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Volume 9 Suppl 1
Meeting abstracts
Fukuoka, Japan. 11-14 November 2009
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Research article
 
Access and care issues in urban urgent care clinic patients
David R Scott, Holly A Batal, Sharon Majeres, Jill C Adams, Rita Dale, Philip S Mehler
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:222 (4December2009)
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Research article
Routine care provided by specialists to children and adolescents in the United States: 2002-2006
Jose M Valderas, Barbara Starfield, Christopher B Forrest, Luis Rajmil, Martin Roland, Bonnie Sibbald
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:221 (4December2009)
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Research article
Establishing specialized health services for professional consultation in euthanasia: experiences in the Netherlands and Belgium
Yanna Van Wesemael, Joachim Cohen, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Johan Bilsen, Luc Deliens
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:220 (4December2009)
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Research article
Consumption of alcohol, cigarettes and illegal substances among physicians and medical students in Brandenburg and Saxony (Germany)
Karen Voigt, Sabine Twork, Dirk Mittag, Anne Gobel, Roger Voigt, Jorg Klewer, Joachim Kugler, Stefan R Bornstein, Antje Bergmann
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:219 (3December2009)
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Research article
Measuring factors that influence the utilisation of preventive care services provided by general practitioners in Australia
Jianzhen Zhang, Brian Oldenburg, Gavin Turrell
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:218 (3December2009)
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Research article
Trends in health services utilization, medication use, and morbidity among older adults: a 2-year retrospective chart review in a primary care practice
Ketan Vegda, Jason X Nie, Li Wang, C Shawn Tracy, Rahim Moineddin, Ross EG Upshur
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:217 (30November2009)
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Research article
Reconciling employment with caring for a husband with an advanced illness
Marjolein Gysels, Irene J. Higginson
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:216 (25November2009)
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Research article
Private costs almost equal health care costs when intervening in mild Alzheimer's: a cohort study alongside the DAISY trial
Rikke S gaard, Jan Srensen, Frans B Waldorff, Ane Eckermann, Dorthe V Buss, Gunhild Waldemar
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:215 (25November2009)
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Research article
Health care utilisation amongst Shenzhen migrant workers: does being insured make a difference?
Jin Mou, Jinquan Cheng, Dan Zhang, Hanping Jiang, Liangqiang Lin, Sian M Griffiths
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:214 (21November2009)
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Research article
Predicting intention to treat HIV-infected patients among Tanzanian and Sudanese medical and dental students using the theory of planned behaviour - a cross sectional study
Anne N  strm, Elwalid F Nasir
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:213 (20November2009)
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Research article
The politics of local hospital reform: a case study of hospital reorganization following the 2002 Norwegian hospital reform
Trond Tjerbo
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:212 (20November2009)
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Research article
Cost Analysis of the Dutch Obstetric System: low-risk nulliparous women preferring home or short-stay hospital birth - a prospective non-randomised controlled study
Marijke JC Hendrix, Silvia MAA Evers, Marloes CM Basten, Jan G Nijhuis, Johan L Severens
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:211 (19November2009)
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Research article
Registry data for cross-country comparisons of migrants' healthcare utilization in the EU: a survey study of availability and content
Signe Smith Nielsen, Allan Krasnik, Aldo Rosano
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:210 (18November2009)
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Research article
Pharmaceutical cost control in primary care: opinion and contributions by healthcare professionals
Alexandra Prados-Torres, Amaia Calder n-Larra aga, Antoni Sicras-Mainar, Sebasti March-Llull, B rbara Olivn-Blzquez
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:209 (18November2009)
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Research article
Shelter-based convalescence for homeless adults in Amsterdam: a descriptive study
Igor van Laere, Matty de Wit, Niek Klazinga
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:208 (18November2009)
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Research article
Age, chronic non-communicable disease and choice of traditional Chinese and western medicine outpatient services in a Chinese population
Vincent CH Chung, Chun Hong Lau, Eng Kiong Yeoh, Sian Meryl Griffiths
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:207 (17November2009)
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Research article
