Family Practice

WONCA News:

WONCA News : An International Forum for Family Doctors
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: i; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.0I [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials:

Toby Lipman and Roger Jones

Implementing findings of research revisited
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 213-215; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.213 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Ben SM Frankel, Jennifer Klaber Moffett, Steven Keen, and David Jackson

Guidelines for low back pain: changes in GP management
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 216-222; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.216 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Berit Schiøttz-Christensen, Gunnar Lauge Nielsen, Vivian Kjær Hansen, Torben Schødt, Henrik Toft Sørensen, and Frede Olesen

Long-term prognosis of acute low back pain in patients seen in general practice: a 1-year prospective follow-up study
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 223-232; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.223 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kajsa Johansson, Lars Adolfsson, and Mats Foldevi

Attitudes toward management of patients with subacromial pain in Swedish primary care
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 233-237; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.233 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katarina Hamberg, Eva E Johansson, and Gerd Lindgren

"I was always on guard"—an exploration of woman abuse in a group of women with musculoskeletal pain
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 238-244; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.238 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alard Joosten, Harrie Mazeland, and Betty Meyboom-de Jong

Psychosocial explanations of complaints in Dutch general practice
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 245-249; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.245 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Deborah A Lawlor, Steven Keen, and Richard D Neal

Increasing population levels of physical activity through primary care: GPs' knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practice
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 250-254; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.250 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fiona A Stevenson, Sheila M Greenfield, Miren Jones, Amanda Nayak, and Colin P Bradley

GPs' perceptions of patient influence on prescribing
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 255-261; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.255 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter M Jensen and Jørgen Lous

Criteria, performance and diagnostic problems in diagnosing acute otitis media
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 262-268; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.262 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tim Stokes, Paul Schober, Janet Baker, Anita Bloor, Isabel Kuncewicz, Jenny Ogilvy, Adrian French, Carol Henry, and Judith Mears

Evidence-based guidelines for the management of genital chlamydial infection in general practice
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 269-277; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.269 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alan Nathan, Larry Goodyer, Anne Lovejoy, and Aly Rashid

‘Brown bag’ medication reviews as a means of optimizing patients' use of medication and of identifying potential clinical problems
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 278-282; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Vedsted and Frede Olesen

Frequent attenders in out-of-hours general practice care: attendance prognosis
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 283-288; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.283 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elizabeth Mcinnes, Michael Mira, Nicola Atkin, Peter Kennedy, and John Cullen

Can GP input into discharge planning result in better outcomes for the frail aged: results from a randomized controlled trial
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 289-293; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.289 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johanna Shapiro

Correlates of family-oriented physician communications
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 294-300; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.294 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JP Hale, DR Cohen, MR Robling, H Houston, P Kinnersley, and MD Hourihan

Multi-disciplinary research can be more than parallel-disciplinary research: the case of GPs’ use of magnetic resonance imaging
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 301-304; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.301 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Amanda Hampshire, Mitch Blair, Nicola Crown, Anthony Avery, and Idris Williams

Action research: a useful method of promoting change in primary care?
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 305-311; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.305 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Conference Report:

BPA Thoonen, CP van Schayck, C van Weel, ML Levy, R Spelman, D Price, D Ryan, D Bellamy, P van Grunsven, S Cloosterman, G van den Boom, W Gorgels, and H Schönberger

Present and future management of asthma and COPD: proceedings from WONCA 1998
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 312-315; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.312 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Malcolm Law

Salt, diet & health: Neptune's poisoned chalice: the origins of high blood pressure.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 316; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.316 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew Herxheimer

Medicines management.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 316-317; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.316-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tim Lancaster

Getting research findings into practice.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 317; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.317 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julian Tudor Hart

General practice under the National Health Service 1948–1997.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 317-318; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.317-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tim Stokes

Doctors talking.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 318-319; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.318 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roger Pietroni

Mentoring in general practice.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 319; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.319 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joan Gene Badia

The role of general practitioners in primary health care.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 319-320; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.319-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Campbell

Clinical effectiveness made easy: first thoughts on clinical governance.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 320; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.320 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Surinder Singh

Between cultures: continuity and change in the lives of young Asians.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 320-321; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.320-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jill E Thistlethwaite

Community-based maternity care.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 321; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.321 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gavin Young

Safer childbirth: a critical history of maternity care. Third edition.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 321-322; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.321-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rhian Loudon

Sex and medicine: gender, power and authority in the medical profession.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 322; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.322 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

European General Practice Research Workshop Abstracts:

European General Practice Research Workshop: Norway, 8–10 May 1998
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 323-332; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.3.323 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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