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Systematic Review of Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance in Low and Middle Income Countries by Nosratnejad, Shirin, Rashidian, Arash, Dror, David Mark

“…Access to healthcare is mostly contingent on out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) by health seekers, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This…”
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Using qualitative evidence in decision making for health and social interventions: an approach to assess confidence in findings from qualitative evidence syntheses (GRADE-CERQual) by Lewin, Simon, Glenton, Claire, Munthe-Kaas, Heather, Carlsen, Benedicte, Colvin, Christopher J, Gülmezoglu, Metin, Noyes, Jane, Booth, Andrew, Garside, Ruth, Rashidian, Arash

“…Simon Lewin and colleagues present a methodology for increasing transparency and confidence in qualitative research synthesis…”
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Framework for Managing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Methods and Results of an Online, Crowdsourced WHO Technical Consultation by Tangcharoensathien, Viroj, Calleja, Neville, Nguyen, Tim, Purnat, Tina, D'Agostino, Marcelo, Garcia-Saiso, Sebastian, Landry, Mark, Rashidian, Arash, Hamilton, Clayton, AbdAllah, Abdelhalim, Ghiga, Ioana, Hill, Alexandra, Hougendobler, Daniel, van Andel, Judith, Nunn, Mark, Brooks, Ian, Sacco, Pier Luigi, De Domenico, Manlio, Mai, Philip, Gruzd, Anatoliy, Alaphilippe, Alexandre, Briand, Sylvie

“…An infodemic is an overabundance of information-some accurate and some not-that occurs during an epidemic. In a similar manner to an epidemic, it spreads…”
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Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings: introduction to the series by Lewin, Simon, Booth, Andrew, Glenton, Claire, Munthe-Kaas, Heather, Rashidian, Arash, Wainwright, Megan, Bohren, Meghan A, Tunçalp, Özge, Colvin, Christopher J, Garside, Ruth, Carlsen, Benedicte, Langlois, Etienne V, Noyes, Jane

“…The GRADE-CERQual ('Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research') approach provides guidance for assessing how much confidence to place in…”
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Inequality in geographical distribution of hospitals and hospital beds in densely populated metropolitan cities of Iran by Chavehpour, Yousef, Rashidian, Arash, Woldemichael, Abraha, Takian, Amirhossein

“…This study aims to assess geographical distribution of hospitals and extent of inequalities in hospital beds against socioeconomic status (SES) of residents of…”
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Guidelines for guidelines: are they up to the task? A comparative assessment of clinical practice guideline development handbooks by Ansari, Shabnam, Rashidian, Arash

“…We conducted a comparative review of clinical practice guideline development handbooks. We aimed to identify the main guideline development tasks, assign…”
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Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 4: how to assess coherence by Colvin, Christopher J, Garside, Ruth, Wainwright, Megan, Munthe-Kaas, Heather, Glenton, Claire, Bohren, Meghan A, Carlsen, Benedicte, Tunçalp, Özge, Noyes, Jane, Booth, Andrew, Rashidian, Arash, Flottorp, Signe, Lewin, Simon

“…The GRADE-CERQual (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation-Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) approach has…”
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Global SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from January 2020 to April 2022: A systematic review and meta-analysis of standardized population-based studies by Bergeri, Isabel, Whelan, Mairead G, Ware, Harriet, Subissi, Lorenzo, Nardone, Anthony, Lewis, Hannah C, Li, Zihan, Ma, Xiaomeng, Valenciano, Marta, Cheng, Brianna, Al Ariqi, Lubna, Rashidian, Arash, Okeibunor, Joseph, Azim, Tasnim, Wijesinghe, Pushpa, Le, Linh-Vi, Vaughan, Aisling, Pebody, Richard, Vicari, Andrea, Yan, Tingting, Yanes-Lane, Mercedes, Cao, Christian, Clifton, David A, Cheng, Matthew P, Papenburg, Jesse, Buckeridge, David, Bobrovitz, Niklas, Arora, Rahul K, Van Kerkhove, Maria D

“…Our understanding of the global scale of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains incomplete: Routine surveillance data…”
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Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 2: how to make an overall CERQual assessment of confidence and create a Summary of Qualitative Findings table by Lewin, Simon, Bohren, Meghan, Rashidian, Arash, Munthe-Kaas, Heather, Glenton, Claire, Colvin, Christopher J, Garside, Ruth, Noyes, Jane, Booth, Andrew, Tunçalp, Özge, Wainwright, Megan, Flottorp, Signe, Tucker, Joseph D, Carlsen, Benedicte

