Family Practice

Editorial:

Trisha Greenhalgh

Can ‘anecdote’ ever be research?
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 17, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 1; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh619 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Health services research:

Helen Richards, Gerry King, Margaret Reid, Sivasubramaniam Selvaraj, Iain McNicol, Eileen Brebner, and David Godden

Remote working: survey of attitudes to eHealth of doctors and nurses in rural general practices in the United Kingdom
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 10, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 2-7; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh716 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laura J Morgan, Ruth Chambers, Jyoti Banerji, John Gater, and Joanne Jordan

Consumers leading public consultation: the general public's knowledge of stroke
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 8-14; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh709 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Henk Schers, Henk van den Hoogen, Hans Bor, Richard Grol, and Wil van den Bosch

Familiarity with a GP and patients' evaluations of care. A cross-sectional study
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 15-19; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh721 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pieter van den Hombergh, Yvonne Engels, Henk van den Hoogen, Jan van Doremalen, Wil van den Bosch, and Richard Grol

Saying ‘goodbye’ to single-handed practices; what do patients and staff lose or gain?
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 20-27; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh714 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karen Gerard and Val Lattimer

Preferences of patients for emergency services available during usual GP surgery hours: a discrete choice experiment
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 28-36; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh623 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SA Hull, P Aquino, and S Cotter

Explaining variation in antidepressant prescribing rates in east London: a cross sectional study
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 37-42; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh712 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joanne L Eastaugh, Melanie J Calvert, and Nick Freemantle

Highlighting the need for better patient care in stable angina: results of the international Angina Treatment Patterns (ATP) Survey in 7074 patients
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 43-50; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh711 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anne Marie C Plass, Daniëlle RM Timmermans, and Gerrit van der Wal

Decreasing the number of consultations for minor illnesses of Turkish and Dutch inhabitants of a deprived area in The Netherlands: an intervention study
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 51-57; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh703 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical research:

Eva Niv, Avishay Elis, Rivka Zissin, Timna Naftali, Ben Novis, and Michael Lishner

Iron deficiency anemia in patients without gastrointestinal symptoms—a prospective study
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 11, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 58-61; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh705 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Parker Magin, Dimity Pond, Wayne Smith, and Alan Watson

A systematic review of the evidence for ‘myths and misconceptions’ in acne management: diet, face-washing and sunlight
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 11, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 62-70; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh715 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eva Hummers-Pradier, Ann Marit Ohse, Matthias Koch, Wolfgang R Heizmann, and Michael M Kochen

Management of urinary tract infections in female general practice patients
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 71-77; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh720 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Terry Porteous, Christine Bond, Philip Hannaford, and Hazel Sinclair

How and why are non-prescription analgesics used in Scotland?
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 78-85; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh719 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ruud Oudega, Karel GM Moons, and Arno W Hoes

Limited value of patient history and physical examination in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis in primary care
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 86-91; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh718 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher C Butler, Kerenza Hood, Paul Kinnersley, Mike Robling, Hayley Prout, and Helen Houston

Predicting the clinical course of suspected acute viral upper respiratory tract infection in children
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 92-95; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

George Peat, Jane Greig, Laurence Wood, Ross Wilkie, Elaine Thomas, and Peter Croft for the KNE-SCI Study Group

Diagnostic discordance: we cannot agree when to call knee pain ‘osteoarthritis’
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 96-102; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh702 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Bedson, Kelvin Jordan, and Peter Croft

The prevalence and history of knee osteoarthritis in general practice: a case–control study
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 103-108; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh700 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Morten Sig Ager Jensen, Janus Laust Thomsen, Svend Eggert Jensen, Torsten Lauritzen, and Marianne Engberg

Electrocardiogram interpretation in general practice
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 109-113; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh601 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research methods:

Andre Matalon, Tzvia Nachmani, Stanley Rabin, and Benyamin Maoz

The narrative approach as an effective single intervention in functional somatic symptoms in a multi-disciplinary referral clinic for primary care frequent attenders
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 114-117; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh618 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Louise Linsell, Jill Dawson, Krina Zondervan, Tony Randall, Peter Rose, Andrew Carr, and Ray Fitzpatrick

Prospective study of elderly people comparing treatments following first primary care consultation for a symptomatic hip or knee
Family Practice Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 118-125; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh609 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Nexøe, IS Kristiansen, D Gyrd-Hansen, and JB Nielsen

Influence of number needed to treat, costs and outcome on preferences for a preventive drug
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 126-131; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh706 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gill Rowlands, Jane Sims, and Sally Kerry

A lesson learnt: the importance of modelling in randomized controlled trials for complex interventions in primary care
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2005 22: 132-139; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmh704 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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