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Geospatial distribution and bypassing health facilities among National Health Insurance Scheme enrollees
BACKGROUND: This study was carried out to enable an assessment of geospatial distribution and access to healthcare facilities under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) of Nigeria. The findings will be useful for...
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Whole-genome sequencing of patients with rare diseases in a national health system.
Most patients with rare diseases do not receive a molecular diagnosis and the aetiological variants and causative genes for more than half such disorders remain to be discovered1. Here we used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in a...
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Exploring attitudes and preferences for dementia screening in Britain
BACKGROUND: Dementia is becoming one of the most important emerging public health concerns in a generation. In societal approaches to the mitigation of major disease 'burden', population screening can sometimes provide an...
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The effect of a change in co-payment on prescription drug demand in a National Health System
OBJECTIVES: To test the heterogeneity of the effect of a change in pharmaceutical cost-sharing by therapeutic groups in a Spanish region. METHODS: Data: random sample (provided by the Canary Islands Health Service) of 40,471...
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Using evidence-based guidelines to inform service provision
OBJECTIVE: The National Health Service (NHS) in England planned a national diabetes prevention programme (NHS DPP) with phased implementation. Evidence-based guidelines and service specifications support efficient and effective...
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Research campaigns in the UK National Health Service
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) aims to improve national 'health and wealth' by providing infrastructural support to enable clinical research in National Health Service settings in England and Wales. Cognisant...
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