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BMC Health Services Research, Volume 7

 
Volume 7 Suppl 1
Meeting abstracts
Venice, Italy. 710 November 2007

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Research article
Obesity and pre-hypertension in family medicine: Implications for quality improvement
James E Rohrer, Gregory J Anderson, Joseph W Furst
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:212 (21December2007)
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Research article
Oral health service utilization by elderly beneficiaries of the Mexican Institute of Social Security in Mxico city
Sergio Snchez-Garca, Javier de la Fuente-Hernndez, Teresa Jurez-Cedillo, Jos Manuel Ortega Mendoza, Hortensia Reyes-Morales, Fortino Solrzano-Santos, Carmen Garca-Pea
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:211 (21December2007)
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Research article
Resource allocation of in vitro fertilization: a nationwide register-based cohort study
Reija Klemetti, Mika Gissler, Tiina Sevn, Elina Hemminki
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:210 (21December2007)
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Research article
Process skill rather than motor skill seems to be a predictor of costs for rehabilitation after a stroke in working age; a longitudinal study with a 1 year follow up post discharge
Ann Bjrkdahl, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:209 (21December2007)
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Research article
Human resources requirements for highly active antiretroviral therapy scale-up in Malawi
Adamson S Muula, John Chipeta, Seter Siziya, Emmanuel Rudatsikira, Ronald H Mataya, Edward Kataika
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:208 (19December2007)
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Research article
The development of a theory-based intervention to promote appropriate disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia
Robbie Foy, Jillian J Francis, Marie Johnston, Martin Eccles, Jan Lecouturier, Claire Bamford, Jeremy Grimshaw
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:207 (19December2007)
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Research article
The Internet for weight control in an obese sample: results of a randomised controlled trial
ine McConnon, Sara FL Kirk, Jennie E Cockroft, Emma L Harvey, Darren C Greenwood, James D Thomas, Joan K Ransley, Laura Bojke
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:206 (19December2007)
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Research article
'I believe that the staff have reduced their closeness to patients': an exploratory study on the impact of HIV/AIDS on staff in four rural hospitals in Uganda
Marjolein Dieleman, Vincent Bwete, Everd Maniple, Mirjam Bakker, Grace Namaganda, John Odaga, Gert Jan van der Wilt
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:205 (18December2007)
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Research article
Use of comparative data for integrated cancer services
Dawn L Wilkinson, Mark McCarthy
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:204 (17December2007)
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Research article
Imparting carrier status results detected by universal newborn screening for sickle cell and cystic fibrosis in England: a qualitative study of current practice and policy challenges
Hilda Parker, Nadeem Qureshi, Fiona Ulph, Joe Kai
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:203 (13December2007)
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Research article
Validation of a method for identifying nursing home admissions using administrative claims
Ilene H Zuckerman, Masayo Sato, Van Doren Hsu, Jose J Hernandez
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:202 (10December2007)
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Physicians' migration in Europe: an overview of the current situation
Miguel A Garca-Prez, Carlos Amaya, ngel Otero
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:201 (10December2007)
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Research article
Databases as policy instruments. About extending networks as evidence-based policy
Antoinette de Bont, Herman Stoevelaar, Roland Bal
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:200 (7December2007)
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Research article
Hospital admission patterns subsequent to diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children : a systematic review
Val C Angus, Norman Waugh
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:199 (5December2007)
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Research article
Hospital outpatient perceptions of the physical environment of waiting areas: the role of patient characteristics on atmospherics in one academic medical center
Chun-Yen Tsai, Mu-Chia Wang, Wei-Tsen Liao, Jui-Heng Lu, Pi-hung Sun, Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, Gerald-Mark Breen
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:198 (5December2007)
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Research article
Improvement of psychometric properties of a scale measuring inpatient satisfaction with care: a better response rate and a reduction of the ceiling effect
Lela Moret, Jean-Michel Nguyen, Nathalie Pillet, Bruno Falissard, Pierre Lombrail, Isabelle Gasquet
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:197 (3December2007)
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Research article
