellers in Burkina Faso: evidence from a household survey
Beno t Varenne, Poul Erik Petersen, Florence Fournet, Philippe Msellati, Jean Gary, Seydou Ouattara, Maud Harang, G rard Salem
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:164 (27December2006)
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CESAR: conventional ventilatory support vs extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe adult respiratory failure
Giles J Peek, Felicity Clemens, Diana Elbourne, Richard Firmin, Pollyanna Hardy, Clare Hibbert, Hilliary Killer, Miranda Mugford, Mariamma Thalanany, Ravin Tiruvoipati, Ann Truesdale, Andrew Wilson
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:163 (23December2006)
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Functional status decline as a measure of adverse events in home health care: an observational study
Tanya Pollack Scharpf, Natalie Colabianchi, Elizabeth A Madigan, Duncan Neuhauser, Timothy Peng, Penny H Feldman, John FP Bridges
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:162 (20December2006)
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ICD-10 coding algorithms for defining comorbidities of acute myocardial infarction
Lawrence So, Dewey Evans, Hude Quan
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:161 (15December2006)
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Coping with methodological dilemmas; about establishing the effectiveness of interventions in routine medical practice
Yvonne JFM Jansen, Roland Bal, Marc Bruijnzeels, Marleen Foets, Rianne Frenken, Antoinette de Bont
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:160 (13December2006)
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Utilization of diabetes medication and cost of testing supplies in Saskatchewan, 2001
Jeffrey A Johnson, Sheri L Pohar, Kristina Secnik, Nicole Yurgin, Zeenat Hirji
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:159 (12December2006)
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Symptom experience and subsequent mortality: results from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 study
Alison M Elliott, Philip C Hannaford, Blair H Smith, Sally Wyke, Kate Hunt
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:158 (11December2006)
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A review of interventions triggered by hepatitis A infected food-handlers in Canada
Andrea C Tricco, Ba' Pham, Bernard Duval, Gaston De Serres, Vladimir Gilca, Linda Vrbova, Andrea Anonychuk, Murray Krahn, David Moher
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:157 (8December2006)
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Quality and effectiveness of different approaches to primary care delivery in Brazil
Erno Harzheim, Bruce B Duncan, Airton T Stein, Carlo RH Cunha, Marcelo R Goncalves, Thiago G Trindade, M nica MC Oliveira, Maria Eug nia B Pinto
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:156 (5December2006)
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Collaboration with general practitioners: preferences of medical specialists  a qualitative study
Annette J Berendsen, Wim HGM Benneker, Jan Schuling, Nienke Rijkers-Koorn, Joris PJ Slaets, Betty Meyboom-de Jong
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:155 (4December2006)
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Physicians' communication with patients about adherence to HIV medication in San Francisco and Copenhagen: a qualitative study using Grounded Theory
Toke S Barfod, Frederick M Hecht, Cecilie Rubow, Jan Gerstoft
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:154 (4December2006)
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Impact on and use of health services by international migrants: questionnaire survey of inner city London A&E attenders
Sally Hargreaves, Jon S Friedland, Philip Gothard, Sonia Saxena, Hugh Millington, Joseph Eliahoo, Peter Le Feuvre, Alison Holmes
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:153 (29November2006)
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Socioeconomic status and hospital utilization among younger adult pneumonia admissions at a Canadian hospital
Margaret J McGregor, Robert J Reid, Michael Schulzer, J Mark Fitzgerald, Adrian R Levy, Michelle B Cox
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:152 (25November2006)
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Ideal timing to transfer from an acute care hospital to an interdisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation program following a stroke: an exploratory study
Dany Gagnon, Sylvie Nadeau, Vincent Tam
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:151 (23November2006)
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Possible criteria for inpatient psychiatric admissions: which patients are transferred from emergency services to inpatient psychiatric treatment?
