Editorial
Earthquake, tsunami, radiation leak, and crisis in rural health in Japan
Matsumoto M, Inoue K.
Published 18 March 2011 Asia
Volume 11
Original Research
Using technology to deliver healthcare education to rural patients
McIlhenny C, Guzic B, Knee DR, Wendekier CM, Demuth BR, Roberts JB.
Published 11 October 2011 North America
Original Research
Depression literacy: rates and relation to perceived need and mental health service utilization in a rural American sample
Deen T, Bridges AJ.
Published 14 November 2011 North America
Original Research
Adapting and implementing evidence-based cancer education interventions in rural Appalachia: real world experiences and challenges
Vanderpool R, Gainor S, Conn M, Spencer C, Allen AR, Kennedy S.
Published 10 October 2011 North America
Original Research
Colorectal cancer screening among rural Appalachian residents with multiple morbidities
Tarasenko Y, Schoenberg N.
Published 21 January 2011 North America
Original Research
Health promoting community radio in rural Bali: an impact evaluation
Waters D, James R, Darby J.
Published 28 February 2011 Asia
Original Research
Self-reported competency and continuing education needs of limited licence remote X-ray operators in New South Wales, Australia
Smith T, Fisher K.
Published 22 March 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Collaboration: developing integration in multi-purpose services in rural New South Wales, Australia
Anderson J, Bonner A, Grootjans J.
Published 3 December 2011 Australasia
Original Research
The decision-making processes of pharmacists in inland Australia - a pilot study
Madden M, Ball P.
Published 19 April 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Sources of healthcare financing among surgical patients in a rural Niger Delta practice in Nigeria
Dienye P, Brisibe S, Eke R.
Published 25 March 2011 Africa
Original Research
Barriers to the up-take of telemedicine in Australia - a view from providers
Moffatt J, Eley D.
Published 10 February 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Preferences and intention of rural adolescents toward seeking help for mental health problems
Boyd CP, Hayes L, Nurse S, Aisbett D, Francis K, Newnham K, Sewell J.
Published 14 February 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Creating a sustainable and effective mental health workforce for Gippsland, Victoria: solutions and directions for strategic planning
Sutton KP, Maybery D, Moore T.
Published 24 January 2011 Australasia
Original Research
The rural hospital doctors workforce in New Zealand
Lawrenson R, Nixon G, Steed R.
Published 19 April 2011 Australasia
Original Research
A closer look at Ontario's northern and southern rural physician demographics
Wenghofer E, Timony P, Pong R.
Published 15 March 2011 North America
Original Research
Nature and nurture in the family physician's choice of practice location
Orzanco M, Lovato C, Bates J, Slade S, Grand'Maison P, Vanasse A.
Published 14 September 2011 North America
Original Research
Locum tenens consultant doctors in a rural general hospital - an essential part of the medical workforce or an expensive stopgap?
Sim A.
Published 16 November 2011 Europe
Original Research
Health decision-making among rural women: physician access and prescription adherence
Carlton E, Simmons L.
Published 11 March 2011 North America
Original Research
Initial evaluation of rural programs at the Australian National University: understanding the effects of rural programs on intentions for rural and remote medical practice
Lee Y, Barnard A, Owen C.
Published 13 May 2011 Australasia
Original Research
'Any body is better than nobody?' Ethical questions around recruiting and/or retaining health professionals in rural areas
Simpson C, McDonald F.
Published 25 November 2011 North America
Original Research
Oral health of pre-school children in rural and remote Western Australia
Dogar F, Kruger E, Dyson K, Tennant M.
Published 13 December 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Receipt of preventive counseling among reproductive-aged women in rural and urban communities
McCall-Hosenfeld J, Weisman CS.
Published 28 January 2011 North America
Original Research
Causes and circumstances of death in a district hospital in northern Cameroon, 1993-2009
Einterz EM, Bates M.
Published 11 August 2011 Africa
Original Research
Biofeedback therapy for faecal incontinence: a rural and regional perspective
Bartlett L, Sloots K, Nowak M, Ho YH.
Published 2 March 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Understanding the rural food environment - perspectives of low-income parents
Yousefian Hansen A, Leighton A, Fox K, Hartley D.
Published 8 April 2011 North America
Original Research
Social determinants of health among African Americans in a rural community in the Deep South: an ecological exploration
Scott A, Wilson RF.
Published 7 February 2011 North America
Original Research
Does living in a female-headed household lower child mortality? The case of rural Nigeria
Doctor H.
Published 11 April 2011 Africa
Original Research
A ride to care - a non-emergency medical transportation service in rural British Columbia
Safaei J.
