Family Practice

WONCA News:

WONCA News : An International Forum for Family Doctors
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: i; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.0I [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

GH de Bock, TPM Vliet Vlieland, M Hakkeling, J Kievit, and MP Springer

GPs' management of women seeking help for familial breast cancer
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 463-467; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.463 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alison Fry, Harry Campbell, Hafrun Gudmundsdottir, Robert Rush, Mary Porteous, Dermot Gorman, and Ann Cull

GPs' views on their role in cancer genetics services and current practice
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 468-474; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.468 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Blair H Smith, Jane L Hopton, and W Alastair Chambers

Chronic pain in primary care
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 475-482; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.475 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan YL Lai, Wim JC de Grauw, and Wink A de Boer

Helicobacter treatment with quadruple therapy in primary health care for patients with a history of ulcer disease
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 483-488; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.483 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kamlesh Khunti

Use of multiple methods to determine factors affecting quality of care of patients with diabetes
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 489-494; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.489 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicholas Zwar, Jael Wolk, Jill Gordon, Rob Sanson-Fisher, and Linda Kehoe

Influencing antibiotic prescribing in general practice: a trial of prescriber feedback and management guidelines
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 495-500; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.495 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chiu-Shong Liu, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Hung-Chang Shih, and Tsai-Chung Li

The advisability of implementing cholesterol screening in school-age children and adolescents with a family history of cardiovascular disease and hyperlipidaemia
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 501-505; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.501 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Doris Hägglund, Henny Olsson, and Jerzy Leppert

Urinary incontinence: an unexpected large problem among young females. Results from a population-based study
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 506-509; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.506 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Annelli Sandbæk and Jakob Kragstrup

Randomized controlled trial of the effect of medical audit on AIDS prevention in general practice
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 510-514; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.510 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Berit Nilsson and Göran Westman

The impact of patients' influence on recovery in a group of patients with dyspepsia
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 515-521; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.515 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bertil Marklund, Birgitta Almroth, Ann Marie Schaffrath, Birgitta Gunnarsson, Barbro Höijer, and Bengt Fridlund

Promoting medical self-care: evaluation of a family intervention implemented in the primary health care by pharmacies
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 522-527; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.522 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kazuhiro Waza, Antonnette V Graham, Stephen J Zyzanski, and Kazuo Inoue

Comparison of symptoms in Japanese and American depressed primary care patients
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 528-533; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.528 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Selections from current literature:

Jose M Zapatero

Selections from current literature: effects of Hawthorn on the cardiovascular system
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 534-538; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.534 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jeffrey S Trilling

Selections from current literature: focus group technique in chronic illness
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 539-541; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.539 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Tess Monem and Pippa Oakeshott

Mildly dyskaryotic smear results
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 542; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.542 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

John Howie

Getting research findings into practice.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 543; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.543 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Trisha Greenhalgh

Comparative and cross-cultural health research.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 543-544; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.543-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Bain

Critical reading for the reflective practitioner: a guide for primary care.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 544; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.544 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George Freeman

Clinical futures.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 545; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.545 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carl Whitehouse

Community involvement in health: from passive recipients to active participants.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 545-546; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.545-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert J Dickie

Rural healthcare.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 546; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.546 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claire Samuel

Paediatrics and child health.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 546-547; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.546-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jill E Thistlethwaite

Men's health.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 547; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.547 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert Treharne Jones

Sports medicine: practical guidelines for general practice.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 547; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.547-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patricia Prosser

Infertility and involuntary childlessness: helping couples cope.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 547-548; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.547-b [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gwilym Hughes

A colour handbook of occupational dermatology.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 548; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.548 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chris van Weel and BPA Thoonen

ABC of allergies.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 548-549; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.548-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Adrian Hastings

Blood pressure measurement CD-ROM.
Fam. Pract. 1999 16: 549; doi:10.1093/fampra/16.5.549 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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