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Volume 9;  2009
Correspondence
Use of task-shifting to rapidly scale-up HIV treatment services: experiences from Lusaka, Zambia
Mary B Morris, Bushimbwa Tambatamba Chapula, Benjamin H Chi, Albert Mwango, Harmony F Chi, Joyce Mwanza, Handson Manda, Carolyn Bolton, Debra S Pankratz, Jeffrey SA Stringer, and Stewart E Reid
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 5. Published online 2009 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-5.
PMCID: PMC2628658
Analysis of research output parameters: Density equalizing mapping and citation trend analysis
Beatrix Groneberg-Kloft, Cristian Scutaru, Axel Fischer, Tobias Welte, Carolin Kreiter, and David Quarcoo
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 16. Published online 2009 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-16.
PMCID: PMC2672943
The aprotinin saga and the risks of conducting meta-analyses on small randomised controlled trials – a critique of a Cochrane review
Måns Rosén
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 34. Published online 2009 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-34.
PMCID: PMC2657782
Sharing clinical information across care settings: the birth of an integrated assessment system
Leonard C Gray, Katherine Berg, Brant E Fries, Jean-Claude Henrard, John P Hirdes, Knight Steel, and John N Morris
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 71. Published online 2009 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-71.
PMCID: PMC2685125
Health services research doctoral core competencies
Christopher B Forrest, Diane P Martin, Erin Holve, and Anne Millman
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 107. Published online 2009 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-107.
PMCID: PMC2706820
Development of a nursing intervention to facilitate optimal antiretroviral-treatment taking among people living with HIV
Pilar Ramirez-Garcia and José Côté
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 113. Published online 2009 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-113.
PMCID: PMC2713220
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, and Ken Leake
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 157. Published online 2009 September 4. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-157.
PMCID: PMC2744675
Quantitative data management in quality improvement collaboratives
Mireille van den Berg, Rianne Frenken, and Roland Bal
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 175. Published online 2009 September 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-175.
PMCID: PMC2761898
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, and Fadi El-Jardali
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 197. Published online 2009 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-197.
PMCID: PMC2774680
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, and Jafna Cox
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 198. Published online 2009 November 4. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-198.
PMCID: PMC2781001
Comparison of distance measures in spatial analytical modeling for health service planning
Rizwan Shahid, Stefania Bertazzon, Merril L Knudtson, and William A Ghali
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 200. Published online 2009 November 6. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-200.
PMCID: PMC2781002
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, and Jan HP van der Meulen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 204. Published online 2009 November 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-204.
PMCID: PMC2779810
Geriatric patients' expectations of their physicians: findings from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan
Taimur Saleem, Umair Khalid, and Waris Qidwai
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 205. Published online 2009 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-205.
PMCID: PMC2780408
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, and Paul G Shekelle
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 206. Published online 2009 November 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-206.
PMCID: PMC2779811
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, and Sian Meryl Griffiths
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 207. Published online 2009 November 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-207.
PMCID: PMC2779812
Shelter-based convalescence for homeless adults in Amsterdam: a descriptive study
Igor van Laere, Matty de Wit, and Niek Klazinga
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 208. Published online 2009 November 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-208.
PMCID: PMC2784460
Pharmaceutical cost control in primary care: opinion and contributions by healthcare professionals
Alexandra Prados-Torres, Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga, Antoni Sicras-Mainar, Sebastià March-Llull, and Bárbara Oliván-Blázquez
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 209. Published online 2009 November 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-209.
PMCID: PMC2784461
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, and Aldo Rosano
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 210. Published online 2009 November 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-210.
PMCID: PMC2788548
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, and Johan L Severens
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 211. Published online 2009 November 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-211.
PMCID: PMC2784768
The politics of local hospital reform: a case study of hospital reorganization following the 2002 Norwegian hospital reform
Trond Tjerbo
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 212. Published online 2009 November 20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-212.
PMCID: PMC2784769
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 Åstrøm and Elwalid F Nasir
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 213. Published online 2009 November 20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-213.
PMCID: PMC2784770
Health care utilisation amongst Shenzhen migrant workers: does being insured make a difference?
Jin Mou, Jinquan Cheng, Dan Zhang, Hanping Jiang, Liangqiang Lin, and Sian M Griffiths
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 214. Published online 2009 November 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-214.
PMCID: PMC2788549
Private costs almost equal health care costs when intervening in mild Alzheimer's: a cohort study alongside the DAISY trial
Rikke Søgaard, Jan Sørensen, Frans B Waldorff, Ane Eckermann, Dorthe V Buss, and Gunhild Waldemar
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 215. Published online 2009 November 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-215.
PMCID: PMC2789065
Review
Conceptualising spirituality for medical research and health service provision
Michael B King and Harold G Koenig
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 116. Published online 2009 July 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-116.
PMCID: PMC2722588
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, and Linda Bennett
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 203. Published online 2009 November 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-203.
PMCID: PMC2781003
Research Articles
A model to prioritize access to elective surgery on the basis of clinical urgency and waiting time
Roberto Valente, Angela Testi, Elena Tanfani, Marco Fato, Ivan Porro, Maurizio Santo, Gregorio Santori, Giancarlo Torre, and Gianluca Ansaldo
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 1. Published online 2009 January 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-1.
PMCID: PMC2651867
Losing the genetic twin: donor grief after unsuccessful unrelated stem cell transplantation
Martina Wanner, Sandra Bochert, Iris M Schreyer, Gabi Rall, Claudia Rutt, and Alexander H Schmidt
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 2. Published online 2009 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-2.
PMCID: PMC2630924
Inpatient charges among HIV/AIDS patients in Rhode Island from 2000–2004
Kamil E Barbour, Anthony Fabio, and Deborah N Pearlman
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 3. Published online 2009 January 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-3.
PMCID: PMC2630923
What promotes sustainability in Safe Community programmes?
Cecilia Nordqvist, Toomas Timpka, and Kent Lindqvist
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 4. Published online 2009 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-4.
PMCID: PMC2631455
Is new drug prescribing in primary care specialist induced?
Stefan R Florentinus, Eibert R Heerdink, Liset van Dijk, AMG Fabiënne Griens, Peter P Groenewegen, and Hubert GM Leufkens
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 6. Published online 2009 January 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-6.
PMCID: PMC2651136
Effects of job rotation and role stress among nurses on job satisfaction and organizational commitment
Wen-Hsien Ho, Ching Sheng Chang, Ying-Ling Shih, and Rong-Da Liang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 8. Published online 2009 January 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-8.