Design of a continuous quality improvement program to prevent falls among community-dwelling older adults in an integrated healthcare system
David A Ganz, Elizabeth M Yano, Debra Saliba, Paul G Shekelle
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:206 (16November2009)
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Research article
Geriatric patients' expectations of their physicians: findings from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan
Taimur Saleem, Umair Khalid, Waris Qidwai
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:205 (13November2009)
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Research article
Re-organisation of oesophago-gastric cancer care in England: progress and remaining challenges
Thomas R Palser, David A Cromwell, Richard H Hardwick, Stuart A Riley, Kimberley Greenaway, William Allum, Jan HP van der Meulen
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:204 (12November2009)
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Effects and feasibility of a multi-disciplinary orientation program for newly registered cancer patients: design of a randomised controlled trial
Raymond Chan, Joan Webster, Linda Bennett
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:203 (11November2009)
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Research article
Changes in and predictors of length of stay in hospital after surgery for breast cancer between 1997/98 and 2004/05 in two regions of England: a population-based study
Amy Downing, Mark Lansdown, Robert M West, James D Thomas, Gill Lawrence, David Forman
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:202 (9November2009)
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Use of information and communication technologies to support effective work practice innovation in the health sector: a multi-site study
Johanna I Westbrook, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Kathryn Gibson, Richard Paoloni, Joanne Callen, Andrew Georgiou, Nerida Creswick, Louise Robertson
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:201 (8November2009)
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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 (6November2009)
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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 (4November2009)
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Research article
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 (4November2009)
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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 (29October2009)
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Research article
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 (29October2009)
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Research article
An effectiveness analysis of healthcare systems using a systems theoretic approach
Sheuwen Chuang, Kerry Inder
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:195 (24October2009)
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Research article
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 (23October2009)
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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 (22October2009)
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Research article
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 (21October2009)
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Research article
"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 (21October2009)
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Research article
Distribution and determinants of patient satisfaction in oncology with a focus on health related quality of life
Christopher G Lis, Mark Rodeghier, James F Grutsch, Digant Gupta
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:190 (21October2009)
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Debate
Patient delay in cancer studies: a discussion of methods and measures
Rikke Sand Andersen, Peter Vedsted, Frede Olesen, Flemming Bro, Jens Sndergaard
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:189 (19October2009)
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Collaborative Depression Trial (CADET): multi-centre randomised controlled trial of collaborative care for depression - study protocol
David A Richards, Adwoa Hughes-Morley, Rachel A Hayes, Ricardo Araya, Michael Barkham, John M Bland, Peter Bower, John Cape, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Linda Gask, Simon Gilbody, Colin Green, David Kessler, Glyn Lewis, Karina Lovell, Chris Manning, Stephen Pilling
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:188 (16October2009)
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Research article
Overcoming language barriers with foreign-language speaking patients: a survey to investigate intra-hospital variation in attitudes and practices
Patricia Hudelson, Sarah Vilpert
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:187 (15October2009)
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Research article
Quality of care and 30 day mortality among patients with hip fractures: a nationwide cohort study
Katrine A Nielsen, Niels C Jensen, Claus M Jensen, Marianne Thomsen, Lars Pedersen, Sren P Johnsen, Annette Ingeman, Paul D Bartels, Reimar W Thomsen
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:186 (12October2009)
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Research article
Are U.S. cancer screening test patterns consistent with guideline recommendations with respect to the age of screening initiation?
