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Volume 10 (2010) - January 2010

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Small-scale, homelike facilities versus regular psychogeriatric nursing home wards: a cross-sectional study into residents' characteristics

Hilde Verbeek, Sandra MG Zwakhalen, Erik van Rossum, Ton Ambergen, Gertrudis IJM Kempen, Jan PH Hamers BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:30 (29 January 2010)

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Increasing the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in a resource-limited setting

Kwasi Torpey, Mushota Kabaso, Prisca Kasonde, Rebecca Dirks, Maxmillian Bweupe, Catherine Thompson, Ya Mukadi BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:29 (28 January 2010)

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Validity and reliability of Turkish version of "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" and perception of patient safety in public hospitals in Turkey

Said Bodur, Emel Filiz BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:28 (28 January 2010)

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Is quality of colorectal cancer care good enough? Core measures development and its application for comparing hospitals in Taiwan

Kuo-Piao Chung, Yun-Jau Chang, Mei-Shu Lai, Raymond Kuo, Skye H Cheng, Li-Tzong Chen, Reiping Tang, Tsang-Wu Liu, Ming-Jium Shieh BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:27 (27 January 2010)

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Mental illness and well-being: the central importance of positive psychology and recovery approaches

Mike Slade BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:26 (26 January 2010)

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The effect of linking community health centers to a state-level smoker's quitline on rates of cessation assistance

Donna Shelley, Jennifer Cantrell BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:25 (25 January 2010)

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A realist evaluation of the management of a well- performing regional hospital in Ghana

Bruno Marchal, McDamien Dedzo, Guy Kegels BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:24 (25 January 2010)

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Effectiveness of a Surgery Admission Unit for patients undergoing major elective surgery in a tertiary university hospital

B Ortiga, C Capdevila, A Salazar, MF Viso, C Bartolomé, X Corbella BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:23 (22 January 2010)

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Applying diagnosis and pharmacy-based risk models to predict pharmacy use in Aragon, Spain: The impact of a local calibration

Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga, Chad Abrams, Beatriz Poblador-Plou, Jonathan P Weiner, Alexandra Prados-Torres BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:22 (21 January 2010)

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Patient safety in primary care: a survey of general practitioners in the Netherlands

Sander Gaal, Wim Verstappen, Michel Wensing BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:21 (21 January 2010)

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Evaluating quality of obstetric care in low-resource settings: Building on the literature to design tailor-made evaluation instruments - an illustration in Burkina Faso

Florence Morestin, Abel Bicaba, Jean de Dieu Sermé, Pierre Fournier BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:20 (20 January 2010)

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Cost-effectiveness of collaborative care for the treatment of major depressive disorder in primary care. A systematic review

Kirsten M van Steenbergen-Weijenburg, Christina M van der Feltz-Cornelis, Eva K Horn, Harm WJ van Marwijk, Aartjan TF Beekman, Frans FH Rutten, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:19 (19 January 2010)

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Delivering an evidence-based outdoor journey intervention to people with stroke: Barriers and enablers experienced by community rehabilitation teams

Annie McCluskey, Sandy Middleton BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:18 (19 January 2010)

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Guidelines; from foe to friend? Comparative interviews with GPs in Norway and Denmark

Benedicte Carlsen, Pia K Kjellberg BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:17 (16 January 2010)

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Cross-cultural adaptation and patients' judgments of a Question Prompt List for Italian-speaking cancer patients

Caterina Caminiti, Francesca Diodati, Silvia Filiberti, Barbara Marcomini, Maria Annunziata, Maria Ollari, Rodolfo Passalacqua BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:16 (15 January 2010)

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The relationship between safety net activities and hospital financial performance

Jack Zwanziger, Nasreen Khan, Anil Bamezai BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:15 (14 January 2010)

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Identifying the barriers to conducting outcomes research in integrative health care clinic settings - a qualitative study

Marja J Verhoef, Andrea Mulkins, Ania Kania, Barbara Findlay-Reece, Silvano Mior BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:14 (14 January 2010)

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Chronology of prescribing error during the hospital stay and prediction of pharmacist's alerts overriding: a prospective analysis

Thibaut Caruba, Isabelle Colombet, Florence Gillaizeau, Vanida Bruni, Virginie Korb, Patrice Prognon, Dominique Bégué, Pierre Durieux, Brigitte Sabatier BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:13 (12 January 2010)

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Half of prescribing errors occur on the first day in hospital, with ward and drug class best predicting which error alerts will be overridden by physicians, which should guide the design of electronic prescription validation and alert systems.