PMCID: PMC2630925
Cost-effectiveness of MRI compared to mammography for breast cancer screening in a high risk population
Susan G Moore, Pareen J Shenoy, Laura Fanucchi, John W Tumeh, and Christopher R Flowers
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 9. Published online 2009 January 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-9.
PMCID: PMC2630922
Factors associated with utilization of traditional Chinese medicine by white collar foreign workers living in Taiwan
Maria Daly, Chen-Jei Tai, Chung-Yeh Deng, and Li-Yin Chien
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 10. Published online 2009 January 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-10.
PMCID: PMC2637854
Perception of primary health professionals about Female Genital Mutilation: from healthcare to intercultural competence
Adriana Kaplan-Marcusan, Pere Torán-Monserrat, Juana Moreno-Navarro, Ma Jose Castany Fàbregas, and Laura Muñoz-Ortiz
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 11. Published online 2009 January 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-11.
PMCID: PMC2631456
Barriers to healthcare utilization in fatiguing illness: a population-based study in Georgia
Jin-Mann S Lin, Dana J Brimmer, Roumiana S Boneva, James F Jones, and William C Reeves
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 13. Published online 2009 January 20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-13.
PMCID: PMC2651135
An emergency clinical pathway for stroke patients – results of a cluster randomised trial (isrctn41456865)
Assunta De Luca, Danilo Toni, Laura Lauria, Maria Luisa Sacchetti, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Marica Ferri, Emanuele Puca, Massimiliano Prencipe, Gabriella Guasticchi, and the "IMPLementazione percorso clinico assistenziale ICtus Acuto (IMPLICA) study group"
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 14. Published online 2009 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-14.
PMCID: PMC2640375
Quality of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction in Bulgaria: a cross-sectional study
Milka Ganova-Iolovska, Krassimir Kalinov, and Max Geraedts
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 15. Published online 2009 January 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-15.
PMCID: PMC2654443
Guideline adherence and patient satisfaction in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders – an evaluation study
Claudia Pieper, Sebastian Haag, Stefan Gesenhues, Gerald Holtmann, Guido Gerken, and Karl-Heinz Jöckel
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 17. Published online 2009 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-17.
PMCID: PMC2646712
Do knowledge infrastructure facilities support Evidence-Based Practice in occupational health? An exploratory study across countries among occupational physicians enrolled on Evidence-Based Medicine courses
Nathalie IR Hugenholtz, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen, Judith K Sluiter, and Frank JH van Dijk
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 18. Published online 2009 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-18.
PMCID: PMC2645383
Do decision support systems influence variation in prescription?
Judith D de Jong, Peter P Groenewegen, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Gert P Westert, and Dinny H de Bakker
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 20. Published online 2009 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-20.
PMCID: PMC2662826
Quality management: reduction of waiting time and efficiency enhancement in an ENT-university outpatients' department
Matthias Helbig, Silke Helbig, Heike A Kahla-Witzsch, and Angelika May
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 21. Published online 2009 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-21.
PMCID: PMC2655294
Hospital discharge planning and continuity of care for aged people in an Italian local health unit: does the care-home model reduce hospital readmission and mortality rates?
Gianfranco Damiani, Bruno Federico, Antonella Venditti, Lorella Sicuro, Silvia Rinaldi, Franco Cirio, Cristiana Pregno, and Walter Ricciardi
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 22. Published online 2009 February 4. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-22.
PMCID: PMC2649063
Survey of motivation for use of voluntary counseling and testing services for HIV in a high risk area of Shenyang, China
Ling Zhou, Junqiao Guo, Lijuan Fan, Jing Tian, and Baosen Zhou
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 23. Published online 2009 February 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-23.
PMCID: PMC2660302
Racial differences in long-term adherence to oral antidiabetic drug therapy: a longitudinal cohort study
Connie M Trinacty, Alyce S Adams, Stephen B Soumerai, Fang Zhang, James B Meigs, John D Piette, and Dennis Ross-Degnan
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 24. Published online 2009 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-24.
PMCID: PMC2645384
Variability of adenoidectomy/tonsillectomy rates among children of the Veneto Region, Italy
Ugo Fedeli, Maria Marchesan, Francesco Avossa, Francesco Zambon, Marilisa Andretta, Iacopo Baussano, and Paolo Spolaore
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 25. Published online 2009 February 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-25.
PMCID: PMC2647536
Income development of General Practitioners in eight European countries from 1975 to 2005
Madelon W Kroneman, Jouke Van der Zee, and Wim Groot
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 26. Published online 2009 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-26.
PMCID: PMC2670288
Direct medical costs of adverse events in Dutch hospitals
Lilian HF Hoonhout, Martine C de Bruijne, Cordula Wagner, Marieke Zegers, Roelof Waaijman, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Henk Asscheman, Gerrit van der Wal, and Maurits W van Tulder
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 27. Published online 2009 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-27.
PMCID: PMC2645386
Assessment of the multidisciplinary education for a major change in clinical practice; a prospective cohort study
Ian MR Wright, Chris H Wake, Helene Anderson, and Shirley Graham
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 28. Published online 2009 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-28.
PMCID: PMC2645385
"Will they just pack up and leave?" – attitudes and intended behaviour of hospital health care workers during an influenza pandemic
Holly Seale, Julie Leask, Kieren Po, and C Raina MacIntyre
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 30. Published online 2009 February 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-30.
PMCID: PMC2661074
General Practitioners' preferences and use of educational media: a German perspective
Horst Christian Vollmar, Monika A Rieger, Martin E Butzlaff, and Thomas Ostermann
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 31. Published online 2009 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-31.
PMCID: PMC2662827
A pharmaco-economic analysis of patients with schizophrenia switching to generic risperidone involving a possible compliance loss
Maarten Treur, Bart Heeg, Hans-Jürgen Möller, Annette Schmeding, and Ben van Hout
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 32. Published online 2009 February 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-32.
PMCID: PMC2652458
Community based yoga classes for type 2 diabetes: an exploratory randomised controlled trial
Lana Skoro-Kondza, Sharon See Tai, Ramona Gadelrab, Desanka Drincevic, and Trisha Greenhalgh
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 33. Published online 2009 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-33.
PMCID: PMC2652459
An epistemic community comes and goes? Local and national expressions of heart health promotion in Canada
John Eyles, Kerry Robinson, and Susan Elliott
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 35. Published online 2009 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-35.
