Family Practice

Editorial:

Kevin Peterson

Practice-based primary care research—translating research into practice through advanced technology
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 149-150; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi126 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Primary care informatics:

Joan GM Deckers, W John Paget, François G Schellevis, and Douglas M Fleming

European primary care surveillance networks: their structure and operation
Family Practice Advance Access published on February 7, 2006
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 151-158; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Göran Umefjord, Katarina Hamberg, Hans Malker, and Göran Petersson

The use of an Internet-based Ask the Doctor Service involving family physicians: evaluation by a web survey
Family Practice Advance Access published on February 7, 2006
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 159-166; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Primary care epidemiology:

Ana Ruigómez, Luis Alberto García Rodríguez, Mari-Ann Wallander, Saga Johansson, and Roger Jones

Chest pain in general practice: incidence, comorbidity and mortality
Family Practice Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 167-174; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi124 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria Kuyvenhoven, Gerrit van Essen, François Schellevis, and Theo Verheij

Management of upper respiratory tract infections in Dutch general practice; antibiotic prescribing rates and incidences in 1987 and 2001
Family Practice Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 175-179; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rogier M Hopstaken, Christopher C Butler, Jean W M Muris, J André Knottnerus, Arnold D M Kester, Paula E L M Rinkens, and Geert-Jan Dinant

Do clinical findings in lower respiratory tract infection help general practitioners prescribe antibiotics appropriately? An observational cohort study in general practice
Family Practice Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 180-187; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stella Ivaz, Sarah Brennan, Sally Dean, Sima Hay, Phillip Hay, Sally Kerry, and Pippa Oakeshott

Lessons learned from recruiting young female students to a randomised controlled trial of chlamydia screening
Family Practice Advance Access published on February 1, 2006
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 188-191; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas Drivsholm and Niels de Fine Olivarius

General practitioners may diagnose type 2 diabetes mellitus at an early disease stage in patients they know well
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 31, 2006
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 192-197; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi123 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jens Søndergaard, Dorte Gilså Hansen, Peter Aarslev, and Anders P Munck

A multifaceted intervention according to the Audit Project Odense method improved secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease: a randomised controlled trial
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 21, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 198-202; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi090 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative research:

Cliodna McNulty, Elaine Freeman, and Brendan Delaney

Helicobacter pylori test & treat strategy for dyspepsia: a qualitative study exploring the barriers and how to overcome them
Family Practice Advance Access published on January 20, 2006
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 203-209; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Inger von Bültzingslöwen, Gösta Eliasson, Anneli Sarvimäki, Bengt Mattsson, and Per Hjortdahl

Patients' views on interpersonal continuity in primary care: a sense of security based on four core foundations
Family Practice Advance Access published on December 16, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 210-219; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Susan Gregory, Yvonne Bostock, and Kathryn Backett-Milburn

Recovering from a heart attack: a qualitative study into lay experiences and the struggle to make lifestyle changes
Family Practice Advance Access published on October 21, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 220-225; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter W Rose, Sue Ziebland, Anthony Harnden, Richard Mayon-White, and David Mant on behalf of the Oxford Childhood Infection Study (OXCIS)

Why do General Practitioners prescribe antibiotics for acute infective conjunctivitis in children? Qualitative interviews with GPs and a questionnaire survey of parents and teachers
Family Practice Advance Access published on December 9, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 226-232; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Simon Dixon, Fiona C Sampson, Alicia O'Cathain, and Mark Pickin

Advanced access: more than just GP waiting times?
Family Practice Advance Access published on December 19, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 233-239; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brian McKinstry, Iain Colthart, and Jeremy Walker

Can doctors predict patients' satisfaction and enablement? A cross-sectional observational study
Family Practice Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 240-245; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher Shiels and Mark Gabbay

The influence of GP and patient gender interaction on the duration of certified sickness absence
Family Practice Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 246-252; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Medical informatics review series:

Simon de Lusignan and Chris van Weel

The use of routinely collected computer data for research in primary care: opportunities and challenges
Family Practice Advance Access published on December 20, 2005
Fam. Pract. 2006 23: 253-263; doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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