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Comparison of health estimates between Victorian Population Health Surveys and National Health Surveys

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003
Objective: The computer‐assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) method has grown rapidly in recent years as an epidemiological tool for obtaining data on health issues.
Adrian Serraglio, Norman Carson, Zahid Ansari   +2 more
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The urban-rural disparities and factors associated with the utilization of public health services among diabetes patients in China

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Basic public health services for diabetes play an essential role in controlling glycemia in patients with diabetes. This study was conducted to understand the urban-rural disparities in the utilization of basic public health services for ...
Xingli Ma, Wenyu Fan, Xindan Zhang, Shilong Zhang, Xia Feng, Suhang Song, Haipeng Wang   +6 more
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Mental healthcare in rural Greece: an overview

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health, 2019
This article summarizes the current state of mental healthcare delivery in rural areas in Greece. Mental health services for common mental disorders are provided by primary care physicians, whereas local community mental health centers (CMHCs) and the ...
Vaios Peritogiannis
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China's rural public health system performance: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: In the past three years, the Government of China initiated health reform with rural public health system construction to achieve equal access to public health services for rural residents.
Miaomiao Tian, Da Feng, Xi Chen, Yingchun Chen, Xi Sun, Yuanxi Xiang, Fang Yuan, Zhanchun Feng   +7 more
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Investigation on Community Health Management Ability of Rural Doctors in China [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Background As the gatekeepers for rural residents' health, rural doctors are the main providers of health management services for rural populations.
XIE Kun, WANG Xuanxuan, LI Siqing, GAO Shuhong, CHEN Jiaying, ZHANG Zhaoyang
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Access to health services in Western Newfoundland, Canada: Issues, barriers and recommendations emerging from a community-engaged research project

Gateways, 2014
Research indicates that people living in rural and remote areas of Canada face challenges to accessing health services. This article reports on a community-engaged research project conducted by investigators at Memorial University of Newfoundland in ...
Janelle Hippe, Victor Maddalena, Sara Heath, Beulah Jesso, Marion McCahon, Kim Olson   +5 more
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Population structure and genetic diversity of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) clinical isolates from Michigan

Scientific Reports, 2021
Non-O157 STEC are increasingly linked to foodborne infections, yet little is known about the diversity and molecular epidemiology across locations.
Heather M. Blankenship, Rebekah E. Mosci, Stephen Dietrich, Elizabeth Burgess, Jason Wholehan, Karen McWilliams, Karen Pietrzen, Scott Benko, Ted Gatesy, James. T. Rudrik, Marty Soehnlen, Shannon D. Manning   +11 more
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General practitioners’ experiences and perceptions of mild moderate depression management and factors influencing effective service delivery in rural Australian communities: a qualitative study

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2017
Background Rural communities in Australia face significant disadvantages relating to geographical isolation and limited access to mental health services.
Tamishka De Silva, Anjali Prakash, Sandhya Yarlagadda, Marjia Daniella Johns, Kate Sandy, Vibeke Hansen, Sue Phelan, Sabrina Pit   +7 more
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Framing ‘rural health equity’ and implications for governance: thematic analysis of 51 expert narratives from a global webinar series

Rural and Remote Health
Introduction: To respond to persisting gaps in health service coverage and health outcomes impacting rural populations globally, governance for rural health equity requires enhanced focus by policymakers, researchers and practitioners. During 2021-22, 51
Theadora Koller, Alan Chater
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Comparison of Mental Health Status and Mental Health Service Demand between Rural Residents with and without Chronic Diseases [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Background The urban-rural dual system has resulted in more severe chronic diseases and mental health problems in rural areas compared to urban areas.
WANG Hui, HU Yinhuan, FENG Xiandong, LIU Sha, WANG Yangfan
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