“…The GRADE-CERQual (Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) approach has been developed by the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations…”
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Iran health insurance system in transition: equity concerns and steps to achieve universal health coverage by Doshmangir, Leila, Bazyar, Mohammad, Rashidian, Arash, Gordeev, Vladimir Sergeevich

“…Equity, efficiency, sustainability, acceptability to clients and providers, and quality are the cornerstones of universal health coverage (UHC). No country has…”
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Access to essential medicines in Pakistan: policy and health systems research concerns by Zaidi, Shehla, Bigdeli, Maryam, Aleem, Noureen, Rashidian, Arash

“…Inadequate access to essential medicines is a common issue within developing countries. Policy response is constrained, amongst other factors, by a dearth of…”
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Essential medicines for universal health coverage by Wirtz, Veronika J, Dr, Hogerzeil, Hans V, Prof, Gray, Andrew L, MSc, Bigdeli, Maryam, PhD, de Joncheere, Cornelis P, PharmD, Ewen, Margaret A, Dip Pharm, Gyansa-Lutterodt, Martha, MA, Jing, Sun, PhD, Luiza, Vera L, PhD, Mbindyo, Regina M, MBA, Möller, Helene, PhD, Moucheraud, Corrina, ScD, Pécoul, Bernard, MPH, Rägo, Lembit, PhD, Rashidian, Arash, Prof, Ross-Degnan, Dennis, ScD, Stephens, Peter N, PhD, Teerawattananon, Yot, PhD, t Hoen, Ellen F M, LLM, Wagner, Anita K, PhD, Yadav, Prashant, PhD, Reich, Michael R, Prof

“…Essential medicines satisfy the priority health-care needs of the population. Essential medicines policies are crucial to promoting health and achieving…”
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Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 3: how to assess methodological limitations by Munthe-Kaas, Heather, Bohren, Meghan A, Glenton, Claire, Lewin, Simon, Noyes, Jane, Tunçalp, Özge, Booth, Andrew, Garside, Ruth, Colvin, Christopher J, Wainwright, Megan, Rashidian, Arash, Flottorp, Signe, Carlsen, Benedicte

“…The GRADE-CERQual (Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) approach has been developed by the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations…”
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Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes by Forsetlund, Louise, Bjørndal, Arild, Rashidian, Arash, Jamtvedt, Gro, O'Brien, Mary Ann, Wolf, Fredric, Davis, Dave, Odgaard-Jensen, Jan, Oxman, Andrew D

“…Educational meetings are widely used for continuing medical education. Previous reviews found that interactive workshops resulted in moderately large…”
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Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 5: how to assess adequacy of data by Glenton, Claire, Carlsen, Benedicte, Lewin, Simon, Munthe-Kaas, Heather, Colvin, Christopher J, Tunçalp, Özge, Bohren, Meghan A, Noyes, Jane, Booth, Andrew, Garside, Ruth, Rashidian, Arash, Flottorp, Signe, Wainwright, Megan

“…The GRADE-CERQual (Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) approach has been developed by the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations…”
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What are the potential advantages and disadvantages of merging health insurance funds? A qualitative policy analysis from Iran by Bazyar, Mohammad, Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Vahid, Rahimi, Nouroddin, Rashidian, Arash

“…In countries with health insurance systems, the number and size of insurance funds along with the amount of risk distribution among them are a major concern…”
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Developing a Conceptual Framework for an Age-Friendly Health System: A Scoping Review by Karami, Badrye, Ostad-Taghizadeh, Abbas, Rashidian, Arash, Tajvar, Maryam

“…Population aging is usually associated with increased health care needs. Developing an age-friendly health system with special features, structure, and…”
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Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 6: how to assess relevance of the data by Noyes, Jane, Booth, Andrew, Lewin, Simon, Carlsen, Benedicte, Glenton, Claire, Colvin, Christopher J, Garside, Ruth, Bohren, Meghan A, Rashidian, Arash, Wainwright, Megan, Tunςalp, Özge, Chandler, Jacqueline, Flottorp, Signe, Pantoja, Tomas, Tucker, Joseph D, Munthe-Kaas, Heather

“…The GRADE-CERQual (Confidence in Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research) approach has been developed by the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations…”
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Income inequality among general practitioners in Iran: a decomposition approach by Bayati, Mohsen, Rashidian, Arash, Sarikhani, Yaser, Lohivash, Saeed

“…General practitioners (GPs) are among the most important resources of healthcare system and public health is considerably influenced by the function of this…”
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Setting health care services tariffs in Iran: half a century quest for a window of opportunity by Doshmangir, Leila, Rashidian, Arash, Kouhi, Farhad, Gordeev, Vladimir Sergeevich

“…The process of medical tariffs setting in Iran remains to be a contentious issue and is heavily criticized by many stakeholders. This paper explores the…”
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