Published 15 March 2011 North America
Original Research
Health care options for commercial farm workers in Namibia
De Beer I, Coutinho HM, Guariguata L, Fortsch HH, Hough R, Rinke De Wit TF.
Published 22 February 2011 Africa
Original Research
Childhood obesity and associated factors in a rural Greek island
Athanasopoulos D, Garopoulou AI, Dragoumanos VP.
Published 26 October 2011 Europe
Original Research
Development of a culturally specific assessment tool for pelvic organ prolapse in a Mayan population
Overcash R, Macri C.
Published 22 February 2011 North America
Original Research
Colorectal cancer screening in rural and remote areas: analysis of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program data for South Australia
Martini A, Javanparast S, Ward P, Baratiny G, Gill T, Cole S, Tsourtos G, Aylward P, Jiwa M, Misan G, Wilson C, Young GP.
Published 12 May 2011 Australasia
Original Research
'Gotta be sit down and worked out together': views of Aboriginal caregivers and service providers on ways to improve dementia care for Aboriginal Australians
Smith K, Flicker L, Shadforth G, Carroll E, Ralph N, Atkinson D, Lindeman M, Schaper F, Lautenschlager NT, LoGiudice D.
Published 14 June 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Use of health care in the main area of Sami habitation in Norway - catching up with national expenditure rates
Gaski M, Melhus M, Deraas T, Førde O.
Published 31 May 2011 Europe
Original Research
Conversations on telemental health: listening to remote and rural First Nations communities
Gibson K, Coulson H, Miles R, Kakekakekung C, Daniels E, O'Donnell S.
Published 19 April 2011 North America
Original Research
Parkinson's disease in regional Australia
Duncan G, Rositano P.
Published 25 October 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Patient perspectives on health, health needs, and health care services in a rural Irish community: a qualitative study
Johnson I, McDonnell C, O'Connell AM, Glynn L.
Published 8 August 2011 Europe
Original Research
Rural longitudinal integrated clerkships: lessons from two programs on different continents
Couper I, Worley P, Strasser R.
Published 17 March 2011 International
Original Research
Determinants of antenatal and postnatal care visits among Indigenous people in Bangladesh: a study of the Mru Community
Islam M, Odland JO.
Published 28 June 2011 Asia
Original Research
Maternal perceptions of factors contributing to severe under-nutrition among children in a rural African setting
Abubakar A, Holding P, Mwangome M, Maitland K.
Published 24 January 2011 Africa
Original Research
The use of Photovoice to document and characterize the food security of users of community food programs in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Lardeau M, Healey G, Ford J.
Published 21 June 2011 North America
Original Research
Weight status and health characteristics of rural Saskatchewan children
Bilinski H, Rennie D, Duggleby W.
Published 24 October 2011 North America
Original Research
Location of residence or social class, which is the stronger determinant associated with cardiovascular risk factors among Pakistani population? A cross sectional study
Tareen M, Shafique K, Mirza S, Arain ZI, Ahmad I, Vart P.
Published 1 August 2011 Asia
Original Research
Determinants of apparent rural-urban differentials in measles vaccination uptake in Indonesia
Fernandez R, Awofeso N, Rammohan A.
Published 8 September 2011 Asia
Original Research
Student opinions on a rural placement program in New South Wales, Australia
Johnson G, Blinkhorn A.
Published 18 May 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Patterns of transfer in labour and birth in rural New Zealand
Patterson J, Foureur M, Skinner J.
Published 7 June 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Breastfeeding prevalence and distribution in the USA and Appalachia by rural and urban setting
Wiener R, Wiener MA.
Published 2 May 2011 North America
Original Research
Rural youth and violence: a gender perspective
Hall B, Kulig J, Grant Kalischuk R.
Published 8 August 2011 North America
Original Research
Developing rural palliative care: validating a conceptual model
Kelley ML, Williams A, DeMiglio L, Mettam H.
Published 19 May 2011 North America
Original Research
Clinical decision-making of rural novice nurses
Seright TJ.
Published 21 July 2011 North America
Original Research
A cardiovascular disease risk factor screening program designed to reach rural residents of Maine, USA
Harris D, Hamel L, Aboueissa A, Johnson D.
Published 5 August 2011 North America
Original Research
'I am part of the community but...' The changing context of rural living for persons with advanced cancer and their families
Duggleby W, Penz K, Leipert B, Wilson D, Goodridge D, Williams A.
Published 20 July 2011 North America
Original Research
Quality of life following successful repair of vesicovaginal fistula in Nigeria
Umoiyoho A, Inyang-Etoh E, Abah GM, Abasiattai AM, Akaiso O.
Published 25 August 2011 Africa
Original Research
Application of geographic information systems to the analysis of private dental practices distribution in Western Australia
Kruger E, Tennant M, George R.
