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BMC  BMC Health Services Research, Volume 9


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 Astrom, 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
Register 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 Calderon-Larranaga, Antoni Sicras-Mainar, Sebastia March-Llull, Barbara Olivan-Blazquez
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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Study protocol
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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Study protocol
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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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 (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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