Capacity management of nursing staff as a vehicle for organizational improvement
Sylvia G Elkhuizen, Gert Bor, Marjolein Smeenk, Niek S Klazinga, Piet JM Bakker
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:196 (30November2007)
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Research article
Selecting process quality indicators for the integrated care of vulnerable older adults affected by cognitive impairment or dementia
Edeltraut Krger, Andr Tourigny, Diane Morin, Lise Ct, Marie-Jeanne Kergoat, Paule Lebel, Line Robichaud, Shirley Imbeault, Solange Proulx, Zohra Benounissa
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:195 (29November2007)
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Research article
Effects of insurance status on children's access to specialty care: a systematic review of the literature
Asheley Cockrell Skinner, Michelle L Mayer
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:194 (28November2007)
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Research article
The effect of priority setting decisions for new cancer drugs on medical oncologists' practice in Ontario: a qualitative study
Scott R Berry, Stacey Hubay, Hagit Soibelman, Douglas K Martin
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:193 (28November2007)
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Research article
Widening access to cardiovascular healthcare: community screening among ethnic minorities in inner-city Britain the Healthy Hearts Project
Jeetesh V Patel, Ashan Gunarathne, Deidre Lane, Hoong S Lim, Inessa Tracey, Nimai C Panja, Gregory YH Lip, Elizabeth A Hughes
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:192 (23November2007)
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Research article
Comparison of international guideline programs to evaluate and update the Dutch program for clinical guideline development in physical therapy
Philip J Van der Wees, Erik JM Hendriks, Jan WH Custers, Jako S Burgers, Joost Dekker, Rob A de Bie
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:191 (23November2007)
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Research article
The care of patients with subthreshold depression in primary care: Is it all that bad? A qualitative study on the views of general practitioners and patients
Matthias Backenstrass, Katharina Joest, Thomas Rosemann, Joachim Szecsenyi
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:190 (21November2007)
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Research article
Cost of diabetes care in out-patient clinics of Karachi, Pakistan
Liaquat A Khowaja, Ali K Khuwaja, Peter Cosgrove
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:189 (21November2007)
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Research article
Using hospital discharge data for determining neonatal morbidity and mortality: a validation study
Jane B Ford, Christine L Roberts, Charles S Algert, Jennifer R Bowen, Barbara Bajuk, David J Henderson-Smart, the NICUS group
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:188 (20November2007)
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Research article
Factors associated with the appropriate use of preoperatory hospital stays: historical cohort study
Sonia Tamames, Alberto Perez Rubio, Javier Castrodeza Sanz, Maria Belen Canton Alvarez, Francisco J Luquero, Sara Santos Sanz, Placido Lopez Encinar, Maria Paz de la Torre Pardo, Juan Manuel Gil Gonzalez
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:187 (19November2007)
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Research article
Public involvement in the priority setting activities of a wait time management initiative: a qualitative case study
Rebecca A Bruni, Andreas Laupacis, Wendy Levinson, Douglas K Martin
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:186 (16November2007)
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Correspondence
The most dangerous hospital or the most dangerous equation?
Yu-Kang Tu, Mark S Gilthorpe
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:185 (15November2007)
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Research article
Dental practice satisfaction with preferred provider organizations
Robert H Aseltine Jr, Susan Reisine, Elizabeth A Schilling, James Kennedy
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:184 (15November2007)
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Research article
Evaluating an educational intervention to improve the accuracy of death certification among trainees from various specialties
Jess Villar, Lina Prez-Mndez
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:183 (15November2007)
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Research article
Adoption of an innovation to repair aortic aneurysms at a Canadian hospital: a qualitative case study and evaluation
Nathalie M Danjoux, Douglas K Martin, Pascale N Lehoux, Julie L Harnish, Randi Zlotnik Shaul, Mark Bernstein, David R Urbach
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:182 (15November2007)
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Research article
The costs of preventing the spread of respiratory infection in family physician offices: a threshold analysis
William Hogg, David Gray, Patricia Huston, Wei Zhang
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:181 (13November2007)
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Research article
What do District Health Planners in Tanzania think about improving priority setting using 'Accountability for Reasonableness'?
