A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF USING WASTA IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN PALESTINE: PREDICTORS, CONSEQUENCES AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

A mixed methods study of using wasta in healthcare services in Palestine: predictors, consequences and proposed solutions

Abstract Background Equity in access to SACS quality healthcare is a fundamental human right.Yet studies demonstrate that some people receive preferential treatment while others are discriminated against.Wasta is a prevalent strategy whereby personal connections are used for influence and may result in gaining unfair advantages over others.This stu

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Pyomyositis of Obturator Muscles: Unusual Late Presentation

Introduction: Pyomyositis of obturator muscles is rare condition.Late presentation with deformities of hip misleads the clinician.Late presentation (6 weeks) of this General Wound Care - General Purpose Dressings condition has not been reported earlier.This report highlights this unusual presentation of Pyomyositis of the obturator muscles.Case Rep

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Selection of genetic and phenotypic features associated with inflammatory status of patients on dialysis using relaxed linear separability method.

Identification of risk factors in patients with a particular disease can be analyzed in clinical data sets by using feature selection procedures of pattern recognition and EUCALYPTUS OIL data mining methods.The applicability of the relaxed linear separability (RLS) method of feature subset selection was checked for high-dimensional and mixed type (

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