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Acute psychiatric admissions from an out-of-hours Casualty Clinic; how do referring doctors and admitting specialists agree?

Trygve S Deraas, Vidje Hansen, Anton Giæver, Reidun Olstad BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:41 (29 March 2006)

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Impact of treatment policies on patient outcomes and resource utilization in acute cholecystitis in Japanese hospitals

Miho Sekimoto, Yuichi Imanaka, Masahiro Hirose, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Genki Murakami, Yushi Fukata, QIP Cholecystectomy Expert Group BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:40 (29 March 2006)

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Demand of elderly people for residential care: an exploratory study

PMA van Bilsen, JPH Hamers, W Groot, C Spreeuwenberg BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:39 (27 March 2006)

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Alternative models for academic family practices

J Michener, Truls Østbye, Victoria S Kaprielian, Katrina M Krause, Kimberly SH Yarnall, Susan D Yaggy, Margaret Gradison BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:38 (20 March 2006)

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Collaborating while competing? The sustainability of community-based integrated care initiatives through a health partnership

Thomas Plochg, Diana MJ Delnoij, Nelleke PC Hoogedoorn, Niek S Klazinga BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:37 (20 March 2006)

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Estimation of Pap-test coverage in an area with an organised screening program: challenges for survey methods

Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Gennaro Esposito, Silvia Brezzi, Angela Brachini, Patrizio Raggi, Antonio Federici BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:36 (17 March 2006)

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Differences in per capita rates of revascularization and in choice of revascularization procedure for eleven states

Edward L Hannan, Chuntao Wu, Mark R Chassin BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:35 (16 March 2006)

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Lay perceptions of evidence-based information – a qualitative evaluation of a website for back pain sufferers

Claire Glenton, Elin S Nilsen, Benedicte Carlsen BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:34 (15 March 2006)

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Effect of drug utilization reviews on the quality of in-hospital prescribing: a quasi-experimental study

Jean-Pierre Grégoire, Jocelyne Moisan, Louise Potvin, Isabelle Chabot, René Verreault, Alain Milot BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:33 (14 March 2006)

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A comparison of career satisfaction amongst dental healthcare professionals across three health care systems: Comparison of data from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Trinidad & Tobago

Rahul Naidu, J Newton, Katie Ayers BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:32 (14 March 2006)

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Identifying patients at risk of nursing home admission: The Leeds Elderly Assessment Dependency Screening tool (LEADS)

Anita Slade, Jon Fear, Alan Tennant BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:31 (13 March 2006)

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A heart failure self-management program for patients of all literacy levels: A randomized, controlled trial [ISRCTN11535170]

Darren A DeWalt, Robert M Malone, Mary E Bryant, Margaret C Kosnar, Kelly E Corr, Russell L Rothman, Carla A Sueta, Michael P Pignone BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:30 (13 March 2006)

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Evidence-informed obstetric practice during normal birth in China: trends and influences in four hospitals

Xu Qian, Helen Smith, Hong Liang, Ji Liang, Paul Garner BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:29 (8 March 2006)

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Using quantitative and qualitative data in health services research – what happens when mixed method findings conflict? [ISRCTN61522618]

Suzanne Moffatt, Martin White, Joan Mackintosh, Denise Howel BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:28 (8 March 2006)

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Use of private gynaecologist does not relate to better prevention outcomes – An ecological analysis from Finland

Elina Hemminki, Tiina Sevon, Kati Tanninen, Eero Pukkala, Ahti Anttila BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:27 (6 March 2006)

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Part-time and full-time medical specialists, are there differences in allocation of time?

Judith D de Jong, Phil Heiligers, Peter P Groenewegen, Lammert Hingstman BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:26 (3 March 2006)

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Seasonal variation in orthopedic health services utilization in Switzerland: The impact of winter sport tourism

Klazien Matter-Walstra, Marcel Widmer, André Busato BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:25 (3 March 2006)

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Explicit criteria for prioritization of cataract surgery

José M Quintana, Antonio Escobar, Amaia Bilbao, the IRYSS-Appropriateness Cataract Group BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:24 (2 March 2006)

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Development of appropriateness explicit criteria for cataract extraction by phacoemulsification

José Ma Quintana, Antonio Escobar, Inmaculada Aróstegui, and the IRYSS-Appropriateness Cataract Group BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:23 (2 March 2006)

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Seasonality of service provision in hip and knee surgery: A possible contributor to waiting times? A time series analysis

Ross EG Upshur, Rahim Moineddin, Eric J Crighton, Muhammad Mamdani BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6:22 (1 March 2006)

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