Background There is increasing interest in self-referral and direct access as alternatives
pathways to care to improve patient access to specialist services. The impact of these …

Background Observational studies can inform how we understand and address persisting
health inequities through the collection, reporting and analysis of health equity factors …

Background The social determinants of health (SDOH) are the focus of an exponentially
increasing number of publications, including evidence syntheses. However, there is not an …

Introduction Internationally there is pressure to contain costs due to rising numbers of
hospital admissions. Alongside age, socioeconomic disadvantage is the strongest risk factor …

Background An unequal distribution of the social determinants of health drives health
inequalities. Existing training fails to communicate the impossible circumstances that …

Objective: There is a need for additional comprehensive and validated filters to find relevant
references more efficiently in the growing body of research on immigrant populations. Our …

Common mental health disorders (CMDs) represent a major public health concern and are
particularly prevalent in people experiencing disadvantage or marginalisation. Primary care …

Social determinants of health play a key role in health disparities. Dysmenorrhea is a highly
prevalent and impactful public health problem affecting reproductive-age females …

Abstract Background Systematic reviews (SRs) are valuable resources as they address
specific clinical questions by summarizing all existing relevant studies. However, finding all …

Rapid review (RR) could accelerate the traditional systematic review (SR) process by
simplifying or omitting steps using various shortcuts. With the increasing popularity of RR …