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Joyce B. Der, Alison D. Grant, Daniel Grint, Clement T. Narh et al. • BMC Health Services Research
(2022)
Abstract Background Ghana’s national tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey conducted in 2013 showed higher than expected TB prevalence indicating that many people with TB were not being identified and treated. Responding to this, we assessed ...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07711-1
Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen, Krys Standley • Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
(2022)
IntroductionLack of transportation is a significant barrier to community participation for many disabled adults. Living in a rural area introduces additional transportation barriers, such as having to travel long distances to access service...
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DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2022.877555
Yayoi Aizawa, Atsushi Watanabe, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuto Kato • Frontiers in Genetics
(2021)
In recent years, genetic counseling has started playing a major role in the field of genomic medicine. There are currently about 7,000 genetic counselors in more than 28 countries, with 267 certified genetic counselors in Japan alone (about...
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.646177
Margaret McConnell, Alya Alsager, Plyce Fuchu, Shrivaths Sriprasad et al. • BMC Pediatrics
(2025)
Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities, with persistent socioeconomic disparities in incidence and outcomes. Maternal presence during prolonged neonatal intensive care unit...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05621-9
Wan-Ju Cheng, Yawen Cheng • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
(2017)
Healthcare workers face multiple psychosocial work hazards intrinsic to their work, including heavy workloads and shift work. However, how contemporary adverse psychosocial work conditions, such as workplace justice and insecurity, may cont...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2016.05.004
Celine Tabche, Mays Raheem, Arwa Alolaqi, Salman Rawaf • Frontiers in Digital Health
(2023)
BackgroundThe electronic health record (EHR) has been widely implemented internationally as a tool to improve health and healthcare delivery. However, EHR implementation has been comparatively slow amongst hospitals in the Arabian Gulf coun...
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DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1252227
Amnah Ali Abdulqader Elagi, Basem Amer Jaber, Almonther Hussain Ahmed Wassly, Ruba Mohammed Sallam Ahmed et al. • Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
(2019)
Background: Few studies have addressed the awareness of the family physicians' (FPs) role and its impact on the quality of primary healthcare. This study aims to explore public's perception and satisfaction on the role and services provided...
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DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_621_19
Hun-Sung Kim, Jae-Hyoung Cho, Kun-Ho Yoon • Endocrinology and Metabolism
(2015)
A worldwide epidemic of chronic disease, and complications thereof, is underway, with no sign of abatement. Healthcare costs have increased tremendously, principally because of the need to treat chronic complications of non-communicable dis...
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DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.2.159
Heather O’Mahen, Louise Howard, Helen Sharp, Antoinette Davey et al. • Health and Social Care Delivery Research
(2025)
Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...
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DOI: 10.3310/RRAP0011
Ehsan Vaziri Goudarzi, Mahmoud Houshmand, Omid Fatahi Valilai, Vahidreza Ghezavati et al. • PeerJ Computer Science
(2021)
Industry 4.0 is the digitalization of the manufacturing systems based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for developing a manufacturing system to gain efficiency and improve productivity. Cloud Manufacturing (CM) is a parad...
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.410
Anne Hudon, Matthew Hunt, Debbie Ehrmann Feldman • BMC Health Services Research
(2018)
Abstract Background In recent years, significant efforts have been made to improve the provision of care for compensated injured workers internationally. However, despite increasing efforts at implementing best practices in this field, some...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3491-1
Tang J, Klunklin P, Lirtmunlikaporn S, Wang Y • Patient Preference and Adherence
(2024)
Jian Tang,1 Pimpaporn Klunklin,2 Sumalee Lirtmunlikaporn,2 Yanan Wang3 1Department of Infectious Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University...
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Amit Bhowmick, Sumaiya Tohfa Afindi, Suchandana Rani • Health Services Insights
(2026)
Background Patient satisfaction is a key indicator of healthcare quality, particularly in resource-constrained public health systems. Despite growing evidence on healthcare service quality in Bangladesh, comprehensive assessments incorporat...
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DOI: 10.1177/11786329261477455
Yutong Yan, Pengcheng Wang, Yurui Guo • Frontiers in Public Health
(2026)
In recent years, the deepening of healthcare reform in China has raised high demands for the accurate measurement of hospital total factor productivity (TFP), where existing systems often overstate performance by neglecting social welfare. ...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1818765
Zeeshan M, Han J, Rehman A, Ullah I et al. • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
(2021)
Muhammad Zeeshan,1 Jiabin Han,1 Alam Rehman,2 Irfan Ullah,3 Fakhr E Alam Afridi4 1College of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Xingcheng, Liaoning Province, 125105, People’s Republic of China; 2Faculty of Managem...
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Nouf Khalid Al-Kahtani, Arun Vijay Subbarayalu, Vinoth Raman, Mona M. Jamjoom et al. • Informatics in Medicine Unlocked
(2025)
The increasing universal acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare systems is driving advancements, with clinical documentation at the forefront. This research aimed to gain insight into the views, perspectives, and influenci...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.imu.2025.101710
Xiaodi Qin, Haitao Wu, Yifeng Xie, Xiaofang Zhang • Agriculture
(2022)
Based on the Chinese Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2010–2018, this article investigates how relative deprivation influences household consumption in rural China. High-dimensional fixed-effects (HDFE), the instrumental variable (IV), and causa...
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DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12111912
Byeong Jo Kim, Maria Tomprou • Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market and Complexity
(2021)
This study aims to provide practice-oriented evidence regarding the implementation of healthcare data analytics and its impact on the use of new data analytics tools and relevant analytical skills improvement. A quasi-experimental pre-test/...
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DOI: 10.3390/joitmc7010060
Matías Mrejen, PhD, Rudi Rocha, PhD, Christopher Millett, PhD, Thomas Hone, PhD • The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
(2021)
Background: Evidence is limited on health benefits from quality improvement of primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated whether increasing PHC quality in Brazil with highly-skilled health...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100034
Yan Zhang, Ling Jiang, Jinyu Zhu, Sijia Shen et al. • BMJ Paediatrics Open
(2026)
Background Proper discharge preparation by family caregivers is essential for improving the growth and development of preterm infants and lowering their readmission rates. Within China’s unique family cultural context, intergenerational car...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2026-004695
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