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2012, Volume 107, Issue 2
- 157-167 Systematic review of the methodological quality of clinical guideline development for the management of chronic disease in Europe
by Knai, Cécile & Brusamento, Serena & Legido-Quigley, Helena & Saliba, Vanessa & Panteli, Dimitra & Turk, Eva & Car, Josip & McKee, Martin & Busse, Reinhard
- 168-183 Assessing the effectiveness of strategies to implement clinical guidelines for the management of chronic diseases at primary care level in EU Member States: A systematic review
by Brusamento, Serena & Legido-Quigley, Helena & Panteli, Dimitra & Turk, Eva & Knai, Cecile & Saliba, Vanessa & Car, Josip & McKee, Martin & Busse, Reinhard
- 184-193 Evaluation of the introduction of a diagnosis procedure combination system for patient outcome and hospitalisation charges for patients with hip fracture or lung cancer in Japan
by Kondo, Akiko & Kawabuchi, Koichi
- 194-201 Effects of the per diem prospective payment system with DRG-like grouping system (DPC/PDPS) on resource usage and healthcare quality in Japan
by Hamada, Hironori & Sekimoto, Miho & Imanaka, Yuichi
- 202-208 The impacts of DRG-based payments on health care provider behaviors under a universal coverage system: A population-based study
by Cheng, Shou-Hsia & Chen, Chi-Chen & Tsai, Shu-Ling
- 209-217 Bundles: An opportunity to align incentives for continuing care in Canada?
by Sutherland, Jason M. & Hellsten, Erik & Yu, Kevin
- 218-230 A systematic review of coverage decision-making on health technologies—Evidence from the real world
by Fischer, Katharina Elisabeth
- 231-242 Patient involvement in a scientific advisory process: Setting the research agenda for medical products
by Elberse, Janneke Elisabeth & Pittens, Carina Anna Cornelia Maria & de Cock Buning, Tjard & Broerse, Jacqueline Elisabeth Willy
- 243-248 Facts and figures about patient associations in the Netherlands between 2007 and 2009: Review of their activities and aims
by Kamphuis, Helen & Hekkert, Karin & van Dongen, Marie-Christine & Kool, Tijn
- 249-257 Increasing patient centredness in outpatient care through closer collaboration with patient groups?
by Nickel, Stefan & Trojan, Alf & Kofahl, Christopher
- 258-268 The measurement of relative efficiency of general practice and the implications for policy makers
by Pelone, Ferruccio & Kringos, Dionne Sofia & Valerio, Luca & Romaniello, Alessandro & Lazzari, Agnese & Ricciardi, Walter & de Belvis, Antonio Giulio
- 269-275 Governance and the functions of boards
by Pettersen, Inger Johanne & Nyland, Kari & Kaarboe, Katarina
- 276-288 Unexpected impact of changes in out-of-pocket payments for health care on Czech household budgets
by Krůtilová, Veronika & Yaya, Sanni
- 289-295 Feasibility of a community action model oriented to reduce inequalities in health
by Fuertes, Carmen & Pasarín, M. Isabel & Borrell, Carme & Artazcoz, Lucía & Díez, Èlia
- 296-303 Turning health research into health promotion: A study of causality and ‘critical insights’ in a United Kingdom health campaign
by Piggin, Joe
- 304-311 Preferences for support services among adolescents and young adults with cancer or a blood disorder: A discrete choice experiment
by Goodall, Stephen & King, Madeleine & Ewing, Jane & Smith, Narelle & Kenny, Patricia
- 312-317 The vaccine gap between Japan and the UK
by Shimazawa, Rumiko & Ikeda, Masayuki
2012, Volume 107, Issue 1
- 1-10 Informing policy makers about future health spending: A comparative analysis of forecasting methods in OECD countries
by Astolfi, Roberto & Lorenzoni, Luca & Oderkirk, Jillian
- 11-20 Conceptual frameworks for comparing healthcare politics and policy
by Marmor, Theodore & Wendt, Claus
- 21-30 Assessment of the Turkish health care system reforms: A stakeholder analysis
by Akinci, Fevzi & Mollahaliloğlu, Salih & Gürsöz, Hakki & Öğücü, Fatma
- 31-43 Priority setting and policy advocacy by nursing associations: A scoping review and implications using a socio-ecological whole systems lens
by MacDonald, Jo-Anne & Edwards, Nancy & Davies, Barbara & Marck, Patricia & Guernsey, Judith Read
- 44-53 Nurse migration and health workforce planning: Ireland as illustrative of international challenges
by Humphries, Niamh & Brugha, Ruairi & McGee, Hannah
- 54-65 Retaining nurses: The impact of Ontario's “70% Full-Time Commitment”
by Daniels, Frieda & Laporte, Audrey & Lemieux-Charles, Louise & Baumann, Andrea & Onate, Kanecy & Deber, Raisa
- 66-73 Rebalancing brain drain: Exploring resource reallocation to address health worker migration and promote global health
by Mackey, Timothy Ken & Liang, Bryan Albert
- 74-82 Variations in labor supply between female and male hospital physicians: Results from a modern welfare state
by Johannessen, Karl-Arne & Hagen, Terje P.
