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May 2007, Volume 81, Issue 2-3
- 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
- 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.