Srikanth Kadiyala
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:185 (12October2009)
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Realising the potential of the family history in risk assessment and primary prevention of coronary heart disease in primary care: ADDFAM study protocol
Nadeem Qureshi, Sarah Armstrong, Paula Saukko, Tracey Sach, Jo Middlemass, Phil H Evans, Joe Kai, Hannah Farrimond, Steve E Humphries
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:184 (12October2009)
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Research article
Can we import quality tools? a feasibility study of European practice assessment in a country with less organised general practice
Roy Remmen, Luc Seuntjens, Dominique Paulus, Dominique Pestiaux, Klaus Knops, Ann Van den Bruel
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:183 (11October2009)
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Research article
Economic hardship associated with managing chronic illness: a qualitative inquiry
Yun-Hee Jeon, Beverley Essue, Stephen Jan, Robert Wells, Judith A Whitworth
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:182 (9October2009)
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Research article
Community health needs assessment with precede-proceed model: a mixed methods study
Ying Li, Jia Cao, Hui Lin, Daikun Li, Yang Wang, Jia He
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:181 (9October2009)
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Research article
Estimation of physician supply by specialty and the distribution impact of increasing female physicians in Japan
Soichi Koike, Shinya Matsumoto, Tomoko Kodama, Hiroo Ide, Hideo Yasunaga, Tomoaki Imamura
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:180 (7October2009)
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Research article
Interdisciplinary diabetes care teams operating on the interface between primary and specialty care are associated with improved outcomes of care: findings from the Leuven Diabetes Project
Liesbeth Borgermans, Geert Goderis, Carine Van Den Broeke, Geert Verbeke, An Carbonez, Anna Ivanova, Chantal Mathieu, Bert Aertgeerts, Jan Heyrman, Richard Grol
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:179 (7October2009)
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Research article
An evaluation of the appropriateness of advice and healthcare contacts made following calls to NHS Direct Wales
Helen Snooks, Julie Peconi, James Munro, Wai-Yee Cheung, Jaynie Rance, Anne Williams
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:178 (30September2009)
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Research article
The use of evidence in public governmental reports on health policy: an analysis of 17 Norwegian official reports (NOU)
Simon Innv r
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:177 (28September2009)
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Research article
The prisoner as patient - a health services satisfaction survey
Johan H kon Bjrngaard, se-Bente Rustad, Ellen Kjelsberg
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:176 (28September2009)
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Correspondence
Quantitative data management in quality improvement collaboratives
Mireille van den Berg, Rianne Frenken, Roland Bal
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:175 (26September2009)
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Research article
An ecological study on the relationship between supply of beds in long-term care institutions in Italy and potential care needs for the elderly
Gianfranco Damiani, Simona C Colosimo, Lorella Sicuro, Alessandra Burgio, Alessandra Battisti, Alessandro Solipaca, Giordana Baldassarre, Roberta Crialesi, Giulia Milan, Tiziana Tamburrano, Walter Ricciardi
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:174 (24September2009)
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Research article
Introducing the national COPD resources and outcomes project
Robert A Stone, Brian DW Harrison, Derek Lowe, Rhona J Buckingham, Nancy A Pursey, Harold SR Hosker, Jonathan M Potter, C Michael Roberts
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:173 (24September2009)
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Research article
Long-term care cost drivers and expenditure projection to 2036 in Hong Kong
Roger Y Chung, Keith YK Tin, Benjamin J Cowling, King Pan Chan, Wai Man Chan, Su Vui Lo, Gabriel M Leung
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:172 (24September2009)
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Development and validation of the Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders (AESED) for caregivers in eating disorders
Ana R Sepulveda, Olivia Kyriacou, Janet Treasure
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:171 (23September2009)
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Identifying primary care patients at risk for future diabetes and cardiovascular disease using electronic health records
Marie-France Hivert, Richard W Grant, Peter Shrader, James B Meigs
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:170 (22September2009)
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Research article
Adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a qualitative and quantitative study
Weiguo Xu, Wei Lu, Yang Zhou, Limei Zhu, Hongbing Shen, Jianming Wang
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:169 (18September2009)
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Research article
How risky is caring for emergency patients at risk of malpractice litigation: a population based epidemiological study of Taiwan's experiences
Che-Ming Yang, Shin-Han Tsai, Wen-Ta Chiu
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:168 (17September2009)
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Research article
Dutch healthcare reform: did it result in performance improvement of health plans? A comparison of consumer experiences over time
Michelle Hendriks, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Jany Rademakers, Diana MJ Delnoij
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:167 (17September2009)
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Research article