Simon Mshana, Haji Shemilu, Benedict Ndawi, Roman Momburi, Oystein Evjen Olsen, Jens Byskov, Douglas K Martin
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:180 (12November2007)
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A cluster randomized controlled trial of a clinical pathway for hospital treatment of heart failure: study design and population
Massimiliano Panella, Sara Marchisio, Andrea Gardini, Francesco Di Stanislao
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:179 (7November2007)
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Research article
Critical views on postpartum care expressed by new mothers
Ann Rudman, Ulla Waldenstrm
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:178 (5November2007)
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Research article
Effectiveness and costs of implementation strategies to reduce acid suppressive drug prescriptions: a systematic review
Hugo M Smeets, Arno W Hoes, Niek J de Wit
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:177 (5November2007)
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Research article
Training pediatric health care providers in prevention of dental decay: results from a randomized controlled trial
Gary D Slade, R Gary Rozier, Leslie P Zeldin, Peter A Margolis
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:176 (2November2007)
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Research article
Impact of prescription size on statin adherence and cholesterol levels
Holly A Batal, Mori J Krantz, Rita A Dale, Phillip S Mehler, John F Steiner
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:175 (25October2007)
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Research article
The perception of healthcare quality of elderly in the city of Bari, South Italy
Rosa Prato, Domenico Martinelli, Annarita Fusco, Annarita Panebianco, Pietro Luigi Lopalco, Cinzia Annatea Germinario, Michele Quarto
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:174 (24October2007)
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Research article
The implementation of the Medical Regulation Office and Mobile Emergency Attendance System and its impact on the gravity profile of non-traumatic afflictions treated in a University Hospital: a research study
Srgio LB Lopes, Jos Sebastio dos Santos, Sandro Scarpelini
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:173 (24October2007)
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Research article
Cost-effectiveness analysis of guidelines for antihypertensive care in Finland
Neill Booth, Antti Jula, Pasi Aronen, Minna Kaila, Timo Klaukka, Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula, Antti Reunanen, Pekka Rissanen, Harri Sintonen, Marjukka Mkel
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:172 (24October2007)
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Research article
A five-year review of burn injuries in Irrua
Andrew E Dongo, Eshobo E Irekpita, Lilian O Oseghale, Charles E Ogbebor, Christopher E Iyamu, John E Onuminya Snr
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:171 (23October2007)
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Research article
Team climate, intention to leave and turnover among hospital employees: Prospective cohort study
Mika Kivimki, Anna Vanhala, Jaana Pentti, Hannakaisa Lnsisalmi, Marianna Virtanen, Marko Elovainio, Jussi Vahtera
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:170 (23October2007)
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Research article
Health service utilization patterns of primary care patients with osteoarthritis
Thomas Rosemann, Stefanie Joos, Joachim Szecsenyi, Gunter Laux, Michel Wensing
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:169 (23October2007)
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Research article
Microfinance investments in quality at private clinics in Uganda: a case-control study
Eric E Seiber, Amara L Robinson
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:168 (18October2007)
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Research article
Diffusion of good practices of care and decline of the association with case volume: the example of breast conserving surgery
Ugo Fedeli, Natalia Alba, Elena Schievano, Cristiana Visentin, Rosalba Rosato, Manuel Zorzi, Giancarlo Ruscitti, Paolo Spolaore
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:167 (18October2007)
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Research article
Do the UK government's new Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) scores adequately measure primary care performance? A cross-sectional survey of routine healthcare data
Amy Downing, Gavin Rudge, Yaping Cheng, Yu-Kang Tu, Justin Keen, Mark S Gilthorpe
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:166 (17October2007)
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Research article
Evaluating compulsory minimum volume standards in Germany: how many hospitals were compliant in 2004?
