Family Practice

WONCA News:

WONCA News : An International Forum for Family Doctors
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: i; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.0I [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials:

Scott A Murray

Out of Africa: some lessons for general practice/family medicine in developed countries?
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 361-363; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.361 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Bonnie Sibbald, Ian Enzer, Cary Cooper, Usha Rout, and Valerie Sutherland

GP job satisfaction in 1987, 1990 and 1998: lessons for the future?
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 364-371; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.364 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jean Ramsay, John L Campbell, Sara Schroter, Judith Green, and Martin Roland

The General Practice Assessment Survey (GPAS): tests of data quality and measurement properties
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 372-379; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.372 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Samuel Coenen, Paul Van Royen, Etienne Vermeire, Ingeborg Hermann, and Joke Denekens

Antibiotics for coughing in general practice: a qualitative decision analysis
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 380-385; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.380 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Simon Murray, Chris Del Mar, and Peter O'Rourke

Predictors of an antibiotic prescription by GPs for respiratory tract infections: a pilot
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 386-388; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.386 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Janko Kersnik

Observational study of home visits in Slovene general practice: patient characteristics, practice characteristics and health care utilization
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 389-393; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.389 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew G Meal, Mike Pringle, and Victoria Hammersley

Time changes in new cases of ischaemic heart disease in general practice
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 394-400; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.394 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johan Brun and Heléne Sörngård

High dose proton pump inhibitor response as an initial strategy for a clinical diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 401-404; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.401 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Henny MJ van Schrojenstein Lantman-De Valk, Job FM Metsemakers, Meindert J Haveman, and Harry FJM Crebolder

Health problems in people with intellectual disability in general practice: a comparative study
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 405-407; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.405 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S McIlvenny, Am DeGlume, M Elewa, Ot Fernandez, and P Dormer

Factors associated with fatigue in a Family Medicine clinic in the United Arab Emirates
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 408-413; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.408 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pei-Shan Ho, Tsu-Nai Wang, Te-Kui Hsieh, and Ying-Chin Ko

Differences in physician utilization between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 414-421; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.414 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tim Coleman

Using video-recorded consultations for research in primary care: advantages and limitations
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 422-427; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.422 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Discussion papers:

Rebecca Mears and Kieran Sweeney

A preliminary study of the decision-making process within general practice
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 428-429; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.428 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charlotte Baarts, Charlotte Tulinius, and Susanne Reventlow

Reflexivity—a strategy for a patient-centred approach in general practice
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 430-434; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.430 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Selections from Current Literature:

D Dabelstein and B Cromer

Recent advances in conjugated pneumococcal vaccination
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 435-441; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.435 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A McIntosh, A Hutchinson, A Roberts, and H Withers

Evidence-based management of groin hernia in primary care—a systematic review
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 442-447; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.442 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Graeme Miller and Helena Britt

ICPC-2-E: The Electronic Version ICPC-2
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 448; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.448 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Roger Higgs

The black stork: eugenics and the death of ‘defective’ babies in American medicine and motion pictures since 1915.: MS Pernick. (310 pages, £22.95.) Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-507731-8.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 449; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.449 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Steve Iliffe

24 hours primary care.: Chris Salisbury, Jeremy Dale, Lesley Hallam (eds). (198 pages, £19.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 1999. ISBN 1-85775-311-9.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 449-450; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.449-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew Bailey

Transforming primary care: personal medical services in the new NHS.: Richard Lewis, Stephen Gillam (eds). (119 pages, £12.99.) King's Fund Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-85717-290-6.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 450; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.450 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John F Wilmot

Controlling costs: strategic issues in health care management.: Huw TO Davies, Manouche Tavakoli, Mo Malek, Aileen R Neilson (eds). (247 pages, £37.50.) Ashgate, 1999. ISBN 0-7546-1110-8.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 450-451; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.450-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Sackin

Dynamic psychotherapy explained.: Patricia Hughes. (174 pages, £16.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 1999. ISBN 1-85775-336-4.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 451; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.451 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Salinsky

Treating people with anxiety and stress: a practical guide for primary care.: Greg Wilkinson, Bruce Moore, Pascale Moore. (261 pages, £19.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-85775-139-6.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 451-452; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.451-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Adrian Dunbar

Benefits and hazards of exercise.: Domhnall MacAuley (ed.). (395 pages, £35.) BMJ Publishing Group, 1999. ISBN 0-7279-1412-X.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 452; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.452 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Neal

Differential diagnosis in ophthalmology.: Stephen A Vernon. (192 pages, £19.95.) Manson Publishing Ltd, 1999. ISBN 1-874545-90-1.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 452-453; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.452-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gail Johnston

Cancer: the evolutionary legacy.: Mel Greaves. (287 pages, £19.99.) Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-19-262835-6.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 453; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.453 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joyce Kenkre

Breast cancer: sharing the decision.: Anna Maslin, Trevor Powles (eds). (280 pages, £24.99.) Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-19-262967-0.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 453-454; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.453-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tom James

Wholeness in later life.: Ruth Bright. (209 pages, £15.95.) Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1997. ISBN 1-85302-447-3.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 454; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.454 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Neill Jones

Information and IT for primary care: everything you need to know but are afraid to ask.: Alan Gillies. (132 pages, £21.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-85775-368-2.
Fam. Pract. 2000 17: 454; doi:10.1093/fampra/17.5.454-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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