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October 2007, Volume 83, Issue 2-3
- 277-286 Implementation of preconceptional carrier screening for cystic fibrosis and haemoglobinopathies: A sociotechnical analysis
by Achterbergh, Roos & Lakeman, Phillis & Stemerding, Dirk & Moors, Ellen H.M. & Cornel, Martina C.
- 287-294 Why invest in a national public health program for stroke?: An example using Australian data to estimate the potential benefits and cost implications
by Cadilhac, Dominique A. & Carter, Robert C. & Thrift, Amanda G. & Dewey, Helen M.
- 295-303 Cost-effectiveness of a folic acid fortification program in Chile
by Llanos, Adolfo & Hertrampf, Eva & Cortes, Fanny & Pardo, Andrea & Grosse, Scott D. & Uauy, Ricardo
- 304-313 Catastrophic health payments and health insurance: Some counterintuitive evidence from one low-income country
by Ekman, Bjorn
- 314-322 Population preferences and choice of primary care models: A discrete choice experiment in Sweden
by Hjelmgren, Jonas & Anell, Anders
- 323-331 Health systems barriers to effective use of infectious disease surveillance data in the context of decentralization in Georgia: A qualitative study
by Djibuti, Mamuka & Rukhadze, Natia & Hotchkiss, David R. & Eisele, Thomas P. & Silvestre, Eva A.
- 332-342 Care for a break? An investigation of informal caregivers' attitudes toward respite care using Q-methodology
by Exel, Job van & Graaf, Gjalt de & Brouwer, Werner
- 343-352 A comparison of the impact of U.S. and Canadian cigarette pack warning label requirements on tobacco industry profitability and the public health
by Givel, Michael
- 353-362 Assessment of indirect cost-of-illness in a subsistence farming society by using different valuation methods
by Su, Tin Tin & Sanon, Mamadou & Flessa, Steffen
- 363-374 Changes and factors associated with dentists' willingness to treat patients with severe disabilities
by Tsai, Wen-Chen & Kung, Pei-Tseng & Chiang, Hsien-Hsiung & Chang, Wei-Chieh
- 375-381 Impact of SARS on healthcare utilization by disease categories: Implications for delivery of healthcare services
by Lu, Tsung-Hsueh & Chou, Yiing-Jenq & Liou, Chien-Shian
- 382-390 A statistical analysis of pain relief after surgical operations
by Farsi, Mehdi & Gitto, Lara
September 2007, Volume 83, Issue 1
- 17-26 A transaction costs analysis of changing contractual relations in the English NHS
by Marini, Giorgia & Street, Andrew
- 27-36 Measles supplemental immunization activities improve measles vaccine coverage and equity: Evidence from Kenya, 2002
by Vijayaraghavan, Maya & Martin, Rebecca M. & Sangrujee, Nalinee & Kimani, Geoffrey N. & Oyombe, Sammy & Kalu, Akpaka & Runyago, Alfred & Wanjau, George & Cairns, Lisa & Muchiri, Steven N.
- 37-49 The policy environment encouraging C-section in Lebanon
by Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar & Kaddour, Afamia & DeJong, Jocelyn & Shayboub, Rawan & Nassar, Anwar
- 50-64 The role of job satisfaction, job dissatisfaction and demographic factors on physicians' intentions to switch work sector from public to private
by Kankaanranta, Terhi & Nummi, Tapio & Vainiomaki, Jari & Halila, Hannu & Hyppola, Harri & Isokoski, Mauri & Kujala, Santero & Kumpusalo, Esko & Mattila, Kari & Virjo, Irma & Vanska, Jukka & Rissanen, Pekka
- 65-72 Does providing cost-effectiveness information change coverage priorities for citizens acting as social decision makers?
by Gold, Marthe Rachel & Franks, Peter & Siegelberg, Taryn & Sofaer, Shoshanna
- 73-83 Reorienting Health Ministry roles in transition settings: Capacity and strategy gaps
by Fritzen, Scott A.
- 84-93 Reconstruction of health service systems in the post-conflict Northern Province in Sri Lanka
by Nagai, Mari & Abraham, Sandirasegaram & Okamoto, Miyoko & Kita, Etsuko & Aoyama, Atsuko
- 94-104 Setting priorities for safe motherhood programme evaluation: A participatory process in three developing countries
by Madi, Banyana Cecilia & Hussein, Julia & Hounton, Sennen & D'Ambruoso, Lucia & Achadi, Endang & Arhinful, Daniel Kojo
- 105-113 Primary care in a post-communist country 10 years later: Comparison of service profiles of Lithuanian primary care physicians in 1994 and GPs in 2004
by Liseckiene, Ida & Boerma, Wienke G.W. & Milasauskiene, Zemyna & Valius, Leonas & Miseviciene, Irena & Groenewegen, Peter P.