Werner de Crupp, Christian Ohmann, Karl Blum, Max Geraedts
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:165 (17October2007)
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Research article
A novel emergency department based prevention intervention program for people living with HIV: evaluation of early experiences
Michael S Lyons, Dana L Raab, Christopher J Lindsell, Alexander T Trott, Carl J Fichtenbaum
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:164 (15October2007)
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Integrated obesity care management system -implementation and research protocol
Jean-Patrice Baillargeon, Andr Carpentier, Denise Donovan, Martin Fortin, Andrew Grant, Judith Simoneau-Roy, Denise St-Cyr-Tribble, Mariane Xhignesse, Marie-France Langlois
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:163 (10October2007)
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Research article
Patient-provider interaction from the perspectives of type 2 diabetes patients in Muscat, Oman: a qualitative study
Nadia Abdulhadi, Mohammed Al Shafaee, Solveig Freudenthal, Claes-Gran stenson, Rolf Wahlstrm
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:162 (9October2007)
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Research article
Patients' satisfaction and opinions of their experiences during admission in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan a cross sectional study
Sardar Zakariya Imam, Khezar Shahzada Syed, Syed Ahad Ali, Syed Umer Ali, Kiran Fatima, Marium Gill, Muhammad Ovais Hassan, Saad Hasan Hashmi, Maham T Siddiqi, Hadi Muhammad Khan, Omar Farooq Jameel
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:161 (3October2007)
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A study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of MRSA screening and monitoring on surgical wards using a new, rapid molecular test (EMMS)
Katherine J Hardy, Ala Szczepura, Ruth Davies, Andrew Bradbury, Nigel Stallard, Savita Gossain, Paul Walley, Peter M Hawkey
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:160 (3October2007)
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Research article
Validation of ICD-9-CM/ICD-10 coding algorithms for the identification of patients with acetaminophen overdose and hepatotoxicity using administrative data
Robert P Myers, Yvette Leung, Abdel Aziz M Shaheen, Bing Li
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:159 (2October2007)
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Randomised controlled trials for evaluating the prescribing impact of information meetings led by pharmacists and of new information formats, in General Practice in Italy
Nicola Magrini, Giulio Formoso, Anna Maria Marata, Oreste Capelli, Emilio Maestri, Claudio Voci, Francesco Nonino, Massimo Brunetti, Barbara Paltrinieri, Susanna Maltoni, Lucia Magnano, Maria Isabella Bonacini, Lisa Daya, Nilla Viani
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:158 (28September2007)
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Research article
Hospital quality reports in Germany: patient and physician opinion of the reported quality indicators
Max Geraedts, David Schwartze, Tanja Molzahn
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:157 (28September2007)
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Research article
Feasibility of a cognitive behavioural group intervention to reduce fear of falling and associated avoidance of activity in community-living older people: a process evaluation
Jolanda CM van Haastregt, GA Rixt Zijlstra, Erik van Rossum, Jacques ThM van Eijk, Luc P de Witte, Gertrudis IJM Kempen
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:156 (27September2007)
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Research article
Hospital characteristics and patient populations served by physician owned and non physician owned orthopedic specialty hospitals
Peter Cram, Mary S Vaughan-Sarrazin, Gary E Rosenthal
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:155 (25September2007)
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Research article
Event-based record linkage in health and aged care services data: a methodological innovation
Rosemary Karmel, Diane Gibson
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:154 (25September2007)
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Research article
Distributing questionnaires about smoking to patients: impact on general practitioners' recording of smoking advice
Tim Coleman, Andrew Wilson, Steve Barrett, Alison Wynne, Sarah Lewis
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:153 (24September2007)
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Research article
Combining evidence and values in priority setting: testing the balance sheet method in a low-income country
Emmanuel Makundi, Lydia Kapiriri, Ole Frithjof Norheim
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:152 (24September2007)
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Research article
Self-reported social class in adolescents: validity and relationship with gradients in self-reported health
Mara-Jess Pueyo, Vicky Serra-Sutton, Jordi Alonso, Barbara Starfield, Luis Rajmil
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:151 (24September2007)
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Research article
Are physical symptoms among survivors of a disaster presented to the general practitioner? A comparison between self-reports and GP data
Bellis van den Berg, C Joris Yzermans, Peter G van der Velden, Rebecca K Stellato, Erik Lebret, Linda Grievink
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:150 (21September2007)
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Research article
Collecting data for sexually transmitted infections (STI) surveillance: what do patients prefer in Flanders?
