W.G.W. Boerma

6.2k citations

88 papers · 4.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 30

General Health Professions top 0.2%
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes 55
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare 20
- Global Health Care Issues 13
Economics and Econometrics top 0.5%
- Healthcare Policy and Management 40
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life 7
Emergency Medical Services top 1%
- Global Health Workforce Issues 6
Health Information Management top 0.5%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management top 2%
- Healthcare Systems and Technology 6
Epidemiology
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies 15

Co-authors: Peter Groenewegen Dionne Kringos Jouke van der Zee Allen Hutchinson Willemijn Schäfer Madelon Kroneman Richard B. Saltman W. Devillé
Cited by: General Health Professions Economics and Econometrics Emergency Medical Services
Journals: Social Science & Medicine (2 papers)Psychological Medicine (1 paper)Medical Care (1 paper)
Partner nations: Netherlands Italy United States

In The Last Decade

W.G.W. Boerma

85 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 British Journal of General Practice
2011 BMC Health Services Research
2010 PubMed
2010 BMC Health Services Research

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1	Patient Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS): Methodological Considerations of a Field Trial in Slovenia Slovenian Journal of Public Health ·M. Ambrož,Candan Kendir,W.G.W. Boerma,Zalika Klemenc–Ketiš	2023	0
2	Task shifting from general practitioners to practice assistants and nurses in primary care: a cross-sectional survey in 34 countries Primary Health Care Research & Development ·Peter Groenewegen,W.G.W. Boerma,Peter Spreeuwenberg,Bohumil Seifert,Willemijn Schäfer,Ronald Batenburg,L. van Tuyl	2022	11
3	Communication between general practitioners and medical specialists in the referral process: a cross-sectional survey in 34 countries BMC Family Practice ·Giacomo Scaioli,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Peter Spreeuwenberg,François Schellevis,Peter Groenewegen	2020	34
4	Patients’ perception of communication at the interface between primary and secondary care: a cross-sectional survey in 34 countries BMC Health Services Research ·Giacomo Scaioli,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Peter Spreeuwenberg,Michael van den Berg,François Schellevis,Peter Groenewegen	2019	9
5	Primary health care in transition: Variations in service profiles of general practitioners in Estonia and in Finland between 1993 and 2012 Health Policy ·Kaja Põlluste,Elise Kosunen,Tuomas Koskela,Kari Mattila,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Margus Lember	2018	6
6	Experiences of adult patients using primary care services in Poland – a cross-sectional study in QUALICOPC study framework BMC Family Practice ·Marek Oleszczyk,Anna Krztoń-Królewiecka,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Adam Windak	2017	10
7	Netherlands: Health System Review. PubMed ·Madelon Kroneman,W.G.W. Boerma,J. Merlijn van den Berg,Peter Groenewegen,(unknown),(unknown)	2016	172
8	The Influence of Patient Characteristics on Healthcare-Seeking Behavior: A Multilevel Analysis of 70 Primary Care Practices in Urban-Suburban Regions in Malta Quality in primary care ·Glorianne Pullicino,Philip Sciortino,Liberato Camilleri,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma	2016	2
9	Quality of primary health care in Poland from the perspective of the physicians providing it BMC Family Practice ·Anna Krztoń-Królewiecka,Marek Oleszczyk,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Adam Windak	2016	25
10	How patients would like to improve medical consultations: Insights from a multicentre European study Patient Education and Counseling ·Maria Angela Mazzi,Michela Rimondini,W.G.W. Boerma,Christa Zimmermann,Jozien M. Bensing	2015	25
11	Comparison of patients' experiences in public and private primary care clinics in Malta European Journal of Public Health ·Glorianne Pullicino,Paul Sciortino,Neville Calleja,Willemijn Schäfer,W.G.W. Boerma,Peter Groenewegen	2014	8
12	The strength of primary care in Europe: an international comparative studybreakdown → British Journal of General Practice ·Dionne Kringos,W.G.W. Boerma,Yann Bourgueil,Thomas Cartier,Toni Dedeu,Toralf Hasvold,Allen Hutchinson,Margus Lember,Marek Oleszczyk,Danica Rotar Pavlič,Igor Švab,Paolo Tedeschi,Stefan Wilm,Andrew Wilson,Adam Windak,Jouke van der Zee,Peter Groenewegen	2013	285
13	The manifestation of job satisfaction in doctor-patient communication; a ten-country European study. Jozien M. Bensing,A. van den Brink-Muinen,W.G.W. Boerma,Sandra van Dulmen	2013	11
14	Explaining governmental involvement in home care across Europe: An international comparative study Health Policy ·Nadine Genet,Madelon Kroneman,W.G.W. Boerma	2013	40
15	Political, cultural and economic foundations of primary care in Europe Social Science & Medicine ·Dionne Kringos,W.G.W. Boerma,Jouke van der Zee,Peter Groenewegen	2013	39
16	Home care across Europe : current structure and future challenges Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·Nicole Genêt,W.G.W. Boerma,Madelon Kroneman,A Hutchinson,Richard B. Saltman	2012	118
17	A snapshot of the organization and provision of primary care in Turkey BMC Health Services Research ·Dionne Kringos,W.G.W. Boerma,Ernst Spaan,M. Pellny	2011	35
18	The breadth of primary care: a systematic literature review of its core dimensionsbreakdown → BMC Health Services Research ·Dionne Kringos,W.G.W. Boerma,Allen Hutchinson,Jouke van der Zee,Peter Groenewegen	2010	417
19	Primary care in the driver's seat? : organizational reform in European primary care Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·Richard B. Saltman,Ana Rico Gómez,W.G.W. Boerma	2006	126
20	General practice in urban and rural Europe: The range of curative services Social Science & Medicine ·W.G.W. Boerma,Peter Groenewegen,Jouke van der Zee	1998	43

About W.G.W. Boerma

W.G.W. Boerma is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Emergency Medical Services, having authored 88 papers that have together received 4.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (55 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (40 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (20 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (15 papers), Global Health Care Issues (13 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (7 papers), Global Health Workforce Issues (6 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Technology (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Health Professions (3.2k citations), Economics and Econometrics (1.8k citations) and Emergency Medical Services (299 citations). W.G.W. Boerma has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Italy and United States. Frequent co-authors include Peter Groenewegen, Dionne Kringos, Jouke van der Zee, Allen Hutchinson, Willemijn Schäfer, Madelon Kroneman, Richard B. Saltman, W. Devillé, Ana Rico Gómez and Douglas Fleming. Their work appears in journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Psychological Medicine and Medical Care.

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