- 114-127 Medical specialists' allocation of working time
by Midttun, Linda
August 2007, Volume 82, Issue 3
- 263-275 Governing UK medical performance: A struggle for policy dominance
by Salter, Brian
- 276-287 Utilization of health-care services at the end-of-life
by Jakobsson, Eva & Bergh, Ingrid & Ohlen, Joakim & Oden, Anders & Gaston-Johansson, Fannie
- 288-301 Running before we walk: How can we maximise the benefits from community service dietitians in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa?
by Paterson, Marie & Green, Maryann & Maunder, Eleni M.W.
- 302-319 Evaluation of two methods of deliberative participation of older people in food-policy development
by Timotijevic, Lada & Raats, Monique Maria
- 320-329 Drug use and health-seeking behavior for childhood illness in Vietnam--A qualitative study
by Hoa, Nguyen Quynh & Ohman, Ann & Lundborg, Cecilia Stalsby & Chuc, Nguyen Thi Kim
- 330-339 Pricing and reimbursement of in-patent drugs in seven European countries: A comparative analysis
by Garattini, Livio & Cornago, Dante & De Compadri, Paola
- 340-347 The impact of cost sharing of prescription drug expenditures on health care utilization by the elderly: Own- and cross-price elasticities
by Li, Xin & Guh, Daphne & Lacaille, Diane & Esdaile, John & Anis, Aslam H.
- 348-356 Population impact--Definition, calculation and its use in prevention science in the example of tobacco smoking reduction
by Thyrian, Jochen Rene & John, Ulrich
- 357-365 German physicians "on strike"--Shedding light on the roots of physician dissatisfaction
by Janus, Katharina & Amelung, Volker Eric & Gaitanides, Michael & Schwartz, Friedrich Wilhelm
- 366-374 Customers' and physicians' opinions of and experiences with generic substitution during the first year in Finland
by Heikkila, Reeta & Mantyselka, Pekka & Hartikainen-Herranen, Kaisa & Ahonen, Riitta
- 375-389 The impact of hospital financing on the length of stay: Evidence from Austria
by Theurl, Engelbert & Winner, Hannes
July 2007, Volume 82, Issue 2
- 133-141 Solving the disjuncture between research and practice: Telehealth trends in the 21st century
by Miller, Edward Alan
- 142-152 Increasing tobacco taxes: A cheap tool to increase public health
by van Baal, Pieter H.M. & Brouwer, Werner B.F. & Hoogenveen, Rudolf T. & Feenstra, Talitha L.
- 153-166 Promotor(a)s, the organizations in which they work, and an emerging paradox: How organizational structure and scope impact promotor(a)s' work
by May, Marlynn L. & Contreras, Ricardo B.
- 167-185 The role of public policies in reducing smoking prevalence in California: Results from the California Tobacco Policy Simulation Model
by Levy, David T. & Hyland, Andrew & Higbee, Cheryl & Remer, Lillian & Compton, Christine
- 186-199 Multiple perspectives on diagnosis delay for tuberculosis from key stakeholders in poor rural China: Case study in four provinces
by Yan, Fei & Thomson, Rachael & Tang, Shenglan & Squire, Stephen Bertel & Wang, Wei & Liu, Xiaoyun & Gong, Youlong & Zhao, Fengzeng & Tolhurst, Rachel
- 200-211 The impact of contracting-out on health system performance: A conceptual framework
by Liu, Xingzhu & Hotchkiss, David R. & Bose, Sujata
- 212-225 Concentration in the Greek private hospital sector: A descriptive analysis
by Boutsioli, Zoe
- 226-239 Is there a business case for quality in The Netherlands?: A critical analysis of the recent reforms of the health care system
by Custers, Thomas & Arah, Onyebuchi A. & Klazinga, Niek S.
- 240-250 Public responses to precautionary information from the Department of Health (UK) about possible health risks from mobile phones
by Barnett, Julie & Timotijevic, Lada & Shepherd, Richard & Senior, Victoria
- 251-262 Willingness to pay for drug abuse treatment: Results from a contingent valuation study in Taiwan
by Tang, Chao-Hsiun & Liu, Jin-Tan & Chang, Ching-Wen & Chang, Wen-Ying
June 2007, Volume 82, Issue 1
- 1-11 Capacity planning for cardiac catheterization: A case study
by Gupta, Diwakar & Natarajan, Madhu Kailash & Gafni, Amiram & Wang, Lei & Shilton, Don & Holder, Douglas & Yusuf, Salim
- 12-27 Willingness to pay for health insurance among rural and poor persons: Field evidence from seven micro health insurance units in India
by Dror, David Mark & Radermacher, Ralf & Koren, Ruth
- 28-36 Post-hospital care of stroke patients in Taipei: Use of services and policy implications
by Chuang, Kun-Yang & Wu, Shwu-Chong & Dai, Yu-Tzu & Ma, Ai-Hsuan Sandra
- 37-50 Bringing `the public' into health technology assessment and coverage policy decisions: From principles to practice
by Abelson, Julia & Giacomini, Mita & Lehoux, Pascale & Gauvin, Francois-Pierre
- 51-61 Satisfaction with the access to the health services of the people with chronic conditions in Estonia
by Polluste, Kaja & Kalda, Ruth & Lember, Margus
- 62-70 Patient (customer) expectations in hospitals
by Bostan, Sedat & Acuner, Taner & Yilmaz, Gokhan
- 71-77 Price differences between Japan and the US for medical materials and how to reduce them
by Ide, Hiroo & Yasunaga, Hideo & Imamura, Tomoaki & Ohe, Kazuhiko
- 78-94 Priority setting at the micro-, meso- and macro-levels in Canada, Norway and Uganda
by Kapiriri, Lydia & Norheim, Ole Frithjof & Martin, Douglas K.
