BMC Health Services Research

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Combatting health service delays

Guest Edited by Katherine Harding, Alessandro Jatoba and Yafang Tsai

Resilient and responsive health systems in a changing world

Guest Edited by Siri Wiig & Jane O'Hara

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Link to article Policymakers and policy implementers in Malawi highlight the challenges and interface between sepsis, COVID-19, and antimicrobial resistance

Link to article Reanalysis of systematic review evidence reveals that a ‘leading from the front’ approach increases the success of health worker flu vaccine drives

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Innovations for better health and social justice

Guest Edited by Magdalena Szaflarski

Articles

Analysing the global and local spatial associations of medical resources across Wuhan city using POI data

Authors: Qiao Chen, Jianquan Cheng and Jianguang Tu

Content type: Research 28 January 2023
Incidents related to safety in mental health facilities in Kenya

Authors: Kamaru Edith Kwobah, Sitienei Robert Kiptoo, Florence Jaguga, Felicita Wangechi, Saina Chelagat, Francis Ogaro and WK Aruasa

Content type: Research 28 January 2023
A landscape assessment of the use of patient reported outcome measures in research, quality improvement and clinical care across a healthcare organisation

Authors: David A. Snowdon, Velandai Srikanth, Richard Beare, Lucy Marsh, Emily Parker, Kim Naude and Nadine E. Andrew

Content type: Research 27 January 2023
Using cognitive interviews to improve a measure of organizational readiness for implementation

Authors: Maria McClam, Lauren Workman, Emanuelle M. Dias, Timothy J. Walker, Heather M. Brandt, Derek W. Craig, Robert Gibson, Andrea Lamont, Bryan J. Weiner, Abraham Wandersman and Maria E. Fernandez

Content type: Research 27 January 2023
Disparities in the medical expenditures of patients with cancer and concomitant mental disorder: analyzing the effects of diagnosis sequence order

Authors: Kai-Jie Ma, Shu-Yuan Su, Daniel Nie, Wei-Sheng Chung, Chi-Yu Yao and Jong-Yi Wang

Content type: Research 27 January 2023

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Relationship between Organizational Culture, Leadership Behavior and Job Satisfaction

Authors: Yafang Tsai

Content type: Research article 14 May 2011
How nurses and their work environment affect patient experiences of the quality of care: a qualitative study

Authors: Renate AMM Kieft, Brigitte BJM de Brouwer, Anneke L Francke and Diana MJ Delnoij

Content type: Research article 13 June 2014
Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress

Authors: Catarina Cardoso Tomás, Emanuel Oliveira, D. Sousa, M. Uba-Chupel, G. Furtado, C. Rocha, A. Teixeira, P. Ferreira, Celeste Alves, Stefan Gisin, Elisabete Catarino, Nelma Carvalho, Tiago Coucelo, Luís Bonfim, Carina Silva, Débora Franco…

Content type: Meeting Abstracts 6 July 2016
The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire: psychometric properties, benchmarking data, and emerging research

Authors: John B Sexton, Robert L Helmreich, Torsten B Neilands, Kathy Rowan, Keryn Vella, James Boyden, Peter R Roberts and Eric J Thomas

Content type: Research article 1 December 2006
The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: a multi-national cross-sectional study

Authors: Shizheng Du, Yuling Cao, Tong Zhou, Agus Setiawan, Myat Thandar, Virya Koy, Mohd Said Bin Nurumal, Hong Anh, Wipada Kunaviktikul and Yan Hu

Content type: Research article 27 August 2019

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Innovations for better health and social justice
Edited by: Dr. Magdalena Szaflarski
Collection published: 30th May 2022

Advancing Dementia Care
Edited by: Dr. Clarissa Giebel and Tillie Cryer
Collection published: 13 May 2020

Health Services Research for Opioid Use Disorders
Edited by: Dr. Kim Hoffman
Collection published: 31 March 2020

Management of Infectious Diseases in Health Systems and Services
Edited by: Tillie Cryer
Collection published: 19 March 2020

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