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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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Technical advance
 
Supported housing programs form person with serious mental illnesses in rural northern communities: A mixed method evaluation
Phyllis Montgomery, Cheryl Forchuk, Craig Duncan, Don Rose, Patricia H Bailey, Ramamohan Veluri
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:156 (24July2008)
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Research article
Physicians' perception of childhood asthma in Turkey: More appropriate practice among female physicians
Ozge Uysal Soyer, Ersoy Civelek, Bulent E Sekerel
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:155 (23July2008)
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Research article
A predictive score to identify hospitalized patients' risk of discharge to a post-acute care facility
Martine Louis Simonet, Michel P Kossovsky, Pierre Chopard, Philippe Sigaud, Thomas V Perneger, Jean Michel Gaspoz
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:154 (22July2008)
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Research article
Quantifying morbidities by Adjusted Clinical Group system for a Taiwan population: a nationwide analysis
Wui-Chiang Lee
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:153 (21July2008)
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Needs-oriented discharge planning and monitoring for high utilisers of psychiatric services (NODPAM): Design and methods
Bernd Puschner, Sabine Steffen, Wolfgang Gaebel, Harald Freyberger, Helmfried E Klein, Tilman Steinert, Rainer Muche, Thomas Becker
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:152 (21July2008)
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Research article
The impact of generic-only drug benefits on patients' use of inhaled corticosteroids in a Medicare population with asthma
Vicki Fung, Ira B Tager, Richard Brand, Joseph P Newhouse, John Hsu
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:151 (18July2008)
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Review
Experiences of abortion: a narrative review of qualitative studies
Mabel LS Lie, Stephen C Robson, Carl R May
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:150 (17July2008)
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Research article
Linkage of health and aged care service events: comparing linkage and event selection methods
Rosemary Karmel, Diana L Rosman
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:149 (17July2008)
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Research article
Implementing the European guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in the primary care setting in Cyprus: lessons learned from a health care services study.
Theodora Zachariadou, Henri EJH Stoffers, Costas A Christophi, Anastasios Philalithis, Christos Lionis
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:148 (16July2008)
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Research article
Characteristics of evolving models of care for arthritis: A key informant study
Crystal MacKay, Paula Veinot, Elizabeth M Badley
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:147 (14July2008)
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Research article
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist use in men without a cancer registry diagnosis of prostate cancer
Yong-Fang Kuo, James S Goodwin, Vahakn B Shahinian
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:146 (14July2008)
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Research article
Measuring physiotherapy performance in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: A prospective study
Gro Jamtvedt, Kristin Thuve Dahm, Inger Holm, Signe Flottorp
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:145 (8July2008)
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Research article
Quality of care for older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma based on comparisons to practice guidelines and smoking status
Benjamin M Craig, Connie K Kraus, Betty A Chewning, James E Davis
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:144 (8July2008)
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The cost-effectiveness of a new disease management model for frail elderly living in homes for the elderly, design of a cluster randomized controlled clinical trial
Marijke Boorsma, Hein PJ van Hout, Dinnus H Frijters, Miel W Ribbe, Giel Nijpels
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:143 (7July2008)
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Research article
Self-reported diabetes is associated with self-management behaviour: a cohort study
Baiju R Shah, Douglas G Manuel
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:142 (7July2008)
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Research article
What works with men? A systematic review of health promoting interventions targeting men
Lynn M Robertson, Flora Douglas, Anne Ludbrook, Garth Reid, Edwin R van Teijlingen
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:141 (3July2008)
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Research article
A method to determine spatial access to specialized palliative care services using GIS
Jonathan Cinnamon, Nadine Schuurman, Valorie A Crooks
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:140 (30June2008)
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Exercise on Prescription. Effect of attendance on participants' psychological factors in a Danish version of Exercise on Prescription: A Study Protocol
Thomas VG Bredahl, Lis Puggaard, Kirsten K Roessler
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:139 (26June2008)
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Research article
Health services research in the public healthcare system in Hong Kong: An analysis of over 1 million antihypertensive prescriptions between 2004 2007 as an example of the potential and pitfalls of using routinely collected electronic patient data
Martin CS Wong, Johnny Y Jiang, Jin-ling Tang, Augustine Lam, Hong Fung, Stewart W Mercer
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:138 (25June2008)
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Should the surgeon or the general practitioner (GP) follow up patients after surgery for colon cancer? A randomized controlled trial protocol focusing on quality of life, cost-effectiveness and serious clinical events