- 83-90 International application of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxation in obesity reduction: Factors that may influence policy effectiveness in country-specific contexts
by Jou, Judy & Techakehakij, Win
- 91-97 Understanding the process of establishing a food and nutrition policy: the case of Slovenia
by Kugelberg, Susanna & Jönsson, Kristina & Yngve, Agneta
- 98-103 Enhancing public trust in the food safety regulatory system
by Papadopoulos, Andrew & Sargeant, Jan M. & Majowicz, Shannon E. & Sheldrick, Byron & McKeen, Carolyn & Wilson, Jeff & Dewey, Catherine E.
2012, Volume 106, Issue 3
- 211-224 Policies to promote use of generic medicines in low and middle income countries: A review of published literature, 2000–2010
by Kaplan, Warren A. & Ritz, Lindsay Sarah & Vitello, Marie & Wirtz, Veronika J.
- 225-232 Sale strategies of pharmaceutical companies in a “pharmerging” country: The problems will not improve if the gaps remain
by Civaner, Murat
- 233-240 On reimbursement reforms and stockpiling of prescription drugs: The case of insulin
by Skipper, Niels
- 241-245 Not a good buy: Value for money of prescription drugs sold on the Internet
by Levaggi, Rosella & Marcantoni, Claudio & Filippucci, Laura & Gelatti, Umberto
- 246-256 General practitioners’ preferences for the organisation of primary care: A discrete choice experiment
by Pedersen, Line Bjørnskov & Kjær, Trine & Kragstrup, Jakob & Gyrd-Hansen, Dorte
- 257-268 Physician density in a two-tiered health care system
by Gächter, Martin & Schwazer, Peter & Theurl, Engelbert & Winner, Hannes
- 269-275 Association between family doctors’ practices characteristics and patient evaluation of care
by Klemenc-Ketis, Zalika & Petek, Davorina & Kersnik, Janko
- 276-283 Organizational changes in the course of the PHC reform in Lithuania from 1994 to 2010
by Liseckiene, Ida & Miseviciene, Irena & Dudonis, Mindaugas
- 284-290 Predicting the place of out-of-hours care—A market simulation based on discrete choice analysis
by Philips, Hilde & Mahr, Dominik & Remmen, Roy & Weverbergh, Marcel & De Graeve, Diana & Van Royen, Paul
- 291-302 The role of proximity to death in need-based approaches to health care
by Asada, Yukiko & Kephart, George & Hurley, Jeremiah & Yoshida, Yoko & Smith, Andrea & Bornstein, Stephen
- 303-312 Public health actions to improve palliative care in Germany: Results of a three-round Delphi study
by Behmann, Mareike & Jünger, Saskia & Radbruch, Lukas & Schneider, Nils
2012, Volume 106, Issue 2
- 105-109 Ensuring access to health care—Germany reforms supply structures to tackle inequalities
by Ozegowski, Susanne & Sundmacher, Leonie
- 110-113 New Zealand's post-2008 health system reforms: Toward re-centralization of organizational arrangements
by Gauld, Robin
- 114-119 Ten years of structural reforms in Danish healthcare
by Christiansen, Terkel
- 120-126 Economies of scale and scope in the Danish hospital sector prior to radical restructuring plans
by Kristensen, Troels & Olsen, Kim Rose & Kilsmark, Jannie & Lauridsen, Jørgen T. & Pedersen, Kjeld Møller
- 127-137 Balancing economic freedom against social policy principles: EC competition law and national health systems
by Mossialos, Elias & Lear, Julia
- 138-148 Differential effects of negative publicity on beef consumption according to household characteristics in South Korea
by Youn, Hyungho & Lim, Byung In & Jin, Hyun Joung
- 149-160 An economic analysis of tobacco elimination policies in Turkey
by Arslanhan, Selin & Caner, Asena & Helvacioglu, Kerem & Saglam, Ismail & Teksoz, Tuncay
- 161-168 Public support for smoke-free areas in Israel: A case for action
by Rosen, Laura J. & Rier, David A. & Schwartz, Robert & Oren, Anat & Kopel, Anna & Gevman, Alexandra & Zeller, Mitch & Connolly, Gregory
- 169-176 Responses to increasing cigarette prices in France: How did persistent smokers react?
by Peretti-Watel, Patrick & L’haridon, Olivier & Seror, Valerie
- 177-186 Exploring non-health outcomes of health promotion: The perspective of participants in a lifestyle behaviour change intervention
by Goebbels, Adrienne F.G. & Lakerveld, Jeroen & Ament, André J.H.A. & Bot, Sandra D.M. & Severens, Johan L.
