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Open Access“A manager in the minds of doctors:” a comparison of new modes of control in European hospitals
Hospital governance increasingly combines management and professional self-governance. This article maps the new emergent modes of control in a comparative perspective and aims to better understand the relatio...
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The State and Medicine in the Governance of Health Care in Portugal
According to Newman (2005), the way the state, public and private stakeholders, the health professions and the market connect with each other determines the structure of governance in health care in each parti...
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Open AccessThe effects of austerity measures on quality of healthcare services: a national survey of physicians in the public and private sectors in Portugal
The European Union member countries reacted differently to the 2008 economic and financial crisis. However, few countries have monitored the outcomes of their policy responses, and there is therefore little ev...
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Open AccessA call for action to establish a research agenda for building a future health workforce in Europe
The importance of a sustainable health workforce is increasingly recognised. However, the building of a future health workforce that is responsive to diverse population needs and demographic and economic chang...
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Chapter Nine: Reducing Healthcare Costs in Portugal: Outcomes and Implications for Public and Private Medicine
Although the growth of the private sector in health is a global trend, this rise has different meanings and dynamics across countries. In Europe, there is no consensus on the effects of the 2008 economic and f...
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Open AccessThe relevance of educational attainments of parents of medical students for health workforce planning: data from Guiné-Bissau
In this article, we analyze data collected in the context of health workforce planning (HWFP) for Guiné-Bissau as part of the development of the third National Health Strategy, to study the relationship betwee...
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A Multidisciplinary User-Centered Approach to Designing an Information Platform for Accessible Tourism: Understanding User Needs and Motivations
The present work aims to expand knowledge on user needs and the motivations of people with disabilities (PwD) in order to create a technological solution for addressing barriers in the accessible tourism marke...
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: does variant histology matter?
The most frequent histology of bladder tumors is urothelial carcinoma. Most are pure urothelial carcinomas (PUC) but up to one-third of the cases present variant histological (VH) features. The aim of this stu...
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Open AccessA call for immediate action to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake to prepare for the third pandemic winter
This Comment piece summarises current challenges regarding routine vaccine uptake in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and provides recommendations on how to increase uptake. To implement these recommendati...
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Realistic Model Parameter Optimization: Shadow Robot Dexterous Hand Use-Case
The notable expansion of technologies related to automated processes has been observed in recent years, largely driven by the significant advantages they provide across diverse industries. Concurrently, there ...
