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National travel distances for emergency care
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background Most emergency department (ED) patients arrive by their own transport and, for various reasons, may not choose the nearest ED. How far patients travel for ED treatment may reflect both patients’ access to care and severity of illness.
Anagha Tolpadi +7 more
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Identifying Undercompensated Groups Defined By Multiple Attributes in Risk Adjustment [PDF]
BMJ Health & Care Informatics (2021), 2021 Risk adjustment in health care aims to redistribute payments to insurers based on costs. However, risk adjustment formulas are known to underestimate costs for some groups of patients. This undercompensation makes these groups unprofitable to insurers and creates incentives for insurers to discriminate.
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Spectrum of histomorphological diagnosis in cystoscopic bladder biopsies
Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2017 Background: Urinary bladder lesions are the main source of significant clinical symptoms which are more disabling than lethal. Bladder tumors constitute one of the most common urological pathology.
R Thapa, M Lakhey, AD Bhatta
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Introduction: Malaria remains a major public health problem associated with slow economic development and it accounts for 27.7% of deaths among children under the age of five in Uganda (MOH, NMCP 2014 - 2020). The study, therefore, seeks to determine
Jude Moya, Lydia Anywar
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Introduction: Purpose of the study: The study aims at assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practices towards the management of sickle cell disease among caretakers of sicklers at the pediatric ward in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. Methods: A cross-
Deborah Namajja , Henry Kasujja
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background: Type2 diabetes mellitus is a type of diabetes mellitus that is very prevalent in Uganda and affects a wide percentage of the adult population.
William Otigo , Daisy Kiyingi
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Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2016 The Melbourne East MonAsh GeNeral PracticE DaTabase (MAGNET) research platform was launched in 2013 to provide a unique data source for primary care and health services research in Australia.
Danielle Mazza +6 more
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background: This study, therefore, sought to find out factors influencing the utilization of oral HIV Pre-Exposure prophylaxis among Female Sex Workers in Koome Islands. Methodology: Results were obtained using a convenience sampling technique. A target
JOHN JAMES NALUWOGO, David Kansiime
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Introduction: Objectives: To determine the factors influencing food fortification as a means to combat malnutrition among children attending immunization whereas the specific objectives were to assess the knowledge of caretakers, ascertain the attitude,
Arthur Matthew Bukenya , Justine Negesa
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Medical Care, 2019 Background: Misclassification of Medicare beneficiaries’ race/ethnicity in administrative data sources is frequently overlooked and a limitation in health disparities research.
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