- 187-194 The opportunity cost of exercise: Do higher-earning Australians exercise longer, harder, or both?
by Maruyama, Shiko & Yin, Qing
- 195-206 Measuring inequalities in health: What do we know? What do we need to know?
by Costa-Font, Joan & Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina
- 207-210 Calculating an intervention's (cost-)effectiveness for the real-world target population: The potential of combining strengths of both RCTs and observational data
by Neyt, Mattias & Cleemput, Irina & Thiry, Nancy & De Laet, Chris
2012, Volume 106, Issue 1
- 3-9 The challenge and the future of health care turnaround plans: Evidence from the Italian experience
by Ferrè, Francesca & Cuccurullo, Corrado & Lega, Federico
- 10-16 The financial crisis in Italy: Implications for the healthcare sector
by de Belvis, Antonio Giulio & Ferrè, Francesca & Specchia, Maria Lucia & Valerio, Luca & Fattore, Giovanni & Ricciardi, Walter
- 17-22 Health policy reform in tough times: The case of Portugal
by Barros, Pedro Pita
- 23-28 Spanish health care cuts: Penny wise and pound foolish?
by Gené-Badia, Joan & Gallo, Pedro & Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina & García-Armesto, Sandra
- 29-36 Comparing health policy agendas across eleven high income countries: Islands of difference in a sea of similarity
by Tenbensel, Tim & Eagle, Samantha & Ashton, Toni
- 37-49 Leadership and governance in seven developed health systems
by Smith, Peter C. & Anell, Anders & Busse, Reinhard & Crivelli, Luca & Healy, Judith & Lindahl, Anne Karin & Westert, Gert & Kene, Tobechukwu
- 50-59 Assessing health care planning – A framework-led comparison of Germany and New Zealand
by Ettelt, Stefanie & Fazekas, Mihaly & Mays, Nicholas & Nolte, Ellen
- 60-75 What characterises the privately insured in universal health care systems? A review of the empirical evidence
by Kiil, Astrid
- 88-96 Gender sensitivity in national health plans in Latin America and the European Union
by Briones-Vozmediano, Erica & Vives-Cases, Carmen & Peiró-Pérez, Rosana
- 97-103 The human factor: Re-organisations in public health policy
by Oliver, Kathryn & Everett, Martin & Verma, Arpana & de Vocht, Frank
2012, Volume 105, Issue 2
- 110-118 A framework to evaluate the effects of small area variations in healthcare infrastructure on diagnostics and patient outcomes of rare diseases based on administrative data
by Stargardt, Tom & Schreyögg, Jonas
- 119-127 The influence of regional health care structures on delay in diagnosis of rare diseases: The case of Marfan Syndrome
by Roll, Kathrin
- 128-137 Does healthcare infrastructure have an impact on delay in diagnosis and survival?
by Blankart, Carl Rudolf
- 138-145 Research performance of centers of expertise for rare diseases—The influence of network integration, internal resource access and operational experience
by Hannemann-Weber, Henrike & Kessel, Maura & Schultz, Carsten
- 146-153 Innovative work behavior in healthcare: The benefit of operational guidelines in the treatment of rare diseases
by Kessel, Maura & Hannemann-Weber, Henrike & Kratzer, Jan
- 154-164 How do patients with rare diseases experience the medical encounter? Exploring role behavior and its impact on patient–physician interaction
by Budych, Karolina & Helms, Thomas M. & Schultz, Carsten
- 165-175 Open innovation in health care: Analysis of an open health platform
by Bullinger, Angelika C. & Rass, Matthias & Adamczyk, Sabrina & Moeslein, Kathrin M. & Sohn, Stefan
- 176-184 Provision and financing of assistive technology devices in Germany: A bureaucratic odyssey? The case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy
by Henschke, Cornelia
- 185-191 Health workers at the core of the health system: Framework and research issues
by Anand, Sudhir & Bärnighausen, Till
- 192-202 Eliminating the shortage of registered nurses in Canada: An exercise in applied needs-based planning
by Tomblin Murphy, Gail & Birch, Stephen & MacKenzie, Adrian & Alder, Rob & Lethbridge, Lynn & Little, Lisa
- 203-213 Turnover of registered nurses in Israel: Characteristics and predictors
by Toren, Orly & Zelker, Revital & Lipschuetz, Michal & Riba, Shoshana & Reicher, Sima & Nirel, Nurit
- 214-220 The working status of Japanese female physicians by area of practice: Cohort analysis of taking leave, returning to work, and changing specialties from 1984 to 2004
by Kodama, Tomoko & Koike, Soichi & Matsumoto, Shinya & Ide, Hiroo & Yasunaga, Hideo & Imamura, Tomoaki
- 221-225 International comparison of assessments of pharmaceutical innovation
by Lexchin, Joel
- 226-235 Stakeholder involvement in expensive drug recommendation decisions: An international perspective
by Rosenberg-Yunger, Zahava R.S. & Thorsteinsdóttir, Halla & Daar, Abdallah S. & Martin, Douglas K.
