Health Policy

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Volume 73, issue 3, 2005

Public participation in regional health policy: a theoretical framework pp. 237-252

Wilfreda E. Thurston, Gail MacKean, Ardene Vollman, Ann Casebeer, Myron Weber, Bretta Maloff and Judy Bader

Using a population-based database to explore the inter-specialty differences in physician practice incomes in Taiwan pp. 253-262

Herng-Ching Lin, Senyeong Kao, Chao-Hsiun Tang and Wen-Yin Chang

Field based evidence of enhanced healthcare utilization among persons insured by micro health insurance units in Philippines pp. 263-271

David Dror, Elmer S. Soriano, Marilyn E. Lorenzo, Jesus Sarol, Rosebelle S. Azcuna and Ruth Koren

Is universal coverage a solution for disparities in health care?: Findings from three low-income provinces of Thailand pp. 272-284

Chutima Suraratdecha, Somying Saithanu and Viroj Tangcharoensathien

Intersectoral problems in the Russian organisation of public health pp. 285-293

Runo Axelsson and Susanna Bihari-Axelsson

Message in a bottle: sinking in a sea of safe motherhood concepts pp. 294-302

Julia Hussein and Susan Clapham

The costs of interpersonal violence--an international review pp. 303-315

Hugh Richard Waters, Adnan Ali Hyder, Yogesh Rajkotia, Suprotik Basu and Alexander Butchart

The decline in `free' general practitioner care in Australia: reasons and repercussions pp. 316-329

Sandra Hopkins and Nathan Speed

Reimbursement decisions in health policy--extending our understanding of the elements of decision-making pp. 330-338

Veronika Wirtz, Alan Cribb and Nick Barber

Are the health Millennium Development Goals appropriate for Eastern Europe and Central Asia? pp. 339-351

Bernd Rechel, Laidon Shapo and Martin McKee

Volume 73, issue 2, 2005

Health systems factors influencing maternal health services: a four-country comparison pp. 127-138

Justin Oliver Parkhurst, Loveday Penn-Kekana, Duane Blaauw, Dina Balabanova, Kirill Danishevski, Syed Azizur Rahman, Virgil Onama and Freddie Ssengooba

Evaluating the health benefits and cost-effectiveness of the radon remediation programme in domestic properties in Northamptonshire, UK pp. 139-150

Antony Denman, Christopher Groves-Kirkby, Thomas Coskeran, Steven Parkinson, Paul Phillips and Roges Tornberg

Partnership for the heart: German-Estonian health project for the treatment of congenital heart defects in Estonia pp. 151-159

Friedrich Kohler, Clausjurgen Schierbaum, Wolfgang Konertz, Martin Schneider, Hartmut Kern, Eve Int, Kristi Tael, Urmas Siigur, Klaus Kleinfeld, Konrad Buhlmeyer, Parwis Fotuhi and Stefan Frank Winter

Payment mechanisms and prescriptions in four Thai hospitals pp. 160-171

John Bryant and Aree Prohmmo

Caring externalities in health economic evaluation: how are they related to severity of illness? pp. 172-182

Fredric Jacobsson, John Carstensen and Lars Borgquist

Health care resource allocation and individuals' health care needs: examining the degree of fit pp. 183-193

David Litaker and Thomas Ezra Love

Use of cervical cancer screening among insured women: the extent of missed opportunities pp. 194-201

Sajal K. Chattopadhyay, Shahul H. Ebrahim, Guoyu Tao and Matthew T. McKenna

Hospital cost of ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage in Japanese stroke centers pp. 202-211

Yukihiro Yoneda, Satoshi Okuda, Rikuzo Hamada, Akihiro Toyota, Jun Gotoh, Manabu Watanabe, Yasushi Okada, Kiyonobu Ikeda, Setsuro Ibayashi and Yasuhiro Hasegawa

Decentralisation and TB control in Nepal: understanding the views of TB control staff pp. 212-227

James Nicholas Newell, Charles D Collins, Sushil C Baral, Maye A Omar and Shanta B Pande

Evaluating daily nursing use and needs in the intensive care unit: a method to assess the rate and appropriateness of ICU resource use pp. 228-234

