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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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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.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
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Physical fitness training for patients with stroke: An updated review
posted by WM Admin on 2014-03-26 14:17:54.335
The primary aim of this review of randomized trials was to determine whether physical fitness training (cardiorespiratory training and resistance…
NZ Literature Abstract
Effects of early exercise engagement on vascular risk in patients with transient ischemic attack and nondisabling stroke
posted by Research Admin on 2013-05-22 16:05:00.985
The aim of this study was to conduct a randomized, parallel-group clinical trial that assessed the efficacy of a health-enhancing…
NZ Literature Abstract
Loneliness and self-reported health among older persons in New Zealand
posted by WM Admin on 2012-08-09 11:59:35.901
This brief report describes the results of a cross-sectional survey, undertaken to identify the rate, degree and impact of loneliness…
Research Review
Diabetes and Obesity Research Review 58
posted by WM Admin on 2012-06-01 11:14:18.644
Studies in this issue (attached below): Bariatric vs. intensive medical treatment for obese diabetics Bariatric vs. conventional medical treatment for…
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Design and conduct of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to enhance smoking cessation outcomes with exercise: The Fit2Quit study
- Loneliness and self-reported health among older persons in New Zealand
- Effects of early exercise engagement on vascular risk in patients with transient ischemic attack and nondisabling stroke