Physician career satisfaction within specialties
J Paul Leigh, Daniel J Tancredi, Richard L Kravitz
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:166 (16September2009)
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Research article
Identifying research priorities for health care priority setting: a collaborative effort between managers and researchers
Neale Smith, Craig Mitton, Stuart Peacock, Evelyn Cornelissen, Stuart MacLeod
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:165 (15September2009)
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Research article
Identifying important motivational factors for professionals in Greek hospitals
Nick Kontodimopoulos, Victoria Paleologou, Dimitris Niakas
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:164 (15September2009)
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Bridging the care continuum: patient information needs for specialist referrals
Carol L Ireson, Svetla Slavova, Carol L Steltenkamp, F Douglas Scutchfield
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:163 (15September2009)
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The development, design, testing, refinement, simulation and application of an evaluation framework for communities of practice and social-professional networks
Jeffrey Braithwaite, Johanna I Westbrook, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Frances Cunningham, Jennifer Plumb, Janice Wiley, Dianne Ball, Sue Huckson, Cliff Hughes, Brian Johnston, Joanne Callen, Nerida Creswick, Andrew Georgiou, Luc Betbeder-Matibet, Deborah Debono
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:162 (15September2009)
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Research article
Comparison of hospital charge prediction models for gastric cancer patients: neural network vs. decision tree models
Jing Wang, Man Li, Yun-tao Hu, Yu Zhu
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:161 (14September2009)
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Research article
Response rates in postal surveys of healthcare professionals between 1996 and 2005: An observational study
Julia V Cook, Heather O Dickinson, Martin P Eccles
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:160 (14September2009)
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Collaborative stepped care for anxiety disorders in primary care: aims and design of a randomized controlled trial
Anna DT Muntingh, Christina M van der Feltz-Cornelis, Harm WJ van Marwijk, Philip Spinhoven, Willem JJ Assendelft, Margot WM de Waal, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Herman J Ad r, Anton JLM van Balkom
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:159 (8September2009)
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Research article
Medication safety in community pharmacy: a qualitative study of the sociotechnical context
Denham L Phipps, Peter R Noyce, Dianne Parker, Darren M Ashcroft
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:158 (7September2009)
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The SAIL Databank: building a national architecture for e-health research and evaluation
David V Ford, Kerina H Jones, Jean-Philippe Verplancke, Ronan A Lyons, Gareth John, Ginevra Brown, Caroline J Brooks, Simon Thompson, Owen Bodger, Tony Couch, Ken Leake
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:157 (4September2009)
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Does the company's economic performance affect access to occupational health services?
Eila Kankaanp , Aki Suhonen, Hannu Valtonen
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:156 (2September2009)
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What causes increasing and unnecessary use of radiological investigations? a survey of radiologists' perceptions
Kristin B Lysdahl, Bjrn M Hofmann
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:155 (1September2009)
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Do computerised clinical decision support systems for prescribing change practice? A systematic review of the literature (1990-2007)
Sallie-Anne Pearson, Annette Moxey, Jane Robertson, Isla Hains, Margaret Williamson, James Reeve, David Newby
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:154 (28August2009)
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Effects and feasibility of a standardised orientation and mobility training in using an identification cane for older adults with low vision: design of a randomised controlled trial
GAR Zijlstra, GHMB van Rens, EJA Scherder, DM Brouwer, J van der Velde, PFJ Verstraten, GIJM Kempen
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:153 (27August2009)
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Implementation of a program for type 2 diabetes based on the Chronic Care Model in a hospital-centered health care system: "the Belgian experience"
Patricia Sunaert, Hilde Bastiaens, Luc Feyen, Boris Snauwaert, Frank Nobels, Johan Wens, Etienne Vermeire, Paul Van Royen, Jan De Maeseneer, An De Sutter, Sara Willems
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:152 (23August2009)
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Direct costs associated with the appropriateness of hospital stay in elderly population
Joaqu n F Mould-Quevedo, Carmen Garca-Pea, Iris Contreras-Hernndez, Teresa Jurez-Cedillo, Claudia Espinel-Berm dez, Gabriela Morales-Cisneros, Sergio Snchez-Garca
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:151 (22August2009)
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Factors influencing prescribing behaviour of physicians in Greece and Cyprus: results from a questionnaire based survey
Mamas Theodorou, Vasiliki Tsiantou, Andreas Pavlakis, Nikos Maniadakis, Vasilis Fragoulakis, Elpida Pavi, John Kyriopoulos
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:150 (20August2009)
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Preferences for treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a discrete choice experiment
Axel C M hlbacher, Ina Rudolph, Hans-Joachim Lincke, Matthias Nbling
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:149 (13August2009)
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Physicians' working conditions and job satisfaction: does hospital ownership in Germany make a difference?