Marc Ziegenbein, Christoph Anreis, Bernhard Br ggen, Martin Ohlmeier, Stefan Kropp
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:150 (22November2006)
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Determinants for receiving acupuncture for LBP and associated treatments: a prospective cohort study
Jean-Fran ois Chenot, Annette Becker, Corinna Leonhardt, Stefan Keller, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Erika Baum, Michael Pfingsten, Jan Hildebrandt, Michael M Kochen, Heinz-Dieter Basler
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:149 (17November2006)
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Impact of on-site cardiac catheterization on resource utilization and fatal and non-fatal outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
Abdul R Halabi, Christine A Beck, Mark J Eisenberg, Hugues Richard, Louise Pilote
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:148 (10November2006)
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Barriers and motivators to gaining access to smoking cessation services amongst deprived smokers a qualitative study
Elin Roddy, Marilyn Antoniak, John Britton, Andrew Molyneux, Sarah Lewis
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:147 (6November2006)
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Assessment of health care needs and utilization in a mixed public-private system: the case of the Athens area
Evelina Pappa, Dimitris Niakas
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:146 (2November2006)
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Does a joint development and dissemination of multidisciplinary guidelines improve prescribing behaviour: a pre/post study with concurrent control group and a randomised trial
Jody D Martens, Ron AG Winkens, Trudy van der Weijden, Daisy de Bruyn, Johan L Severens
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:145 (2November2006)
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Qualitative evaluation of a form for standardized information exchange between orthopedic surgeons and occupational physicians
Elske Faber, Alex Burdorf, Anne Loes van Staa, Harald S Miedema, Jan AN Verhaar
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:144 (2November2006)
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Direct and indirect costs of Multiple Sclerosis in Baix Llobregat (Catalonia, Spain), according to disability
Virginia Casado, Sergio Mart nez-Ylamos, Antonio Martnez-Ylamos, Olga Carmona, Lucia Alonso, Lucia Romero, Esther Moral, Laura Gubieras, Txomin Arbizu
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:143 (1November2006)
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Vitamin A supplementation in Tanzania: the impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy on coverage
Honorati Masanja, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Hassan M Mshinda, Meera Shekar, Joseph KL Mugyabuso, Godwin D Ndossi, Don de Savigny
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:142 (1November2006)
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The influence of partnership centrality on organizational perceptions of support: a case study of the AHLN structure
Spencer Moore, Cynthia Smith, Tammy Simpson, Sharlene Wolbeck Minke
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:141 (31October2006)
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Changes in practice patterns affecting in-hospital and post-discharge survival among ACS patients
Manfred Stommel, Ade Olomu, Margaret Holmes-Rovner, William Corser, Joseph C Gardiner
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:140 (24October2006)
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Consumer satisfaction with primary care provider choice and associated trust
Ming Ying L Chu-Weininger, Rajesh Balkrishnan
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:139 (23October2006)
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Gaining insight into the Clinical Practice Guideline development processes: qualitative study in a workshop to implement the GRADE proposal in Spain
Carlos Calder n, Rafael Rotaeche, Arritxu Etxebarria, Merc Marzo, Rosa Rico, Marta Barandiaran
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:138 (23October2006)
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Swiss residents' speciality choices impact of gender, personality traits, career motivation and life goals
Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer, Richard Klaghofer, Thomas Abel, Claus Buddeberg
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:137 (23October2006)
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The use of sleep aids among Emergency Medicine residents: a web based survey
Daniel A Handel, Ali Raja, Christopher J Lindsell
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:136 (19October2006)
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Status of national health research systems in ten countries of the WHO African Region
Joses M Kirigia, Charles Wambebe
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:135 (19October2006)
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Describing the impact of health research: a Research Impact Framework
Shyama Kuruvilla, Nicholas Mays, Andrew Pleasant, Gill Walt
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:134 (18October2006)
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The DAMASK trial protocol: a pragmatic randomised trial to evaluate whether GPs should have direct access to MRI for patients with suspected internal derangement of the knee
Stephen D Brealey, Christine Atwell, Stirling Bryan, Simon Coulton, Helen Cox, Ben Cross, Fiona Fylan, Andrew Garratt, Fiona J Gilbert, Maureen GC Gillan, Maggie Hendry, Kerenza Hood, Helen Houston, David King, Veronica Morton, Jo Orchard, Michael Robling, Ian T Russell, David Torgerson, Valerie Wadsworth, Clare Wilkinson
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:133 (13October2006)
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Extent and structure of health insurance expenditures for complementary and alternative medicine in Swiss primary care
Andre Busato, Reiner Eichenberger, Beat Knzi
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:132 (11October2006)
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Dual use of Medicare and the Veterans Health Administration: are there adverse health outcomes?
Fredric D Wolinsky, Thomas R Miller, Hyonggin An, Paul R Brezinski, Thomas E Vaughn, Gary E Rosenthal
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:131 (9October2006)
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Scottish survey of diabetes services for minority ethnic groups
Hamid R Baradaran, Joan Jamieson, Rafik Gardee, Robin P Knill-Jones
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:130 (9October2006)
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Validation of the Provincial Transfer Authorization Centre database: a comprehensive database containing records of all inter-facility patient transfers in the province of Ontario
Victoria A Robinson, Russell D MacDonald, Doug Manuel, Vivek Goel
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:129 (6October2006)
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The difficult doctor? Characteristics of physicians who report frustration with patients: an analysis of survey data
Erin E Krebs, Joanne M Garrett, Thomas R Konrad
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:128 (6October2006)
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Priority setting in developing countries health care institutions: the case of a Ugandan hospital
Lydia Kapiriri, Douglas K Martin
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:127 (6October2006)
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Internal medicine specialists' attitudes towards working part-time: a comparison between 1996 and 2004
Marjolein Lugtenberg, Phil JM Heiligers, Judith D de Jong, Lammert Hingstman
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:126 (6October2006)
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Feasibility and validity of International Classification of Diseases based case mix indices
Che-Ming Yang, William Reinke
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:125 (6October2006)
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Association of socio-economic status with diabetes prevalence and utilization of diabetes care services
Doreen M Rabi, Alun L Edwards, Danielle A Southern, Lawrence W Svenson, Peter M Sargious, Peter Norton, Eric T Larsen, William A Ghali
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:124 (3October2006)
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Employment status and differences in the one-year coverage of physician visits: different needs or unequal access to services?
