Thousands of patients have to be sent for treatment outside their local area each year, a practice linked to suicide, the rate of which is rising, particularly among men.
In the past month, a spate of violent attacks in Tanzania targeting people with albinism for their body parts has highlighted a morbid practice linked to witchcraft.
It is here and in the surrounding desert landscape that a religious practice linked both to Prophet Muhammad and to his ancestor, the Biblical Patriarch Abraham unfolds.
It is about senior practice, linked into service provision.
In 1995 the National Health and Medical Research Council announced its commitment to developing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines "to promote best practice linked to outcomes and effective cost management".
Prospective open cohort study using routinely collected data from general practice linked to hospital episode data during the 2-year study period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2011.
In clinical and research practice linked to prostate cancer treatment, frequent monitoring of patient health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is essential.
Few studies have reported on urological referral rates in general practice linked to specific PSA tests, partly because there is considerable workload involved in retrospectively searching patient notes.
Examples include licensing and accreditation arrangements for health producers and facilities, codes of practice linked to certification, and the establishment of branded products and services, that are known for their quality.