G. Iapichino, D. Radrizzani, A. Pezzi, E. Assi, P. Di Mauro, G. Mistraletti and F. Porta

Volume 73, issue 1, 2005

The prevalence of smoking among pregnant and postpartum women in Israel: a national survey and review pp. 1-9

Nirah Fisher, Yona Amitai, Miri Haringman, Hana Meiraz, Nira Baram and Alex Leventhal

Hospital priority setting with an appeals process: a qualitative case study and evaluation pp. 10-20

Shannon Madden, Douglas K. Martin, Sarah Downey and Peter A. Singer

Patient incompetence and substitute decision-making: an analysis of the role of the health care professional in Dutch law pp. 21-40

Sander P.K. Welie, Joseph Dute, Herman Nys and Frans C.B. van Wijmen

Theory and practice of waiting time data as a performance indicator in health care: A case study from The Netherlands pp. 41-51

Arjen P. Stoop, Karsten Vrangbaek and Marc Berg

Actual and estimated costs of disposable materials used during surgical procedures pp. 52-57

Shin-ichi Toyabe, Pengyu Cao, Sachiko Kurashima, Yukiko Nakayama, Yuko Ishii, Noriko Hosoyama and Kouhei Akazawa

Physicians and the prescription of hormone replacement therapy in Spain pp. 58-65

Maria Jose Bermejo and Isabel Ruiz Perez

An analysis of job satisfaction among physician assistants in Taiwan pp. 66-77

Chi-Ming Liu, Ching-Wen Chien, Pesus Chou, Jorn-Hon Liu, Victor Tze-Kai Chen, Jeng Wei, Ying-Yu Kuo and Hui-Chu Lang

Criteria and procedures for determining benefit packages in health care: A comparative perspective pp. 78-91

Gre[ss], Stefan, Dea Niebuhr, Heinz Rothgang and Juergen Wasem

Ear to the ground: listening to farm dwellers talk about the experience of becoming lay health workers pp. 92-103

Karen Daniels, Hendrien Van Zyl H, Marina Clarke, Judy Dick and Eva Johansson

The management for tuberculosis control in Greater London in comparison with that in Osaka City: lessons for improvement of TB control management in Osaka City urban setting pp. 104-123

Akihiro Ohkado, Gini Williams, Nobukatsu Ishikawa, Akira Shimouchi and Carter Simon

Volume 72, issue 3, 2005

Globalisation, health policy and the exercise of power--a second opinion on Gilbert and Gilbert (2004) pp. 261-264

Steve Thomas and Michael Thiede

Public opinion on alcohol service at licensed premises: a population survey in Stockholm, Sweden 1999-2000 pp. 265-278

Eva Wallin and Sven Andreasson

SARS in Singapore: surveillance strategies in a globalising city pp. 279-291

Peggy Teo, Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Shir Nee Ong

The effects of patient cost sharing on ambulatory utilization in South Korea pp. 293-300

Jiyun Kim, Sukyoung Ko and Bongmin Yang

Heterogeneities in the production of health: smoking, health status and place pp. 301-310

Stephen Birch, Michael Jerrett, Kathi Wilson, Michael Law, Susan Elliott and John Eyles

The global-local dilemma of a Ministry of Health: Experiences from Uganda pp. 311-320

Anders Jeppsson, Harriet Birungi, Per-Olof Ostergren and Bo Hagstrom

Provider type and depression treatment adequacy pp. 321-332

Thomas Kniesner, Regina H. Powers and Thomas W. Croghan

The relevance and prospects of advancing tobacco control in Indonesia pp. 333-349

Anhari Achadi, Widyastuti Soerojo and Sarah Barber

Voluntary or compulsory health care reform?: The case of primary care organisations in Scotland pp. 351-358

Steven Simoens and Anthony Scott

Administrative and financial responsibilities for sheltered housing for mentally ill and handicapped persons in Germany and its impact on housing supply pp. 359-366

Anke Bramesfeld and Gerhard Holler

Medical savings accounts and the Canada health act: complimentary or contradictory pp. 367-379

