Comment on “The Effect of a Community-Based, Primary Health Care Exercise Program on Inflammatory Biomarkers and Hormone Levels” by Bunyamin Koc, Hakan Sarman, Ismail Boyraz

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Guidance for otolaryngology health care workers performing aerosol generating medical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marc J. W. Lammers, Jane Lea, Brian D. Westerberg

“…Based on a review of the literature and various guidelines, recommendations are made to mitigate the risk to health care workers of becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 while providing clinical care. …”
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Prevalence of Postpartum Depression among Women in Childbearing Age Attending Primary Health Care Centres, Qassim Region. by Huda G. Alonazi, Saulat Jahan

“… # Conclusion More than a quarter of women were likely to have PPD needing monitoring, diagnostic assessment and possible treatment by primary health care physicians or specialists. Comprehensive post-natal care including screening for PPD in primary health care centers is recommended.…”
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Referral to an Electronic Screening and Brief Alcohol Intervention in Primary Health Care in Sweden: Impact of Staff Referral to the Computer by Preben Bendtsen, Diana Stark Ekman, AnneLie Johansson, Siw Carlfjord, Agneta Andersson, Matti Leijon, Kjell Johansson, Per Nilsen

“…The aim of this paper was to evaluate whether primary health care staff's referral of patients to perform an electronic screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) for alcohol use had a greater impact on change in alcohol consumption after 3 month, compared to patients who performed the test on their own initiative. …”
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Existential concerns among young adults with psychotic vulnerability in mental health care: a qualitative study in the Netherlands by Marlous L. D. de Vries, Pauline Janse, Christa W. Anbeek, Arjan W. Braam

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Receipt of specialized palliative care and health care utilization at the end of life in hematological cancer patients – the Stockholm experience by Lena von Bahr, Peter Strang, Torbjörn Schultz, Per Fürst

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Features of the formation of an effective mechanism of public administration of health care institutions in the context of medical care for military personnel by N. V. Humenna, N. M. Kalyniuk

“… The article investigates and analyses the peculiarities of forming an effective mechanism of public administration of health care institutions in the context of medical care for military personnel. …”
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Political factors and arrangements influencing primary health care financing and resource allocation: A scoping review protocol. by Henrique Sant'Anna Dias, Adelyne Maria Mendes Pereira, Elisabete de Fátima Polo de Almeida Nunes, Caroline Pagani Martins, Marcela Castilho, Fernanda de Freitas Mendonça, Luciana Dias de Lima

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Primary health care is a key element in the structuring and coordination of health systems, contributing to overall coverage and performance. …”
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Quality circles for quality improvement in primary health care: Their origins, spread, effectiveness and lacunae- A scoping review. by Adrian Rohrbasser, Janet Harris, Sharon Mickan, Kali Tal, Geoff Wong

“…Quality circles or peer review groups, and similar structured small groups of 6-12 health care professionals meet regularly across Europe to reflect on and improve their standard practice. …”
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Predictive model of positive attitudes in Spanish health care students towards older people: assessment and associated factors by Jesús González-Moreno, Ana Isabel Agustí, Javier Guillem-Saiz, María Antonia Parra-Rizo, María Antonia Parra-Rizo, María Cantero-García

“…However, this work aims to not only quantify these attitudes but to study other associated variables and develop a predictive model of positive attitudes toward the older people in a sample of Spanish university students of health care careers.MethodsA total of 338 students were surveyed using a sociodemographic questionnaire and two validated scales: the Spanish versions of the Kogan Scale of Attitudes toward Older People (KAOP) and the Global Assessment of Character Strengths-24 (GACS-24). …”
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Intravenous to Oral Stepdown Antibiotic Therapy: Another Cost-Effective Strategy in an Era of Shrinking Health Care Dollars by Thomas J Louie

“…The rapid transition from intravenous to oral antimicrobial therapy in hospitalized patients is being catalyzed by the need to gain further efficiencies in health care delivery without Compromising patient cure. …”
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HealthCare Access Barrier (HCAB) framework for the barriers to cancer care during conflicts: perspective from Iraq by Richard Gilson, Kouther Mohsin, Layth Mula-Hussain

“…To identify the barriers to accessing and delivering cancer care services, we used the HealthCare Access Barriers framework, which categorises the barriers into three groups: financial, structural and cognitive. …”
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Health-care Resource Requirements and Potential Financial Consequences of an Environmentally Driven Switch in Respiratory Inhaler Use in England by Darsuh Attar-Zadeh, Harriet Lewis, Martina Orlovic

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Oral Cyclophosphamide for Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in a Scenario of Limited Health Care Resources by Diana del Cisne Pineda, Gabriel Berlingieri Polho, Yumi Ricucci Shinkado, Gustavo Alves Contado, Nathalia de Souza Crusoe, Vivian Naomi Horita, Joao Carlos Resende, Jamile Almeida Silva, Guilherme Fialho de Freitas, David Queiroz Muniz, Caio V. Suartz, Leopoldo Alves Ribeiro-Filho, Paulo M. Hoff, José Mauricio Mota

“…PSA50 response was associated with no prior docetaxel use and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 or 1.CONCLUSIONOral cyclophosphamide is a feasible treatment option for patients with mCRPC, particularly in a scenario of limited health care resources.…”
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Knowledge on the Use of Biosimilars in Hematological Malignancies Amongst Health Care Workers at a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Nigeria by Rufai A. Dachi, Mustapha S. Umar, Maryam Mahdi, Nura H. Alkali, Falmata G. Mustapha, Fatima M. Muhammad, Alhaji Abdu

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Monitoring and Evaluation and the Quality of Health-Care Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case of Ntungamo District Local Government. by Nahabwe, Judith

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Decentralization and Primary Health Care Service delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Julius, Kisembo

Subjects: “…Decentralization, Primary Health Care, Service delivery, Local Governments…”
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Drawing up the protocol in cases of administrative corruption offenses committed in the field of healthcare by B. V. Koval

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Vaccines in the fight against antimicrobial resistance – perspectives from South Africa by A Brink, A Kgasi, A Musyoki, B Kagina, C Feldman, D Reddy, E du Toit, E Kalanxhi, J Meyer, I Impalli, M Schönfeldt, M Sibanda, N Schellack, P Skosana, S Essack, S Dlamini, Y Ramsamy

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The relation between depression and the frequency of visits in selected primary care clinics by Małgorzata Koziarska-Rościszewska, Aleksandra Dynowska, Karolina Kopacz, Łukasz Kopacz

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