- 236-245 Stakeholders involvement by HTA Organisations: Why is so different?
by Cavazza, Marianna & Jommi, Claudio
- 246-255 Is pharmaceutical policy evidence-informed? A case of the deregulation process of nicotine replacement therapy products in Finland
by Kurko, Terhi & Silvast, Antti & Wahlroos, Hannes & Pietilä, Kirsi & Airaksinen, Marja
- 256-264 Financial burden of drug expenditures in Poland
by Łuczak, Julita & García-Gómez, Pilar
- 265-272 Mergers and acquisitions in Western European health care: Exploring the role of financial services organizations
by Angeli, Federica & Maarse, Hans
- 273-281 Dynamic analysis of interhospital collaboration and competition: Empirical evidence from an Italian regional health system
by Mascia, Daniele & Di Vincenzo, Fausto & Cicchetti, Americo
- 282-287 A new approach to the tradeoff between quality and accessibility of health care
by Tanke, Marit A.C. & Ikkersheim, David E.
- 288-295 Challenging Health in All Policies, an action research study in Dutch municipalities
by Steenbakkers, Mieke & Jansen, Maria & Maarse, Hans & de Vries, Nanne
- 296-302 Empathy and the application of the ‘unbearable suffering’ criterion in Dutch euthanasia practice
by van Tol, Donald G. & Rietjens, Judith A.C. & van der Heide, Agnes
- 303-311 Japan's policy of promoting end-of-life care in nursing homes: Impact on facility and resident characteristics associated with the site of death
by Ikegami, Naoki & Ikezaki, Sumie
- 312-316 Measuring concerns for severity: Re-examination of a health scale with purported equal interval properties
by Nord, Erik
2012, Volume 105, Issue 1
- 1-9 Responding to diversity: An exploratory study of migrant health policies in Europe
by Mladovsky, Philipa & Rechel, Bernd & Ingleby, David & McKee, Martin
- 10-16 Monitoring migrant health in Europe: A narrative review of data collection practices
by Rechel, Bernd & Mladovsky, Philipa & Devillé, Walter
- 17-24 Migrant's access to immunization in Mediterranean Countries
by Riccardo, Flavia & Dente, Maria Grazia & Kojouharova, Mira & Fabiani, Massimo & Alfonsi, Valeria & Kurchatova, Anna & Vladimirova, Nadezhda & Declich, Silvia
- 25-32 Policies to improve the health and well-being of Roma people: The European experience
by Fésüs, Gabriella & Östlin, Piroska & McKee, Martin & Ádány, Róza
- 33-37 Crossing borders: A critical review of the role of the European Court of Justice in EU health policy
by Brooks, Eleanor
- 38-45 Travelling home for treatment and EU patients’ rights to care abroad: Results of a survey among German students at Maastricht University
by Glinos, Irene A. & Doering, Nora & Maarse, Hans
- 46-54 The health care experiences of British pensioners migrating to Spain: A qualitative study
by Legido-Quigley, Helena & Nolte, Ellen & Green, Judith & la Parra, Daniel & McKee, Martin
- 55-64 Integrated care for chronic conditions: The contribution of the ICCC Framework
by Nuño, Roberto & Coleman, Katie & Bengoa, Rafael & Sauto, Regina
- 65-70 Cancer patient pathways in Denmark as a joint effort between bureaucrats, health professionals and politicians—A national Danish project
by Probst, Helene Bilsted & Hussain, Zubair Butt & Andersen, Ole
- 71-83 Does team-based primary health care improve patients’ perception of outcomes? Evidence from the 2007–08 Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health
by Jesmin, Shammima & Thind, Amardeep & Sarma, Sisira
- 84-91 Pediatric primary care services in Manitoba: Is the health of the next generation of children at risk?
by Katz, Alan & Bogdanovic, Bogdan & Ekuma, Okechukwu & Soodeen, Ruth-Ann & Enns, Jennifer
- 92-101 Critical urban areas, deprived areas and neighbourhood effects on health in France
by Debrand, Thierry & Pierre, Aurélie & Allonier, Caroline & Lucas-Gabrielli, Véronique
2012, Volume 104, Issue 3
- 206-214 Study-design selection criteria in systematic reviews of effectiveness of health systems interventions and reforms: A meta-review
by Rockers, Peter C. & Feigl, Andrea B. & Røttingen, John-Arne & Fretheim, Atle & de Ferranti, David & Lavis, John N. & Melberg, Hans Olav & Bärnighausen, Till
- 215-221 Implementation of the Tallinn Charter in the WHO European region: Where is the evidence? a systematic comparison of online information before and after the end of the year of signature
by Carinci, Fabrizio
- 222-233 Fifty ways to reduce length of stay: An inventory of how hospital staff would reduce the length of stay in their hospital
by Borghans, Ine & Kool, Rudolf B. & Lagoe, Ronald J. & Westert, Gert P.
