Family Practice

Editorials:

Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Carl R May, and Martin O Roland

The harmful consequences of elevating the doctor–patient relationship to be a primary goal of the general practice consultation
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 229-231; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh301 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Celia Roberts

‘Only connect’: the centrality of doctor–patient relationships in primary care
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 232-233; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh302 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Primary care therapeutics:

Ineke Welschen, Marijke Kuyvenhoven, Arno Hoes, and Theo Verheij

Antibiotics for acute respiratory tract symptoms: patients' expectations, GPs' management and patient satisfaction
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 234-237; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh303 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RJF Laheij, JTh Hermsen, JBMJ Jansen, AM Horrevorts, RJ Rongen, LGM van Rossum, E Witteman, and RW de Koning

Empirical treatment followed by a test-and-treat strategy is more cost-effective in comparison with prompt endoscopy or radiography in patients with dyspeptic symptoms: a randomized trial in a primary care setting
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 238-243; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh304 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michelle Howard, Lisa Dolovich, Janusz Kaczorowski, Connie Sellors, and John Sellors

Prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to elderly people
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 244-247; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh305 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Klaus Witt, Erik Knudsen, Susanne Ditlevsen, and Hanne Hollnagel

Academic detailing has no effect on prescribing of asthma medication in Danish general practice: a 3-year randomized controlled trial with 12-monthly follow-ups
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 248-253; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh306 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychological issues in primary care:

Alia Parvin, Coral E Jones, and Sally A Hull

Experiences and understandings of social and emotional distress in the postnatal period among Bangladeshi women living in Tower Hamlets
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 254-260; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh307 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas M Yerkey and Beth G Wildman

Use of information about maternal distress and negative life events to facilitate identification of psychosocial problems in children
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 261-265; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh308 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SM Zandstra, E van Rijswijk, CATh Rijnders, EH van de Lisdonk, JHJ Bor, C van Weel, and FG Zitman

Long-term benzodiazepine users in family practice: differences from short-term users in mental health, coping behaviour and psychological characteristics
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 266-269; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh309 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Catherine A Lock and Eileen FS Kaner

Implementation of brief alcohol interventions by nurses in primary care: do non-clinical factors influence practice?
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 270-275; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh310 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sue Outram, Barbara Murphy, and Jill Cockburn

The role of GPs in treating psychological distress: a study of midlife Australian women
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 276-281; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh311 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical management:

Johan Bilsen, Robert Vander Stichele, Freddy Mortier, Jan Bernheim, and Luc Deliens

The incidence and characteristics of end-of-life decisions by GPs in Belgium
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 282-289; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh312 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Toby Lipman, Madeleine J Murtagh, and Richard Thomson

How research-conscious GPs make decisions about anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation: a qualitative study
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 290-298; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh313 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Moyez Jiwa, John Reid, Christine Handley, Jason Grimwood, Susie Ward, Karen Turner, Mary Ibbotson, and Neil Thorman

Less haste more speed: factors that prolong the interval from presentation to diagnosis in some cancers
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 299-303; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh314 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Markku Sumanen, Markku Koskenvuo, Pirjo Immonen-Räihä, Sakari Suominen, Jari Sundell, and Kari Mattila

Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease is disappointing among patients of working age
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 304-306; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh315 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francis AM Poppelaars, Martina C Cornel, and Leo P ten Kate

Current practice and future interest of GPs and prospective parents in pre-conception care in The Netherlands
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 307-309; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh316 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ian Jones, Angus Kirby, Phil Ormiston, Yogesh Loomba, Kung-Kim Chan, Jaya Rout, John Nagle, Lyn Wardman, and Steve Hamilton

The needs of patients dying of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the community
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 310-313; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh317 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Justin B Weiner, J Tobias Nagurney, David FM Brown, Swati Sane, and Andrew C Wang

Duration of symptoms and follow-up patterns of patients discharged from the emergency department after presenting with abdominal or flank pain
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 314-316; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh318 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ching-Ye Hong, Raymond TP Lin, Elaine SL Tan, Phui-Nah Chong, Yvette SL Tan, Yii-Jen Lew, and Liat-Hui Loo

Acute respiratory symptoms in adults in general practice
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 317-323; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh319 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Selections from current literature:

Leah Nemerson, Lorraine Danowski, and Jeffrey S Trilling

The spectrum of treatment options for obesity
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 324-328; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh321 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Hilarie Bateman, Suan Goh, and Sally Anne Doyle

Internet-based surveys of health professionals
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 329; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh320 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Martin Marshall

What makes a good healthcare system? Alan Gillies. (221 pages, £27.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2003. ISBN 1-857-75921-4.
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 330; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh322 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claire Samuel

Paediatrics at a glance. Lawrence Miall, Mary Rudolf, Malcolm Levine. (140 pages, $14.95.) Blackwell Science, 2003. ISBN 0-632-05643-6.
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 330-331; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh323 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Deborah Swinglehurst

Coping and complaining: Attachment and the language of disease. Simon R Wilkinson. (318 pages, £16.99.) Brunner-Routledge, 2003. ISBN 1-58391-170-7.
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 331; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh324 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Benson

Rebuilding trust in healthcare. Jamie Harrison, Rob Innes, Tim Van Zwanenberg (eds). (224 pages, £27.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press, 2003. ISBN 1-85775-938-9.
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 331-332; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh325 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George Freeman

Challenges and solutions in patient-centered care—a case book. Judith Belle Brown, Moira Stewart, W Wayne Weston (eds). (235 pages, £24.99.) Radcliffe Medical Press, 2002. ISBN 1-85775-986-9. • Patient-centered medicine: transforming the clinical method (second edition). Moira Stewart, Judith Belle Brown, W Wayne Weston, Ian R McWhinney, Carol L McWilliam, Thomas R Freeman (eds). (360 pages, £24.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press, 2003. ISBN 1-85775-981-8.
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 332-333; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh326 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Iona Heath

The body in the library: a literary anthology of modern medicine. Iain Bamforth (ed.). (418 pages, £20.) Verso, 2003. ISBN 1-85984-534-7.
Fam. Pract. 2004 21: 333-334; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh327 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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