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Catastrophic health expenditure and its determinants in households with gastrointestinal cancer patients: evidence from new health system reform in Iran
Bakhtiar Piroozi, Bushra Zarei, Bayazid Ghaderi, Hossein Safari, Ghobad Moradi, Satar Rezaei, Mahfooz Ghaderi, Shina Amirhosseini, Amjad Mohamadi-BolbanabadThe right to health for all people means that everyone should have access to the needed healthcare services without suffering from severe financial hardship. The purpose of this…
Inequity in the distribution of rural family physicians in Iran: a cross sectional study
Rasoul Tabari-Khomeiran, Elham Ehsani-Chimeh, Ali Davoudi Kiakalayeh, Enayatollah Homaie Rad, Sajad DelavariEqual distribution of health human resources is a major issue to achieve human rights in healthcare. Rural family physicians (RFPs) as a part of health human resources play an…
Frequency and potential causes of medication errors from nurses’ viewpoint in hospitals affiliated to a medical sciences University in Iran
Bakhtiar Piroozi, Amjad Mohamadi-Bolbanabad, Hossein Safari, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Ghobad Moradi, Dalir Usefi, Arian Azadnia, Serajaddin GrayThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence of medication errors (MEs) and the factors affecting them among nurses of hospitals affiliated to Kurdistan University…
Diabetes patients’ perspectives on the patients’ rights: evidence from east of Iran
Gholam Reza Sharifzadeh, DJavad Ghoddoosi-Nejad, Susan Behdani, Elaheh Haghgoshayie, Yibeltal Siraneh, Edris HasanpoorThe Iranian patients’ rights charter defines patient rights as a reflection of fundamental human rights in the field of medicine and incorporates all elements of patient rights…
Stigma on mental illness in the Arab world: beyond the socio-cultural barriers
Rita MerhejResearch on mental illness stigma in the Arab world has traditionally focused on socio-cultural barriers that deprive persons with mental illness from their fundamental human…
Quality of maternal and child health: fresh evidence from India
Naresh Kumar, Ritu RaniThe purpose of this paper is to examine the regional variations in maternal and child health all over India. The Maternal and Child Health Index (MCHI) is constructed to find the…
ISSN:
2056-4902Renamed from:
Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social CareOnline date, start – end:
2015Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Dr Theo Gavrielides