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Crises and Sudden Stops: Evidence from International Bond and Syndicated-Loan Markets
In: NBER Working Paper No. w14249
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Jean-Marc Delaunay et Yves Denéchère (dir.) Femmes et relations internationales au XXe
In: Recherches féministes, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 193-196
ISSN: 0838-4479
Systems for the management of respiratory disease in primary care — an international series: Canada
Canada has a universal health care system funded by the government. All people are supposed to have unrestricted access to all essential health care in a timely fashion. Canada has ten provinces and three territories. Health care is funded by each province/territory, with federal payments providing some of the funding. The bulk of the provision of respiratory care in Canada is provided by primary care practitioners. Across the country we have a family physician shortage; thus, in many areas of the country there is insufficient access since patients do not actually have a family physician. This has less effect on acute medical services, which can be available in ER or walk-in settings, but certainly does affect the provision of services for chronic illnesses. While thus far the health care system is 'free', there are some significant limitations; the commonest is waiting times for specialist care and investigations. Other significant deficiencies include the lack of coverage for medications for both acute and chronic conditions and of medical devices. Primary care reforms by local governments have attempted to fix these issues by changing care models. Fee-for-service medicine by physicians is slowly being changed in places to capitation models and other systems such as rewards for managing chronic conditions optimally. Ontario has instituted 'reward systems' for diabetes and smoking cessation. British Columbia has rewards for multiple chronic diseases. In many areas, care in the provinces is regionalised to allow local arrangements to help decide on where and how care is organised. Respiratory diseases (excluding lung cancer) rank fourth in Canada in the total proportion of direct health care costs (behind neuropsychiatric, injury and cardiovascular diseases). A number of studies have shown that respiratory conditions such as asthma and COPD are underdiagnosed and/or undermanaged. Other conditions need treatment by specialists or physicians with a special interest (TB, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer) and access to ...
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NATO in the "New Europe": The Politics of International Socialization after the Cold War
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 143-157
ISSN: 1537-5927
Introduction: Examining national and international approaches to teaching and research in Cold War history
In: Cold war history, Band 8, Heft 2, S. 131-133
ISSN: 1743-7962
The International Struggle over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1980-2005
In: Survival: global politics and strategy, Band 50, Heft 5, S. 167-193
ISSN: 0039-6338
Warfare in Europe 1919-1938: The International Library of Essays on Military History
In: Diplomacy & statecraft, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 801-803
ISSN: 0959-2296
Building Democratic and Responsible Global Governance: The Role of International Parliamentary Institutions
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of representative politics, Band 61, Heft 2, S. 255-271
ISSN: 0031-2290
The dynamics of regime change: domestic and international factors in the 'Tulip Revolution'
In: Central Asian survey, Band 27, Heft 3, S. 265-278
ISSN: 0263-4937
From Counter-Insurgency to Narco-Insurgency: Vietnam and the International War on Drugs
In: Journal of policy history: JPH, Band 20, Heft 3, S. 344-378
ISSN: 0898-0306
The dynamics of regime change: domestic and international factors in the 'Tulip Revolution'
In: Central Asian survey, Band 27, Heft 3-4, S. 265-277
ISSN: 1465-3354
Turning Point: The Arab World's Marginalization and International Security after 9/11
In: The Middle East journal, Band 62, Heft 2, S. 361-363
ISSN: 0026-3141
Berichte - Rahmenbedingungen öffentlicher Dienstleistungen in Europa - Internationale Konferenz an der Universität Potsdam 7.-9.4.2008 -- Tagungsbericht
In: Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt: DVBL, Band 123, Heft 18, S. 1173-1174
ISSN: 0012-1363
DE GROEP VAN INTERNATIONALE COMMUNISTEN. Persoonlijke herinneringen uit de jaren 1934 - 1939
In: Kritiek: jaarboek voor socialistische discussie en analyse, Heft 1, S. 192-202