- 95-101 Unemployment, contraceptive behaviour and reproductive outcomes among young Australian women
by Kelaher, Margaret & Dunt, David & Dodson, Sarity
- 102-115 Paternity leave in Sweden--Costs, savings and health gains
by Mansdotter, Anna & Lindholm, Lars & Winkvist, Anna
- 116-129 Pharmaceutical regulation in Greece at the crossroad of change: Economic, political and constitutional considerations for a new regulatory paradigm
by Contiades, Xenophon & Golna, Christina & Souliotis, Kyriakos
May 2007, Volume 81, Issue 2-3
- 133-145 Local prioritisation work in health care--Assessment of an implementation process
by Waldau, Susanne
- 146-154 Improving primary mental health care: Impact of a nationwide programme
by Heideman, Jantien M.C. & Laurant, Miranda G.H. & Wensing, Michel & Grol, Richard P.T.M.
- 155-165 Perceptions of tuberculosis and health seeking behaviour in rural Inner Mongolia, China
by Zhang, Tuohong & Liu, Xiaoyun & Bromley, Helen & Tang, Shenglan
- 166-182 Complementary health insurance in France Who pays? Why? Who will suffer from public disengagement?
by Saliba, Berengere & Ventelou, Bruno
- 183-194 Modelling changes in the determinants of PHI utilisation in Western Australia across five health care policy eras between 1981 and 2001
by Moorin, Rachael Elizabeth & Holman, Cashel D'Arcy James
- 195-206 The cost-effectiveness of radon-proof membranes in new homes: A case study from Brixworth, Northamptonshire, UK
by Coskeran, Thomas & Denman, Antony & Phillips, Paul & Tornberg, Roger
- 207-217 Impact of joined-up HIV harm reduction and multidrug resistant tuberculosis control programmes in Estonia: System dynamics simulation model
by Atun, Rifat A. & Lebcir, Reda M. & McKee, Martin & Habicht, Jarno & Coker, Richard J.
- 218-227 Determinants of preventive services in general practice: A multilevel approach in cardiovascular domain and vaccination in France
by Pelletier-Fleury, Nathalie & Le Vaillant, Marc & Hebbrecht, Gilles & Boisnault, Philippe
- 228-241 Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: Evaluation of a new delivery approach and the policy implications for malaria control in Uganda
by Mbonye, Anthony K. & Bygbjerg, Ib & Magnussen, Pascal
- 242-257 An analysis of the supplementary health sector in Brazil
by Fernandes, Elton & Pires, Heloisa Marcia & Ignacio, Anibal Alberto Vilcapoma & Sampaio, Lea Maria Dantas
- 258-279 Organisational design for health integrated delivery systems: Theory and practice
by Lega, Federico
- 280-288 The nursing home versus the hospital as the place of dying for nursing home residents in Japan
by Takezako, Yayoi & Tamiya, Nanako & Kajii, Eiji
- 289-299 The risk of upcoding in casemix systems: A comparative study
by Steinbusch, Paul J.M. & Oostenbrink, Jan B. & Zuurbier, Joost J. & Schaepkens, Frans J.M.
- 300-308 Effects of the DRG-based prospective payment system operated by the voluntarily participating providers on the cesarean section rates in Korea
by Lee, Kwangsoo & Lee, Sangil
- 309-319 Retrospective incremental cost analysis of a hospital-based COPD Disease Management Programme in Sweden
by Tunsater, Alf & Moutakis, Mikael & Borg, Sixten & Persson, Ulf & Stromberg, Leif & Nielsen, Anders Lassen
- 320-327 Globalization and the trends of medical technology trade in Turkey
by Semin, Semih & Guldal, Dilek & Demiral, Yucel
- 328-338 Incorporation of public hospitals: A "Silver Bullet" against overcapacity, managerial bottlenecks and resource constraints?: Case studies from Austria and Estonia
by Fidler, Armin H. & Haslinger, Reinhard R. & Hofmarcher, Maria M. & Jesse, Maris & Palu, Toomas
- 339-349 Costs of acute stroke care on regular neurological wards: A comparison with stroke unit setting
by Epifanov, Yaroslav & Dodel, Richard & Haacke, Caroline & Schaeg, Matthias & Schoffski, Oliver & Hennerici, Michael & Back, Tobias
- 350-357 Evaluation of drug utilization and prescribing errors in infants: A primary care prescription-based study
by Al Khaja, Khalid A.J. & Al Ansari, Thuraya M. & Damanhori, Awatif H.H. & Sequeira, Reginald P.
