[BOOK][B] The social construction of dementia: Confused professionals?

NM Harding, N Harding, C Palfrey - 1997 - books.google.com
In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy
Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather …

Caesarean section in uninsured women in the USA: systematic review and meta-analysis

I Hoxha, M Braha, L Syrogiannouli, DC Goodman… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The aim of this study is to assess the odds of caesarean section (CS) for uninsured
women in the USA and understand the underlying mechanisms as well as consequences of …

[PDF][PDF] Does good science make good medicine? Incorporating evidence into practice is complicated by the fact that clinical practice is as much art as science

NP Kenny - CMAJ, 1997 - Can Med Assoc
Résumé LES TENDANCES DE LA PRATIQUE DES MÉDECINS varient considérablement,
comme le démontrent McAlister et ses collaborateurs en ce qui concerne la prise en charge …

Causes of tonsillar disease and frequency of tonsillectomy operations

PS Mattila, O Tahkokallio, J Tarkkanen… - … –Head & Neck …, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To characterize the factors that influence the frequency of tonsillectomy and
adenoidectomy operations. Design and Setting Nationwide questionnaire. Analysis of …

Current practices of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a population-based analysis

M Trevisonno, P Kaneva, Y Watanabe, GM Fried… - Hernia, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The selection of a laparoscopic approach for inguinal hernias varies among
surgeons. It is unclear what is being done in actual practice. The purpose of this study was to …

Do ethnic groups use health services like the majority of the population? A study from Quebec, Canada

R Blais, A Maı̈ga - Social Science & Medicine, 1999 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to compare the use of medical services over a period of one
year by members of ethnic groups and native Quebecers in Canada, while controlling for a …

Regional variation in orthopedic surgery in Switzerland

M Widmer, P Matter, L Staub, F Schoeni-Affolter… - Health & place, 2009 - Elsevier
The study systematically describes the frequency and geographic variability of major
surgical interventions for musculoskeletal disorders in Switzerland. Age-and sex …

[PDF][PDF] Variations in the Adoption of Healthcare Innovation? A Literature Review

M Miraldo, K Hauck, A Vernet, A Wheelock - 2019 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Background Medical knowledge is the body of information about diseases, mechanisms and
pathogenesis, therapies and interactions, and interpretation of lab tests, and allows us to …

Women's hysterectomy experiences and decision-making

AK Uskul, F Ahmad, NA Leyland, DE Stewart - Women & health, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
The goal of the study was to examine women's experiences with gynaecologic symptoms
and how they decided to undergo hysterectomy. For this purpose, twenty-nine women were …

Variations in hysterectomy rates in Ontario: does the indication matter?

RE Hall, MM Cohen - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association …, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVES: To examine variations in rates of hysterectomy for the five main indications for
the procedure in regions of Ontario. DESIGN: Cross-sectional population-based analysis of …