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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Hannah Clark PhD
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, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :66
General practitioners' (GPs) gut instincts can be defined as a sense of alarm or a sense of reassurance and such conceptualization could facilitate their quantification in future research in clinical decision making.
BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :63
People with upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms visit their doctors for all health issues more frequently that those without such GI complaints, suggesting the association between gastrointestinal and psychosocial health may in fact reflect higher health care needs.
BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :60
General practitioners' (GPs) feelings of dissatisfaction or exhaustion do not affect the duration of their consultation and psychological evaluation of patient complaints, whereas those GPs with feelings of reduced accomplishment communicate less effectively with their patients.
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Research article
Current European guidelines for management of arterial hypertension: Are they adequate for use in primary care? Modelling study based on the Norwegian HUNT 2 population Halfdan Petursson, Linn Getz, Johann A Sigurdsson, Irene Hetlevik BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :70 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Family Physician attitudes about prescribing using a drug formulary L Suzanne Suggs, Parminder Raina, Amiram Gafni, Susan Grant, Kevin Skilton, Aimei Fan, Karen Szala-Meneok BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :69 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Explanation and relations. How do general practitioners deal with patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms: a focus group study Tim C olde Hartman, Lieke J Hassink-Franke, Peter L Lucassen, Karel P van Spaendonck, Chris van Weel BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :68 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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In their own words: qualitative study of high-utilising primary care patients with medically unexplained symptoms Francesca C Dwamena, Judith S Lyles, Richard M Frankel, Robert C Smith BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :67 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Consensus on gut feelings in general practice Erik Stolper, Paul Van Royen, Margje Van de Wiel, Marloes Van Bokhoven, Paul Houben, Trudy Van der Weijden, Geert Jan Dinant BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :66 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Patient- and system-related barriers for the earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer Terry L Wahls, Ika Peleg BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :65 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The attitude of Belgian social insurance physicians towards evidence-based practice and clinical practice guidelines Annemie Heselmans, Peter Donceel, Bert Aertgeerts, Stijn Van de Velde, Dirk Ramaekers BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :64 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Upper gastrointestinal symptoms, psychosocial co-morbidity and health care seeking in general practice: population based case control study Linda E Br BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :63 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A review of significant events analysed in general practice: implications for the quality and safety of patient care John McKay, Nick Bradley, Murray Lough, Paul Bowie BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :61 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report Raja Ahmad, Kahairi Abdullah, Lukman Mokhtar, Ahmad Fadzil Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :105 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A rare case of lymphangioma of the scrotum in a 3 year old boy: a case report Talal Al-Jabri, Anna MARIA Gruener Cases Journal 2009, 2 :183 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Selective mutism due to a dog bite trauma in a 4-year-old girl: a case report Dimitrios Anyfantakis, Emmanouil Botzakis, Evangelos Mplevrakis, Emmanouil K Symvoulakis, Ioannis Arbiros Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :100 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Health related quality of life of Dutch children: psychometric properties of the PedsQL in the Netherlands Vivian Engelen, Marleen M Haentjens, Symone B Detmar, Hendrik M Koopman, Martha A Grootenhuis BMC Pediatrics 2009, 9 :68 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Corneoscleral graft in Mooren's ulcer: a case report Mauro Cellini, Michela Fresina, Ernesto Strobbe, Corrado Gizzi, Emilio C Campos Cases Journal 2009, 2 :180 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry analysis contributes to the prediction of hip osteoarthritis progression
Martha C Castano Betancourt, Jacqueline Van der Linden, Fernando Rivadeneira, Rianne Rozendaal, Sita Bierma-Zeinstra, Harrie Weinans, Jan H Waarsing Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R162 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cultural beliefs that may discourage breastfeeding among Lebanese women: a qualitative analysis Hibah Osman, Lama El Zein, Livia Wick International Breastfeeding Journal 2009, 4 :12 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Nerve Loop around the axillary vessels by the roots of the median nerve in a South Indian male cadaver: a case report Kumar MR Bhat, Siddaraju Gowda, Bhagath Kumar Potu Cases Journal 2009, 2 :179 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Multislice computed tomography for comprehensive assessment of the heart in acute chest pain: a case report Andreas Horst Mahnken, Anil Martin Sinha Cases Journal 2009, 2 :178 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Rectal mucosal prolapse syndrome as an unusual gastrointestinal manifestation of Sjogren's syndrome: a case report Hideki Koga, Kayoko Shimizu, Ken-ichi Tarumi, Yoshito Sadahira, Takayuki Matsumoto, Mitsuo Iida, Ken Haruma Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :85 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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