Published 10 August 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Attitudes of GPs towards Older Adults Psychology Services in the Scottish Highlands
Todman J, Law J, MacDougall A.
Published 3 February 2011 Europe
Original Research
Use of mid-upper arm circumference in determining undernutrition and illness in rural adult Oraon men of Gumla District, Jharkhand, India
Chakraborty D, Bose K, Koziel S.
Published 31 August 2011 Asia
Original Research
Preventing Q fever endocarditis: a review of cardiac assessment in hospitalised Q fever patients
Hess I, Massey P, Durrheim D, O'Connor S, Graves S.
Published 17 November 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Factors that motivate young pharmacists to work in rural communities in the Ukraine
Anzenberger P, Popov SB, Ostermann H.
Published 3 November 2011 Europe
Original Research
Are medical student results affected by allocation to different sites in a dispersed rural medical school?
Sen Gupta T, Hays RB, Kelly G, Buettner PG.
Published 17 January 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Idaho Rural Family Physician Workforce Study: the Community Apgar Questionnaire
Schmitz D, Baker E, Nukui A, Epperly T.
Published 25 July 2011 North America
Original Research
Attraction and retention of qualified health workers to rural areas in Nigeria: a case study of four LGAs in Ogun State, Nigeria
Ebuehi O, Campbell PC.
Published 10 February 2011 Africa
Original Research
Skin disorders among male primary school children in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia: prevalence and socio-demographic correlates - a comparison of urban and rural populations
Amin T, Ali A, Kaliyadan F.
Published 28 February 2011 Europe
Original Research
Exploring the role of social capital in supporting a regional medical education campus
Toomey P, Hanlon N, Bates J, Poole G, Lovato C.
Published 8 November 2011 North America
Original Research
Modelling nutritional services in relation to the health status of older individuals living on Mediterranean islands
Tyrovolas S, Polychronopoulos E, Tountas Y, Panagiotakos D.
Published 14 September 2011 Europe
Original Research
Town-level comparisons may be an effective alternative in comparing rural and urban differences: a look at accidental traumatic brain injuries in North Texas children
Robertson B, McConnel C.
Published 27 January 2011 North America
Original Research
Government bodies and their influence on the 2009 H1N1 health sector pandemic response in remote and isolated First Nation communities of sub-Arctic Ontario, Canada
Charania N, Tsuji LJ.
Published 15 August 2011 North America
Original Research
Unmet psychological and practical needs of patients with cancer in rural and remote areas of Western Australia
White K, Roydhouse J, D'Abrew N, Katris P, O'Connor M, Emery L.
Published 17 August 2011 Australasia
Original Research
Where do women give birth in rural Tanzania?
Krüger C, Olsen Ø, Mighay E, Ali M.
Published 25 August 2011 Africa
Review Article
Culture shock and healthcare workers in remote Indigenous communities of Australia: what do we know and how can we measure it?
Muecke A, Lenthall S, Lindeman M.
Published 8 April 2011 Australasia
Review Article
A conceptual model of suicide in rural areas
Stark C, Riordan V, O'Connor R.
Published 21 June 2011 Europe
Review Article
Models of care for socially isolated older rural carers: barriers and implications
Winterton R, Warburton J.
Published 1 August 2011 Australasia
Review Article
Priority setting in primary health care: a framework for local catchments
Mcdonald J, Ollerenshaw A.
Published 6 June 2011 Australasia
Review Article
Diabetes and stress: an anthropological review for study of modernizing populations in the US-Mexico border region
Ely J, Zavaskis T, Wilson S.
Published 1 September 2011 North America
Review Article
Home versus hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review
Blair J, Corrigall H, Angus N, Thompson DR, Leslie SJ.
Published 6 April 2011 Europe
Clinical Case Report
Challenges in the diagnosis and management of Lynch Syndrome in an Indigenous family living in a remote West Australian community
Schofield L, Goldblatt J, Iacopetta B.
Published 22 December 2011 Australasia
Clinical Case Report
Is centralization in emergency rural medicine always right? Lessons learned from two cases of decompression sickness
Sato T, Iga T, Nagashima K, Matsubara S.
Published 26 May 2011 Asia
Short Communication
Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and the utilisation of primary care in urban and regional settings
Unger CC, Warren N, Canaway R, Manderson L, Grigg K.
Published 7 November 2011 Australasia
Short Communication
Postgraduate specialty training in northeastern Ontario and subsequent practice location
Hogenbirk JC, Mian O, Pong R.
Published 2 March 2011 North America
Short Communication
Evaluation of a dementia training workshop for health and social care staff in rural Scotland
Szymczynska P, Innes A.