- 358-367 Decentralized responsibility for costs of outpatient prescription pharmaceuticals in Sweden: Assessment of models for decentralized financing of subsidies from a management perspective
by Bergstrom, Gina & Karlberg, Ingvar
- 368-375 A pricing policy towards the sourcing of cheaper drugs in Cyprus
by Merkur, Sherry & Mossialos, Elias
- 376-384 Impact of a generic substitution reform on patients' and society's expenditure for pharmaceuticals
by Andersson, Karolina & Bergstrom, Gina & Petzold, Max G. & Carlsten, Anders
- 385-384 Erratum to "The relationship between prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV and stakeholder decision making in Uganda: implications for health policy" [Health Policy 66 (2003) 199-211]
by Kapiriri, Lydia & Robberstad, Bjarne & Norheim, Ole Frithjof
April 2007, Volume 81, Issue 1
- 4-16 Estimation of an index of regional health needs in Spain using count regression models with filter
by Montero Granados, Roberto & Jimenez Aguilera, Juan de Dios & Martin Martin, Jose Jesus
- 17-28 Reference drug programs: Effectiveness and policy implications
by Schneeweiss, Sebastian
- 29-41 How CEOs use management information systems for strategy implementation in hospitals
by Naranjo-Gil, David & Hartmann, Frank
- 42-55 Healthy public policy: A conceptual cognitive framework
by Gagnon, France & Turgeon, Jean & Dallaire, Clemence
- 56-67 Public trust in health care: A comparison of Germany, The Netherlands, and England and Wales
by van der Schee, Evelien & Braun, Bernard & Calnan, Michael & Schnee, Melanie & Groenewegen, Peter P.
- 68-84 Quality of life in the Palestinian context: An inquiry in war-like conditions
by Giacaman, Rita & Mataria, Awad & Nguyen-Gillham, Viet & Safieh, Rula Abu & Stefanini, Angelo & Chatterji, Somnath
- 85-92 Motivation of chemical industry social responsibility through Responsible Care
by Givel, Michael
- 93-101 Hong Kong's health spending projections through 2033
by Leung, Gabriel M. & Tin, Keith Y.K. & Chan, Wai-Sum
- 102-116 Analysis of the World Bank's pharmaceutical lending
by Rodriguez-Monguio, Rosa & Rovira, Joan & Seoane-Vazquez, Enrique
- 117-130 Public administration and R&D localisation by pharmaceutical and biotech companies: A theoretical framework and the Italian case-study
by Jommi, Claudio & Paruzzolo, Silvia
March 2007, Volume 80, Issue 3
- 369-377 Prioritisation by physicians in the Netherlands--The growth hormone example in drug reimbursement decisions
by de Bont, Antoinette & Zandwijken, Gladys & Stolk, Elly & Niessen, Louis
- 378-391 Limiting youth access to tobacco: Comparing the long-term health impacts of increasing cigarette excise taxes and raising the legal smoking age to 21 in the United States
by Ahmad, Sajjad & Billimek, John
- 392-401 Life saving or money wasting?: Perceptions of caesarean sections among users of services in rural Bangladesh
by Parkhurst, Justin Oliver & Rahman, Syed Azizur
- 402-412 Does therapeutic reference pricing always result in cost-containment?: The Hungarian evidence
by Kalo, Zoltan & Muszbek, Noemi & Bodrogi, Jozsef & Bidlo, Judit
- 413-421 The chance of Sweden's public health targets making a difference
by Lager, Anton & Guldbrandsson, Karin & Fossum, Bjoorn
- 422-431 Legal thoughts on the implications of cost-reducing guidelines for the quality of health care
by Callens, Stefaan & Volbragt, Ilse & Nys, Herman
- 432-443 The effect of Taiwan's National Health Insurance on infants' preventive care use and inpatient care use
by Chen, Chin-Shyan & Liu, Tsai-Ching & Lin, Herng-Ching & Tian, Wei-Hua
- 444-458 Priority setting and cardiac surgery: A qualitative case study
by Walton, Nancy A. & Martin, Douglas K. & Peter, Elizabeth H. & Pringle, Dorothy M. & Singer, Peter A.
