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Volume 10 (2010) - May 2010

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Measuring access to medicines: a review of quantitative methods used in household surveys

Vera Maria V Paniz, Anaclaudia G Fassa, Maria Maia, Marlos R Domingues, Andréa D Bertoldi BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:146 (30 May 2010)

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Quality of care for patients with type 2 diabetes in general practice according to patients' ethnic background: a cross-sectional study from Oslo, Norway

Anh T Tran, Lien M Diep, John G Cooper, Tor Claudi, Jørund Straand, Kåre Birkeland, Wibeche Ingskog, Anne K Jenum BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:145 (28 May 2010)

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Reproductive health services for populations at high risk of HIV: Performance of a night clinic in Tete province, Mozambique

Yves Lafort, Diederike Geelhoed, Luisa Cumba, Carla Lázaro, Wim Delva, Stanley Luchters, Marleen Temmerman BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:144 (28 May 2010)

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Disparities of Care for African-Americans and Caucasians with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Christopher R Frei, Eric M Mortensen, Laurel A Copeland, Russell T Attridge, Mary Pugh, Marcos I Restrepo, Antonio Anzueto, Brandy Nakashima, Michael J Fine BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:143 (27 May 2010)

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Design of a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) on the effectiveness of a Dutch patient advocacy case management intervention among severely disabled Multiple Sclerosis patients

Klaske Wynia, Coby Annema, Hans Nissen, Jacques De Keyser, Berrie Middel BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:142 (27 May 2010)

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Professional Service Utilisation among Patients with Severe Mental Disorders

Marie-Josée Fleury, Guy Grenier, Jean-Marie Bamvita, Jean Caron BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:141 (27 May 2010)

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The type of professional service used by patients with severe mental disorders (SMD) is governed by enabling factors such as health care system access and care continuation, rather than need factors.

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Comparison of different comorbidity measures for use with administrative data in predicting short- and long-term mortality

Yu-Tseng Chu, Yee-Yung Ng, Shiao-Chi Wu BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:140 (27 May 2010)

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Prevalence and factors affecting home blood pressure documentation in routine clinical care: a retrospective study

Michael H Kramer, Eugene Breydo, Maria Shubina, Kelly Babcock, Jonathan S Einbinder, Alexander Turchin BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:139 (27 May 2010)

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Women's preference for cesarean delivery and differences between Taiwanese women undergoing different modes of delivery

Kuei-Hui Chu, Chen-Jei Tai, Chun-Sen Hsu, Mei-Chiang Yeh, Li-Yin Chien BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:138 (26 May 2010)

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Methods to identify the target population: implications for prescribing quality indicators

Liana Martirosyan, Onyebuchi A Arah, Flora M Haaijer-Ruskamp, Jozé Braspenning, Petra Denig BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:137 (26 May 2010)

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The clinical measurement-based approach identifies a higher proportion of well treated and undertreated patients compared to the diagnostic code-based approach, suggesting that clinical measurements should be used as quality indicators to identify undertreated patients.

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Healthcare costs associated with progressive diabetic retinopathy among National Health Insurance enrollees in Taiwan, 2000-2004

Lin-Chung Woung, Ching-Yao Tsai, Hsin-Kai Chou, Ming-Tsu Tsai, Wei-Her Tsai, Pesus Chou, Shih-Tsuo Shen BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:136 (26 May 2010)

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Medication errors with electronic prescribing (eP): Two views of the same picture

Imogen Savage, Tony Cornford, Ela Klecun, Nick Barber, Sarah Clifford, Bryony Franklin BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:135 (24 May 2010)

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Protocol and baseline data from The Inala Chronic Disease Management Service evaluation study: a health services intervention study for diabetes care

Deborah A Askew, Claire L Jackson, Robert S Ware, Anthony Russell BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:134 (24 May 2010)

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Impact of state mandatory insurance coverage on the use of diabetes preventive care

Rui Li, Ping Zhang, Lawrence Barker, DeKeely Hartsfield BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:133 (21 May 2010)

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What are the current barriers to effective cancer care coordination? A qualitative study

Jennifer Walsh, James D Harrison, Jane M Young, Phyllis N Butow, Michael J Solomon, Lindy Masya BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:132 (20 May 2010)

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Poor transitioning of care, inadequate communication and inequitable access to health services are just some of the barriers identified in implementing effective cancer care coordination, indicating that service improvement should be guided with these factors in mind.