PMCID: PMC2651134
Exploring health stakeholders' perceptions on moving towards comprehensive primary health care to address childhood malnutrition in Iran: a qualitative study
Sara Javanparast, John Coveney, and Udoy Saikia
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 36. Published online 2009 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-36.
PMCID: PMC2649918
Systematic review on quality control for drug management programs: Is quality reported in the literature?
Anke-Peggy Holtorf, Carrie McAdam-Marx, David Schaaf, Benjamin Eng, and Gary Oderda
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 38. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-38.
PMCID: PMC2653499
Do list size and remuneration affect GPs' decisions about how they provide consultations?
Michael J van den Berg, Dinny H de Bakker, Gert P Westert, Jouke van der Zee, and Peter P Groenewegen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 39. Published online 2009 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-39.
PMCID: PMC2654894
Appropriateness of acute admissions and last in-patient day for patients with long term neurological conditions
Christina L Hammond, Margaret F Phillips, Lorraine L Pinnington, Benedict J Pearson, and Apostolos Fakis
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 40. Published online 2009 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-40.
PMCID: PMC2653500
Trends in laboratory testing for diabetes in Ontario, Canada 1995–2005: A population-based study
Sarah E Wilson, Lorraine L Lipscombe, Laura C Rosella, and Douglas G Manuel
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 41. Published online 2009 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-41.
PMCID: PMC2657133
A four phase development model for integrated care services in the Netherlands
Mirella MN Minkman, Kees TB Ahaus, and Robbert Huijsman
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 42. Published online 2009 March 4. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-42.
PMCID: PMC2660899
Priority setting: what constitutes success? A conceptual framework for successful priority setting
Shannon L Sibbald, Peter A Singer, Ross Upshur, and Douglas K Martin
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 43. Published online 2009 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-43.
PMCID: PMC2655292
A qualitative examination of inappropriate hospital admissions and lengths of stay
Christina L Hammond, Lorraine L Pinnington, and Margaret F Phillips
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 44. Published online 2009 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-44.
PMCID: PMC2655293
Infrastructural requirements for local implementation of safety policies: the discordance between top-down and bottom-up systems of action
Toomas Timpka, Cecilia Nordqvist, and Kent Lindqvist
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 45. Published online 2009 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-45.
PMCID: PMC2657134
The state of emergency obstetric care services in Nairobi informal settlements and environs: Results from a maternity health facility survey
Abdhalah K Ziraba, Samuel Mills, Nyovani Madise, Teresa Saliku, and Jean-Christophe Fotso
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 46. Published online 2009 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-46.
PMCID: PMC2662828
Relationship between interRAI HC and the ICF: opportunity for operationalizing the ICF
Katherine Berg, Harriet Finne-Soveri, Len Gray, Jean Claude Henrard, John Hirdes, Naoki Ikegami, Gunnar Ljunggren, John N Morris, Louis Paquay, Linda Resnik, and Gary Teare
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 47. Published online 2009 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-47.
PMCID: PMC2666676
Fostering participation of general practitioners in integrated health services networks: incentives, barriers, and guidelines
Matthieu de Stampa, Isabelle Vedel, Howard Bergman, Jean-Luc Novella, and Liette Lapointe
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 48. Published online 2009 March 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-48.
PMCID: PMC2664801
Factors related to treatment intensity in Swiss primary care
André Busato, Pius Matter, and Beat Künzi
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 49. Published online 2009 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-49.
PMCID: PMC2664802
The variability and predictors of quality of AIDS care services in Brazil
Maria Ines Battistella Nemes, Regina Melchior, Cáritas Relva Basso, Elen Rose Lodeiro Castanheira, Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto e Alves, and Shaun Conway
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 51. Published online 2009 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-51.
PMCID: PMC2671500
Association between forgone care and household income among the elderly in five Western European countries – analyses based on survey data from the SHARE-study
Andreas Mielck, Raphael Kiess, Olaf von dem Knesebeck, Irina Stirbu, and Anton E Kunst
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 52. Published online 2009 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-52.
PMCID: PMC2666678
The effects of an area-based intervention on the uptake of maternal and child health assessments in Australia: A community trial
Margaret Kelaher, David Dunt, Peter Feldman, Andrea Nolan, and Bridie Raban
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 53. Published online 2009 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-53.
PMCID: PMC2674040
The economic costs and health-related quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS in the Canary Islands, Spain
Julio Lopez-Bastida, Juan Oliva-Moreno, Lilisbeth Perestelo-Perez, and Pedro Serrano-Aguilar
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 55. Published online 2009 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-55.
PMCID: PMC2670289
A population-based study of ambulatory and surgical services provided by orthopaedic surgeons for musculoskeletal conditions
Mayilee Canizares, Crystal MacKay, Aileen M Davis, Nizar Mahomed, and Elizabeth M Badley
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 56. Published online 2009 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-56.
PMCID: PMC2682488
A retrospective cohort study on lifestyle habits of cardiovascular patients: how informative are medical records?
Annemarie J Fouwels, Sebastiaan JH Bredie, Hub Wollersheim, and Gerard M Schippers
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 59. Published online 2009 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-59.
PMCID: PMC2670825
Is there much variation in variation? Revisiting statistics of small area variation in health services research
Berta Ibáñez, Julián Librero, Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Salvador Peiró, Beatriz González López-Valcarcel, Natalia Martínez, and Felipe Aizpuru
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 60. Published online 2009 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-60.
PMCID: PMC2676262
Care-seeking behavior and out-of-pocket expenditure for sick newborns among urban poor in Lucknow, northern India: a prospective follow-up study
Neeraj M Srivastava, Shally Awasthi, and Girdhar G Agarwal
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 61. Published online 2009 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-61.
PMCID: PMC2676263
Transition of care: experiences and preferences of patients across the primary/secondary interface – a qualitative study
Annette J Berendsen, G Majella de Jong, Betty Meyboom-de Jong, Janny H Dekker, and Jan Schuling
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 62. Published online 2009 April 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-62.
PMCID: PMC2674593
Patient satisfaction with healthcare provided by family doctors: primary dimensions and an attempt at typology
Ludmila Marcinowicz, Slawomir Chlabicz, and Ryszard Grebowski
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 63. Published online 2009 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-63.