- 459-464 Development of a capitation scale for IDF career soldiers in Israel
by Magnezi, Racheli & Weiss, Yossi & Cohen, Yossi & Shmueli, Amir
- 465-482 Comparative analysis of two alternative models for epidemiological surveillance in the Mexican Malaria Control Program
by Betanzos-Reyes, Angel Francisco & Rodriguez, Mario Henry & Duran-Arenas, Luis Gerardo & Hernandez-Avila, Juan Eugenio & Mendez-Galvan, Jorge Fernando & Monroy, Oscar Julio Velazquez & Coyner, Roberto Tapia
- 483-491 Accessibility as a major determinant of radiotherapy underutilization: A population based study
by Pagano, Eva & Di Cuonzo, Daniela & Bona, Cristina & Baldi, Ileana & Gabriele, Pietro & Ricardi, Umberto & Rotta, Paolo & Bertetto, Oscar & Appiano, Silvana & Merletti, Franco & Segnan, Nereo & Ciccone, Giovannino
- 492-499 Physical therapy management of low back pain has changed
by Groenendijk, Jolanda Jozina & Swinkels, Ilse Catharina Sophia & de Bakker, Dinny & Dekker, Joost & van den Ende, Cornelia Helena Maria
February 2007, Volume 80, Issue 2
- 239-252 Can better infrastructure and quality reduce hospital infant mortality rates in Mexico?
by Aguilera, Nelly & Marrufo, Grecia M.
- 253-272 Public image and governance of epidemics: Comparing HIV/AIDS and SARS
by Quah, Stella R.
- 273-280 Drawing on international experience to reform the Belgian market for ostomy appliances
by Simoens, Steven & Van den Steen, Dirk & Vanleene, Veerle & De Mare, Luc & Moldenaers, Ingrid & Debruyne, Hans & Ramaekers, Dirk
- 281-296 Exploring the human resource implications of clinical governance
by Som, Chandra Vanu
- 297-307 Equity in out-of-pocket payments for hospital care: Evidence from India
by Roy, Kakoli & Howard, David Hill
- 308-313 Resource allocation in public hospitals: Is it effective?
by Withanachchi, Nimnath & Uchida, Yasuo & Nanayakkara, Shyama & Samaranayake, Dulani & Okitsu, Akiko
- 314-327 Panning for gold: An evidence-based tool for assessment of performance indicators in primary health care
by Perera, Roshan & Dowell, Tony & Crampton, Peter & Kearns, Robin
- 328-339 Welfare state matters: A typological multilevel analysis of wealthy countries
by Chung, Haejoo & Muntaner, Carles
- 340-357 Current impact of gene technology on healthcare: A map of economic assessments
by Rogowski, Wolf
- 358-368 Relationships between community characteristics and municipal smoke-free bylaw status and strength
by Nykiforuk, Candace & Campbell, Sharon & Cameron, Roy & Brown, Stephen & Eyles, John
January 2007, Volume 80, Issue 1
- 1-368 Response to "The common drug review: A NICE start for Canada?" [Health Policy 77(3) (2006) 339-51]
by Lee, Karen Mimi & la Fleur, D. Philip
- 2-10 Impact of economic incentives on quality of professional life and on end-user satisfaction in primary care
by Gene-Badia, Joan & Escaramis-Babiano, Georgia & Sans-Corrales, Mireia & Sampietro-Colom, Laura & Aguado-Menguy, Francoise & Cabezas-Pena, Carmen & Puelles, Pedro Gallo de
- 11-31 Primary Health Care and England: The coming of age of Alma Ata?
by Green, Andrew & Ross, Duncan & Mirzoev, Tolib
- 32-42 Community health worker training and certification programs in the United States: Findings from a national survey
by Kash, Bita Arbab & May, Marlynn Lee & Tai-Seale, Ming
- 43-50 Seeking a second opinion: Do patients need a second opinion when practice guidelines exist?
by Moumjid, Nora & Gafni, Amiram & Bremond, Alain & Carrere, Marie-Odile
- 51-68 Progressivity and horizontal equity in health care finance and delivery: What about Africa?
by Cisse, Boubou & Luchini, Stephane & Moatti, Jean Paul
- 69-76 UK health policy and `underage' smokers: The case for smoking cessation services
by Denscombe, Martyn
- 77-85 Policy through procurement--The introduction of digital signal process (DSP) hearing aids into the English NHS
by Phillips, Wendy & Knight, Louise & Caldwell, Nigel & Warrington, John
- 86-96 Disease management and health care reforms in Germany--Does more competition lead to less solidarity?
by Stock, Stephanie Anja Katharina & Redaelli, Marcus & Lauterbach, Karl Wilhelm
- 97-106 Quality of consultation and the project `Support and Consultation on Euthanasia in the Netherlands' (SCEN)
by Jansen-van der Weide, Marijke Catharina & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje Dorien & van der Wal, Gerrit
- 107-134 Long term care financing in four OECD countries: Fiscal burden and distributive effects
by Karlsson, Martin & Mayhew, Les & Rickayzen, Ben
- 135-143 Understanding the limited impact of economic evaluation in health care resource allocation: A conceptual framework
by Williams, Iestyn & Bryan, Stirling
- 144-157 Health care funding reforms in Croatia: A case of mistaken priorities
by Voncina, Luka & Dzakula, Aleksandar & Mastilica, Miroslav
- 158-171 Knowledge into action?: Understanding ideological barriers to addressing health inequalities at the local level
by Collins, Patricia A. & Abelson, Julia & Eyles, John D.