- 234-240 A framework for the evaluation of new interventional procedures
by Lourenco, Tania & Grant, Adrian M. & Burr, Jennifer M. & Vale, Luke
- 241-246 Analysis of the success rates of new drug development in Japan and the lag behind the US
by Hirai, Yuka & Yamanaka, Yosuke & Kusama, Makiko & Ishibashi, Taro & Sugiyama, Yuichi & Ono, Shunsuke
- 247-252 Perceptions and patterns of use of generic drugs among Italian Family Pediatricians: First round results of a web survey
by Fabiano, Valentina & Mameli, Chiara & Cattaneo, Dario & Delle Fave, Antonella & Preziosa, Alessandra & Mele, Giuseppe & Clementi, Emilio & Zuccotti, Gian Vincenzo
- 253-259 Translation of remuneration arrangements into incentives to delegate to English dental therapists
by Harris, Rebecca V. & Sun, Ningwei
- 260-271 Managing poorly performing clinicians: Health care providers’ willingness to pay for independent help
by Watson, Verity & Sussex, Jon & Ryan, Mandy & Tetteh, Ebenezer
- 272-278 Implementation of a service for physicians’ consultation and information in euthanasia requests in Belgium
by Van Wesemael, Yanna & Cohen, Joachim & Bilsen, Johan & Smets, Tinne & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje & Distelmans, Wim & Deliens, Luc
- 279-287 Exploring industry perspectives on implementation of a provincial policy for food and beverage sales in publicly funded recreation facilities
by Vander Wekken, Suzanne & Sørensen, Susanne & Meldrum, John & Naylor, Patti-Jean
- 288-295 Restricting unhealthy food sponsorship: Attitudes of the sporting community
by Kelly, Bridget & Baur, Louise A. & Bauman, Adrian E. & King, Lesley & Chapman, Kathy & Smith, Ben J.
- 296-303 Giving to receive? The right to donate in umbilical cord blood banking for stem cell therapies
by Machin, Laura L. & Brown, Nik & McLeod, Danae
- 304-311 The Austrian Tobacco Act in practice – Analysing the effectiveness of partial smoking bans in Austrian restaurants and bars
by Reichmann, Gerhard & Sommersguter-Reichmann, Margit
2012, Volume 104, Issue 2
- 99-127 Welfare states, flexible employment, and health: A critical review
by Kim, Il-Ho & Muntaner, Carles & Vahid Shahidi, Faraz & Vives, Alejandra & Vanroelen, Christophe & Benach, Joan
- 128-135 Implementing changes to hospital services: Factors influencing the process and ‘results’ of reconfiguration
by Fulop, Naomi & Walters, Rhiannon & 6, Perri & Spurgeon, Peter
- 136-145 Socio-demographic patient profiles and hospital efficiency: Does patient mix affect a hospital's ability to perform?
by Gyrd-Hansen, Dorte & Olsen, Kim R. & Sørensen, Torben H.
- 146-154 Adverse event rates as measures of hospital performance
by Hauck, Katharina & Zhao, Xueyan & Jackson, Terri
- 155-162 Can patient injury claims be utilised as a quality indicator?
by Järvelin, Jutta & Häkkinen, Unto
- 163-171 Hospital ownership and efficiency: A review of studies with particular focus on Germany
by Tiemann, Oliver & Schreyögg, Jonas & Busse, Reinhard
- 172-178 Going private: Clinicians’ experience of working in UK Independent Sector Treatment Centres
by Waring, Justin & Bishop, Simon
- 179-185 An even smaller area variation: Differing practice patterns among interventional cardiologists within a single high volume tertiary cardiac centre
by Mercuri, Mathew & Natarajan, Madhu K. & Norman, Geoff & Gafni, Amiram
- 186-192 Evaluation of the equity of age–sex adjusted primary care capitation payments in Ontario, Canada
by Sibley, Lyn M. & Glazier, Richard H.
- 193-199 Equity and equality in the use of GP services for elderly people: The Spanish case
by Crespo-Cebada, Eva & Urbanos-Garrido, Rosa M.
- 200-203 Nudge—A new and better way to improve health?
by Vallgårda, Signild
2011, Volume 103, Issue 2
- 101-110 HIV testing in Europe: Mapping policies
by Deblonde, Jessika & Meulemans, Herman & Callens, Steven & Luchters, Stanley & Temmerman, Marleen & Hamers, Françoise F.
- 111-123 A systematic review and comparison of HIV contact tracing laws in Canada
by Lunny, Carole & Shearer, Brenna D.