PMCID: PMC2678111
Costs of screening children for hearing disorders and delivery of hearing aids in China
Rob Baltussen, Ju Li, Li Dong Wu, Xiao Hui Ge, Bai Yu Teng, Xi Bin Sun, Rui Han, Xiao Li Wang, and Bradley McPherson
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 64. Published online 2009 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-64.
PMCID: PMC2679736
Relapse prevention in UK Stop Smoking Services: a qualitative study of health professionals' views and beliefs
Shade A Agboola, Tim J Coleman, and Ann D McNeill
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 67. Published online 2009 April 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-67.
PMCID: PMC2679004
An analysis of trends and determinants of health insurance and healthcare utilisation in the Russian population between 2000 and 2004: the 'inverse care law' in action
Francesca Perlman, Dina Balabanova, and Martin McKee
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 68. Published online 2009 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-68.
PMCID: PMC2684531
Household catastrophic health expenditure: evidence from Georgia and its policy implications
George Gotsadze, Akaki Zoidze, and Natia Rukhadze
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 69. Published online 2009 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-69.
PMCID: PMC2695816
Academic career in medicine – requirements and conditions for successful advancement in Switzerland
Barbara Buddeberg-Fischer, Martina Stamm, and Claus Buddeberg
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 70. Published online 2009 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-70.
PMCID: PMC2685793
Performance evaluation of inpatient service in Beijing: a horizontal comparison with risk adjustment based on Diagnosis Related Groups
Weiyan Jian, Yinmin Huang, Mu Hu, and Xiumei Zhang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 72. Published online 2009 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-72.
PMCID: PMC2685794
The Systematic Guideline Review: Method, rationale, and test on chronic heart failure
Christiane Muth, Jochen Gensichen, Martin Beyer, Allen Hutchinson, and Ferdinand M Gerlach
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 74. Published online 2009 May 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-74.
PMCID: PMC2698839
Affordability, availability and acceptability barriers to health care for the chronically ill: Longitudinal case studies from South Africa
Jane Goudge, Lucy Gilson, Steven Russell, Tebogo Gumede, and Anne Mills
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 75. Published online 2009 May 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-75.
PMCID: PMC2694171
Differences between immigrant and non-immigrant groups in the use of primary medical care; a systematic review
Ellen Uiters, Walter Devillé, Marleen Foets, Peter Spreeuwenberg, and Peter P Groenewegen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 76. Published online 2009 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-76.
PMCID: PMC2689181
How much do health care providers value a community-based asthma care program? – a survey to collect their opinions on the utilities of and barriers to its uptake
Teresa To, Susan McLimont, Chengning Wang, and Lisa Cicutto
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 77. Published online 2009 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-77.
PMCID: PMC2689182
The study on the outsourcing of Taiwan's hospitals: a questionnaire survey research
Chih-Tung Hsiao, Jar-Yuan Pai, and Hero Chiu
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 78. Published online 2009 May 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-78.
PMCID: PMC2685796
Urgent care centers in the U.S.: Findings from a national survey
Robin M Weinick, Steffanie J Bristol, and Catherine M DesRoches
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 79. Published online 2009 May 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-79.
PMCID: PMC2685126
The Relationship between Social Capital in Hospitals and Physician Job Satisfaction
Oliver Ommen, Elke Driller, Thorsten Köhler, Christoph Kowalski, Nicole Ernstmann, Melanie Neumann, Petra Steffen, and Holger Pfaff
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 81. Published online 2009 May 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-81.
PMCID: PMC2698840
Outputs and cost of HIV prevention programmes for truck drivers in Andhra Pradesh, India
SG Prem Kumar, Rakhi Dandona, John A Schneider, YK Ramesh, and Lalit Dandona
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 82. Published online 2009 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-82.
PMCID: PMC2692847
Utility of routine data sources for feedback on the quality of cancer care: an assessment based on clinical practice guidelines
Michael Coory, Bridie Thompson, Peter Baade, and Lin Fritschi
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 84. Published online 2009 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-84.
PMCID: PMC2695440
Financial incentives for return of service in underserved areas: a systematic review
Till Bärnighausen and David E Bloom
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 86. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-86.
PMCID: PMC2702285
Service network analysis for agricultural mental health
Jeffrey D Fuller, Brian Kelly, Susan Law, Georgia Pollard, and Lyn Fragar
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 87. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-87.
PMCID: PMC2700096
Canadian physiotherapists' views on certification, specialisation, extended role practice, and entry-level training in rheumatology
Linda C Li, Marie D Westby, Evelyn Sutton, Marlene Thompson, Eric C Sayre, and Lynn Casimiro
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 88. Published online 2009 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-88.
PMCID: PMC2696419
A process evaluation of user fees abolition for pregnant women and children under five years in two districts in Niger (West Africa)
Valéry Ridde and Aissa Diarra
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 89. Published online 2009 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-89.
PMCID: PMC2698841
External validation of a claims-based algorithm for classifying kidney-cancer surgeries
David C Miller, Christopher S Saigal, Joan L Warren, Meryl Leventhal, Dennis Deapen, Mousumi Banerjee, Julie Lai, Jan Hanley, and Mark S Litwin
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 92. Published online 2009 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-92.
PMCID: PMC2698842
Creating 'good' self-managers?: Facilitating and governing an online self care skills training course
Anne Kennedy, Anne Rogers, Caroline Sanders, Claire Gately, and Victoria Lee
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 93. Published online 2009 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-93.
PMCID: PMC2699343
The impact on neonatal mortality of shifting childbirth services among levels of hospitals: Taiwan's experience
Shi-Yi Wang, Sylvia H Hsu, and Li-Kuei Chen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 94. Published online 2009 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-94.
PMCID: PMC2703635
A retrospective claims analysis of combination therapy in the treatment of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Gerhardt M Pohl, David L Van Brunt, Wenyu Ye, William W Stoops, and Joseph A Johnston
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 95. Published online 2009 June 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-95.
PMCID: PMC2702287
Using routine inpatient data to identify patients at risk of hospital readmission
Stuart Howell, Michael Coory, Jennifer Martin, and Stephen Duckett
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 96. Published online 2009 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-96.
PMCID: PMC2700797
The experiences of districts in implementing a national incentive programme to promote safe delivery in Nepal
Timothy Powell-Jackson, Joanna Morrison, Suresh Tiwari, Basu Dev Neupane, and Anthony M Costello
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 97. Published online 2009 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-97.
PMCID: PMC2700798
A cost-utility analysis of nursing intervention via telephone follow-up for injured road users
Carin Franzén, Ulf Björnstig, Christine Brulin, and Lars Lindholm
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 98. Published online 2009 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-98.
