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January 2007, Volume 80, Issue 1
- 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
- 304-317 The impact of filipino micro health-insurance units on income-related equality of access to healthcare
by Dror, David Mark & Koren, Ruth & Steinberg, David Mark
- 318-325 Why do not all hip- and knee patients facing long waiting times accept re-referral to hospitals with short waiting time?: Questionnaire study
by Birk, Hans Okkels & Henriksen, Lars Onsberg
- 326-338 Demand and supply of emergency help: An economic analysis of Red Cross services
by Hackl, Franz & Pruckner, Gerald Josef
- 339-351 The Common Drug Review: A NICE start for Canada?
by McMahon, Meghan & Morgan, Steve & Mitton, Craig
- 352-367 "Yes", "No" or "Yes, but"? Multinomial modelling of NICE decision-making
by Dakin, Helen Angela & Devlin, Nancy J. & Odeyemi, Isaac A.O.
July 2006, Volume 77, Issue 2
- 129-139 Estimating the burden of road traffic injuries among children and adolescents in urban South Asia
by Hyder, Adnan Ali & Amach, Omar Hussein & Garg, Nitin & Labinjo, Mariam Temitope
- 140-148 Patterns of health care utilization and health behaviors among street sex workers in Hong Kong
by Wong, William C.W. & Gray, Sister Ann & Ling, Davina C. & Holroyd, Eleanor A.
- 149-165 South Asian participation in clinical trials: The views of lay people and health professionals
by Hussain-Gambles, Mah & Atkin, Karl & Leese, Brenda
- 166-171 Self-medication with antibiotics--Does it really happen in Europe?
by Vaananen, Minna Heleena & Pietila, Kirsi & Airaksinen, Marja
- 172-181 Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis by private practitioners in Manila, Philippines
by Auer, Christian & Lagahid, Jaime Y. & Tanner, Marcel & Weiss, Mitchell G.
- 182-201 A baseline survey of the Primary Healthcare System in South Eastern Nigeria
by Chukwuani, Chinyere Mercellina & Olugboji, Akindeji & Akuto, Edward Erdorga & Odebunmi, Akim & Ezeilo, Ezenta & Ugbene, Emmanuel
- 202-211 Views of physicians, disciplinary board members and practicing lawyers on the new statutory disciplinary system for health care in The Netherlands
by Cuperus-Bosma, Jacqueline M. & Hout, Fredericus A.G. & Hubben, Joep H. & van der Wal, Gerrit
- 212-220 Health care in China: The role of non-government providers
by Liu, Yuanli & Berman, Peter & Yip, Winnie & Liang, Haocai & Meng, Qingyue & Qu, Jiangbin & Li, Zhonghe
- 221-232 Evaluating program effects on institutional delivery in Peru
by McQuestion, Michael J. & Velasquez, Anibal
- 233-243 Economic evaluation of HIV screening in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in India
by Kumar, Manoj & Birch, Stephen & Maturana, Andres & Gafni, Amiran
June 2006, Volume 77, Issue 1
- 1-243 Who cares about quality? Comment on "Why do health and social care providers co-operate? by Van Raak et al. (Health Policy 74(2005)13-23)"
by Chiu, Timothy
- 2-23 Measuring operational efficiency in a health care system: A case study from Thailand
by Suraratdecha, Chutima & Okunade, Albert A.
- 24-36 Gender equity in health care in Sweden--Minor improvements since the 1990s
by Jonsson, Pia Maria & Schmidt, Ingrid & Sparring, Vibeke & Tomson, Goran
- 37-42 Development of a framework with specific reference to exit-level outcomes for the education and training of South African undergraduate physiotherapy students
by Krause, Maria W. & Viljoen, Marlene J. & Nel, Maria M. & Joubert, Georgina
- 43-50 The effect of a subsidy policy on the utilization of community care services under a public long-term care insurance program in rural Japan
by Sato, Mikiya & Hashimoto, Hideki & Tamiya, Nanako & Yano, Eiji
- 51-63 Cost-of-illness analysis: What room in health economics?
by Tarricone, Rosanna
- 64-75 Review of performance assessment and improvement in ambulatory medical care
by Contencin, Philippe & Falcoff, Hector & Doumenc, Michel
- 76-85 The public and public health organizations: Issues for community engagement in public health
by Scutchfield, F. Douglas & Hall, Laura & Ireson, Carol L.