Knut M Augestad, Barthold Vonen, Ranveig Aspevik, Torunn Nestvold, Unni Ringberg, Roar Johnsen, Jan Norum, Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:137 (25June2008)
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Correspondence
The value of health
Wim Groot, Henri tte Maassen van den Brink
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:136 (25June2008)
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Transitions of Care from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult Mental Health Services (TRACK Study): A study of protocols in Greater London
Swaran P Singh, Moli Paul, Tamsin Ford, Tami Kramer, Tim Weaver
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:135 (23June2008)
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Research article
Too little but not too late: Results of a literature review to improve routine immunization programs in developing countries
Tove K Ryman, Vance Dietz, K Lisa Cairns
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:134 (21June2008)
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Antihypertensive medication prescription patterns and time trends for newly-diagnosed uncomplicated hypertension patients in Taiwan
Pang-Hsiang Liu, Jung-Der Wang
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:133 (18June2008)
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Study protocol
Study protocol: The Intensive Care Outcome Network ('ICON') study
John A Griffiths, Kayleigh Morgan, Vicki S Barber, J Duncan Young
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:132 (17June2008)
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Research article
"Mind the gap!" Evaluation of the performance gap attributable to exception reporting and target thresholds in the new GMS contract: National database analysis
Robert Fleetcroft, Nicholas Steel, Richard Cookson, Amanda Howe
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:131 (17June2008)
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A Danish population-based cohort study of newly diagnosed asthmatic children's care pathway adherence to guidelines
Grete Moth, Peter O Schiotz, Peter Vedsted
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:130 (12June2008)
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care (AESOPS) A randomised control trial protocol
Simon Coulton, Jude Watson, Martin Bland, Colin Drummond, Eileen Kaner, Christine Godfrey, Alan Hassey, Veronica Morton, Steve Parrott, Tom Phillips, Duncan Raistrick, Daphne Rumball, Gillian Tober
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:129 (12June2008)
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Research article
Cost-utility of a visiting service for older widowed individuals: randomised trial
Simone Onrust, Filip Smit, Godelief Willemse, Jan van den Bout, Pim Cuijpers
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:128 (12June2008)
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Research article
The role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Germany A focus group study of GPs
Stefanie Joos, Berthold Musselmann, Antje Miksch, Thomas Rosemann, Joachim Szecsenyi
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:127 (12June2008)
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Research article
Special features of health services and register based trials experiences from a randomized trial of childbirth classes
Elina Hemminki, Kaija Heikkil , Tiina Sev n, Pivikki Koponen
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:126 (11June2008)
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Research article
Part-time hospitalisation and stigma experiences: a study in contemporary psychiatric hospitals
Mieke Verhaeghe, Piet Bracke, Wendy Christiaens
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:125 (10June2008)
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Comparison of primary health care services between urban and rural settings after the introduction of the first urban health centre in Vyronas, Greece
Anargiros Mariolis, Constantinos Mihas, Alevizos Alevizos, Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos, Konstantinos Marayiannis, Marek Papathanasiou, Vassilios Gizlis, Dimitris Karanasios, Bodossakis Merkouris
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:124 (9June2008)
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Are cultural dimensions relevant for explaining cross-national differences in antibiotic use in Europe?
Reginald Deschepper, Larissa Grigoryan, Cecilia St lsby Lundborg, Geert Hofstede, Joachim Cohen, Greta Van Der Kelen, Luc Deliens, Flora M Haaijer-Ruskamp
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:123 (6June2008)
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Cancer surviving patients' rehabilitation understanding failure through application of theoretical perspectives from Habermas
Thorbj rn H Mikkelsen, Jens Soendergaard, Anders B Jensen, Frede Olesen
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:122 (6June2008)
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Health impact assessment and short-term medical missions: A methods study to evaluate quality of care
Jesse Maki, Munirih Qualls, Benjamin White, Sharon Kleefield, Robert Crone
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:121 (2June2008)
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Career-Success Scale A new instrument to assess young physicians' academic career steps
Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer, Martina Stamm, Claus Buddeberg, Richard Klaghofer
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:120 (2June2008)
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A qualitative study of the feasibility and community perception on the effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine use in the context of home management of malaria in south-west Nigeria
Ikeoluwapo O Ajayi, Catherine O Falade, Benjamin O Olley, Bidemi Yusuf, Sola Gbotosho, Toyin Iyiola, Omobola Olaniyan, Christian Happi, Kaendi Munguti, Franco Pagnoni
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:119 (1June2008)
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Improving the accuracy of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal disease notification rates using data linkage
Donna B Mak, Rochelle E Watkins
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:118 (30May2008)
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Sleep disturbances in an arctic population: The Troms Study
Arne Fetveit, Jrund Straand, Bjrn Bjorvatn
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:117 (29May2008)