PMCID: PMC2705356
Italian healthcare workers' views on mandatory vaccination
Silvio ST Tafuri, Domenico DM Martinelli, Giovanni GC Caputi, Annamaria AA Arbore, Cinzia CG Germinario, and Rosa RP Prato
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 100. Published online 2009 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-100.
PMCID: PMC2706237
Structured chronic primary care and health-related quality of life in chronic heart failure
Marije Bosch, Trudy van der Weijden, Richard Grol, Henk Schers, Reinier Akkermans, Louis Niessen, and Michel Wensing
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 104. Published online 2009 June 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-104.
PMCID: PMC2710325
Out-of-hours care in western countries: assessment of different organizational models
Linda Huibers, Paul Giesen, Michel Wensing, and Richard Grol
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 105. Published online 2009 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-105.
PMCID: PMC2717955
Physicians' attitudes about obesity and their associations with competency and specialty: A cross-sectional study
Melanie Jay, Adina Kalet, Tavinder Ark, Michelle McMacken, Mary Jo Messito, Regina Richter, Sheira Schlair, Scott Sherman, Sondra Zabar, and Colleen Gillespie
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 106. Published online 2009 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-106.
PMCID: PMC2705355
The UK Quality and Outcomes Framework pay-for-performance scheme and spirometry: rewarding quality or just quantity? A cross-sectional study in Rotherham, UK
Mark Strong, Gail South, and Robin Carlisle
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 108. Published online 2009 June 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-108.
PMCID: PMC2706821
The ACTIVE cognitive training trial and predicted medical expenditures
Fredric D Wolinsky, Henry W Mahncke, Mark Kosinski, Frederick W Unverzagt, David M Smith, Richard N Jones, Anne Stoddard, and Sharon L Tennstedt
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 109. Published online 2009 June 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-109.
PMCID: PMC2711068
Participant observation of time allocation, direct patient contact and simultaneous activities in hospital physicians
Matthias Weigl, Andreas Müller, Andrea Zupanc, and Peter Angerer
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 110. Published online 2009 June 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-110.
PMCID: PMC2709110
A retrospective study on the impact of comorbid depression or anxiety on healthcare resource use and costs among diabetic neuropathy patients
Luke Boulanger, Yang Zhao, Yanjun Bao, and Mason W Russell
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 111. Published online 2009 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-111.
PMCID: PMC2719623
Detection of pulmonary tuberculosis among patients with cough attending outpatient departments in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: does duration of cough matter?
Esther S Ngadaya, Godfrey S Mfinanga, Eliud R Wandwalo, and Odd Morkve
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 112. Published online 2009 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-112.
PMCID: PMC2713219
Systematic review of economic evaluations of human cell-derived wound care products for the treatment of venous leg and diabetic foot ulcers
Astrid Langer and Wolf Rogowski
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 115. Published online 2009 July 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-115.
PMCID: PMC2716319
Patient experiences and health system responsiveness in South Africa
Karl Peltzer
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 117. Published online 2009 July 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-117.
PMCID: PMC2716320
High workload and job stress are associated with lower practice performance in general practice: an observational study in 239 general practices in the Netherlands
Pieter van den Hombergh, Beat Künzi, Glyn Elwyn, Jan van Doremalen, Reinier Akkermans, Richard Grol, and Michel Wensing
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 118. Published online 2009 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-118.
PMCID: PMC2720387
Depression during pregnancy: views on antidepressant use and information sources of general practitioners and pharmacists
Tessa Ververs, Liset van Dijk, Somaye Yousofi, Fred Schobben, and Gerard HA Visser
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 119. Published online 2009 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-119.
PMCID: PMC2720959
Impact of quality of evidence on the strength of recommendations: an empirical study
Benjamin Djulbegovic, Thomas A Trikalinos, John Roback, Ren Chen, and Gordon Guyatt
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 120. Published online 2009 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-120.
PMCID: PMC2722589
Disparities in the use of ambulatory surgical centers: a cross sectional study
Seth A Strope, Aruna Sarma, Zaojun Ye, John T Wei, and Brent K Hollenbeck
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 121. Published online 2009 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-121.
PMCID: PMC2725040
Need-based resource allocation: different need indicators, different results?
George Kephart and Yukiko Asada
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 122. Published online 2009 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-122.
PMCID: PMC2728712
Sentinel monitoring of activity of out-of-hours services in Norway in 2007: an observational study
Elisabeth Holm Hansen, Erik Zakariassen, and Steinar Hunskaar
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 123. Published online 2009 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-123.
PMCID: PMC2720960
The index of rural access: an innovative integrated approach for measuring primary care access
Matthew R McGrail and John S Humphreys
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 124. Published online 2009 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-124.
PMCID: PMC2720961
Predictors of mortality in HIV-associated hospitalizations in Portugal: a hierarchical survival model
Sara S Dias, Valeska Andreozzi, Maria O Martins, and Jorge Torgal
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 125. Published online 2009 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-125.
PMCID: PMC2725041
Psychometric test of the Team Climate Inventory-short version investigated in Dutch quality improvement teams
Mathilde MH Strating and Anna P Nieboer
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 126. Published online 2009 July 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-126.
PMCID: PMC2724501
Patterns of primary care and mortality among patients with schizophrenia or diabetes: a cluster analysis approach to the retrospective study of healthcare utilization
Laurel A Copeland, John E Zeber, Chen-Pin Wang, Michael L Parchman, Valerie A Lawrence, Marcia Valenstein, and Alexander L Miller
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 127. Published online 2009 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-127.
PMCID: PMC2723108
A comparison between the APACHE II and Charlson Index Score for predicting hospital mortality in critically ill patients
Susan Quach, Deirdre A Hennessy, Peter Faris, Andrew Fong, Hude Quan, and Christopher Doig
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 129. Published online 2009 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-129.
PMCID: PMC2731744
Postal survey of physicians and laboratories: Practices and perceptions of molecular oncology testing
Fiona A Miller, Paul Krueger, Robert J Christensen, Catherine Ahern, Ronald F Carter, and Suzanne Kamel-Reid
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 131. Published online 2009 July 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-131.
PMCID: PMC2731034
Understanding, beliefs and perspectives of Aboriginal people in Western Australia about cancer and its impact on access to cancer services
Shaouli Shahid, Lizzie Finn, Dawn Bessarab, and Sandra C Thompson
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 132. Published online 2009 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-132.