- 86-102 Informal payment for health care: Evidence from Hungary
by Gaal, Peter & Evetovits, Tamas & McKee, Martin
- 103-112 Factors contributing to patient dumping in Taiwan
by Lin, Herng-Ching & Kao, Senyeong & Tang, Chao-Hsiun & Yang, Ming-Chin & Lee, Hong-Shen
- 113-120 Is decentralisation the real solution?: A three country study
by Mosca, Ilaria
May 2006, Volume 76, Issue 3
- 245-258 Telemedicine services in the Republic of Ireland: An evolving policy context
by MacFarlane, Anne & Murphy, Andrew William & Clerkin, Pauline
- 259-265 Impact of sociocultural factors on hospital length of stay in children with nephrotic syndrome in Japan
by Toyabe, Shin-ichi & Cao, Pengyu & Abe, Toshikazu & Uchiyama, Makoto & Akazawa, Kouhei
- 266-276 The effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act on economic well-being of men with disabilities
by Moon, Sangho & Shin, Jaeun
- 277-287 Translations of health sector SWAps--A comparative study of health sector development cooperation in Uganda, Zambia and Bangladesh
by Sundewall, Jesper & Sahlin-Andersson, Kerstin
- 288-298 Do marginal changes in PHI membership accurately predict marginal changes in PHI use in Western Australia?
by Moorin, Rachael Elizabeth & Holman, Cashel D'Arcy James
- 299-311 The impact of decentralised drug-budgets in Sweden - a survey of physicians' attitudes towards costs and cost-effectiveness
by Jansson, Sandra & Anell, Anders
- 312-319 Responsibility, fairness and rationing in health care
by Cappelen, Alexander W. & Norheim, Ole Frithjof
- 320-333 The Norwegian hospital reform of 2002: Central government takes over ownership of public hospitals
by Hagen, Terje P. & Kaarboe, Oddvar M.
- 334-345 Priority setting for horizon scanning of new health technologies in Denmark: Views of health care stakeholders and health economists
by Douw, Karla & Vondeling, Hindrik & Oortwijn, Wija
- 346-358 Calculation of prefectural disability-adjusted life expectancy (DALE) using long-term care prevalence and its socioeconomic correlates in Japan
by Kurimori, Sugako & Fukuda, Yoshiharu & Nakamura, Keiko & Watanabe, Masafumi & Takano, Takehito
- 359-370 A comparison of individual and social time trade-off values for health states in the general population
by Burstrom, Kristina & Johannesson, Magnus & Diderichsen, Finn
April 2006, Volume 76, Issue 2
- 125-133 Different types and aspects of quality systems and their implications: A thematic comparison of seven quality systems at a university hospital
by Kunkel, Stefan Tony & Westerling, Ragnar
- 134-143 Providing guidance to the NHS: The Scottish Medicines Consortium and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence compared
by Cairns, John
- 144-155 Labour supply in the home care industry: A case study in a Dutch region
by Breedveld, Elly J. & Meijboom, Bert R. & de Roo, Aad A.
- 156-168 The snakes and ladders of user involvement: Moving beyond Arnstein
by Tritter, Jonathan Quetzal & McCallum, Alison
- 169-178 Prevalence and content of written ethics policies on euthanasia in Catholic healthcare institutions in Belgium (Flanders)
by Gastmans, Chris & Lemiengre, Joke & van der Wal, Gerrit & Schotsmans, Paul & Dierckx de Casterle, Bernadette
- 179-185 Adolescent immunization rates and the effect of socio-demographic factors on immunization in a cosmopolitan city (ERZURUM) in the eastern Turkey
by Alp, Handan & Altinkaynak, Sevin & Arikan, Duygu & Ozyazicioglu, Nurcan
- 186-193 Interprovincial migration of physicians in Canada: What are the determinants?
by Basu, Kisalaya & Rajbhandary, Sameer
- 194-201 Delayed transfers of older people from hospital: Causes and policy implications
by Bryan, Karen & Gage, Heather & Gilbert, Ken
- 202-212 What are `third way' governments learning? Health care consumers and quality in England and Germany
by Allen, Pauline & Hommel, Petra Riemer
- 213-232 Responses of Israeli HMOs to environmental change following the National Health Insurance Law: Opening the black box
by Gross, Revital & Harrison, Michael I.