Pekka Virtanen, Mika Kivim ki, Jussi Vahtera, Markku Koskenvuo
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:123 (2October2006)
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Disparities in preventive procedures: comparisons of self-report and Medicare claims data
Kevin Fiscella, Kathleen Holt, Sean Meldrum, Peter Franks
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:122 (29September2006)
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The impact of a decision aid about heart disease prevention on patients' discussions with their doctor and their plans for prevention: a pilot randomized trial
Stacey L Sheridan, John Shadle, Ross J Simpson Jr, Michael P Pignone
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:121 (27September2006)
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Managerial attitude to the implementation of quality management systems in Lithuanian support treatment and nursing hospitals
Ilona Buciuniene, Sonata Malciankina, Zigmas Lydeka, Ruta Kazlauskaite
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:120 (20September2006)
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Analysis of patient flows for orthopedic procedures using small area analysis in Switzerland
Klazien Matter-Walstra, Marcel Widmer, Andr Busato
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:119 (15September2006)
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Developing and testing an instrument for identifying performance incentives in the Greek health care sector
Victoria Paleologou, Nick Kontodimopoulos, Aggeliki Stamouli, Vassilis Aletras, Dimitris Niakas
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:118 (13September2006)
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Commentary
What do you do for a living? Toward a more succinct definition of health services research
Charles D Phillips
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:117 (13September2006)
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Predictors of colorectal cancer screening in diverse primary care practices
Richard K Zimmerman, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Melissa Tabbarah, Seymour Grufferman
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:116 (13September2006)
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Ethnic minorities and prescription medication; concordance between self-reports and medical records
Ellen Uiters, Liset van Dijk, Walter Devill, Marleen Foets, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Peter P Groenewegen
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:115 (13September2006)
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Factors influencing general practitioner referral of patients developing end-stage renal failure: a standardised case-analysis study
Anthony J Montgomery, Hannah M McGee, William Shannon, John Donohoe
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:114 (13September2006)
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A prospective, multi-method, multi-disciplinary, multi-level, collaborative, social-organisational design for researching health sector accreditation [LP0560737]
Jeffrey Braithwaite, Johanna Westbrook, Marjorie Pawsey, David Greenfield, Justine Naylor, Rick Iedema, Bill Runciman, Sally Redman, Christine Jorm, Maureen Robinson, Sally Nathan, Robert Gibberd
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:113 (12September2006)
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An analysis of patient house calls in the area of Attica, Greece
George Peppas, George Theocharis, Efthymia A Karveli, Matthew E Falagas
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:112 (5September2006)
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Personally addressed hand-signed letters increase questionnaire response: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Pippa Scott, Phil Edwards
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:111 (5September2006)
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Gender differences in health care use among the elderly population in areas of Norway and Finland. A cross-sectional analysis based on the HUNT study and the FINRISK Senior Survey
Anna Liisa Suominen-Taipale, Tuija Martelin, Seppo Koskinen, Jostein Holmen, Roar Johnsen
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:110 (4September2006)
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Health behaviour modelling for prenatal diagnosis in Australia: a geodemographic framework for health service utilisation and policy development
Evelyne E Muggli, David McCloskey, Jane L Halliday
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:109 (1September2006)
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Satisfaction of patients hospitalised in psychiatric hospitals: a randomised comparison of two psychiatric-specific and one generic satisfaction questionnaires
Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux, Frdy Scherer, Laurence Peer, Federico Cathieni, Charles Bonsack, Agatta Clopas, Vronique Kolly, Thomas V Perneger, Bernard Burnand
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:108 (28August2006)
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The use of percutaneous coronary intervention in black and white veterans with acute myocardial infarction
Charles Maynard, Haili Sun, Elliott Lowy, Anne E Sales, Stephan D Fihn
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:107 (21August2006)
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Patient expectations of fair complaint handling in hospitals: empirical data
Roland D Friele, Emmy M Sluijs
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:106 (18August2006)
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Getting by on credit: how district health managers in Ghana cope with the untimely release of funds
Augustine D Asante, Anthony B Zwi, Maria T Ho
BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:105 (17August2006)
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