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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor 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.
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BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :170
Primary-care patients with, or at risk for, metabolic syndrome, can be identified by analysis of electronic health records, and could then be targeted for prevention of development of diabetes or chronic heart disease.
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :156
The economic performance of Finnish companies does not affect their expenditure on occupational health services and suggests legislation and a national reimbursement system are strong incentives for employers to comply with coverage requirements.
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :155
Doctors’ increasing and at times inappropriate reliance on radiological investigation is driven by advancing technologies but also by high demand from patients, highlighting a need to support physicians' decision-making processes.
Volume 9 Suppl 1
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Research article
Comparison of distance measures in spatial analytical modeling for health service planning Rizwan Shahid, Stefania Bertazzon, Merril L Knudtson, William A Ghali BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :200 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
The Prostate Care Questionnaire for Patients (PCQ-P): Reliability, validity and acceptability. Carolyn Tarrant, Richard Baker, Andrew M Colman, Paul Sinfield, Shona Agarwal, John K Mellon, William Steward, Roger Kockelbergh BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :199 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Impact of Statins on Health Services Utilization and Mortality in Older Adults Discharged from Hospital with Ischemic Heart Disease: a cohort study. Charmaine A Cooke, Susan A Kirkland, Ingrid S Sketris, Jafna Cox BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :198 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
The Case for Developing Publicly-Accessible Datasets for Health Services Research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Shadi S Saleh, Mohamad S Alameddine, Fadi El-Jardali BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :197 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Delay in Tuberculosis case detection in Pwani region, Tanzania. a cross sectional study. Esther S Ngadaya, Godfrey S Mfinanga, Eliud R Wandwalo, Odd Morkve BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :196 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An effectiveness analysis of healthcare systems using a systems theoretic approach Sheuwen Chuang, Kerry Inder BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :195 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characteristics of national registries for occupational diseases: international development and validation of an audit tool (ODIT) Dick Spreeuwers, Angela GEM de Boer, Jos HAM Verbeek, Frank JH van Dijk BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :194 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
A cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of culturally-appropriate hypertension education among Afro-Surinamese and Ghanaian patients in Dutch general practice: study protocol Joke A Haafkens, Erik JAJ Beune, Eric P Moll van Charante, Charles O Agyemang BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :193 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Potential impact of task-shifting on costs of antiretroviral therapy and physician supply in Uganda Joseph B Babigumira, Barbara Castelnuovo, Mohammed Lamorde, Andrew Kambugu, Andy Stergachis, Philippa Easterbrook, Louis P Garrison BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :192 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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"It depends on what you mean": a qualitative study of Swedish health professionals' views on health and health promotion Helene Johansson, Lars Weinehall, Maria Emmelin BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :191 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Multidisciplinary care for tracheostomy patients: a systematic review Marie Garrubba, Tari Turner, Clare Grieveson Critical Care 2009, 13 :R177 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The feasibility of a web-based counselling program for occupational physicians and employees on sick leave due to back or neck pain Tanja de Jong, Judith Heinrich, Birgitte M Blatter, Johannes R Anema, Allard J van der Beek BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :46 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
"Why do paediatricians prescribe antibiotics? Results of an Italian regional project" Maria Luisa Moro, Massimiliano Marchi, Carlo Gagliotti, Simona Di Mario, Davide Resi, Progetto Bambini e Antibiotici Regional Group [ProBA] Group BMC Pediatrics 2009, 9 :69 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Ageing medical workforce in Australia - where will the medical educators come from? Deborah J Schofield, Susan L Fletcher, Emily J Callander Human Resources for Health 2009, 7 :82 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Improving the coverage of the PMTCT programme through a participatory quality improvement intervention in South Africa. Tanya Doherty, Mickey Chopra, Duduzile Nsibande, Dudu Mngoma BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :406 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Uptake of meningococcal conjugate vaccine among adolescents in large managed care organizations, United States, 2005: Demand, supply and seasonality. Suchita A Lorick, Daniel Fishbein, Eric Weintraub, Pascale M Wortley, Grace M Lee, Fangjun Zhou, Robert Davis BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :175 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Analytic perspective
Debunking the claim that abstinence is usually healthier for smokers than switching to a low-risk alternative, and other observations about anti-tobacco-harm-reduction arguments Carl V Phillips Harm Reduction Journal 2009, 6 :29 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Are vaccination programmes delivered by lay health workers cost-effective? A systematic review Adrijana Corluka, Damian G Walker, Simon Lewin, Claire Glenton, Inger B Scheel Human Resources for Health 2009, 7 :81 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy and myomectomy for uterine prolapse: a case report and review of the literature Radwan Faraj, Jonathan Broome Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :99 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
A cost-utility analysis of cervical cancer vaccination in preadolescent Canadian females Andrea M Anonychuk, Chris T Bauch, Maraki Fikre Merid, Georges Van Kriekinge, Nadia Demarteau BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :401 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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