- 233-242 Social capital and farmer's willingness-to-join a newly established community-based health insurance in rural China
by Zhang, Licheng & Wang, Hong & Wang, Lushang & Hsiao, William
March 2006, Volume 76, Issue 1
- 1-12 Time costs of waiting, doctor-shopping and private-public sector imbalance: Microdata evidence from Hong Kong
by Leung, Gabriel Matthew & Yeung, Raymond Yue Ting & Wong, Irene Oi Ling & Castan-Cameo, Susana & Johnston, Janice Mary
- 13-25 Analysis of cost outliers within APR-DRGs in a Belgian general hospital: Two complementary approaches
by Pirson, Magali & Dramaix, Michele & Leclercq, Pol & Jackson, Terri
- 26-37 Effects of payment incentives, hospital ownership and competition on hospitalization decisions for ambulatory surgical procedures
by Xirasagar, Sudha & Lin, Herng-Ching
- 38-48 Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACGs) explain the utilization of primary care in Spain based on information registered in the medical records: A cross-sectional study
by Orueta, Juan-Francisco & Urraca, Javier & Berraondo, Inaki & Darpon, Jon & Aurrekoetxea, Juan-Jose
- 49-57 Balancing efficiency of health services and equity of access in remote areas in Greece
by Kontodimopoulos, Nick & Nanos, Panagiotis & Niakas, Dimitris
- 58-71 Understanding consumers' preferences and decision to enrol in community-based health insurance in rural West Africa
by De Allegri, Manuela & Sanon, Mamadou & Bridges, John & Sauerborn, Rainer
- 72-79 Direct access in primary care and patient satisfaction: A European study
by Kroneman, Madelon W. & Maarse, Hans & Zee, Jouke van der
- 80-92 The impact of loss of Medicaid on health service utilization among persons with HIV/AIDS in New York City
by Kelaher, Margaret & Jessop, Dorothy Jones
- 93-105 Developing a healthy ageing policy for Ireland: The view from below
by O'Shea, Eamon
- 106-121 Low-income Canadians' experiences with health-related services: Implications for health care reform
by Williamson, Deanna L. & Stewart, Miriam J. & Hayward, Karen & Letourneau, Nicole & Makwarimba, Edward & Masuda, Jeff & Raine, Kim & Reutter, Linda & Rootman, Irving & Wilson, Douglas
February 2006, Volume 75, Issue 3
- 243-250 Representation strategies in public participation in health policy: The Aboriginal Community Health Council
by Quantz, Darryl & Thurston, Wilfreda E.
- 251-261 Moral hazard or realised access to care?: Empirical observations in Hong Kong
by Wong, Irene Oi Ling & Chan, Wai-Sum & Choi, Sarah & Lo, Su-Vui & Leung, Gabriel Matthew
- 262-271 The inequity of informal payments for health care: The case of Hungary
by Szende, Agota & Culyer, Anthony Johr
- 272-279 The cost to health services of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection among tuberculosis patients in Sudan
by El-Sony, A.I.