Study protocol   Open Access

Study protocol of effectiveness of a biopsychosocial multidisciplinary intervention in the evolution of non-speficic sub-acute low back pain in the working population: cluster randomised trial

Teresa Rodriguez-Blanco, Isabel Fernández-San-Martin, Montserrat Balagué-Corbella, Anna Berenguera, Jenny Moix, Elena Montiel-Morillo, Esther Núñez-Juárez, Maria J González-Moneo, Magda Pie-Oncins, Raquel Martín-Peñacoba, Mercè Roura-Olivan, Montse Núñez-Juárez, Enriqueta Pujol-Ribera BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:12 (12 January 2010)

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Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination for prevention of cervical cancer in Taiwan

Pang-Hsiang Liu, Fu-Chang Hu, Ping-Ing Lee, Song-Nan Chow, Chao-Wan Huang, Jung-Der Wang BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:11 (11 January 2010)

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Patient's site of first access to health system influences length of delay for tuberculosis treatment in Tajikistan

Raffael Ayé, Kaspar Wyss, Hanifa Abdualimova, Sadullo Saidaliev BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:10 (10 January 2010)

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Is hospital discharge administrative data an appropriate source of information for cancer registries purposes? Some insights from four Spanish registries

Enrique Bernal-Delgado E, Carmen Martos, Natalia Martínez, María Chirlaque, Mirari Márquez, Carmen Navarro, Lauro Hernando, Joaquín Palomar, Isabel Izarzugaza, Nerea Larrañaga, Olatz Mokoroa, M Cres Tobalina, Joseba Bidaurrazaga, María Sánchez, Carmen Martínez, Miguel Rodríguez, Esther Pérez, Yoe Chang BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:9 (8 January 2010)

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Improvement of primary care for patients with chronic heart failure: a pilot study

Jan van Lieshout, Michel Wensing, Richard Grol BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:8 (8 January 2010)

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Does the process map influence the outcome of quality improvement work? A comparison of a sequential flow diagram and a hierarchical task analysis diagram

Lacey Colligan, Janet E Anderson, Henry WW Potts, Jonathan Berman BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:7 (7 January 2010)

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Simple versus composite indicators of socioeconomic status in resource allocation formulae: the case of the district resource allocation formula in Malawi

Gerald Manthalu, Dominic Nkhoma, Sanderson Kuyeli BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:6 (6 January 2010)

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Impact of clinical urgency, physician supply and procedural capacity on regional variations in wait times for coronary angiography

Harindra C Wijeysundera, Therese A Stukel, Alice Chong, Madhu K Natarajan, David A Alter BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:5 (5 January 2010)

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A comparison of the clinical effectiveness and costs of mental health nurse supplementary prescribing and independent medical prescribing: a post-test control group study

Ian J Norman, Samantha Coster, Paul McCrone, Andrew Sibley, Cate Whittlesea BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:4 (5 January 2010)

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Conceptual and practical challenges for implementing the communities of practice model on a national scale - a Canadian cancer control initiative

Colene Bentley, George P Browman, Barbara Poole BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:3 (5 January 2010)

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The effectiveness of computerized clinical guidelines in the process of care: a systematic review

Gianfranco Damiani, Luigi Pinnarelli, Simona C Colosimo, Roberta Almiento, Lorella Sicuro, Rocco Galasso, Lorenzo Sommella, Walter Ricciardi BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:2 (4 January 2010)

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Unwanted incidents during transition of geriatric patients from hospital to home: a prospective observational study

Marianne Mesteig, Jorunn L Helbostad, Olav Sletvold, Tove Røsstad, Ingvild Saltvedt BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:1 (4 January 2010)

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