The Effects of Budgets on Doctors Behaviour: Evidence from a Natural Experiment [PDF]
In many health care systems primary care physicians act as ‘gatekeepers’ to secondary care. We investigates the impact of the UK fundholding scheme under which general practices could elect to hold a budget to meet the costs of elective surgery for their
Hugh Gravelle +3 more
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Quality of life after elective cardiac surgery in elderly patients [PDF]
, 2018 Pedro Coelho +3 more
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian +8 more
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Improving recovery after elective degenerative spine surgery: 5-year experience with an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol [PDF]
, 2019 Victor E. Staartjes +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The objectives of this study were to evaluate the correlation and agreement between ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) in measuring ascending aorta diameter in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to investigate the development of new ascending aortic aneurysms in patients with newly diagnosed GCA.
Anne C. Bull Haaversen +4 more
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Postoperative pain and morphine consumption after ultrasound-guided femoral and sciatic combined nerve block versus neurostimulation for femoral and sciatic combined nerve block or neurostimulation for femoral nerve block in primary elective total knee arthroplasty. [PDF]
, 2017 Congreso XXXVII National Meeting of the Spanish Society of Pharmacology with guest society: The British Pharmacological SocietyBackground and Aims: Total knee arthroplasty injuries are extremely painful and merit prompt attention to adequate ...
Bellido-Estevez, Inmaculada +3 more
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Tumour necrosis factor α antagonists and early postoperative complications in patients with inflammatory joint disease undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery [PDF]
, 2005 Sumedh Talwalkar +4 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are present at high titers in 2% of the general population, but their clinical significance in individuals without an autoimmune (AI) disease is not known. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of a high ANA titer in non‐AI conditions is associated with disease.
Matthew Chung +7 more
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Journal of Nursing PracticeBackground: Poor service quality will cause waste of time and resources, increase errors in service implementation and the risk of other. Purpose: The Purpose of this study was to examine the influence of individual and organizational factors on the ...
Sulis Diana +3 more
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