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Evaluating priority setting success in healthcare: a pilot study

Shannon L Sibbald, Jennifer L Gibson, Peter A Singer, Ross Upshur, Douglas K Martin BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:131 (19 May 2010)

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Assessment of hospital performance with a case-mix standardized mortality model using an existing administrative database in Japan

Hiroaki Miyata, Hideki Hashimoto, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Kiyohide Fushimi, Shinya Matsuda BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:130 (19 May 2010)

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Study protocol: national research partnership to improve primary health care performance and outcomes for Indigenous peoples

Ross Bailie, Damin Si, Cindy Shannon, James Semmens, Kevin Rowley, David J Scrimgeour, Tricia Nagel, Ian Anderson, Christine Connors, Tarun Weeramanthri, Sandra Thompson, Robyn McDermott, Hugh Burke, Elizabeth Moore, Dallas Leon, Richard Weston, Haylene Grogan, Andrew Stanley, Karen Gardner BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:129 (19 May 2010)

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Forecasting drug utilization and expenditure in a metropolitan health region

Björn Wettermark, Marie E Persson, Nils Wilking, Mats Kalin, Seher Korkmaz, Paul Hjemdahl, Brian Godman, Max Petzold, Lars L Gustafsson, the Regional Drug Expert Consortium in Stockholm County Council BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:128 (17 May 2010)

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Debate   Open Access

Kidney organ donation: developing family practice initiatives to reverse inertia

Emmanouil K Symvoulakis, Emilia Stavroulaki, Myfanwy Morgan, Roger Jones BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:127 (17 May 2010)

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Comparison of Rx-defined morbidity groups and diagnosis- based risk adjusters for predicting healthcare costs in Taiwan

Raymond NC Kuo, Mei-Shu Lai BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:126 (17 May 2010)

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A toolkit for incorporating genetics into mainstream medical services: Learning from service development pilots in England

Catherine L Bennett, Sarah E Burke, Hilary Burton, Peter A Farndon BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:125 (14 May 2010)

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Incorporating advances in genetics into mainstream healthcare is crucial for the development of medical services in providing high quality services for patients with or at risk of genetic disorders.

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One stop or full stop? The continuing challenges for researchers despite the new streamlined NHS research governance process

Andrew GH Thompson, Emma F France BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:124 (13 May 2010)

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Recruitment of multiple stakeholders to health services research: Lessons from the front lines

Michelle E Kho, Ellen Rawski, Julie Makarski, Melissa C Brouwers BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:123 (13 May 2010)

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Measuring dementia carers' unmet need for services - an exploratory mixed method study

Christine Stirling, Sharon Andrews, Toby Croft, James Vickers, Paul Turner, Andrew Robinson BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:122 (13 May 2010)

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Risk reduction before surgery. The role of the primary care provider in preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation

Hanne Tønnesen, Pernille Faurschou, Helge Ralov, Ditte Mølgaard-Nielsen, Grethe Thomas, Vibeke Backer BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:121 (12 May 2010)

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Challenging the holy grail of hospital accreditation: A cross sectional study of inpatient satisfaction in the field of cardiology

Cornelia Sack, Peter Lütkes, Wolfram Günther, Raimund Erbel, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Gerald J Holtmann BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:120 (12 May 2010)

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Patient and health professional views on rehabilitation practices and outcomes following total hip and knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis:a focus group study

Marie D Westby, Catherine L Backman BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:119 (11 May 2010)

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Network organizations of general practitioners: antecedents of formation and consequences of participation

Giovanni Fattore, Domenico Salvatore BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:118 (11 May 2010)

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Cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions in Andhra Pradesh state of India

Lalit Dandona, SG Prem Kumar, G Anil Kumar, Rakhi Dandona BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:117 (10 May 2010)

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How does the New Cooperative Medical Scheme influence health service utilization? A study in two provinces in rural China

Baorong Yu, Qingyue Meng, Charles Collins, Rachel Tolhurst, Shenglan Tang, Fei Yan, Lennart Bogg, Xiaoyun Liu BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:116 (10 May 2010)

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Job satisfaction and its modeling among township health center employees: a quantitative study in poor rural China

Jun A Liu, Qi Wang, Zu X Lu BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:115 (10 May 2010)

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Correspondence   Open Access

Lifting the lid of the "black intervention box" - the systematic development of an action competence programme for people with screen-detected dysglycaemia

Helle Maindal, Marit Kirkevold, Annelli Sandbæk, Torsten Lauritzen BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:114 (7 May 2010)

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Missed opportunity for standardized diagnosis and treatment among adult Tuberculosis patients in hospitals involved in Public-Private Mix for Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course strategy in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

Ari Probandari, Lars Lindholm, Hans Stenlund, Adi Utarini, Anna-Karin Hurtig BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:113 (7 May 2010)

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Effectiveness and efficiency of primary care based case management for chronic diseases: rationale and design of a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized trials [CRD32009100316]

Tobias Freund, Felizitas Kayling, Antje Miksch, Joachim Szecsenyi, Michel Wensing BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:112 (7 May 2010)

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Prevalence estimates of multimorbidity: a comparative study of two sources

Martin Fortin, Catherine Hudon, Jeannie Haggerty, Marjan Akker, José Almirall BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:111 (6 May 2010)

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Predictors of Long-Term Care Utilization by Dutch Hospital Patients aged 65+

Albert Wong, Rianne Elderkamp-de Groot, Johan Polder, Job van Exel BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:110 (6 May 2010)

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Prioritisation criteria for the selection of new diagnostic technologies for evaluation

Annette Plüddemann, Carl Heneghan, Matthew Thompson, Nia Roberts, Nicholas Summerton, Luan Linden-Phillips, Claire Packer, Christopher P Price BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:109 (5 May 2010)

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