- 280-297 Principles and indicators of successful consumer involvement in NHS research: Results of a Delphi study and subgroup analysis
by Boote, Jonathan & Barber, Rosemary & Cooper, Cindy
- 298-311 The impact of population ageing on future Danish drug expenditure
by Kildemoes, Helle Wallach & Christiansen, Terkel & Gyrd-Hansen, Dorte & Kristiansen, Ivar Sonbo & Andersen, Morten
- 312-328 Impoverishment and patients' "willingness" and "ability" to pay for improving the quality of health care in Palestine: An assessment using the contingent valuation method
by Mataria, Awad & Giacaman, Rita & Khatib, Rana & Moatti, Jean-Paul
- 329-337 Estimated prevalence of osteoporosis from a Nationwide Health Insurance database in Taiwan
by Yang, Nan-Ping & Deng, Chung-Yeh & Chou, Yiing-Jenq & Chen, Po-Quang & Lin, Ching-Heng & Chou, Pesus & Chang, Hong-Jen
- 338-346 Paper tigers--Do clinical guidelines improve health care quality in patients with testicular germ cell tumors in Germany?
by Schrader, Mark & Wei[ss]bach, Lothar & Weikert, Steffen & Schostak, Martin & Miller, Kurt
- 347-357 Economic stability and health status: Evidence from East Asia before and after the 1990s economic crisis
by Hopkins, Sandra
- 358-367 The health workforce: Managing the crisis ethical international recruitment of health professionals: will codes of practice protect developing country health systems?
by Martineau, Tim & Willetts, Annie
January 2006, Volume 75, Issue 2
- 121-130 Suitability of the health and social care resources for persons requiring long-term care in Spain: An empirical approach
by Garces, Jorge & Rodenas, Francisco & Sanjose, Vicente
- 131-139 Factors associated with health care utilization by the elderly in a public health care system
by Fernandez-Olano, C. & Hidalgo, J.D. Lopez-Torres & Cerda-Diaz, R. & Requena-Gallego, M. & Sanchez-Castano, C. & Urbistondo-Cascales, L. & Otero-Puime, A.
- 140-158 Household health-seeking behaviour in Khartoum, Sudan: The willingness to pay for public health services if these services are of good quality
by Habbani, Khalid & Groot, Wim & Jelovac, Izabela
- 159-169 Drug treatment disparities among Hispanic drug-using women in Puerto Rico and New York City
by Robles, Rafaela Rivera & Matos, Tomas David & Deren, Sherry & Colon, Hector Manuel & Sahai, Hardeo & Marrero, Carmen Amalia & Reyes, Juan Carlos & Andia, Jonny & Shepard, Elizabeth Winfield
- 170-177 Self-medication and health insurance coverage in Mexico
by Pagan, Jose A. & Ross, Sara & Yau, Jeffrey & Polsky, Daniel
- 178-186 Life expectancy and health care expenditures: A new calculation for Germany using the costs of dying
by Breyer, Friedrich & Felder, Stefan
- 187-213 Future costs for long-term care: Cost projections for long-term care for older people in the United Kingdom
by Karlsson, Martin & Mayhew, Les & Plumb, Robert & Rickayzen, Ben
- 214-229 Optimising health care within given budgets: Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in different regions of Sweden
by Lofroth, Emil & Lindholm, Lars & Wilhelmsen, Lars & Rosen, Mans
- 230-240 Quality management systems and clinical outcomes in Dutch nursing homes
by Wagner, Cordula & Klein Ikkink, Karen & van der Wal, Gerrit & Spreeuwenberg, Peter & de Bakker, Dinny Herman & Groenewegen, Peter Paulus
December 2005, Volume 75, Issue 1
- 1-8 Healthcare reform involving the introduction of user fees and drug revolving funds: influence on health workers' behavior in southeast Nigeria
by Uzochukwu, Benjamin & Onwujekwe, Obinna
- 9-17 Deregulating the pharmacy market: the case of Iceland and Norway
by Anell, Anders
- 18-39 Out-of-pocket payments and utilization of health care services in Albania: Evidence from three districts
by Hotchkiss, David Richards & Hutchinson, Paul Lawrence & Malaj, Altin & Berruti, Andres Alejandro
- 40-48 Medical decision-making for seriously ill non-elderly and elderly patients
by Vrakking, Astrid M. & van der Heide, Agnes & van Delden, Johannes J.M. & Looman, Caspar W.N. & Visser, Michelle H. & van der Maas, Paul J.
