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Population-based analysis of the effect of a comprehensive, systematic change in an emergency medical service resource allocation plan on 24 hour mortality

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction The British Columbia Emergency Health Services developed a new resource allocation plan (RAP) using an evidenced informed methodology and with further clinical input from EMS physicians, paramedics and allied EMS providers.
John Tallon, Julie Wei, Lu Zheng, Ognjenka Djurdjev, George Papadopoulos, Randy Slemko, William Dick   +6 more
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Do callers of young children with fever follow the self-care recommendations given by a nursing triage line?

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction The management of fever can be a stressful situation for caregivers of young children. Accessing emergency departments and urgent care centres (ED/UCCs) due to concerns about fever and the potential consequences of child fever is common ...
Sofiya Manji, Charlene Garner, Delores Steinlicht, Sarah Edwards, Sheila McDonald   +4 more
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Severe facial necrosis in a type 1 diabetic patient secondary to mucormycosis masquerading as an internal maxillary artery occlusion: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Mucormycosis is a group of rare but life threatening angioinvasive infections caused by fungi of the order Mucorales that often occurs in immunocompromised patients and individuals with poorly controlled diabetes.
Farheen Manji, John C. Lam, Bonnie L. Meatherall, Deirdre Church, Bayan Missaghi   +4 more
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Patterns of use and perceived value of social media for population health among population health stakeholders: a cross-sectional web-based survey

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Although existing studies have described patterns of social media use in healthcare, most are focused on health professionals in one discipline.
Sungwon Yoon, Sharon Wee, Vivian S. Y. Lee, Jing Lin, Julian Thumboo   +4 more
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Health services research

Journal of general internal medicine
The scientific focus of academic surgery has changed dramatically over the past decade. Historically, surgeon-scientists engaged almost exclusively in basic science research.
Lillian Kao, Herbert Chen, Carrie C. Lubitz, N. Massarweh, George J. Chang, P. Goodney   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why people use health services.

The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly, 1966
Aims of the Paper The principal aims of this paper are (1) to increase professional health workers’ knowledge of selected research findings and theory so that they may better understand why and under what conditions people take action to prevent, detect
I. Rosenstock
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Primary care management of chronic insomnia: a qualitative analysis of the attitudes and experiences of Australian general practitioners

BMC Family Practice, 2021
Background Chronic insomnia is a highly prevalent disorder, with ten to thirty percent of Australian adults reporting chronic difficulties falling asleep and/or staying asleep such that it causes significant daytime impairment. Current Australian general
Jenny Haycock, Nicole Grivell, Anne Redman, Bandana Saini, Andrew Vakulin, Leon Lack, Nicole Lovato, Alexander Sweetman, Nicholas Zwar, Nigel Stocks, Oliver Frank, Sutapa Mukherjee, Robert Adams, R. Doug McEvoy, Elizabeth Hoon   +14 more
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Barriers to Utilisation of Sexual Health Services by Female Sex Workers in Nepal [PDF]

, 2009
Sexual health services are relatively rare in Nepal. Female sex workers (FSWs) do not use health services as much as would be desirable. A study was conducted to identify barriers to access of sexual health services by FSWs in Nepal.
Ghimire, Laxmi, van Teijlingen, Edwin
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Studying complexity in health services research: desperately seeking an overdue paradigm shift

BMC Medicine, 2018
Complexity is much talked about but sub-optimally studied in health services research. Although the significance of the complex system as an analytic lens is increasingly recognised, many researchers are still using methods that assume a closed system in
T. Greenhalgh, C. Papoutsi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Utilisation of sexual health services by female sex workers in Nepal [PDF]

, 2011
Background The Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) in 2006 showed that more than half (56%) of the women with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, in Nepal sought sexual health services. There is no such data for female sex workers (
B Vuylsteke, B Vuylsteke, CREHPA (Centre for Research on Environment, Health and Population Activities), Edwin R van Teijlingen, I Wolffers, J Busza, J Vandepitte, JR Busza, K Tandukar, L Ghimire, Laxmi Ghimire, M Cohen, M Malta, M Miles, M Rani, MG Van Veen, Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), New ERA, and Macro International Inc. 2007, ML Wong, N Kruse, National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC)/New Era, NCASC, P Christian, R Andersen, S Day, SACTS, SACTS/FHI, Save the Children US and Development Resources Centre (SC/US), SP Kurtz, TK Logan, UNAIDS/HIV/AIDS and STI Control Board/NCASC, W Cairns S Smith   +30 more
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