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Protocol for stage 2 of the GaP study (genetic testing acceptability for Paget's disease of bone): A questionnaire study to investigate whether relatives of people with Paget's disease would accept genetic testing and preventive treatment if they were available
Anne L Langston, Marie Johnston, Jill Francis, Clare Robertson, Marion K Campbell, Vikki A Entwistle, Theresa Marteau, Graeme MacLennan, John Weinman, Marilyn McCallum, Zosia Miedzybrodska, Keith Charnock, Stuart H Ralston
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:116 (29May2008)
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Impact of case management by advanced practice nurses in primary care on unplanned hospital admissions: a controlled intervention study
Dyfed W Huws, Deborah Cashmore, Robert G Newcombe, Catherine Roberts, Judith Vincent, Glyn Elwyn
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:115 (29May2008)
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Exploring general practitioners' experience of informing women about prenatal screening tests for foetal abnormalities: A qualitative focus group study
Cate Nagle, Sharon Lewis, Bettina Meiser, Jane Gunn, Jane Halliday, Robin Bell
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:114 (28May2008)
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Do postage stamps versus pre-paid envelopes increase responses to patient mail surveys? A randomised controlled trial
Katrina Lavelle, Chris Todd, Malcolm Campbell
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:113 (28May2008)
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Describing and analysing primary health care system support for chronic illness care in Indigenous communities in Australia's Northern Territory use of the Chronic Care Model
Damin Si, Ross Bailie, Joan Cunningham, Gary Robinson, Michelle Dowden, Allison Stewart, Christine Connors, Tarun Weeramanthri
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:112 (28May2008)
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The relationship between type of drug therapy and blood glucose self-monitoring test strips claimed by beneficiaries of the Seniors' Pharmacare Program in Nova Scotia, Canada
Chiranjeev Sanyal, Stephen D Graham, Charmaine Cooke, Ingrid Sketris, Dawn M Frail, Gordon Flowerdew
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:111 (24May2008)
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It's all about relationships: A qualitative study of health researchers' perspectives of conducting interdisciplinary health research
Kalpana M Nair, Lisa Dolovich, Kevin Brazil, Parminder Raina
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:110 (23May2008)
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Access to medicines and out of pocket payments for primary care: Evidence from family medicine users in rural Tajikistan
Fabrizio Tediosi, Raffael Aye, Shukufa Ibodova, Robin Thompson, Kaspar Wyss
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:109 (23May2008)
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Healthcare costs and utilization for Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's
Yang Zhao, Tzu-Chun Kuo, Sharada Weir, Marilyn S Kramer, Arlene S Ash
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:108 (22May2008)
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An economic analysis of email-based telemedicine: A cost minimisation study of two service models
Liam Caffery, Anthony C Smith, Paul A Scuffham
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:107 (22May2008)
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Relationship between risk information on total colonoscopy and patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening options: Analysis using the Analytic Hierarchy Process
Yuichi Katsumura, Hideo Yasunaga, Tomoaki Imamura, Kazuhiko Ohe, Hiroshi Oyama
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:106 (21May2008)
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Nurses' perceived barriers to the implementation of a Fall Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline in Singapore hospitals
Serena SL Koh, Elizabeth Manias, Alison M Hutchinson, Susan Donath, Linda Johnston
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:105 (18May2008)
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What impact did the creation of Local Health Care Co-operatives have on indicators of practice resources and activity?
Gary McLean, Matt Sutton
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:104 (16May2008)
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Treatment needs and acknowledgement of illness importance for satisfaction with psychiatric inpatient treatment
Knut W Soergaard, Mary Nivison, Vidje Hansen, Terje Oeiesvold
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:103 (14May2008)
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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 (9May2008)
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Body Mass Index and Employment-Based Health Insurance
Ronald L Fong, Peter Franks
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:101 (9May2008)
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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, The DPBRN Collaborative Group
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:100 (8May2008)
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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 M van der Feltz-Cornelis
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:99 (5May2008)
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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 (3May2008)
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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, The Collaborative Research Group
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:97 (2May2008)
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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 (1May2008)
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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 (1May2008)
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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 Robinson, Ravindranath Tiruvoipati, Diana R Elbourne, Giles J Peek, Felicity Clemens, Polly Hardy, Andrew Wilson, The CESAR Trial Group
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:94 (30April2008)
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