Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Volume 9, Issue (2016)

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Article
The effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve knowledge and perceptions for reducing organophosphate pesticide exposure among Indonesian and South Australian migrant farmworkers
Suratman Suratman, Kirstin E Ross, Kateryna Babina & John William Edwards
Pages: 1-12
Published online: 19 Jan 2016
AbstractforThe effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve knowledge and perceptions for reducing organophosphate pesticide exposure among Indonesian and South Australian migrant farmworkers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Hand hygiene knowledge and practice among university students: evidence from Private Universities of Bangladesh
Marufa Sultana, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Abdur Razzaque Sarker & Sarder Mahmud Hossain
Pages: 13-20
Published online: 12 Feb 2016
AbstractforHand hygiene knowledge and practice among university students: evidence from Private Universities of Bangladesh | Full Text | References | PDF (286.9 KB)
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Article
Investigating the health care delivery system in Japan and reviewing the local public hospital reform
Xing Zhang & Tatsuo Oyama
Pages: 21-32
Published online: 18 Mar 2016
AbstractforInvestigating the health care delivery system in Japan and reviewing the local public hospital reform | Full Text | References | PDF (752.9 KB)
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Article
Effect of health development assistance on health status in sub-Saharan Africa
Keneni Gutema Negeri & Damen Halemariam
Pages: 33-42
Published online: 07 Apr 2016
AbstractforEffect of health development assistance on health status in sub-Saharan Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (517 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Combination chemoprophylaxis and immunoprophylaxis in reducing the incidence of leprosy
Malcolm S Duthie & Marivic F Balagon
Pages: 43-53
Published online: 24 Dec 2022
AbstractforCombination chemoprophylaxis and immunoprophylaxis in reducing the incidence of leprosy | Full Text | References | PDF (292.6 KB)
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Critical role of ethics in clinical management and public health response to the West Africa Ebola epidemic
Morenike O Folayan, Bridget G Haire & Brandon Brown
Pages: 55-65
Published online: 12 May 2016
AbstractforCritical role of ethics in clinical management and public health response to the West Africa Ebola epidemic | Full Text | References | PDF (173.5 KB)
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The impact of a regional patient-centered medical home initiative on cost of care among commercially insured population in the US
Daniel Dukjae Maeng, Joann P Sciandra & Janet F Tomcavage
Pages: 67-74
Published online: 26 May 2016
AbstractforThe impact of a regional patient-centered medical home initiative on cost of care among commercially insured population in the US | Full Text | References | PDF (279.6 KB)
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Article
Information security risk management for computerized health information systems in hospitals: a case study of Iran
Javad Zarei & Farahnaz Sadoughi
Pages: 75-85
Published online: 27 May 2016
AbstractforInformation security risk management for computerized health information systems in hospitals: a case study of Iran | Full Text | References | PDF (223.9 KB)
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Haiti’s progress in achieving its 10-year plan to eliminate cholera: hidden sickness cannot be cured
Victoria Koski-Karell, Paul E Farmer, Benito Isaac, Elizabeth M Campa, Loune Viaud, Paul C Namphy, Ralph Ternier & Louise C Ivers
Pages: 87-100
Published online: 24 May 2016
AbstractforHaiti’s progress in achieving its 10-year plan to eliminate cholera: hidden sickness cannot be cured | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Article
Insecticide-treated net ownership and utilization and factors that influence their use in Itang, Gambella region, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study
Aklilu Habte Watiro & Worku Awoke
Pages: 101-112
Published online: 31 May 2016
AbstractforInsecticide-treated net ownership and utilization and factors that influence their use in Itang, Gambella region, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (184 KB)
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Article
Impact of disasters on child stunting in Nepal
Surya Gaire, Tefera Darge Delbiso, Srijana Pandey & Debarati Guha-Sapir
Pages: 113-127
Published online: 08 Jun 2016
AbstractforImpact of disasters on child stunting in Nepal | Full Text | References | PDF (647.5 KB)
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Article
Are doctors risk takers?