PMCID: PMC2731745
Impact of supplementary private health insurance on stomach cancer care in Korea: a cross-sectional study
Dong Wook Shin, Kee-Taig Jung, Sung Kim, Jae-Moon Bae, Young-Woo Kim, Keun Won Ryu, Jun Ho Lee, Jae-Hyung Noh, Tae-Sung Sohn, and Young Ho Yun
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 133. Published online 2009 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-133.
PMCID: PMC2726135
Association between community health center and rural health clinic presence and county-level hospitalization rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: an analysis across eight US states
Janice C Probst, James N Laditka, and Sarah B Laditka
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 134. Published online 2009 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-134.
PMCID: PMC2727502
Online assessment of patients' views on hospital performances using Rasch model's KIDMAP diagram
Tsair-Wei Chien, Wen-Chung Wang, Hsien-Yi Wang, and Hung-Jung Lin
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 135. Published online 2009 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-135.
PMCID: PMC2727503
Prevalence of associated injuries of spinal trauma and their effect on medical utilization among hospitalized adult subjects – a nationwide data-based study
Dachen Chu, Yi-Hui Lee, Ching-Heng Lin, Pesus Chou, and Nan-Ping Yang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 137. Published online 2009 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-137.
PMCID: PMC2729309
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, and Dorly JH Deeg
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 139. Published online 2009 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-139.
PMCID: PMC2739193
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, and Ian N Steen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 140. Published online 2009 August 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-140.
PMCID: PMC2729744
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, Jérémie Jegu, Sergio Eleni dit Trolli, Julie Biga, and Gwenaelle Vidal-Trecan
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 141. Published online 2009 August 6. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-141.
PMCID: PMC2731746
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, and Jane Holl
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 142. Published online 2009 August 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-142.
PMCID: PMC2736935
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, and Jan Schuling
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 143. Published online 2009 August 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-143.
PMCID: PMC2736936
Use of placebo interventions among Swiss primary care providers
Margrit Fässler, Markus Gnädinger, Thomas Rosemann, and Nikola Biller-Andorno
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 144. Published online 2009 August 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-144.
PMCID: PMC2731747
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, and George Pariyo
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 146. Published online 2009 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-146.
PMCID: PMC2731748
Attitudes towards 12-step groups and referral practices in a 12-step naive treatment culture; a survey of addiction professionals in Norway
John-Kåre Vederhus, Øistein Kristensen, Alexandre Laudet, and Thomas Clausen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 147. Published online 2009 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-147.
PMCID: PMC2739850
Physicians' working conditions and job satisfaction: does hospital ownership in Germany make a difference?
Stefanie Mache, Karin Vitzthum, Albert Nienhaus, Burghard F Klapp, and David A Groneberg
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 148. Published online 2009 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-148.
PMCID: PMC2735742
Preferences for treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a discrete choice experiment
Axel C Mühlbacher, Ina Rudolph, Hans-Joachim Lincke, and Matthias Nübling
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 149. Published online 2009 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-149.
PMCID: PMC2735743
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, and John Kyriopoulos
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 150. Published online 2009 August 20. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-150.
PMCID: PMC2737540
Direct costs associated with the appropriateness of hospital stay in elderly population
Joaquín F Mould-Quevedo, Carmen García-Peña, Iris Contreras-Hernández, Teresa Juárez-Cedillo, Claudia Espinel-Bermúdez, Gabriela Morales-Cisneros, and Sergio Sánchez-García
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 151. Published online 2009 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-151.
PMCID: PMC2744673
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, and Sara Willems
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 152. Published online 2009 August 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-152.
PMCID: PMC2757022
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, and David Newby
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 154. Published online 2009 August 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-154.
PMCID: PMC2744674
What causes increasing and unnecessary use of radiological investigations? a survey of radiologists' perceptions
Kristin B Lysdahl and Bjørn M Hofmann
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 155. Published online 2009 September 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-155.
PMCID: PMC2749824
Does the company's economic performance affect access to occupational health services?
Eila Kankaanpää, Aki Suhonen, and Hannu Valtonen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 156. Published online 2009 September 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-156.
PMCID: PMC2753325
Medication safety in community pharmacy: a qualitative study of the sociotechnical context
Denham L Phipps, Peter R Noyce, Dianne Parker, and Darren M Ashcroft
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 158. Published online 2009 September 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-158.
PMCID: PMC2745376
Response rates in postal surveys of healthcare professionals between 1996 and 2005: An observational study
Julia V Cook, Heather O Dickinson, and Martin P Eccles
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 160. Published online 2009 September 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-160.
PMCID: PMC2758861
Comparison of hospital charge prediction models for gastric cancer patients: neural network vs. decision tree models
Jing Wang, Man Li, Yun-tao Hu, and Yu Zhu
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 161. Published online 2009 September 14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-161.
PMCID: PMC2749050
Bridging the care continuum: patient information needs for specialist referrals
Carol L Ireson, Svetla Slavova, Carol L Steltenkamp, and F Douglas Scutchfield
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 163. Published online 2009 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-163.
PMCID: PMC2759928
Identifying important motivational factors for professionals in Greek hospitals
Nick Kontodimopoulos, Victoria Paleologou, and Dimitris Niakas
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 164. Published online 2009 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-164.
PMCID: PMC2753327
Identifying research priorities for health care priority setting: a collaborative effort between managers and researchers
Neale Smith, Craig Mitton, Stuart Peacock, Evelyn Cornelissen, and Stuart MacLeod
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 165. Published online 2009 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-165.
PMCID: PMC2755472
Physician career satisfaction within specialties
J Paul Leigh, Daniel J Tancredi, and Richard L Kravitz
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 166. Published online 2009 September 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-166.
PMCID: PMC2754441
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, and Diana MJ Delnoij
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 167. Published online 2009 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-167.
PMCID: PMC2761896
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, and Wen-Ta Chiu
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 168. Published online 2009 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-168.
PMCID: PMC2753328
Adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a qualitative and quantitative study
Weiguo Xu, Wei Lu, Yang Zhou, Limei Zhu, Hongbing Shen, and Jianming Wang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 169. Published online 2009 September 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-169.
PMCID: PMC2753329
Identifying primary care patients at risk for future diabetes and cardiovascular disease using electronic health records
Marie-France Hivert, Richard W Grant, Peter Shrader, and James B Meigs
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 170. Published online 2009 September 22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-170.
