The Medical journal of Australia
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Multicenter Study
The desire and capability of Australian general practitioners to change their working hours.
To explore factors associated with general practitioners' desire to work less and their success in making that change. ⋯ A number of factors appear to determine both the desire of GPs to reduce hours and their subsequent success in doing so. Declining working hours have contributed to the perceived shortage in GPs. Therefore, designing policies that address not just the absolute number of medical graduates but also their subsequent level of work may alleviate some of the pressures on the Australian primary health care system.
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Multicenter Study
Predictors of variation in colorectal cancer care and outcomes in New South Wales: a population-based health data linkage study.
To identify predictors of variation in colorectal cancer care and outcomes in New South Wales. ⋯ Patient characteristics should be included in risk-adjustment models for comparing outcomes between hospitals and for quantifying hospital variation. Further exploration of the reasons why certain hospitals and patients appear to be at risk of poorer care is needed.
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Multicenter Study
Survival, mortality and morbidity outcomes after oesophagogastric cancer surgery in New South Wales, 2001-2008.
To examine the relationship between hospital volume and patient outcomes for New South Wales hospitals performing oesophagectomy and gastrectomy for oesophagogastric cancer. ⋯ These data support initial surgery for oesophagogastric cancer in higher-volume hospitals.