Stefanie Mache, Karin Vitzthum, Albert Nienhaus, Burghard F Klapp, David A Groneberg
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:148 (13August2009)
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Attitudes towards 12-step groups and referral practices in a 12-step naive treatment culture; a survey of addiction professionals in Norway
John-Kre Vederhus,  istein Kristensen, Alexandre Laudet, Thomas Clausen
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:147 (12August2009)
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Lack of effective communication between communities and hospitals in Uganda: a qualitative exploration of missing links
Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Olico Okui, Damien Walker, Aloysius Mutebi, George Pariyo
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:146 (12August2009)
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The German MultiCare-study: Patterns of multimorbidity in primary health care  protocol of a prospective cohort study
Ingmar Schfer, Heike Hansen, Gerhard Sch n, Wolfgang Maier, Susanne Hfels, Attila Altiner, Angela Fuchs, Ferdinand M Gerlach, Juliana J Petersen, Jochen Gensichen, Sven Schulz, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Melanie Luppa, Siegfried Weyerer, Jochen Werle, Horst Bickel, Kerstin Barth, Hans-Helmut Knig, Anja Rudolph, Birgitt Wiese, Jana Prokein, Monika Bullinger, Olaf von dem Knesebeck, Marion Eisele, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Karl Wegscheider, Hendrik van den Bussche
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:145 (11August2009)
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Use of placebo interventions among Swiss primary care providers
Margrit Fssler, Markus Gndinger, Thomas Rosemann, Nikola Biller-Andorno
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:144 (10August2009)
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How do general practitioners and specialists value their mutual communication? A survey
Annette J Berendsen, Annegriet Kuiken, Wim HGM Benneker, Betty Meyboom-de Jong, Theo B Voorn, Jan Schuling
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:143 (8August2009)
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Development of the Chicago Food Allergy Research Surveys: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents, physicians, and the general public
Ruchi S Gupta, Jennifer S Kim, Elizabeth E Springston, Jacqueline A Pongracic, Xiaobin Wang, Jane Holl
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:142 (7August2009)
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Evolution of patients' complaints in a French university hospital: is there a contribution of a law regarding patients' rights?
Camila Giugliani, Nathalie Gault, Valia Fares, J rmie Jegu, Sergio Eleni dit Trolli, Julie Biga, Gwenaelle Vidal-Trecan
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:141 (6August2009)
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Using psychological theory to understand the clinical management of type 2 diabetes in Primary Care: a comparison across two European countries
Susan Hrisos, Martin P Eccles, Jill J Francis, Marije Bosch, Rob Dijkstra, Marie Johnston, Richard Grol, Eileen FS Kaner, Ian N Steen
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:140 (5August2009)
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Utilization of acute and long-term care in the last year of life: comparison with survivors in a population-based study
Anne Margriet Pot, France Portrait, Geraldine Visser, Martine Puts, Marjolein I Broese van Groenou, Dorly JH Deeg
BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:139 (5August2009)
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