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  1. Limited evidence exists regarding the association of pre-existing mental health conditions in patients with stroke and stroke outcomes such as rehospitalization, mortality, and function. We examined the associ...

    Authors: Almas Dossa, Mark E Glickman and Dan Berlowitz
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:311
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  3. Bangladesh suffers from a lack of healthcare providers. The growing chronic disease epidemic's demand for healthcare resources will further strain Bangladesh's limited healthcare workforce. Little is known abo...

    Authors: John D Parr, Wietze Lindeboom, Masuma A Khanam and Tracey L Pérez Koehlmoos
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:309
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Paediatric Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is relatively common and disabling with a mean time out of school of more than one academic year. NICE guidelines recommend referral to sp...

    Authors: Carly M Webb, Simon M Collin, Toity Deave, Andrew Haig-Ferguson, Amy Spatz and Esther Crawley
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:308
    Content type: Research article Published on:

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  5. Given the high mortality associated with neonatal illnesses and severe malnutrition and the development of packages of interventions that provide similar challenges for service delivery mechanisms we set out t...

    Authors: David Gathara, Newton Opiyo, John Wagai, Stephen Ntoburi, Philip Ayieko, Charles Opondo, Annah Wamae, Santau Migiro, Wycliffe Mogoa, Aggrey Wasunna, Fred Were, Grace Irimu and Mike English
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:307
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  6. Recent investigations by the Ministry of Health of Cambodia suggest that counterfeit medicines have been introduced into the pharmaceutical market in tampered packaging. To further explore this possibility, an...

    Authors: Mohiuddin H Khan, Manabu Akazawa, Eav Dararath, Heng B Kiet, Tey Sovannarith, Nam Nivanna, Naoko Yoshida and Kazuko Kimura
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:306
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  8. Crew resource management (CRM) has the potential to enhance patient safety in intensive care units (ICU) by improving the use of non-technical skills. However, CRM evaluation studies in health care are inconcl...

    Authors: Peter F Kemper, Martine de Bruijne, Cathy van Dyck and Cordula Wagner
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:304
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  9. Health care reform promises to dramatically increase the number of Americans covered by health insurance. Osteopathic physicians (DOs) are recognized for primary care, including a "hands-on" style with an emph...

    Authors: John C Licciardone and Karan P Singh
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:303
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  10. Tinnitus affects about 10-15% of the general population and risks for developing tinnitus are rising through increased exposure to leisure noise through listening to personal music players at high volume. The ...

    Authors: Deborah A Hall, Miguel JA Láinez, Craig W Newman, Tanit Ganz Sanchez, Martin Egler, Frank Tennigkeit, Marco Koch and Berthold Langguth
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:302
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  11. Prisoners are associated with high health care needs compared with the general population. This study aims to investigate prisoners' use of health service.

    Authors: Merete Berg Nesset, Åse-Bente Rustad, Ellen Kjelsberg, Roger Almvik and Johan Håkon Bjørngaard
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:301
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  12. Health worker shortage and maldistribution are among the biggest threats to health systems in Africa. New medical graduates are prime targets for recruitment to deprived rural areas. However, little research h...

    Authors: Jennifer C Johnson, Emmanuel Nakua, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Mawuli Gyakobo, Kwesi Asabir, Janet Kwansah, S Rani Kotha, Rachel C Snow and Margaret E Kruk
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:300
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  13. Patients are increasingly expected to become active, critical consumers in healthcare. They can use comparative healthcare information presented on websites to make informed choices for healthcare providers. H...

    Authors: Nicolien C Zwijnenberg, Olga C Damman, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Michelle Hendriks and Jany JDJM Rademakers
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:299
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  14. Liver cancer is both common and burdensome in Asia. Effective liver cancer control, however, is hindered by a complex etiology and a lack of coordination across clinical disciplines. We sought to identify stra...

    Authors: John FP Bridges, Gisselle Gallego, Masatoshi Kudo, Kiwamu Okita, Kwang-Hyub Han, Sheng-Long Ye and Barri M Blauvelt
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:298
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  15. Hypertension is a common major risk factor for stroke and coronary heart disease. Little is known about how achievement of financially incentivised and non-incentivised indicators of quality of care varies wit...

    Authors: Salah Hammouche, Richard Holland and Nicholas Steel
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:297
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  16. Governments in several countries attempt to strengthen user participation through instructing health care organisations to plan and implement activities such as user representation in administrational boards, ...

    Authors: Marit By Rise, Hilde Grimstad, Marit Solbjør and Aslak Steinsbekk
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:296
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  17. The Chronic Care Model (CCM) is an evidence-based approach to improving the structure of care for chronically ill patients with multimorbidity. The Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (ACIC), an instrument comm...

    Authors: Jost Steinhaeuser, Antje Miksch, Dominik Ose, Katharina Glassen, Iris Natanzon, Joachim Szecsenyi and Katja Goetz
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:295
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  18. Genetic testing is increasingly used as a tool throughout the health care system. In 2011 the number of clinically available genetic tests is approaching 2,000, and wide variation exists between these tests in...