Veronique Verhoeven, Annelies Colliers, Ann Verster, Dirk Avonts, Lieve Peremans, Paul Van Royen
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:149 (20September2007)
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Understanding the implementation of complex interventions in health care: the normalization process model
Carl May, Tracy Finch, Frances Mair, Luciana Ballini, Christopher Dowrick, Martin Eccles, Linda Gask, Anne MacFarlane, Elizabeth Murray, Tim Rapley, Anne Rogers, Shaun Treweek, Paul Wallace, George Anderson, Jo Burns, Ben Heaven
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:148 (19September2007)
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Research article
Potential drug-drug and drug-disease interactions in prescriptions for ambulatory patients over 50 years of age in family medicine clinics in Mexico City
Svetlana Vladislavovna Doubova (Dubova), Hortensia Reyes-Morales, Laura del Pilar Torres-Arreola, Magdalena Surez-Ortega
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:147 (19September2007)
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Severe mental illness and mortality of hospitalized ACS patients in the VHA
Mary E Plomondon, P Michael Ho, Li Wang, Gwendolyn T Greiner, James H Shore, Joseph T Sakai, Stephan D Fihn, John S Rumsfeld
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:146 (18September2007)
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An evaluation of a model for the systematic documentation of hospital based health promotion activities: results from a multicentre study
Hanne Tnnesen, Mette E Christensen, Oliver Groene, Ann O'Riordan, Fabrizio Simonelli, Lagle Suurorg, Denise Morris, Peder Vibe, Susan Himel, Poul Erik Hansen
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:145 (18September2007)
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An action research protocol to strengthen system-wide inter-professional learning and practice [LP0775514]
Jeffrey Braithwaite, Johanna I Westbrook, A Ruth Foxwell, Rosalie Boyce, Timothy Devinney, Marc Budge, Karen Murphy, Mary-Ann Ryall, Jenny Beutel, Rebecca Vanderheide, Elizabeth Renton, Joanne Travaglia, Judy Stone, Amanda Barnard, David Greenfield, Angus Corbett, Peter Nugus, Robyn Clay-Williams
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:144 (13September2007)
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Can family planning outreach bridge the urban-rural divide in Zambia?
Justin S White, Ilene S Speizer
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:143 (5September2007)
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Gender differences in the clinical management of patients with angina pectoris: a cross-sectional survey in primary care
Mike Crilly, Peter Bundred, Xiyuan Hu, Lisa Leckey, Fiona Johnstone
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:142 (4September2007)
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The impact of generational change and retirement on psychiatry to 2025
Susan L Fletcher, Deborah J Schofield
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:141 (4September2007)
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Measuring hospital-wide activity volume for patient safety and infection control: a multi-centre study in Japan
Kenshi Hayashida, Yuichi Imanaka, Haruhisa Fukuda
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:140 (3September2007)
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Outcome related to impact on daily living: preliminary validation of the ORIDL instrument
David Reilly, Stewart W Mercer, Annemieke P Bikker, Tansy Harrison
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:139 (2September2007)
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Effect of a restrictive transfusion strategy on transfusion-attributable severe acute complications and costs in the US ICUs: a model simulation
Marya D Zilberberg, Andrew F Shorr
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:138 (31August2007)
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Research article
Physicians' views on resource availability and equity in four European health care systems
Samia A Hurst, Reidun Forde, Stella Reiter-Theil, Anne-Marie Slowther, Arnaud Perrier, Renzo Pegoraro, Marion Danis
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:137 (31August2007)
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Development of a complex intervention to test the effectiveness of peer support in type 2 diabetes
Gillian Paul, Susan M Smith, David Whitford, Fergus O'Kelly, Tom O'Dowd
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:136 (31August2007)
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Obstacles for optimal tuberculosis case detection in primary health centers (PHC) in Sidoarjo district, East Java, Indonesia
Chatarina U Wahyuni, Budiono, Lutfia Dwi Rahariyani, Muji Sulistyowati, Tety Rachmawati, Djuwari, Sri Yuliwati, Marieke J van der Werf
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:135 (30August2007)
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Preventable hospitalization and access to primary health care in an area of Southern Italy
Paolo Rizza, Aida Bianco, Maria Pavia, Italo F Angelillo
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:134 (30August2007)
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The quality of communication about older patients between hospital physicians and general practitioners: a panel study assessment
Helge Garsen, Roar Johnsen
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:133 (24August2007)
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Determinants of the range of drugs prescribed in general practice: a cross-sectional analysis
Dinny H de Bakker, Dayline SV Coffie, Eibert R Heerdink, Liset van Dijk, Peter P Groenewegen
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:132 (22August2007)
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Demand for emergency health service: factors associated with inappropriate use
Maria LV Carret, Anaclaudia G Fassa, Ichiro Kawachi
BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:131 (18August2007)
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Patient, informal caregiver and care provider acceptance of a hospital in the home program in Ontario, Canada
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