PMCID: PMC2753330
Development and validation of the Accommodation and Enabling Scale for Eating Disorders (AESED) for caregivers in eating disorders
Ana R Sepulveda, Olivia Kyriacou, and Janet Treasure
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 171. Published online 2009 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-171.
PMCID: PMC2759929
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, and Gabriel M Leung
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 172. Published online 2009 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-172.
PMCID: PMC2765433
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, and C Michael Roberts
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 173. Published online 2009 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-173.
PMCID: PMC2761897
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, and Walter Ricciardi
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 174. Published online 2009 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-174.
PMCID: PMC2762968
The prisoner as patient - a health services satisfaction survey
Johan Håkon Bjørngaard, Åse-Bente Rustad, and Ellen Kjelsberg
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 176. Published online 2009 September 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-176.
PMCID: PMC2760527
The use of evidence in public governmental reports on health policy: an analysis of 17 Norwegian official reports (NOU)
Simon Innvær
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 177. Published online 2009 September 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-177.
PMCID: PMC2761392
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, and Anne Williams
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 178. Published online 2009 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-178.
PMCID: PMC2761899
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, and Richard Grol
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 179. Published online 2009 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-179.
PMCID: PMC2762969
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, and Tomoaki Imamura
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 180. Published online 2009 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-180.
PMCID: PMC2761900
Community health needs assessment with precede-proceed model: a mixed methods study
Ying Li, Jia Cao, Hui Lin, Daikun Li, Yang Wang, and Jia He
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 181. Published online 2009 October 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-181.
PMCID: PMC2770049
Economic hardship associated with managing chronic illness: a qualitative inquiry
Yun-Hee Jeon, Beverley Essue, Stephen Jan, Robert Wells, and Judith A Whitworth
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 182. Published online 2009 October 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-182.
PMCID: PMC2766369
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, and Ann Van den Bruel
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 183. Published online 2009 October 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-183.
PMCID: PMC2765434
Are U.S. cancer screening test patterns consistent with guideline recommendations with respect to the age of screening initiation?
Srikanth Kadiyala
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 185. Published online 2009 October 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-185.
PMCID: PMC2770463
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, Søren P Johnsen, Annette Ingeman, Paul D Bartels, and Reimar W Thomsen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 186. Published online 2009 October 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-186.
PMCID: PMC2768699
Overcoming language barriers with foreign-language speaking patients: a survey to investigate intra-hospital variation in attitudes and practices
Patricia Hudelson and Sarah Vilpert
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 187. Published online 2009 October 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-187.
PMCID: PMC2770464
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, and Digant Gupta
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 190. Published online 2009 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-190.
PMCID: PMC2770467
"It depends on what you mean": a qualitative study of Swedish health professionals' views on health and health promotion
Helene Johansson, Lars Weinehall, and Maria Emmelin
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 191. Published online 2009 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-191.
PMCID: PMC2770468
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, and Louis P Garrison
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 192. Published online 2009 October 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-192.
PMCID: PMC2770050
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, and Frank JH van Dijk
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 194. Published online 2009 October 23. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-194.
PMCID: PMC2773237
An effectiveness analysis of healthcare systems using a systems theoretic approach
Sheuwen Chuang and Kerry Inder
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 195. Published online 2009 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-195.
PMCID: PMC2773779
Delay in Tuberculosis case detection in Pwani region, Tanzania. a cross sectional study
Esther S Ngadaya, Godfrey S Mfinanga, Eliud R Wandwalo, and Odd Morkve
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 196. Published online 2009 October 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-196.
PMCID: PMC2774679
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, and Roger Kockelbergh
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 199. Published online 2009 November 4. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-199.
PMCID: PMC2777154
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, and David Forman
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 202. Published online 2009 November 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-202.
PMCID: PMC2777882
Study Protocol
Paying for treatments? Influences on negotiating clinical need and decision-making for dental implant treatment
Catherine E Exley, Nikki S Rousseau, Jimmy Steele, Tracy Finch, James Field, Cam Donaldson, J Mark Thomason, Carl R May, and Janice S Ellis
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 7. Published online 2009 January 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-7.
PMCID: PMC2637853
Knowledge brokering: Exploring the process of transferring knowledge into action
Vicky L Ward, Allan O House, and Susan Hamer
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 12. Published online 2009 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-12.
PMCID: PMC2632997
Nurse-led motivational interviewing to change the lifestyle of patients with type 2 diabetes (MILD-project): protocol for a cluster, randomized, controlled trial on implementing lifestyle recommendations
Renate Jansink, Jozé Braspenning, Trudy van der Weijden, Louis Niessen, Glyn Elwyn, and Richard Grol
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 19. Published online 2009 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-19.
PMCID: PMC2646713
Cost-effectiveness of multidisciplinary management of Tinnitus at a specialized Tinnitus centre
Rilana Cima, Manuela Joore, Iris Maes, Dyon Scheyen, Amr El Refaie, David M Baguley, Johan WS Vlaeyen, and Lucien Anteunis
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 29. Published online 2009 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-29.
PMCID: PMC2654550
Study protocol of psychometric properties of the Spanish translation of a competence test in evidence based practice: The Fresno test
Josep M Argimon-Pallàs, Gemma Flores-Mateo, Josep Jiménez-Villa, Enriqueta Pujol-Ribera, Gonçal Foz, Magda Bundó-Vidiella, Sebastià Juncosa, Cruz M Fuentes-Bellido, Belén Pérez-Rodríguez, Francesc Margalef-Pallarès, Rosa Villafafila-Ferrero, Dolors Forès-Garcia, Josep Roman-Martínez, and Esther Vilert-Garroga
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 37. Published online 2009 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-37.
PMCID: PMC2660898
Introducing patient perspective in health technology assessment at the local level
Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Dolorès Lepage-Savary, Johanne Gagnon, Michèle St-Pierre, Chantale Simard, Marc Rhainds, Renald Lemieux, François-Pierre Gauvin, Marie Desmartis, and France Légaré
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 54. Published online 2009 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-54.
PMCID: PMC2671501
The design of the SAFE or SORRY? study: a cluster randomised trial on the development and testing of an evidence based inpatient safety program for the prevention of adverse events
Betsie GI van Gaal, Lisette Schoonhoven, Marlies EJL Hulscher, Joke AJ Mintjes, George F Borm, Raymond TCM Koopmans, and Theo van Achterberg
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 58. Published online 2009 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-58.