- 172-178 General Practitioners with special clinical interests: A qualitative study of the views of doctors, health managers and patients
by Boggis, Anthony Ronald John & Cornford, Charles Stanley
- 179-193 A behavioral model of clinician responses to incentives to improve quality
by Frolich, Anne & Talavera, Jason A. & Broadhead, Peter & Dudley, R. Adams
- 194-201 Trends and future needs in clinical radiology: Insights from an academic medical center
by Chrysanthopoulou, Athina & Kalogeropoulos, Andreas & Terzis, George & Georgiopoulou, Vassiliki & Kyriopoulos, John & Siablis, Dimitrios & Dimopoulos, John
- 202-217 The choice of a health care provider in Eritrea
by Habtom, GebreMichael Kibreab & Ruys, Pieter
- 218-235 Traditional risk-sharing arrangements and informal social insurance in Eritrea
by Habtom, GebreMichael Kibreab & Ruys, Pieter
December 2006, Volume 79, Issue 2-3
- 121-131 Possibilities for intervention in adolescents' and young adults' depression from a public health perspective
by Bramesfeld, Anke & Platt, Lisa & Schwartz, Friedrich Wilhelm
- 132-143 Health disparities in Canada today: Some evidence and a theoretical framework
by Frohlich, Katherine L. & Ross, Nancy & Richmond, Chantelle
- 144-152 Health system factors impacting on delivery of mental health services in Russia: Multi-methods study
by McDaid, David & Samyshkin, Yvevgeniy Aleksievich & Jenkins, Rachel & Potasheva, Angelina & Nikiforov, Alexey & Atun, Rifat Ali
- 153-164 Social capital and administrative contextual determinants of lack of access to a regular doctor: A multilevel analysis in southern Sweden
by Lindstrom, Martin & Axen, Elin & Lindstrom, Christine & Beckman, Anders & Moghaddassi, Mahnaz & Merlo, Juan
- 165-174 Social rates of return to investment in skills assessment and residency training of international medical graduates in Alberta
by Emery, J.C. Herbert & Crutcher, Rodney A. & Harrison, Alexandra C.M. & Wright, Howard
- 175-194 A pan-Canadian perspective on institutional long-term care
by Berta, Whitney & Laporte, Audrey & Zarnett, Dara & Valdmanis, Vivian & Anderson, Geoffrey
- 195-202 The effect of misclassification errors on case mix measurement
by Sutherland, Jason M. & Botz, Chas. K.
- 203-213 Learning to cross boundaries: The integration of a health network to deliver seamless care
by van Wijngaarden, Jeroen D.H. & de Bont, Antoinette A. & Huijsman, Robbert
- 214-220 A comparison of new drug availability in Canada and the United States and potential therapeutic implications of differences
by Lexchin, Joel
- 221-230 The diffusion of medical technology, local conditions, and technology re-invention: A comparative case study on coronary stenting
by Hashimoto, Hideki & Noguchi, Haruko & Heidenreich, Paul & Saynina, Olga & Moreland, Abigail & Miyazaki, Shunichi & Ikeda, Shunya & Kaneko, Yoshihiro & Ikegami, Naoki
- 231-243 Do policy changes in the pharmaceutical reimbursement schedule affect drug expenditures?: Interrupted time series analysis of cost, volume and cost per volume trends in Sweden 1986-2002
by Andersson, Karolina & Petzold, Max Gustav & Sonesson, Christian & Lonnroth, Knut & Carlsten, Anders
- 244-252 New localism in the English National Health Service: What is it for?
by Allen, Pauline
- 253-264 Economic strain and self-rated health among lone and couple mothers in Sweden during the 1990s compared to the 1980s
by Fritzell, Sara & Burstrom, Bo
- 265-273 Interprovincial migration of physicians in Canada: Where are they moving and why?
by Rajbhandary, Sameer & Basu, Kisalaya
- 274-283 The relationship between hospital capacity characteristics and emergency department volumes in Korea
by Hwang, Jee-In
- 284-295 Does federal health care policy influence switching between the public and private sectors in individuals?
by Moorin, Rachael Elizabeth & Holman, Cashel D'Arcy J.