Joseph M. Byrne and Thomas Rathwell

Volume 72, issue 2, 2005

The politics of childbirth in the context of conflict: policies or de facto practices? pp. 129-139

Rita Giacaman, Laura Wick, Hanan Abdul-Rahim and Livia Wick

Cancer treatment at home or in the hospital: what are the costs for French public health insurance?: Findings of a comprehensive-cancer centre pp. 141-148

Remonnay Raphael, Devaux Yves, Chvetzoff Giselle, Morelle Magali and Carrere Marie Odile

Inequality in willingness-to-pay for community-based health insurance pp. 149-156

Hengjin Dong, Bocar Kouyate, John Cairns and Rainer Sauerborn

Improvement in maternal health literacy among pregnant women who did not complete compulsory education: policy implications for community care services pp. 157-164

Mayumi Ohnishi, Keiko Nakamura and Takehito Takano

The integration of medical specialists in hospitals. Dutch hospitals and medical specialists on the road to joint regulation pp. 165-173

Gerard R.M. Scholten and TED van der Grinten

Living donor liver transplantation: the historical and cultural basis of policy decisions and ongoing ethical questions pp. 175-185

Patrick Grant Northup and Carl Lansing Berg

Equity in utilization of cancer inpatient services by income classes pp. 187-200

Chul-Woung Kim, Sang-Yi Lee and Seong-Chul Hong

Tackling excessive waiting times for elective surgery: a comparative analysis of policies in 12 OECD countries pp. 201-215

Luigi Siciliani and Jeremy Hurst

Researching income and income distribution as determinants of health in Canada: gaps between theoretical knowledge, research practice, and policy implementation pp. 217-232

Dennis Raphael, Jennifer Macdonald, Ronald Colman, Ronald Labonte, Karen Hayward and Renee Torgerson

Primary care teams: New Zealand's experience with community-governed non-profit primary care pp. 233-243

Peter Crampton, Peter Davis and Roy Lay-Yee

Do online pharmacies fit European internal markets? pp. 245-252

Mia Maria Makinen, Paivi Tuire Rautava and Jari Johannes Forsstrom

Volume 72, issue 1, 2005

Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis at basic health care facilities in rural Vietnam: a survey of knowledge and reported practices among health staff pp. 1-8

Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Vinod Kumar Diwan and Anna Eva-Karin Thorson

Reducing health disparities through primary care reform: the New Zealand experiment pp. 9-23

Martin Hefford, Peter Crampton and Jon Foley

Rural perspectives on HIV/AIDS prevention: a comparative study of Thailand and Ghana pp. 25-40

Denis Worlanyo Aheto and Kwame Prosper Gbesemete

Private and public cross-subsidization: financing Beijing's health-insurance reform pp. 41-52

Ming Wu, Ying Xin, Huihui Wang and Wei Yu

Pharmaceutical policy in Italy: towards a structural change? pp. 53-63

Simone Ghislandi, Iva Krulichova and Livio Garattini

Does hospital discharge policy influence sick-leave patterns in the case of female breast cancer? pp. 65-71

Rikard Lindqvist, Magnus Stenbeck and Finn Diderichsen

Gender-related differences in general practice preferences: longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands 1982-2001 pp. 73-80

Tanja Mayorova, Fred Stevens, Albert Scherpbier, Lud van der Velden and Jouke van der Zee

The decision-making process of health care utilization in Mexico pp. 81-91

Cynthia J. Brown, Jose A. Pagan and Eduardo Rodriguez-Oreggia

What lessons can de drawn from tuberculosis (TB) Control in China in the 1990s?: An analysis from a health system perspective pp. 93-104

Shenglan Tang and Stephen Bertel Squire

Findings from a survey on GIS use in the UK National Health Service: organisational challenges and opportunities pp. 105-117

Gary Higgs, Darren P. Smith and Myles I. Gould

Seroepidemiology of varicella-zoster virus infection in a cosmopolitan city (Erzurum) in the eastern Turkey pp. 119-124

Handan Alp, Sevin Altinkaynak, Vildan Ertekin, Buket Kilicaslan and Asuman Giiraksin