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No. 58: The Disengagement of the South African Medical Diaspora [PDF]

, 2012
Conventional wisdom holds that the ‘brain drain’ of health professionals from Africa is deeply damaging to the continent. Recently, a group of North American and European neo-liberal economists has challenged this conventional wisdom, variously arguing ...
Chikanda, Abel, Crush, Jonathan
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Deprescribing in Older Adults: Attitudes, Awareness, Training, and Clinical Practice Among Portuguese Physicians

Acta Médica Portuguesa
Introduction: The importance of deprescribing in clinical practice is growing, particularly in aging populations with polypharmacy scenarios, making it a crucial matter in Portugal, one of Europe’s most aged nations.
Anabela Pereira, Manuel Veríssimo, Oscar Ribeiro   +2 more
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Is moderate hypofractionation accepted as a new standard of care in north america for prostate cancer patients treated with external beam radiotherapy? Survey of genitourinary expert radiation oncologists [PDF]

, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Several recent randomized clinical trials have evaluated hypofractionated regimens against conventionally fractionated EBRT and shown similar effectiveness with conflicting toxicity results.
Chen, Yiyi, Degnin, Catherine, Hung, Arthur Y., McClelland, Shearwood, Mitin, Timur, Sandler, Kiri A.   +5 more
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Labour Supply, Work Effort and Contract Choice: Theory and Evidence on Physicians [PDF]

We develop and estimate a generalized labour supply model that incorporates work effort into the standard consumption-leisure trade-off. We allow workers a choice between two contracts: a piece rate contract, wherein he is paid per unit of service ...
Fortin, Bernard, Jacquemet, Nicolas, Shearer, Bruce   +2 more
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Patterns of antihypertensive prescribing, discontinuation and switching among a Hong Kong Chinese population from over one million prescriptions [PDF]

, 2008
Hypertension is an alarming public health problem among Chinese. The present study evaluated the prescribing patterns, discontinuation and switching profiles of antihypertensive agents and their associated factors in one Hong Kong Chinese population ...
A Fretheim, A T Lam, BM Cheung, G Onder, H Fung, H Mori, J Ma, J Y Jiang, M C S Wong, MCS Wong, S Griffiths, S W Mercer, T Walley, YH Yuen, Z Kabir   +14 more
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Practice Patterns Contributing to Positive Patient Outcomes by Nurse Practitioners [PDF]

, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify NP practice patterns most important for positive patient outcomes. Data Sources: A convenience sample (n = 93) of Nurse Practitioners attending the 2005 California Association for Nurse Practitioners ...
Bandy, Kandice
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The assessment of pain in older people [PDF]

, 2007
Pain is under-recognised and under-treated in older people. It is a subjective, personal experience, only known to the person who suffers. The assessment of pain is particularly challenging in the presence of severe cognitive impairment, communication ...
Closs, S.J., Collett, B., O'Mahoney, S., Potter, J., Schofield, Pat   +4 more
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Gender differences in prescribing patterns for patients with Parkinson’s disease in Japan: a retrospective observational study using insurance claims databases

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundParkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, with increasing prevalence among aging populations. Gender differences in PD extend to symptom presentation and treatment response, suggesting the need for gender-specific management ...
Morinobu Seki, Morinobu Seki, Yayoi Kawata, Ayako Hayashi, Shinji Fujimoto   +4 more
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Factors for and against establishing and working in private practice correlated with work-related behavior and experience patterns of Ferman physicians in Schleswig-Holstein: A 2-year longitudinal study

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2017
Objectives: To identify factors in favor of or against establishing and working in private practice, to determine the quality of life and work-related behavior and experience patterns of German physicians working in private practice, and to analyze the ...
Edgar Voltmer, Claudia Spahn, Erica Frank   +2 more
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Physician Dual Practice: Access Enhancement or Demand Inducement? [PDF]

In many developing countries, the majority of physicians employed in government clinics also have a private practice. We develop a simple model to show that allowing dual practice helps low-income governments retain skilled physicians to assure patient ...
Anupa Bir, Karen Eggleston
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