- 296-305 Differences in practice income between solo and group practice physicians
by Lin, Herng-Ching & Chen, Chin-Shyan & Liu, Tsai-Ching & Lee, Hsin-Chien
- 306-312 Hepatitis B vaccination status among healthy adults in Germany
by Ringwald, Jurgen & Mertz, Iris & Zimmermann, Robert & Weisbach, Volker & Rabe, Christina & Strasser, Erwin & Seyboth, Susanne & Eckstein, Reinhold
- 313-324 Biased selection within the social health insurance market in Colombia
by Castano, Ramon & Zambrano, Andres
- 325-336 Advanced Asia's health systems in comparison
by Gauld, Robin & Ikegami, Naoki & Barr, Michael D. & Chiang, Tung-Liang & Gould, Derek & Kwon, Soonman
- 337-344 The costs and benefits of regulations for reimbursement of new drugs
by Lundkvist, Jonas & Jonsson, Bengt & Rehnberg, Clas
- 345-357 Implementation of neuroreflexotherapy for subacute and chronic neck and back pain within the Spanish public health system: Audit results after one year
by Corcoll, Josep & Orfila, Jaume & Tobajas, Pablo & Alegre, Luis
November 2006, Volume 79, Issue 1
- 1-15 Estimating the resource needs of scaling-up HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review for national policy makers and planners
by Vassall, Anna & Compernolle, Phil
- 16-23 Effects of financial disadvantage on use and non-use of after hours care in Australia
by Kelaher, Margaret & Dunt, David & Day, Susan & Feldman, Peter
- 24-34 Leadership and priority setting: The perspective of hospital CEOs
by Reeleder, David & Goel, Vivek & Singer, Peter A. & Martin, Douglas K.
- 35-48 Generics market in Greece: The pharmaceutical industry's beliefs
by Geitona, Mary & Zavras, Dimitrios & Hatzikou, Magda & Kyriopoulos, John
- 49-56 Hearing aids for nursing home residents: Current policy and future needs
by Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska & Infeld, Donna Lind
- 57-72 Retaining nurses in their employing hospitals and in the profession: Effects of job preference, unpaid overtime, importance of earnings and stress
by Zeytinoglu, Isik Urla & Denton, Margaret & Davies, Sharon & Baumann, Andrea & Blythe, Jennifer & Boos, Linda
- 73-78 Stroke severity and early recovery after first-ever ischemic stroke: Results of a hospital-based study in Taiwan
by Tseng, Mei-Chiun & Chang, Ku-Chou
- 79-91 Introducing a complex health innovation--Primary health care reforms in Estonia (multimethods evaluation)
by Atun, Rifat Ali & Menabde, Nata & Saluvere, Katrin & Jesse, Maris & Habicht, Jarno
- 92-100 Immunization coverage in Mozambique: From concepts to decision-making
by de Timoteo Mavimbe, Joao Carlos & Muquingue, Humberto Nelson & Braa, Jorn & Bjune, Gunnar
- 101-106 Greek medical students' career choices indicate strong tendency towards specialization and training abroad
by Avgerinos, Efthimios D. & Msaouel, Pavlos & Koussidis, George A. & Keramaris, Nikolaos C. & Bessas, Zacharias & Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos
- 107-116 Public dialogue on healthcare prioritisation
by Rosen, Per
October 2006, Volume 78, Issue 2-3
- 115-127 Allocation of labour to somatic and psychiatric specialist care--The effects of earmarked grants
by Halsteinli, Vidar & Ose, Solveig Osborg & Torvik, Heidi & Hagen, Terje P.
- 128-134 Quality of life among pregnant women with chronic energy deficiency in rural Bangladesh
by Shaheen, Rubina & Lindholm, Lars
- 135-148 Equity in resource allocation for health: A comparative study of the Ashanti and Northern Regions of Ghana
by Asante, Augustine Danso & Zwi, Anthony Barry & Ho, Maria Theresa
- 149-156 Priority setting of public spending in developing countries: Do not try to do everything for everybody
by Baltussen, Rob
- 157-166 Physician dual practice
by Eggleston, Karen & Bir, Anupa
- 167-177 Ill health and its potential influence on household consumptions in rural China
by Wang, Hong & Zhang, Licheng & Hsiao, William
- 178-193 Health care utilization among persons who are unemployed or outside the labour force
by Ahs, Annika Maria Helen & Westerling, Ragnar
- 194-208 Respite care--An explorative study of demand and use in Dutch informal caregivers
by van Exel, Job & Moree, Marjolein & Koopmanschap, Marc & Goedheijt, Trudy Schreuder & Brouwer, Werner
- 209-223 Policy context of the poor progress of the pro-poor policy: A case study on the Medical-Aid policy during Kim Dae-jung's Government (1998-2002) in the Republic of Korea
by Shin, Young-Jeon
- 224-234 The landscape of community health insurance in India: An overview based on 10 case studies
by Devadasan, Narayanan & Ranson, Kent & Van Damme, Wim & Acharya, Akash & Criel, Bart
- 235-248 Why are some medical specialists working part-time, while others work full-time?
by de Jong, Judith D. & Heiligers, Phil & Groenewegen, Peter P. & Hingstman, Lammert
- 249-257 Does "the injury poverty trap" exist?: A longitudinal study in Bavi, Vietnam
by Thanh, Nguyen Xuan & Hang, Hoang Minh & Chuc, Nguyen Thi Kim & Rudholm, Niklas & Emmelin, Anders & Lindholm, Lars
- 258-271 Theatre as a public engagement tool for health-policy development
by Nisker, Jeff & Martin, Douglas K. & Bluhm, Robyn & Daar, Abdallah S.