- 124-129 Comparison of healthcare costs between local and immigrant HIV populations living in Southern Alberta, Canada
by Krentz, Hartmut B. & Gill, M. John
- 130-140 Opportunities to reduce health inequalities by ‘Health in All Policies’ in the Netherlands: An explorative study on the national level
by Storm, Ilse & Aarts, Marie-Jeanne & Harting, Janneke & Schuit, Albertine J.
- 141-148 A national health inequalities fund for Wales: Concept, design and implementation
by Longley, Marcus & Llewellyn, Mark & Beddow, Tony & Cohen, David & Corson, Jeremy & Warner, Morton
- 149-159 Persistence despite action? Measuring the patterns of health inequality in England (1997–2007)
by Costa Font, Joan & Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina & McGuire, Alistair
- 160-167 Density of dental practitioners and access to dental care for the elderly: A multilevel analysis with a view on socio-economic inequality
by Lupi-Pegurier, Laurence & Clerc-Urmes, Isabelle & Abu-Zaineh, Mohammad & Paraponaris, Alain & Ventelou, Bruno
- 168-175 Economic crisis and communicable disease control in Europe: A scoping study among national experts
by Rechel, Boika & Suhrcke, Marc & Tsolova, Svetla & Suk, Jonathan E. & Desai, Monica & McKee, Martin & Stuckler, David & Abubakar, Ibrahim & Hunter, Paul & Senek, Michaela & Semenza, Jan C.
- 176-183 Current immunization policies for pneumococcal, meningococcal C, varicella and rotavirus vaccinations in Italy
by Alfonsi, Valeria & D’Ancona, Fortunato & Giambi, Cristina & Nacca, Gloria & Rota, Maria Cristina
- 184-190 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the development of pandemic influenza containment strategies: Community voices and community control
by Massey, Peter D. & Miller, Adrian & Saggers, Sherry & Durrheim, David N. & Speare, Richard & Taylor, Kylie & Pearce, Glenn & Odo, Travis & Broome, Jennifer & Judd, Jenni & Kelly, Jenny & Blackley, Magdalena & Clough, Alan
- 191-199 Health system stewardship of National Health Ministries in the WHO European region: Concepts, functions and assessment framework
by Veillard, Jeremy Henri Maurice & Brown, Adalsteinn Davidson & Barış, Enis & Permanand, Govin & Klazinga, Niek Sebastian
- 200-208 Scorecards for health system performance assessment: The New Zealand example
by Gauld, Robin & Al-wahaibi, Suhaila & Chisholm, Johanna & Crabbe, Rebecca & Kwon, Boomi & Oh, Timothy & Palepu, Raja & Rawcliffe, Nic & Sohn, Stephen
- 209-218 Quasi-market and cost-containment in Beveridge systems: The Lombardy model of Italy
by Brenna, Elenka
- 219-227 National public health policy in a local context—Implementation in two Swedish municipalities
by Jansson, Elisabeth & Fosse, Elisabeth & Tillgren, Per
- 228-235 Impact of Universal Health Care Coverage on patient demand for health care services in Thailand
by Panpiemras, Jirawat & Puttitanun, Thitima & Samphantharak, Krislert & Thampanishvong, Kannika
- 236-243 Urbanization and the utilization of outpatient services under National Health Insurance in Taiwan
by Lin, Yen-Ju & Tian, Wei-Hua & Chen, Chun-Chih
- 244-254 Does increase in utilisation rates alone indicate the success of a user fee removal policy? A qualitative case study from Zambia
by Hadley, Mary
- 255-265 New estimates of elasticity of demand for healthcare in rural China
by Zhou, Zhongliang & Su, Yanfang & Gao, Jianmin & Xu, Ling & Zhang, Yaoguang
- 266-275 Occupational psychosocial health policies in Hong Kong schools: A review and exploration of key stakeholder perceptions
by Tang, Jessica Janice & Leka, Stavroula & Hunt, Nigel & MacLennan, Sara
- 276-282 Medical tourism: A review of the literature and analysis of a role for bi-lateral trade
by Smith, Richard & Martínez Álvarez, Melisa & Chanda, Rupa
- 283-289 By ‘default or design’? The expansion of the private health care sector in Madhya Pradesh, India
by De Costa, Ayesha & Johannson, Eva
- 290-296 Maternal health care in Indian districts
by Ghosh, Arabinda
- 297-304 Something's ironic in Denmark: An otherwise progressive welfare state lags well behind in care of patients at the end of life
by Hoefler, James M. & Vejlgaard, Tove Bahn
- 305-314 Design, implementation and scaling up of the balanced scorecard for hospitals in Lebanon: Policy coherence and application lessons for low and middle income countries
by El-Jardali, Fadi & Saleh, Shadi & Ataya, Nour & Jamal, Diana
2011, Volume 103, Issue 1
- 3-8 Multimorbidity and its measurement
by Starfield, Barbara & Kinder, Karen
- 9-15 Explaining primary healthcare pharmacy expenditure using classification of medications for chronic conditions
by Vivas, David & Guadalajara, Natividad & Barrachina, Isabel & Trillo, José-Luis & Usó, Ruth & de-la-Poza, Elena
- 16-23 Patient affiliation with GPs in Australia—Who is and who is not and does it matter?