Dvora Pikkel, Yael Sara Pikkel Igal, Adi Sharabi-Nov & Joseph Pikkel
Pages: 129-133
Published online: 17 Jun 2016
AbstractforAre doctors risk takers? | Full Text | References | PDF (476 KB)
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Community knowledge and the role of health extension workers on integrated diseases among households in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia
Ayichew Seyoum, Kedir Urgessa & Tesfaye Gobena
Pages: 135-142
Published online: 01 Jul 2016
AbstractforCommunity knowledge and the role of health extension workers on integrated diseases among households in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (163.7 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Multimorbidity in chronic disease: impact on health care resources and costs
Steven M McPhail
Pages: 143-156
Published online: 05 Jul 2016
AbstractforMultimorbidity in chronic disease: impact on health care resources and costs | Full Text | References | PDF (414.9 KB)
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Original Research

Article
Occupational hazards among the abattoir workers associated with noncompliance to the meat processing and waste disposal laws in Malaysia
Auwalu Abdullahi, Azmi Hassan, Norizhar Kadarman, Yakubu Muhammad Junaidu, Olanike Kudrat Adeyemo & Pei Lin Lua
Pages: 157-163
Published online: 13 Jul 2016
AbstractforOccupational hazards among the abattoir workers associated with noncompliance to the meat processing and waste disposal laws in Malaysia | Full Text | References | PDF (532 KB)
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Article
The Lebanese–Syrian crisis: impact of influx of Syrian refugees to an already weak state
Zeinab Cherri, Pedro Arcos González & Rafael Castro Delgado
Pages: 165-172
Published online: 14 Jul 2016
AbstractforThe Lebanese–Syrian crisis: impact of influx of Syrian refugees to an already weak state | Full Text | References | PDF (642.9 KB)
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Article
Medicine reclassification processes and regulations for proper use of over-the-counter self-care medicines in Japan
Kaori Nomura, Yuki Kitagawa, Yasukatsu Yuda & Hiromi Takano-Ohmuro
Pages: 173-183
Published online: 25 Jul 2016
AbstractforMedicine reclassification processes and regulations for proper use of over-the-counter self-care medicines in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (816.1 KB)
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Article
Occupational management in the workplace and impact on Workers’ Compensation Board claims, duration, and cost: a prospective longitudinal cohort
Mark E Lemstra
Pages: 185-191
Published online: 27 Jul 2016
AbstractforOccupational management in the workplace and impact on Workers’ Compensation Board claims, duration, and cost: a prospective longitudinal cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (180.6 KB)
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Article
No-fault compensation for ventilator-dependent children: a reasonable settlement value for lifetime attendant care
Randall C Jenkins, Brian W Boelens, Kari L Aasheim & Nikolaus Gravenstein
Pages: 193-199
Published online: 24 Dec 2022
AbstractforNo-fault compensation for ventilator-dependent children: a reasonable settlement value for lifetime attendant care | Full Text | References | PDF (146 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Dengue infection severity score – improvised disease management
Syed Uzair Mahmood, Maryam Jamil Syed, Aisha Jamal & Maria Shoaib
Pages: 201-202
Published online: 24 Dec 2022
CitationforDengue infection severity score – improvised disease management | Full Text | References | PDF (111.7 KB)
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The impact of shift work on the psychological and physical health of nurses in a general hospital: a comparison between rotating night shifts and day shifts
Paola Ferri, Matteo Guadi, Luigi Marcheselli, Sara Balduzzi, Daniela Magnani & Rosaria Di Lorenzo
Pages: 203-211
Published online: 24 Dec 2022
AbstractforThe impact of shift work on the psychological and physical health of nurses in a general hospital: a comparison between rotating night shifts and day shifts | Full Text | References | PDF (180.2 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Police custody health care: a review of health morbidity, models of care and innovations within police custody in the UK, with international comparisons
