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In-house Editor Iratxe Puebla
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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 health care needs, evaluation of different health markets and health services organizations, 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, Thomson Scientific (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :82
Ethnicity is a key determinant in the success of doctors' relationships with their patients, suggesting that wider use of interpreters and greater cultural competency could improve patient-doctor relationships
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :79
Substantial discrepancies exist between area-based and household-level income measures in some contexts, suggesting that the results of studies using aggregate measures as proxies for individual and household income should be interpreted with caution.
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :77
The absence of proper legal basis for public health measures within the Treaties resulted in a ban on tobacco advertising that took over ten years to pass and was mired in controversy.
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Research article
Maintaining quality of health services after abolition of user fees: A Uganda case study Juliet Nabyonga - Orem, Humphrey Karamagi, Lynn Atuyambe, Fred Bagenda, Sam A Okuonzi, Oladapo Walker BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :102 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Body Mass Index and Employment-Based Health Insurance Ronald L Fong, Peter Franks BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :101 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Does delayed measurement affect patient reports of provider performance? Implications for performance measurement of medical assistance with tobacco cessation: A Dental PBRN study Thomas K Houston, Joshua S Richman, Heather L Coley, Midge N Ray, Jeroan J Allison, Gregg H Gilbert, Judith S Gordon, Catarina I Kiefe, D PBRN Collaborative Group BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :100 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Multidisciplinary Collaborative Care for Depressive Disorder in the Occupational Health Setting: design of a randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness study. Moniek C Vlasveld, Johannes R Anema, Aartjan TF Beekman, Willem van Mechelen, Rob Hoedeman, Harm WJ van Marwijk, Frans F Rutten, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Christina van der Feltz-Cornelis BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :99 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Adolescents perception of reproductive health care services in Sri Lanka Suneth B Agampodi, Thilini C Agampodi, Piyaseeli Ukd BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :98 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characteristics of patients' returning to Emergency Departments in Naples, Italy Gabriella Di Giuseppe, Rossella Abbate, Luciana Albano, Paolo Marinelli, Italo F Angelillo, Collaborative Research Group . BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :97 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Development and Validation of the Diabetes Numeracy Test (DNT) Mary Margaret Huizinga, Tom A Elasy, Kenneth A Wallston, Kerri Cavanaugh, Dianne Davis, Rebecca P Gregory, Lynn S Fuchs, Robert Malone, Andrea Cherrington, Darren A DeWalt, John Buse, Michael Pignone, Russell L Rothman BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :96 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Appropriate disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia: identifying the key behaviours of 'best practice' Jan Lecouturier, Claire Bamford, Julian C Hughes, Jillian J Francis, Robbie Foy, Marie Johnston, Martin P Eccles BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :95 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
Methods of data collection and analysis for the economic evaluation alongside a national, multi-centre trial in the UK: Conventional ventilation or ECMO for Severe Adult Respiratory Failure (CESAR)
Mariamma M Thalanany, Miranda Mugford, Clare Hibbert, Nicola J Cooper, Ann Truesdale, Steven Robertson, Ravindranath Tiruvoipati, Diana R Elbourne, Giles J Peek, Felicity Clemens, Polly Hardy, Andrew Wilson BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :94 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Factors influencing the use of public dental services: an application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour Liana Luzzi, A JOHN Spencer BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :93 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Timing of therapy for latent tuberculosis infection among immigrants presenting to a U.S. public health clinic: a retrospective study Kathleen R Page, Yukari C Manabe, Akintoye Adelakun, Lynn Federline, Wendy Cronin, James D Campbell, Susan E Dorman BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :158 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Bayes rules for optimally using Bayesian hierarchical regression models in provider profiling to identify high-mortality hospitals Peter C Austin BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :30 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A comparative analysis of computer based hospice palliative care datasets in Canada Craig E Kuziemsky, Francis Lau BMC Palliative Care 2008, 7 :6 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Characterizing the burden of premature ejaculation from a patient and partner perspective: a multi-country qualitative analysis Dennis Revicki, Kellee Howard, Jennifer Hanlon, Sally Mannix, Alison Greene, Margaret Rothman Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6 :33 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Malaria treatment in the retail sector: knowledge and practices of drug sellers in rural Tanzania Manuel W Hetzel, Angel Dillip, Christian Lengeler, Brigit Obrist, June J Msechu, Ahmed M Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Alexander Schulze, Hassan Mshinda BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :157 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Tackling tuberculosis patients' internalized social stigma through patient centred care: an intervention study in rural Nicaragua
Jean Macq, Alejandro Solis, Guillermo Martinez, Patrick Martiny BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :154 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Effectiveness of topiramate for tobacco dependence in patients with depression: a randomised, controlled trial Javier Garcia-Campayo, Natalia Sobradiel, Marta Alda, Adoracion Mas, Eva Andres, Rosa Magallon, Arantxa Crucelaegui, Beatriz Sanz BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :28 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Return to Galileo? The Inquisition of the International Narcotic Control Board
Dan Small, Ernest Drucker Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5 :16 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Facilitating access to voluntary and community services for patients with psychosocial problems: a before-after evaluation Justin Grayer, John Cape, Lisa Orpwood, Judy Leibowitz, Marta Buszewicz BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :27 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Short Report
Police and public health partnerships: Evidence from the evaluation of Vancouver's supervised injection facility Kora DeBeck, Evan Wood, Ruth Zhang, Mark Tyndall, Julio Montaner, Thomas Kerr Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2008, 3 :11 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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