by McRae, Ian & Yen, Laurann & Gillespie, James & Douglas, Kirsty
- 24-30 Public and private funding of general practice services for children and adolescents in New Zealand
by Dovey, Susan & Tilyard, Murray & Cunningham, Wayne & Williamson, Martyn
- 31-37 Choice of primary care provider: Results from a population survey in three Swedish counties
by Glenngård, Anna H. & Anell, Anders & Beckman, Anders
- 38-46 Social capital, community size and utilization of health services: A lagged analysis
by Nauenberg, Eric & Laporte, Audrey & Shen, Leilei
- 47-52 Variations in amenable mortality—Trends in 16 high-income nations
by Nolte, Ellen & McKee, Martin
- 53-62 The impact of physician supply on avoidable cancer deaths in Germany. A spatial analysis
by Sundmacher, Leonie & Busse, Reinhard
- 63-72 Using the diamond model to prioritize 30 causes of death by considering both the level of and inequality in mortality
by Lu, Tsung-Hsueh & Huang, Yu-Tung & Chiang, Tung-Liang
- 73-82 A conditional nonparametric analysis for measuring the efficiency of regional public healthcare delivery: An application to Greek prefectures
by Halkos, George E. & Tzeremes, Nickolaos G.
- 83-91 Current and future avoidable cost of smoking – Estimates for Sweden 2007
by Bolin, Kristian & Borgman, Benny & Gip, Christina & Wilson, Koo
- 92-97 Having a yarn about smoking: Using action research to develop a ‘no smoking’ policy within an Aboriginal Health Organisation
by Fletcher, Gillian & Fredericks, Bronwyn & Adams, Karen & Finlay, Summer & Andy, Simone & Briggs, Lyn & Hall, Robert
2011, Volume 102, Issue 2
- 105-116 Public involvement in the systematic review process in health and social care: A narrative review of case examples
by Boote, Jonathan & Baird, Wendy & Sutton, Anthea
- 117-125 Opening the black box: A study of the process of NICE guidelines implementation
by Spyridonidis, Dimitrios & Calnan, Michael
- 126-135 Health technology prioritization: Which criteria for prioritizing new technologies and what are their relative weights?
by Golan, Ofra & Hansen, Paul & Kaplan, Giora & Tal, Orna
- 136-144 A thematic analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of manufacturers’ submissions to the NICE Single Technology Assessment (STA) process
by Carroll, Christopher & Kaltenthaler, Eva & FitzGerald, Patrick & Boland, Angela & Dickson, Rumona
- 145-151 A review of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) recommendations for drug therapies issued between 2007 and 2009 and their impact on policymaking processes in Poland
by Kolasa, Katarzyna & Schubert, Sebastian & Manca, Andrea & Hermanowski, Tadeusz
- 152-158 Introduction and uptake of new medical technologies in the Australian health care system: A qualitative study
by Gallego, Gisselle & Casey, Robert & Norman, Richard & Goodall, Stephen
- 159-169 Analysis of the impact of removing mucolytics and expectorants from the list of reimbursable drugs on prescription rates: A time-series analysis for France 1998–2010
by Pichetti, Sylvain & Sorasith, Christine & Sermet, Catherine
- 170-177 A new prize system for drug innovation
by Gandjour, Afschin & Chernyak, Nadja
- 178-192 Factors influencing pharmacist performance: A review of the peer-reviewed literature
by Schafheutle, Ellen Ingrid & Seston, Elizabeth Mary & Hassell, Karen
- 193-199 Screening for diabetes in unconventional locations: Resource implications and economics of screening in optometry practices
by Howse, Jennifer H. & Jones, Steve & Hungin, A.Pali S.
- 200-213 Assisted reproductive technologies: A systematic review of safety and effectiveness to inform disinvestment policy
by Watt, Amber M. & Elshaug, Adam G. & Willis, Cameron D. & Hiller, Janet E.
