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Student feedback about the use of literature excerpts in Sparshanam, a Medical Humanities module [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/WalKZT]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2012
Medical humanities (MH) modules have been conducted for first year students at KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal for the last four years. Literature excerpts are widely used in MH programs in developed nations.
P Ravi Shankar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A study on the efficacy of APACHE-IV for predicting mortality and length of stay in an intensive care unit in Iran [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2017
Background: Clinical assessment of disease severity is an important part of medical practice for prediction of mortality and morbidity in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Mohammad Ghorbani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical peripherality: development of a peripherality index for rural health services. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: The configuration of rural health services is influenced by geography. Rural health practitioners provide a broader range of services to smaller populations scattered over wider areas or more difficult terrain than their urban counterparts ...
Selvaraj, Sivasubramaniam   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of Satisfaction of Adolescents Treated by Dental Students

open access: yesPesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, 2021
Objective: To evaluate the satisfaction of adolescents undergoing dental treatment between 2016 and 2018 at the Dental School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (FAO UFMG).
Carolina Reis Fernandes Coelho   +7 more
doaj  

Breaking a Guinness World Record on Hand Sanitizing Relay, initiating a call for vital research in overcoming campaign fatigue for hand hygiene [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/530]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2015
Hand hygiene has been shown to be effective in significantly reducing hospital acquired infections for many years. However it is difficult to maintain and enhance compliance with hand hygiene guidelines. In Hong Kong, we previously reported a strategy to
Wing Hong Seto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Spending on Health Services and Policy Research in Canada: A Reflection on Thakkar and Sullivan; Comment on “Public Spending on Health Service and Policy Research in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States: A Modest Proposal” [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2018
Vidhi Thakkar and Terrence Sullivan have done a careful and thought-provoking job in trying to establish comparable estimates of public spending on health services and policy research (HSPR) in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Their main
Owen Adams
doaj   +1 more source

The inability to pay for health services in Central and Eastern Europe: evidence from six countries. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: Out-of-pocket payments for health services constitute a major financial burden for patients in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Individuals who are unable to pay use different coping strategies (e.g.
Rechel, Bernd   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Aspiration in injections: should we continue or abandon the practice? [version 3; referees: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2017
Aspiration during any kind of injection is meant to ensure that the needle tip is at the desired location during this blind procedure. While aspiration appears to be a simple procedure, it has generated a lot of controversy concerning the perceived ...
Yasir Sepah   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating healthcare priority setting at the meso level: A thematic review of empirical literature [version 1; referees: 3 approved]

open access: yesWellcome Open Research, 2018
Background: Decentralization of health systems has made sub-national/regional healthcare systems the backbone of healthcare delivery. These regions are tasked with the difficult responsibility of determining healthcare priorities and resource allocation ...
Dennis Waithaka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of universal National Health Insurance on population health: the experience of Taiwan. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: Taiwan established a system of universal National Health Insurance (NHI) in March, 1995. Today, the NHI covers more than 98% of Taiwan's population and enrollees enjoy almost free access to healthcare with small co-payment by most clinics and
Yi-Wen Tsai   +14 more
core   +1 more source

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