PMCID: PMC2675519
Design of a study on suboptimal cognitive acts in the diagnostic process, the effect on patient outcomes and the influence of workload, fatigue and experience of physician
Laura Zwaan, Abel Thijs, Cordula Wagner, Gerrit van der Wal, and Daniëlle RM Timmermans
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 65. Published online 2009 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-65.
PMCID: PMC2680398
Patient-physician interaction in general practice and health inequalities in a multidisciplinary study: design, methods and feasibility in the French INTERMEDE study
Michelle Kelly-Irving, Christine Rolland, Anissa Afrite, Chantal Cases, Paul Dourgnon, Pierre Lombrail, Jean Pascal, and Thierry Lang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 66. Published online 2009 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-66.
PMCID: PMC2684738
Developing a model of recovery in mental health
Sylvie Noiseux, Denise St-Cyr Tribble, Claude Leclerc, Nicole Ricard, Ellen Corin, Raymond Morissette, and Roseline Lambert
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 73. Published online 2009 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-73.
PMCID: PMC2685795
Perceptions, attitudes and knowledge of evidence-based medicine in primary care in Spain: a study protocol
Pablo Alonso-Coello, Ivan Solà, Rafael Rotaeche, Ana Isabel González, Mercè Marzo-Castillejo, Arturo Louro-González, Ricard Carrillo, Paola Velázquez, Guillermo García-Velasco, and Carlos Calderón
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 80. Published online 2009 May 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-80.
PMCID: PMC2694172
A cluster randomised trial to assess the impact of clinical pathways on AMI management in rural Australian emergency departments
Leigh D Kinsman, Penny Buykx, John S Humphreys, Pamela C Snow, and Jon Willis
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 83. Published online 2009 May 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-83.
PMCID: PMC2688500
Methods for economic evaluation of a factorial-design cluster randomised controlled trial of a nutrition supplement and an exercise programme among healthy older people living in Santiago, Chile: the CENEX study
Damian G Walker, Cristian Aedo, Cecilia Albala, Elizabeth Allen, Alan D Dangour, Diana Elbourne, Emily Grundy, and Ricardo Uauy
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 85. Published online 2009 May 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-85.
PMCID: PMC2702284
Stepped care for depression and anxiety: from primary care to specialized mental health care: a randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a stepped care program among primary care patients with mood or anxiety disorders
Wike Seekles, Annemieke van Straten, Aartjan Beekman, Harm van Marwijk, and Pim Cuijpers
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 90. Published online 2009 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-90.
PMCID: PMC2700097
Dementia care initiative in primary practice – study protocol of a cluster randomized trial on dementia management in a general practice setting
Rolf Holle, Elmar Gräßel, Stefan Ruckdäschel, Sonja Wunder, Hilmar Mehlig, Peter Marx, Olaf Pirk, Martin Butzlaff, Simone Kunz, and Jörg Lauterberg
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 91. Published online 2009 June 6. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-91.
PMCID: PMC2702286
Comparison of a one-time educational intervention to a teach-to-goal educational intervention for self-management of heart failure: design of a randomized controlled trial
Darren A DeWalt, Kimberly A Broucksou, Victoria Hawk, David W Baker, Dean Schillinger, Bernice Ruo, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Mark Holmes, Morris Weinberger, Aurelia Macabasco-O'Connell, and Michael Pignone
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 99. Published online 2009 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-99.
PMCID: PMC2702288
Study protocol: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school based fruit and vegetable intervention – Project Tomato
Meaghan S Kitchen, Joan K Ransley, Darren C Greenwood, Graham P Clarke, Mark T Conner, Jennifer Jupp, and Janet E Cade
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 101. Published online 2009 June 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-101.
PMCID: PMC2710324
Modelling innovative interventions for optimising healthy lifestyle promotion in primary health care: "Prescribe Vida Saludable" phase I research protocol
Alvaro Sanchez, Gonzalo Grandes, Josep M Cortada, Haizea Pombo, Laura Balague, and Carlos Calderon
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 103. Published online 2009 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-103.
PMCID: PMC2714033
Screening and brief interventions for hazardous alcohol use in accident and emergency departments: a randomised controlled trial protocol
Simon Coulton, Katherine Perryman, Martin Bland, Paul Cassidy, Mike Crawford, Paolo Deluca, Colin Drummond, Eilish Gilvarry, Christine Godfrey, Nick Heather, Eileen Kaner, Judy Myles, Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Adenekan Oyefeso, Steve Parrott, Tom Phillips, Don Shenker, and Jonathan Shepherd
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 114. Published online 2009 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-114.
PMCID: PMC2712466
'PhysioDirect' telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Chris Salisbury, Nadine E Foster, Annette Bishop, Michael Calnan, Jo Coast, Jeanette Hall, Elaine Hay, Sandra Hollinghurst, Cherida Hopper, Sean Grove, Surinder Kaur, and Alan Montgomery
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 136. Published online 2009 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-136.
PMCID: PMC2729308
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, and GIJM Kempen
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 153. Published online 2009 August 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-153.
PMCID: PMC2759927
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 Adèr, and Anton JLM van Balkom
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 159. Published online 2009 September 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-159.
PMCID: PMC2753326
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, and Deborah Debono
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 162. Published online 2009 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-162.
PMCID: PMC2751758
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, and Steve E Humphries
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 184. Published online 2009 October 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-184.
PMCID: PMC2765435
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, and Stephen Pilling
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 188. Published online 2009 October 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-188.
PMCID: PMC2770465
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, and Charles O Agyemang
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 193. Published online 2009 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-193.
PMCID: PMC2771011
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, and Louise Robertson
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 201. Published online 2009 November 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-201.
PMCID: PMC2776590
Debates
Qualitative assessment of innovations in healthcare provision
Franz Porzsolt, Amit K Ghosh, and Robert M Kaplan
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 50. Published online 2009 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-50.
PMCID: PMC2666677
A new model for health care delivery
John P Kepros and Razvan C Opreanu
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 57. Published online 2009 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-57.
PMCID: PMC2670290
Market failure, policy failure and other distortions in chronic disease markets
Jennifer J Watts and Leonie Segal
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 102. Published online 2009 June 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-102.
PMCID: PMC2704185
Patient delay in cancer studies: a discussion of methods and measures
Rikke Sand Andersen, Peter Vedsted, Frede Olesen, Flemming Bro, and Jens Søndergaard
BMC Health Serv Res. 2009; 9: 189. Published online 2009 October 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-189.
PMCID: PMC2770466
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