- 214-222 Perioperative Systems as a quality model of perioperative medicine and surgical care
by Lee, Anna & Kerridge, Ross K. & Chui, Po Tong & Chiu, Chun Hung & Gin, Tony
- 223-228 The Leapfrog initiative for intensive care unit physician staffing and its impact on intensive care unit performance: A narrative review
by Gasperino, James
- 229-234 Physicians’ participation in the Physicians’ Quality Reporting Initiative and their perceptions of its impact on quality of care
by Federman, Alex D. & Keyhani, Salomeh
- 235-246 A global overview of health insurance administrative costs: what are the reasons for variations found?
by Mathauer, Inke & Nicolle, Emmanuelle
- 247-254 Switching sickness funds in Israel: Adverse selection or risk selection? Some insights from the analysis of the relative costs of switchers
by Shmueli, Amir
- 255-262 User fees for public health care services in Hungary: Expectations, experience, and acceptability from the perspectives of different stakeholders
by Baji, Petra & Pavlova, Milena & Gulácsi, LászlÓ & Groot, Wim
- 263-269 What have 10 years of health insurance reforms brought about in Bulgaria? Re-appraising the Health Insurance Act of 1998
by Atanasova, Elka & Pavlova, Milena & Velickovski, Robert & Nikov, Bogomil & Moutafova, Emanuela & Groot, Wim
- 270-277 Two decades of reforms. Appraisal of the financial reforms in the Russian public healthcare sector
by Gordeev, Vladimir S. & Pavlova, Milena & Groot, Wim
- 278-285 Targeted or untargeted? The initial assessment of a targeted health insurance program for the poor in Georgia
by Hou, Xiaohui & Chao, Shiyan
- 286-294 Responsiveness and satisfaction with providers and carriers in a safety net insurance program: Evidence from Georgia's Medical Insurance for the Poor
by Bauhoff, Sebastian & Hotchkiss, David R. & Smith, Owen
- 295-303 A functional model for monitoring equity and effectiveness in purchasing health insurance premiums for the poor: Evidence from Cambodia and the Lao PDR
by Annear, Peter Leslie & Bigdeli, Maryam & Jacobs, Bart
- 304-313 Women's autonomy and reproductive health care utilisation: Empirical evidence from Tajikistan
by Kamiya, Yusuke
September 2011, Volume 102, Issue 1
- 1-7 Physician dual practice: A review of literature
by Socha, Karolina Z. & Bech, Mickael
- 8-17 Pay-for-performance step-by-step: Introduction to the MIMIQ model
by Van Herck, Pieter & Annemans, Lieven & De Smedt, Delphine & Remmen, Roy & Sermeus, Walter
- 18-25 Quo vadis SANEPID? A cross-country analysis of public health reforms in 10 post-Soviet states
by Maier, Claudia B. & Martin-Moreno, José M.
- 26-33 How three countries in the Americas are fortifying dietary salt reduction: A north and south perspective
by Legowski, Barbara & Legetic, Branka
- 34-40 Community-driven alcohol policy in Canada's northern territories 1970-2008
by Davison, Colleen M. & Ford, Catherine S. & Peters, Paul A. & Hawe, Penelope
- 41-48 Estimating the impact of pictorial health warnings and "plain" cigarette packaging: Evidence from experimental auctions among adult smokers in the United States
by Thrasher, James F. & Rousu, Matthew C. & Hammond, David & Navarro, Ashley & Corrigan, Jay R.
- 49-55 Street smoking bans in Japan: A hope for smoke-free cities?
by Ueda, Hiroshi & Armada, Francisco & Kashiwabara, Mina & Yoshimi, Itsuro
- 56-63 The ambiguity of ethnicity as risk factor of vitamin D deficiency - A case study of Danish vitamin D policy documents
by Mygind, Anna & Traulsen, Janine Morgall & Nørgaard, Lotte Stig & Bissell, Paul
- 64-71 Healthcare access and burden of care for patients with Lyme disease: A large United States survey
by Johnson, Lorraine & Aylward, Alexandra & Stricker, Raphael B.
- 72-80 The cost-effectiveness of alternative strategies against HBV in Italy
by Ruggeri, Matteo & Cicchetti, Americo & Gasbarrini, Antonio
- 81-88 Evaluation and equity audit of the domestic radon programme in England
by Zhang, Wei & Chow, Yimmy & Meara, Jill & Green, Martyn
- 89-95 Influenza vaccine for healthy adult workers: An issue for health authorities or employers?
by Garattini, Livio & Koleva, Daniela
- 96-103 Prevention for elderly people: Demand-oriented or problem-oriented?
by Kupper, Nicolette M. & Schreurs, Hanneke & ten Klooster, Peter M. & Bode, Christina & van Ameijden, Erik J.C.
August 2011, Volume 101, Issue 3
- 209-219 An alternative approach to evaluating, measuring, and comparing domestic and international health institutions: Insights from social science theories
by Gómez, Eduardo J.
- 220-227 Where the wicked problems are: The case of mental health
by Hannigan, Ben & Coffey, Michael
- 228-235 More family responsibility, more informal care? The effect of motivation on the giving of informal care by people aged over 50 in the Netherlands compared to other European countries
by Oudijk, Debbie & Woittiez, Isolde & de Boer, Alice
- 236-244 Considering consumer choice in the economic evaluation of mandatory health programmes: A review
by Parkinson, Bonny & Goodall, Stephen