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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Natalie Pafitis
Welcome to BMC Family Practice published by BioMed Central
BMC Family Practice is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of primary health care, including clinical
management of patients, professional training, shared decision making, and the
organisation and evaluation of health care in the community.
BMC Family Practice (ISSN 1471-2296) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :32
Successful implementation of asthma guidelines is dependent on the organisation of care within practices, suggesting that isolated interventions to improve guideline compliance are unlikely to be effective unless support is provided for the whole practice team.
BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :26
Antidepressant and antiepileptic drugs are increasingly used as first line treatment for neuropathic pain in primary care, but changes to therapy are frequent suggesting a stable regime providing pain relief and tolerability are difficult to achieve.
BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :15
Physicians perceive the competing priorities of their patients as barriers to colorectal cancer screening, as opposed to the patients, who cite a fatalistic view about cancer and a lack of trust in doctors as barriers to getting screened.
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Research article
Knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians in the management of patients at risk for cardiovascular events Hamidreza Doroodchi, Maziar Abdolrasulnia, Jill A Foster, Elyse Foster, Mintu P Turakhia, Kimberly A Skelding, Kiran Sagar, Linda L Casebeer BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :42 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Long term GP opinions and involvement after a consultation-liaison intervention for mental health problems Nadia Younes, Christine Passerieux, Marie-Christine Hardy-Bayle, Bruno Falissard, Isabelle Gasquet BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :41 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Exploring and explaining low participation in physical activity among children and young people with asthma: a review Brian Williams, Alison Powell, Gaylor Hoskins, Ron Neville BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :40 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Trends in total cholesterol screening and in prescribing lipid-lowering drugs in general practice in the period 1994 Stefaan Bartholomeeusen, Jan P Vandenbroucke, Carla Truyers, Frank Buntinx BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :39 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Raising positive expectations helps patients with minor ailments: A cross-sectional study Thijs Fassaert, Sandra van Dulmen, Fran BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :38 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An evaluation of the 'Designated Research Team' approach to building research capacity in primary care Jo Cooke, Susan Nancarrow, Jane Dyas, Martin Williams BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :37 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Asthma and COPD in primary health care, quality according to national guidelines: a cross-sectional and a retrospective study Siw Carlfjord, Malou Lindberg BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :36 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mix of methods is needed to identify adverse events in general practice: A prospective observational study Raymond Wetzels, Ren BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :35 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Screening and diagnosing depression in women visiting GPs' drop in clinic in Primary Health Care Ranja Stromberg, Estera Wernering, Anna Aberg-Wistedt, Anna-Karin Furhoff, Sven-Erik Johansson, Lars G Backlund BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :34 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
CRISTOPH Achim Mortsiefer, Tobias Meysen, Martin Schumacher, Claudia Lintges, Maren Stamer, Norbert Schmacke, Karl Wegscheider, Heinz-Harald Abholz, J BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :33 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Editorial
Rediscovering the classic osteopathic literature to advance contemporary patient-oriented research: a new look at diabetes mellitus John C Licciardone Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care 2008, 2 :9 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Health-related quality of life among general practice patients with differing chronic diseases in Germany: cross sectional survey Hong-Mei Wang, Martin Beyer, Jochen Gensichen, Ferdinand M. Gerlach BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :246 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Clinical Evidence Continuous Medical Education: a randomised educational trial of an open access e-learning program for transferring evidence-based information - ICEKUBE (Italian Clinical Evidence Knowledge Utilization Behaviour Evaluation) - Study protocol Lorenzo Moja, Ivan Moschetti, Michela Cinquini, Valeria Sala, Anna Compagnoni, Piergiorgio Duca, Christian Deligant, Roberto Manfrini, Luca Clivio, Roberto Satolli, Antonio Addis, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Pietro Dri, Alessandro Liberati Implementation Science 2008, 3 :37 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Laypersons' understanding of relative risk reductions: a randomised cross-sectional study Lene Sorensen, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Ivar S Kristiansen, Jorgen Nexoe, Jesper B Nielsen BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2008, 8 :31 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Thread embedded into penile tissue over time as an unusual hair thread tourniquet injury to the penis: a case report Linus Ikechukwu Okeke Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :230 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Analysis of health related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with clinically localized prostate cancer, one year after treatment with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) alone versus EBRT and high dose rate brachytherapy (HDRBT)
Kurian Jones Joseph, Riaz Alvi, David Skarsgard, Jon Tonita, Nadeem Pervez, Patricia Tai, Cormac Small Radiation Oncology 2008, 3 :20 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Practice characteristics and prescribing of cardiovascular drugs in areas with higher risk of CHD in Scotland:
cross-sectional study
Gary McLean International Journal for Equity in Health 2008, 7 :18 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Gastroesophageal reflux-associated chronic cough in an adolescent and the diagnostic implications: a case report Makiko Jinnai, Akio Niimi, Masaya Takemura, Hisako Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Konda, Michiaki Mishima Cough 2008, 4 :5 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Efficacy of fibromyalgia treatment according to level of care: a meta-analysis Javier Garcia-Campayo, Jesus Magdalena, Rosa Magallon, Esther Fernandez-Garcia, Montserrat Salas, Eva Andres Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10 :R81 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis with a normal Alkaline Phosphatase: a case report Joshua M Brostoff, Sukaina Rashid, Daniel McCrea Cases Journal 2008, 1 :33 (14 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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