- 49-58 Effective financing of maternal health services: A review of the literature
by Ensor, Tim & Ronoh, Jeptepkeny
- 59-73 Feasibility first: Developing public performance indicators on patient safety and clinical effectiveness for Dutch hospitals
by Berg, Marc & Meijerink, Yvonne & Gras, Marit & Goossensen, Anne & Schellekens, Wim & Haeck, Jan & Kallewaard, Marjon & Kingma, Herre
- 74-84 Closing the youth access gap: The projected health benefits and cost savings of a national policy to raise the legal smoking age to 21 in the United States
by Ahmad, Sajjad
- 85-98 Cost-effectiveness of an active implementation strategy for the Dutch physiotherapy guideline for low back pain
by Hoeijenbos, Margreet & Bekkering, Trudy & Lamers, Leida & Hendriks, Erik & van Tulder, Maurits & Koopmanschap, Marc
- 99-108 Income in large residential areas and premature mortality in six countries of the European Union
by Regidor, Enrique & Lostao, Lourdes & Pascual, Cruz & Martinez, David & Calle, M Elisa & Dominguez, Vicente
- 109-115 Strategic opportunities in the oversight of the U.S. hospital accreditation system
by Moffett, Maurice L. & Morgan, Robert O. & Ashton, Carol M.
November 2005, Volume 74, Issue 3
- 235-246 European prices of newly launched reimbursable pharmaceuticals - a pilot study
by Martikainen, Jaana & Kivi, Ismo & Linnosmaa, Ismo
- 247-260 Arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh: spatial mitigation planning with GIS and public participation
by Hassan, M. Manzurul
- 261-281 Converging patterns in hospital organization: beyond the professional bureaucracy
by Lega, Federico & DePietro, Carlo
- 282-286 Case-mix payment in Japanese medical care
by Okamura, Shinichi & Kobayashi, Ryota & Sakamaki, Tetsuo
- 287-303 The cost of epidemiological transition: A study of a decrease in pertussis vaccination coverage
by Girard, Dorota Zdanowska
- 304-313 Economic evaluation of HIV treatments: The I.CO.N.A. cohort study
by Merito, Monica & Bonaccorsi, Andrea & Pammolli, Fabio & Riccaboni, Massimo & Baio, Gianluca & Arici, Claudio & Monforte, Antonella D'Arminio & Pezzotti, Patrizio & Corsini, Dario & Tramarin, Andrea & Cauda, Roberto & Colangeli, Vincenzo & Pastore, Giuseppe
- 314-324 What happened to the care of older persons in Sweden?: A retrospective analysis based upon simulation model calculations, 1985-2000
by Lagergren, Marten
- 325-334 Whither care of older persons in Sweden?--a prospective analysis based upon simulation model calculations, 2000-2030
by Lagergren, Marten
- 335-342 Ambulatory care visits and quality of care: does the volume-control policy matter?
by Yeh, Shu-Chuan Jennifer & Lo, Ying-Ying & Wan, Thomas T.H.
- 343-355 Equity in health care prioritisation: An empirical inquiry into social value
by Stolk, Elly A. & Pickee, Stefan J. & Ament, Andre H.J.A. & Busschbach, Jan J.V.
October 2005, Volume 74, Issue 2
- 115-121 Characteristics of psychiatric hospitals associated with length of stay in Japan
by Imai, Hirohisa & Hosomi, Jun & Nakao, Hiroyuki & Tsukino, Hiromasa & Katoh, Takahiko & Itoh, Toshihiro & Yoshida, Takahiko
- 122-132 Implementing WHO DOTS strategy in the Russian Federation: stakeholder attitudes
by Atun, Rifat A. & Baeza, Juan & Drobniewski, Francis & Levicheva, Vera & Coker, Richard J.