    Authors: Diana C Darcy, Eleanor T Lewis, Kelly E Ormond, David J Clark and Jodie A Trafton
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:294
    Content type: Debate Published on:

  19. Despite major policy initiatives in the United Kingdom to enhance women's experiences of maternity care, improving in-patient postnatal care remains a low priority, although it is an aspect of care consistentl...

    Authors: Debra E Bick, Val Rose, Annette Weavers, Julie Wray and Sarah Beake
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:293
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  20. The majority of retirement village residents are at risk of medication misadventure. In a recent survey of retirement village residents in Victoria, two-thirds had at least one medication-related risk factor, ...

    Authors: Cik Yin Lee, Johnson George, Rohan A Elliott and Kay Stewart
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:292
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  21. The selection of patients for rehabilitation, and the timing of transfer from acute care, are important clinical decisions that impact on care quality and patient flow. This paper reports utilization review da...

    Authors: Christopher J Poulos, Christopher Magee, Guy Bashford and Kathy Eagar
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:291
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  22. Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) payment is preferred by healthcare reform in various countries but its implementation in resource-limited countries has not been fully explored.

    Authors: Krit Pongpirul, Damian G Walker, Hafizur Rahman and Courtland Robinson
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:290
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  23. The economic burden of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) during the index hospitalization has been confirmed in previous studies. However, the long-term economic impact is still unclear. The aim of this st...

    Authors: Chih-Chieh Yang, Nai-Ching Shih, Wen-Chiung Chang, San-Kuei Huang and Ching-Wen Chien
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:289
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  24. The aim of this study is to describe the magnitude of educational inequalities in utilisation of general practitioner (GP) and specialist services in 9 European countries. In addition to West European countrie...

    Authors: Irina Stirbu, Anton E Kunst, Andreas Mielck and Johan P Mackenbach
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:288
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  25. Population ageing may threaten the sustainability of future health care systems. Strengthening primary health care, including long-term care, is one of several measures being taken to handle future health care...

    Authors: Trygve S Deraas, Gro R Berntsen, Toralf Hasvold and Olav H Førde
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:287
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  26. Effective interventions to reduce mortality and morbidity in maternal and newborn health already exist. Information about quality and performance of care and the use of critical interventions are useful for sh...

    Authors: João Paulo Souza, Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu, Guillermo Carroli, Pisake Lumbiganon and Zahida Qureshi
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:286
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  27. although there is a wealth of information available about quality improvement tools and techniques in healthcare there is little understanding about overcoming the challenges of day-to-day implementation in co...

    Authors: Glenn B Robert, Janet E Anderson, Susan J Burnett, Karina Aase, Boel Andersson-Gare, Roland Bal, Johan Calltorp, Francisco Nunes, Anne-Marie Weggelaar, Charles A Vincent and Naomi J Fulop
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:285
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  28. Delay in diagnosis of cancer may worsen prognosis. The aim of this study is to explore patient-, general practitioner (GP)- and system-related delay in the interval from first cancer symptom to diagnosis and t...

    Authors: Rikke P Hansen, Peter Vedsted, Ineta Sokolowski, Jens Søndergaard and Frede Olesen
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:284
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  29. Aboriginal peoples globally, and First Nations peoples in Canada particularly, suffer from high rates of type 2 diabetes and related complications compared with the general population. Research into the unique...

    Authors: Onil K Bhattacharyya, Irit R Rasooly, Mariam Naqshbandi, Elizabeth A Estey, James Esler, Ellen Toth, Ann C Macaulay and Stewart B Harris
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:283
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  30. As low- and middle-income countries experience economic development, ensuring quality of health care delivery is a central component of health reform. Nevertheless, health reforms in low- and middle-income cou...

    Authors: Emily J Cherlin, Adel A Allam, Erika L Linnander, Rex Wong, Essam El-Toukhy, Heather Sipsma, Harlan M Krumholz, Leslie A Curry and Elizabeth H Bradley
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:282
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  31. Frail older people admitted to acute care hospitals are at risk of a range of adverse outcomes, including geriatric syndromes, although targeted care strategies can improve health outcomes for these patients. ...

    Authors: Caroline A Brand, Melinda Martin-Khan, Olivia Wright, Richard N Jones, John N Morris, Catherine M Travers, Joannne Tropea and Leonard C Gray
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:281
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  32. Work-related injuries result in considerable morbidity, as well as social and economic costs. Pain associated with these injuries is a complex, contested topic, and narcotic analgesics (NA) remain important tr...

    Authors: Janet A Parsons, Muhammad Mamdani, Onil Bhattacharyya, Claire Marie Fortin, Magda Melo, Christina Salmon, Stavroula R Raptis, Donna Bain and Patricia O'Campo
    Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2011 11:280
    Content type: Research article Published on:
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