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  The effectiveness of a home care program for supporting caregivers of persons with dementia in developing countries: a randomised controlled trial from Goa, India

  Public Library of Science Medicine, 2008

  This paper presents the results of a trial evaluating the effectiveness of a community based intervention for persons with dementia and their caregivers.
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  Continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health: from slogan to service delivery

  The Lancet, 2007

  This article from The Lancet revisits the idea of a ‘continuum of care’ for mothers, children and newborns. The term, often used as a slogan, usually refers to continuity of individual care and of places of care. However, the authors point out that there are half a million maternal deaths, four million newborn deaths and six million child deaths each year.
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  Euthanasia in legal limbo in Colombia

  The Lancet, 2008

  Euthanasia has been practised informally by some doctors in Colombia for over 10 years, but proponents say that the practice still needs to be regulated to reduce opportunities for abuse.
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  Annals of Long-Term Care

  Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging is a monthly, peer-reviewed clinical journal of the American Geriatrics Society, focusing on the diagnosis and management of LTC residents.
• Organisation

  Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)

  ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research is an international health research institution located in Bangladesh.
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  Increasing client's power to scale up health services for the poor: the BAMAKO Initiative in West Africa

  World Bank, 2003

  This World Bank background paper reviews the experiences of the Bamako Initiative, which has focused on community involvement to improve health service delivery in West Africa.
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  Extending social protection in health through community based health organizations: evidence and challenge

  International Labour Organization, 2002

  This discussion paper from the International Labour Office Universitas Programme reviews available evidence on the health impact of Community Based Health Organisations (CBHOs). The authors find scarce quality data and analysis on this topic. However, they are able to draw some conclusions.
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  The impact of medical technologies on the future of hospitals

  British Medical Journal, 1999

  During the next decade diseases requiring medical intervention will be much the same as those being treated today. The site of care may, however, be moved away from the community general hospital to a non-hospital site or to a specialty hospital at a distance.

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