Managing the changing burden of cancer in Asia

R Sankaranarayanan, K Ramadas, Y Qiao - BMC medicine, 2014 - Springer
Asia accounts for 60% of the world population and half the global burden of cancer. The
incidence of cancer cases is estimated to increase from 6.1 million in 2008 to 10.6 million in …

Host country responses to non-communicable diseases amongst Syrian refugees: a review

C Akik, H Ghattas, S Mesmar, M Rabkin, WM El-Sadr… - Conflict and Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey
have hosted large refugee populations, with a high pre-conflict burden of non …

Health system efficiency in OECD countries: dynamic network DEA approach

B Gavurova, K Kocisova, J Sopko - Health Economics Review, 2021 - Springer
Background In recent years, measuring and evaluating the efficiency of health systems has
been explored in the context of seeking resources to ensure the sustainability of 'countries' …

Gabapentinoid consumption in 65 countries and regions from 2008 to 2018: a longitudinal trend study

AYL Chan, ASC Yuen, DHT Tsai, WCY Lau… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent studies raised concerns about the increasing use of gabapentinoids in different
countries. With their potential for misuse and addiction, understanding the global …

Evaluating the provision of health services and barriers to treatment for chronic diseases among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a review of literature and stakeholder …

J Alawa, P Zarei, K Khoshnood - International Journal of Environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: While Turkey hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees, the provision of
health services for chronic disease among Syrian refugees in Turkey has been inadequate …

[HTML][HTML] An analysis of perceived access to health care in Europe: how universal is universal coverage?

J Cylus, I Papanicolas - Health policy, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to examine variations in perceptions of access to health care
across and within 29 European countries. Using data from the 2008 round of the European …

What have health care reforms achieved in Turkey? An appraisal of the “Health Transformation Programme”

ZG Ökem, M Çakar - Health Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
Poor health status indicators, low quality care, inequity in the access to health services and
inefficiency due to fragmented health financing and provision have long been problems in …

Public health and social measures to mitigate the health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, Egypt, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Poland during …

N Kitamura, K Abbas, D Nathwani - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a colossal impact on human society globally.
There were similarities and differences in the public health and social measures taken by …

Turkish nurses' perceptions of professional values

G Erkus, L Dinc - Journal of Professional Nursing, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aimed to examine the professional values of nurses in Turkey. This descriptive
cross-sectional study was conducted with 310 nurses employed at public, university, and …

The involvement of medical doctors in hospital governance and implications for quality management: a quick scan in 19 and an in depth study in 7 OECD countries

AM Rotar, D Botje, NS Klazinga, KM Lombarts… - BMC health services …, 2016 - Springer
Background Hospital governance is broadening its orientation from cost and production
controls towards 'improving performance on clinical outcomes'. Given this new focus one …