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Patient-reported quality indicators to evaluate physiotherapy care for hip an...
Abstract Background There is no physiotherapy-specific quality indicator tool available to evaluate physiotherapy care for people with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA). This... -
Perspectives of policy-makers and stakeholders about health care waste manage...
Abstract Background In South Africa, a new primary health care (PHC) re-engineering initiative aims to scale up the provision of community-based care (CBC). A central element in... -
Spatial patterns of unemployment in Central Europe: emerging development axes...
In this paper, we focus on mapping and analysing the spatial patterns of unemployment in four Central European countries – Austria, Czechia, Germany, and Poland, on municipal... -
Attitudes of consumers and live-poultry workers to central slaughtering in co...
Abstract Background Guangdong Province in the Pearl River Delta of Southeast China is among the areas in the country with the highest rates of avian flu cases. In order to... -
Density of outdoor advertising of consumable products in NYC by neighborhood ...
Abstract Background To determine if outdoor advertising density for non-alcoholic drinks, food, tobacco products, and alcohol, is associated with neighborhood poverty or other... -
Evaluation of a questionnaire to assess nutritional knowledge, attitudes and ...
Abstract Background The rapid increase in non-communicable chronic diseases in people of working age has had a major effect on health care utilization, productivity and economy.... -
Evaluating the referral preferences and consultation requests of primary care...
Abstract Background No literature exists which examines referral preferences to, or the consultation process with, Otolaryngology. In a recent Canadian Medical Association... -
How much of the difference in life expectancy between Scottish cities does de...
Abstract Background Glasgow’s low life expectancy and high levels of deprivation are well documented. Studies comparing Glasgow to similarly deprived cities in England suggest... -
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis...
Abstract Background Main treatable Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bronchial Asthma (BA) and Allergic Rhinitis (AR) are... -
Job satisfaction of certified primary care physicians in rural Shandong Provi...
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to measure the level of job satisfaction of certified physicians in rural primary health care facilities (PHCFs) in Shandong... -
Variability of Uncrossmatched Blood Use by Helicopter EMS Programs in the Uni...
Study Objective: Some helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) maintain an independent supply of blood for use during transport, although practice is variable and not well... -
Knowledge about mammography screening in Germany by education and migrant sta...
Abstract Background The population-based mammography screening program (MSP) is aimed to reduce breast cancer mortality, to detect breast cancer at an early stage, and to allow... -
Relative validity of a web-based food frequency questionnaire for Danish adol...
Abstract Background With increased focus on dietary intake among youth and risk of diseases later in life, it is of importance, prior to assessing diet-disease relationships, to... -
Focused antenatal care utilization and associated factors in Debre Tabor Town...
Abstract Objective Attending antenatal care helps to reduce the occurrence of maternal morbidity and mortality by providing chances for health promotion and information about... -
Relative transmissibility of shigellosis among male and female individuals: a...
Abstract Background Developing countries exhibit a high disease burden from shigellosis. Owing to the different incidences in males and females, this study aims to analyze the... -
Environmental health surveillance in a future European health information system
Abstract Background To date Health information (HI) in the European Union does not comprise indicators or other information related to impacts of hazardous chemicals in consumer... -
The characteristics of mixing patterns of sexual dyads and factors correlated...
Abstract Background The HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China has increased yearly. This study aimed to explore the association between the... -
Deprivation-specific life tables using multivariable flexible modelling – tre...
Abstract Background Completing mortality data by information on possible socioeconomic inequalities in mortality is crucial for policy planning. The aim of this study was to... -
Food security in the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority Zone of Ghana...
Abstract Background Food security has been observed to be severe in northern Ghana than any other area of the country. Though this has been acknowledged, few attempts have been... -
Consensus of potential modifiable prognostic factors for persistent pain afte...
Abstract Background Identify and establish consensus regarding potential prognostic factors for the development of chronic pain after a first episode of idiopathic,...
