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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Natalie Pafitis
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BMC Health Services Research is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of health services research, including delivery of care, management of health services, assessment of healthcare needs, measurement of outcomes, allocation of healthcare resources, evaluation of different health markets and health services organizations, international comparative analysis of health systems, health economics and the impact of health policies and regulations.
BMC Health Services Research (ISSN 1472-6963) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :233
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines in the UK have increased the availability of services for prevention and management of falls in elderly individuals, but intervention delivery is not reaching recommended standards in many cases.
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :209
Programs involving preoperative lifestyle interventions in patients undergoing lumbar spine fusion are as effective as standard care programs in terms of quality of life outcomes but are significantly more cost-effective.
BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :185
Patients who have coronary artery bypass graft surgery within recommended waiting times are only two thirds as likely to die in hospital compared with those for whom surgery is delayed, suggesting that timely surgery can save more lives.
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Research article
Quality management: reduction of waiting time and efficiency enhancement in an ENT-university outpatients' department Matthias Helbig, Silke Helbig, Heike A Kahla-Witzsch, Angelika May BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :21 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Do decision support systems influence variation in prescription? Judith D de Jong, Peter P Groenewegen, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Gert P Westert, Dinny H de Bakker BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :20 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
Nurse-led motivational interviewing to change the lifestyle of patients with type 2 diabetes (MILD-project): protocol for a cluster, randomized, controlled trial on implementing lifestyle recommendations Renate Jansink, Joze Braspenning, Trudy Van der Weijden, Louis Niessen, Glyn Elwyn, Richard Grol BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :19 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Do knowledge infrastructure facilities support Evidence-Based Practice in occupational health? An exploratory study across countries among occupational physicians enrolled on EBM courses.
Nathalie I.R. Hugenholtz, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen, Judith K. Sluiter, Frank J.H. van Dijk BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :18 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Guideline adherence and patient satisfaction in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders - an evaluation study Claudia Pieper, Sebastian Haag, Stefan Gesenhues, Gerald Holtmann, Guido Gerken, Karl-Heinz Joeckel BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :17 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
Analysis of research output parameters: Density equalizing mapping and citation trends Beatrix Groneberg-Kloft, Cristian Scutaru, Axel Fischer, Tobias Welte, Carolin Kreiter, David Quarcoo BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :16 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Quality of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction in Bulgaria: a cross-sectional study Milka Ganova-Iolovska, Krassimir Kalinov, Max Geraedts BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :15 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
An emergency clinical pathway for stroke patients - results of a cluster randomised trial (Isrctn41456865) Assunta De Luca, Danilo Toni, Laura Lauria, Marialuisa Sacchetti, Paolo Giorgirossi, Marica Ferri, Emanuele Puca, Massimiliano Prencipe, Gabriella Guasticchi, IMPLementazione percorso clinico assistenziale ICtus Acuto (IMPLICA) study group BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :14 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Barriers to Healthcare Utilization in Fatiguing Illness: A Population-Based Study in Georgia Jin-Mann S Lin, Dana J Brimmer, Roumiana S Boneva, James F Jones, William C Reeves BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :13 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Knowledge brokering: Exploring the process of transferring knowledge into action Vicky L Ward, Allan O House, Susan Hamer BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :12 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Postnatal quality of life in women after normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section Behnaz Torkan, Sousan Parsay, Minoor Lamyian, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Ali Montazeri BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :4 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
The influence of context and process when implementing e-health David Boddy, Gerry King, Julia S Clark, David Heaney, Frances Mair BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :9 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology
A multilevel model for cardiovascular disease prevalence in the US and its application to micro area prevalence estimates
Peter Congdon International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8 :6 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study Protocol
Cost-effectiveness of an integrated 'fast track' rehabilitation service for multi-trauma patients involving dedicated early rehabilitation intervention programs: design of a prospective, multi-centre, non-randomised clinical trial Sevginur Kosar, Henk A.M. Seelen, Bena Hemmen, Silvia M.A.A. Evers, Peter R.G. Brink Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes 2009, 3 :1 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Regional and social differences concerning overweight, participation in health check-ups and vaccination. Analysis of data from a whole birth cohort of 6-year old children in a prosperous German city Daniela Koller, Andreas Mielck BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :43 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Are youth mentoring programs good value-for-money? An evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Melbourne Program. Marjory L Moodie, Jane Fisher BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :41 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Health-related quality of life for pediatric emergency department febrile illnesses: an Evaluation of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM 4.0 generic core scales Rakesh D Mistry, Molly W Stevens, Marc H Gorelick Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7 :5 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Private doctors' practices, knowledge, and attitude to reporting of communicable diseases: a national survey in Taiwan Hsiu-Fen Tan, Chia-Yu Yeh, Hsueh-Wei Chang, Chen-Kang Chang, Hung-Fu Tseng BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :11 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Disclosure of cancer diagnosis and quality of life in cancer patients: should it be the same everywhere? Ali Montazeri, Azadeh Tavoli, Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi, Rasool Roshan, Zahra Tavoli BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :39 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Forecasting daily attendances at an emergency department to aid resource planning Yan Sun, Bee Hoon Heng, Yian Tay Seow, Eillyne Seow BMC Emergency Medicine 2009, 9 :1 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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