BMC Health Services Research

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Dina Balabanova, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Anna Gagliardi, University of Toronto
Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Laval University
Stephen Jan, The George Institute
Hindrik Vondeling, Twente University

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Natalie Pafitis, BioMed Central

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Retaining therapists in rural communities

Evidence from the literature suggests that therapists' decision to locate, stay or leave rural communities is influenced more by the availability of practice supports, professional growth opportunities and understanding the context of rural practice, than by location.

BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:59
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Erratum: efficiency rates

Comment on: van Steenbergen-Weijenburg et al. BMC Health Services Research 2012, 10:235
Associated article with the results in press

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Useful reference?

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BMC Health Services Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on 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.

It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.

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Section Editor's Profile

Jany Rademakers, Ph.D. is research department head and management team member at NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She is responsible at NIVEL for research projects on patient expectations and experiences with healthcare, including the development and implementation of valid and reliable measurement instruments in this area. Current research themes focus on consumer choice in healthcare, patient activation and health literacy. She is deputy section editor for BMC Health Services Research. "It is important to include the patients’ perspective on quality of care in research. BMC Health Services Research is not only interested in structure and outcomes of health services, but also in the process of care, whether it is patient-centered and what role patients can take themselves."