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norskBlar i forfatter Artikler, rapporter og annet (medisinsk biologi) "Abelsen, Birgit"
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Does an activity based remuneration system attract young doctors to general practice?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)The use of increasingly complex payment schemes in primary care may represent a barrier to recruiting general practitioners (GP). The existing Norwegian remuneration system is fully activity based - 2/3 fee-for-service and 1/3 capitation. Given that the system has been designed and revised in close collaborations with the medical association, it is likely to correspond - at least to some degree - ... -
Forty years of allocated seats for Sami medical students : has preferential admission worked?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008)This article examines the effects of a special admission policy for Sami medical students in Norway. In the 1960s, public health and health care were found to be poorer in Sami communities than in the rest of Norway. There were few doctors and none of them spoke Sami. Sami school leavers found it difficult to gain admittance to medical schools. In response to this situation, the medical faculty at ... -
Improving response rate and quality of survey data with a scratch lottery ticket incentive
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)The quality of data collected in survey research is usually indicated by the response rate; the representativeness of the sample, and; the rate of completed questions (item-response). In attempting to improve a generally declining response rate in surveys considerable efforts are being made through follow-up mailings and various types of incentives. This study examines effects of including a scratch ... -
Role of respondents' education as a mediator and moderator in the association between childhood socio-economic status and later health and wellbeing
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-18)
