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Background A persistent research finding in industrialised countries has been regional variation in medical practices including elective primary hip and knee arthroplasty.
Kristiina Manderbacka +5 more
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Background The eConsultant model of care is an outpatient substitution approach which has been evaluated and implemented extensively internationally.
Jenny Job +4 more
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Implementing a general practitioner-to-general physician eConsult service (eConsultant) in Australia
Background In response to lengthy wait times for specialist outpatient appointments, electronic consultation (eConsult) services have developed globally, providing asynchronous, secure and timely communication between general practitioner (GP) and ...
Jennifer Job +4 more
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Background A persistent research finding in Finland and elsewhere has been variation in medical practices both between and within countries. Variation seems to exist especially if medical decision making involves discretion and the best treatment cannot ...
Tiina Vikstedt +5 more
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Forecasting and prediction of scorpion sting cases in Biskra province, Algeria, using a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model [PDF]
OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to highlight some epidemiological aspects of scorpion envenomations, to analyse and interpret the available data for Biskra province, Algeria, and to develop a forecasting model for scorpion sting cases in Biskra ...
Schehrazad Selmane, Mohamed L’Hadj
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Background International guidance on models of care stress the importance of good quality, continuous patient-provider relationships to support high quality and efficient care and hospital avoidance.
Lauren E. Ball +4 more
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Background There is a critical lack of medical workforce internationally, and this is particularly notable in rural and remote Australia where strategies to address workforce shortages are urgently required.
Breanna Lepre +4 more
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Background Resilience is often referred to when assessing the ability of health systems to maintain their functions during unexpected events. Primary healthcare forms the basis for the health system and thus its resilient responses are vital for the ...
Soila Karreinen +6 more
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Integrating Health and Social Services in Finland: Regional Approaches and Governance Models
Introduction: The study explores regional approaches to integrated care, focusing on regions with regular municipality-based and integrated unified health and social care administration.
Hanna Tiirinki +4 more
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Background In China, general practitioners have limited ability to provide care for common chronic non-communicable diseases because they lack postgraduate training.
Chunyu Zhang +5 more
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