Published 28 April 2011 Europe
Short Communication
A proposal for funding and monitoring medical education supervision in expanded clinical settings - a 'meducation' card
DeWitt D, McColl G.
Published 28 March 2011 Australasia
Short Communication
Does rural residence limit access to mental health services?
Hardy C, Kelly K, Voaklander D.
Published 28 October 2011 North America
Short Communication
Junior doctors' and medical students' commitment to working in areas of workforce shortage
Rogers M, Creed P, Searle J.
Published 19 April 2011 Australasia
Policy Report
Mandatory rural service for health care workers in Thailand
Wiwanitkit V.
Published 24 February 2011 Asia
Policy Report
Increasing the enrolment of rural applicants to the faculty of medicine and addressing diversity by using a priority matrix approach to assign values to rural attributes
Raghavan M, Martin BD, Roberts D, Aoki F, MacKalski BA, Sandham JD.
Published 23 May 2011 North America
Project Report
Blood, guts and knife cuts: reducing the risk of swine brucellosis in feral pig hunters in north-west New South Wales, Australia
Massey P, Polkinghorne B, Durrheim D, Lower T, Speare R.
Published 19 December 2011 Australasia
Project Report
A rural undergraduate campus in England: virtue from opportunity and necessity
Bartlett M, McKinley RK, Wynn-Jones J, Hays RB.
Published 14 November 2011 Europe
Project Report
Identifying high risk groups for sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses upon admission to prison in Western Australia
Watkins R, Mak D, Connelly C.
Published 16 March 2011 Australasia
Project Report
The BRIDGE Community Consultation Project: building rural interprofessional discussions and group experiences
Drolet J, Christianson T, Clark N.
Published 28 July 2011 North America
Project Report
Using mobile clinics to deliver HIV testing and other basic health services in rural Malawi
Lindgren T, Deutsch K, Schell E, Bvumbwe A, Hart KB, Laviwa J, Rankin S.
Published 28 June 2011 Africa
Project Report
Global health education for medical undergraduates
Laven G, Newbury J.
Published 19 May 2011 Australasia
Personal View
Managing environmental risks: the benefits of a place-based approach
Loring P, Duffy L.
Published 19 September 2011 North America
Tribute
Tribute to Dr John Irwin
Kulig J, Reimer W, Townshend I, Edge DS, Lightfoot N.
Published 25 October 2011 North America
Obituary
Farewell Ralph McLean - a quiet contributor to rural health
Strasser R, Wyatt D.
Published 12 April 2011 International
Letter to the Editor
Sharing area-specific information via an internet forum benefits rural clinicians: a lesson learned from a case with decompression sickness a remote island
Tateno Y, Sato T, Matsubara S.
Published 3 August 2011 Asia
Letter to the Editor
Comment on: Patterns of transfer in labour and birth in rural New Zealand
Matsubara S.
Published 28 July 2011 Asia
Letter to the Editor
How to start research in general practice? Research workshop in Slovakia
Bendova J, Compagnon R.
Published 10 November 2011 Europe
Letter to the Editor
Implications of increased student intake on rural rotations in Australian medical schools
Liu D, Burgoyne CS, Moffatt J, Baker P.
Published 8 November 2011 Australasia
Letter to the Editor
Insufficient primary care services to the rural population of Greece
Oikonomou N, Tountas Y.
Published 11 February 2011 Europe
Letter to the Editor
Lower fasting plasma glucose criteria and high triglycerides are effective for screening diabetes mellitus in the rural Japanese population: the Tottori-Kofu Study
Ohkura T, Taniguchi S, Osaki Y, Yamamoto N, Sumi K, Fujioka Y, Matsuzawa K, Izawa S, Shiochi H, Kinoshita H, Inoue K, Takechi M, Kishimoto T, Shigemasa C.
Published 26 August 2011 Asia
Letter to the Editor
Rural healthcare delivery using a phone patch service in the teleconsultation program of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine in Western Mindanao, Philippines
Macrohon B, Cristobal F.
Published 5 May 2011 Asia
Letter to the Editor
Pre-hospital care of spinal cord injury in a rural Indian setting
Singh P, Shrivastva S, Dulani R.
Published 17 May 2011 Asia
Letter to the Editor
Post-crisis: earthquake, tsunami, radiation leak and rural health crisis in Japan
Wiwanitkit V.
Published 15 April 2011 Asia
Reply
Reply to Comment on: Patterns of transfer in labour and birth in rural New Zealand
Patterson J, Foureur M, Skinner J.
Published 3 August 2011 Asia
Book Review
CARPA Standard Treatment Manual, 5th edition
Bestic J.
Published 29 March 2011 Australasia
Book Review
Review of: 'Struggle for social service in Nepal'
Shankar .
Published 21 October 2011 Asia