- 133-145 Health care reform and change in public-private mix of financing: a Korean case
by Jeong, Hyoung-Sun
- 146-156 Cost-effectiveness analysis in relation to budgetary constraints and reallocative restrictions
by Adang, Eddy & Voordijk, Leo & Jan van der Wilt, Gert & Ament, Andre
- 157-166 When being `tired of living' plays an important role in a request for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide: patient characteristics and the physician's decision
by Rurup, Mette L. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D. & Jansen-van der Weide, Marijke C. & van der Wal, Gerrit
- 167-180 The "unexpected" growth of the private health sector in Greece
by Tountas, Yannis & Karnaki, Panagiota & Pavi, Elpida & Souliotis, Kyriakos
- 181-191 The economics of non-attendance and the expected effect of charging a fine on non-attendees
by Bech, Mickael
- 192-204 State policy affecting pain management: recent improvements and the positive impact of regulatory health policies
by Gilson, Aaron M. & Maurer, Martha A. & Joranson, David E.
- 205-217 An exploration of the social stigma of tuberculosis in five "municipios" of Nicaragua to reflect on local interventions
by Macq, Jean & Solis, Alejandro & Martinez, Guillermo & Martiny, Patrick & Dujardin, Bruno
- 218-223 Changes in the utilization of diagnostic codes in neonatology following the introduction of activity-based financing
by Hansen, Thor Willy Ruud
- 224-232 Implication of socio-economic status on the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Greek adults: the ATTICA study
by Manios, Yannis & Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B. & Pitsavos, Christos & Polychronopoulos, Evangelos & Stefanadis, Christodoulos
September 2005, Volume 74, Issue 1
- 1-12 Explicit rationing of elective services: implementing the New Zealand reforms
by Dew, Kevin & Cumming, Jacqueline & McLeod, Deborah & Morgan, Sonya & McKinlay, Eileen & Dowell, Anthony & Love, Tom
- 13-23 Why do health and social care providers co-operate?
by Raak, Arno van & Paulus, Aggie & Mur-Veeman, Ingrid
- 24-38 Inequity in the price of physician activity across surgical procedures
by Hayashida, Kenshi & Imanaka, Yuichi
- 39-45 Hepatitis A and B seropositivity among medical students
by Oncu, Serkan & Oncu, Selcen & Sakarya, Serhan
- 46-55 Comparison of cost accounting methods from different DRG systems and their effect on health care quality
by Leister, Jan Eric & Stausberg, Jurgen
- 56-68 Understanding the structure and practices of research ethics committees through research and audit: a study from Mexico
by Valdez-Martinez, Edith & Trumbull, Bernardo & Garduno-Espinosa, Juan & Porter, John David Henley
- 69-76 The effect of the market opening on trends in smoking rates in Taiwan
by Hsu, Chih Cheng & Levy, David Theodore & Wen, Chi Pang & Cheng, Ting Yuan & Tsai, Shan Pou & Chen, Ted & Eriksen, Michael P. & Shu, Chen Chun
- 77-84 Can we estimate the `social' value of a QALY?: Four core issues to resolve
by Smith, Richard D. & Richardson, Jeff
- 85-99 Process utility from providing informal care: the benefit of caring
by Brouwer, Werner B.F. & Exel, N. Job A. van & Berg, Bernard van den & Bos, Geertruidis A.M. van den & Koopmanschap, Marc A.
- 100-109 Gender role and child health care utilization in Nepal
by Pokhrel, Subhash & Snow, Rachel & Dong, Hengjin & Hidayat, Budi & Flessa, Steffen & Sauerborn, Rainer
- 109-111 Corrigendum to "Decision makers' views on health care objectives and budget constraints: results from a pilot study" [Health Policy 70 (2004) 33-48]
by Al, Maiwenn J. & Feenstra, Talitha & Brouwer, Werner B.F.
September 2005, Volume 73, Issue 3
- 237-252 Public participation in regional health policy: a theoretical framework
by Thurston, Wilfreda E. & MacKean, Gail & Vollman, Ardene & Casebeer, Ann & Weber, Myron & Maloff, Bretta & Bader, Judy
- 253-262 Using a population-based database to explore the inter-specialty differences in physician practice incomes in Taiwan
by Lin, Herng-Ching & Kao, Senyeong & Tang, Chao-Hsiun & Chang, Wen-Yin