- 272-283 Developing a medicine education program in Finland: Lessons learned
by Hameen-Anttila, Katri & Airaksinen, Marja & Vainio, Kirsti & Bush, Patricia J. & Ahonen, Riitta
- 284-294 Acceptability of community and health facility-based directly observed treatment of tuberculosis in Tanzanian urban setting
by Wandwalo, Eliud & Makundi, Emmanuel & Hasler, Torunn & Morkve, Odd
- 295-305 Financial incentives for disease management programmes and integrated care in German social health insurance
by Gre[ss], Stefan & Focke, Axel & Hessel, Franz & Wasem, Jurgen
- 306-318 Profiling of resource use variation among six diseases treated at 82 Japanese special functioning hospitals, based on administrative data
by Kuwabara, Kazuaki & Imanaka, Yuichi & Matsuda, Shinya & Fushimi, Kiyohide & Hashimoto, Hideki & Ishikawa, Koichi B & Horiguchi, Hiromasa
- 319-329 Dying at home or in an institution: Using death certificates to explore the factors associated with place of death
by Cohen, Joachim & Bilsen, Johan & Hooft, Peter & Deboosere, Patrick & Wal, Gerrit van der & Deliens, Luc
- 330-339 Communities' views on prerequisites for collaboration between modern and traditional health sectors in relation to STI/HIV/AIDS care in Zambia
by Kaboru, Berthollet Bwira & Falkenberg, Torkel & Ndulo, Jane & Muchimba, Maureen & Solo, Kashita & Faxelid, Elisabeth
- 340-352 Developing a marketing function in public healthcare systems: A framework for action
by Lega, Federico
- 353-359 Non-compliance on the part of the professional community with a national guideline: An argumentative policy analysis
by Moret-Hartman, Margriet & Knoester, Pieter D. & Hekster, Yechiel A. & van der Wilt, Gert Jan
August 2006, Volume 78, Issue 1
- 1-7 Outsourcing primary medical care in Israeli defense forces: Decision-makers' versus clients' perspectives
by Magnezi, Racheli & Dankner, Rachel S. & Kedem, Ron & Reuveni, Haim
- 8-16 The Perruche case and the issue of compensation for the consequences of medical error
by Costich, Julia Field
- 17-25 Healthcare rationing: A guide to policy directions in Sri Lanka
by Withanachchi, Nimnath & Uchida, Yasuo
- 26-38 Ambulatory healthcare information system: A conceptual framework
by Eggli, Yves & Halfon, Patricia & Chikhi, Mehdi & Bandi, Till
- 39-55 The state's role in promoting population health: Public health concerns in Canada, USA, UK, and Sweden
by Raphael, Dennis & Bryant, Toba
- 56-69 Private medical services in the Italian public hospitals: The case for improving HRM
by De Pietro, Carlo
- 70-76 A comparison of population versus individual based cardiovascular disease prevention programs in Vasterbotten, Sweden
by Rudholm, Niklas
- 77-92 Socioeconomic determinants of regional differences in outpatient antibiotic consumption: Evidence from Switzerland
by Filippini, Massimo & Masiero, Giuliano & Moschetti, Karine
- 93-100 Specialist consultations in primary health care--A possible substitute for hospital care?
by Linnala, Aarno & Aromaa, Arpo & Mattila, Kari
- 101-110 HIV surveillance in theory and practice: Assessing the acceptability of California's non-name HIV surveillance regulations
by Koester, Kimberly A. & Maiorana, Andre & Vernon, Karen & Charlebois, Edwin & Gaffney, Stuart & Lane, Tim & Morin, Stephen F.
August 2006, Volume 77, Issue 3
- 245-246 Response to "Use of cervical cancer screening among insured women: the extent of missed opportunities" [Health Policy 73 (2005) 194-201]
by Insinga, Ralph P. & Glass, Andrew G. & Rush, Brenda B.
- 247-259 Surviving decentralisation?: Impacts of regional autonomy on health service provision in Indonesia
by Kristiansen, Stein & Santoso, Purwo
- 260-267 Physician workload in primary care: What is the optimal size of practices?: A cross-sectional study
by Wensing, Michel & van den Hombergh, Pieter & Akkermans, Reinier & van Doremalen, Jan & Grol, Richard
- 268-278 Comparing hospital cost efficiency between Norway and Finland
by Linna, Miika & Hakkinen, Unto & Magnussen, Jon
- 279-289 Perceptions on use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in pregnancy and the policy implications for malaria control in Uganda
by Mbonye, Anthony Kabanza & Neema, Stella & Magnussen, Pascal
- 290-303 Reasons for participation in and needs for continuing professional education among health workers in Ghana
by Aiga, Hirotsugu