Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre
The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand's health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand's health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
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World Health Statistics 2013
posted by Research Admin on 16 May 2013
World Health Statistics 2013 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary…
International Literature
Associations between the organisation of stroke services, process of care, and mortality in England: Prospective cohort study
posted by Research Admin on 14 May 2013
The aim of this prospective cohort study was to estimate the relations between the organisation of stroke services, process measures…
NZ Literature Abstract
The health status of Pacific children and young people in New Zealand
posted by Research Admin on 10 May 2013
Published 2012. Authors: Elizabeth Craig, Judith Adams, Glenda Oben, Anne Reddington, Andrew Wicken, Jean Simpson.
Dunedin: University of Otago
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University of Canterbury researching why patients develop pneumonia after surgery
posted by Research Admin on 2 May 2013
Voxy, 1 May 2013 A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is seeking to better understand the relationship between the drugs…
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Should care managers for older adults be located in primary care? A randomized controlled trial
- The determinants of health for Pacific children and young people in New Zealand
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International Literature
- Cochrane review: Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of coronary heart disease
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- Workload and surgeon's speciality for outcome after colorectal cancer surgery (Cochrane Review)
- A meta-analysis of “hospital in the home”
- The 12-month effects of early motivational interviewing after acute stroke (UK)