Iain G McKinnon, Stuart DM Thomas, Heather L Noga & Jane Senior
Pages: 213-226
Published online: 24 Dec 2022
AbstractforPolice custody health care: a review of health morbidity, models of care and innovations within police custody in the UK, with international comparisons | Full Text | References | PDF (182.2 KB)
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Letter

Letter
The importance of public health in managing health care costs in the United Kingdom National Health Service
Meelad Sayma, Tomos Luke Treharne & Hywel Rhys Williams
Pages: 227-229
Published online: 24 Dec 2022
First Page PreviewforThe importance of public health in managing health care costs in the United Kingdom National Health Service | Full Text | References | PDF (117.3 KB)
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Article
Quality measure attainment with dapagliflozin plus metformin extended-release as initial combination therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: a post hoc pooled analysis of two clinical studies
Kelly F Bell, Arie Katz & John J Sheehan
Pages: 231-241
Published online: 14 Oct 2016
AbstractforQuality measure attainment with dapagliflozin plus metformin extended-release as initial combination therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: a post hoc pooled analysis of two clinical studies | Full Text | References | PDF (318.5 KB)
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The SWEET SPOTS study: a real-world interpretation of the 2012 American Diabetes Association Position Statement regarding individualized A1C targets
Nella Bieszk, Michael Grabner, Wenhui Wei, Nicole G Bonine & Judith J Stephenson
Pages: 243-251
Published online: 08 Nov 2016
AbstractforThe SWEET SPOTS study: a real-world interpretation of the 2012 American Diabetes Association Position Statement regarding individualized A1C targets | Full Text | References | PDF (865.3 KB)
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Article
Impact of a medical university on laparoscopic surgery in a service-oriented public hospital in the Caribbean
Shamir O Cawich, Suresh Pooran, Barbara Amow, Ernest Ali, Fawwaz Mohammed, Marlon Mencia, Samuel Ramsewak, Seetharaman Hariharan & Vijay Naraynsingh
Pages: 253-260
Published online: 16 Nov 2016
AbstractforImpact of a medical university on laparoscopic surgery in a service-oriented public hospital in the Caribbean | Full Text | References | PDF (222.5 KB)
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Article
Impact of the health insurance scheme for stateless people on inpatient utilization in Kraburi Hospital, Thailand
Rapeepong Suphanchaimat, Phusit Prakongsai, Supon Limwattananon & Anne Mills
Pages: 261-269
Published online: 30 Nov 2016
AbstractforImpact of the health insurance scheme for stateless people on inpatient utilization in Kraburi Hospital, Thailand | Full Text | References | PDF (220.5 KB)
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Article
Using the failure mode and effects analysis model to improve parathyroid hormone and adrenocorticotropic hormone testing
Racheli Magnezi, Asaf Hemi & Rina Hemi
Pages: 271-274
Published online: 24 Dec 2022
AbstractforUsing the failure mode and effects analysis model to improve parathyroid hormone and adrenocorticotropic hormone testing | Full Text | References | PDF (115.9 KB)
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Article
Effectiveness of the multidimensional ergonomic intervention model to reduce musculoskeletal discomfort among street sweepers in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
Kanjanar Pintakham & Wattasit Siriwong
Pages: 275-283
Published online: 24 Dec 2022
AbstractforEffectiveness of the multidimensional ergonomic intervention model to reduce musculoskeletal discomfort among street sweepers in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand | Full Text | References | PDF (259.1 KB)
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Article
Physician distribution and attrition in the public health sector of Ethiopia
Tsion Assefa, Damen Haile Mariam, Wubegzier Mekonnen, Miliard Derbew & Wendimagegn Enbiale
Pages: 285-295
Published online: 07 Dec 2016
AbstractforPhysician distribution and attrition in the public health sector of Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (281.3 KB)
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