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Efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial
Miguel Román, Concepción Larraz, Amalia Gómez, Joana Ripoll, Isabel Mir, Eduardo Z Miranda, Ana Macho, Vicenç Thomas, Magdalena Esteva BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :21 (11 February 2013)
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Comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in family practice: a cross sectional study
Luis García-Olmos, Ángel Alberquilla, Victoria Ayala, Pilar García-Sagredo, Leticia Morales, Montserrat Carmona, María José de Tena-Dávila, Mario Pascual, Adolfo Muñoz, Carlos H Salvador, Jose L Monteagudo BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :11 (16 January 2013)
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Testing a peer support intervention for people with type 2 diabetes: a pilot for a randomised controlled trial
David Simmons, Simon Cohn, Christopher Bunn, Kym Birch, Sarah Donald, Charlotte Paddison, Candice Ward, Peter Robins, A Toby Prevost, Jonathan Graffy BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :5 (8 January 2013)
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Access to primary health care for immigrants: results of a patient survey conducted in 137 primary care practices in Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth Muggah, Simone Dahrouge, William Hogg BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :128 (28 December 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Recent immigrants to Canada report similar access to primary healthcare but poorer health than the Canadian-born population and utilise primary care services more, indicating that once they have made contact with the primary care system they experience equivalent access
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Medical errors in primary care clinics – a cross sectional study
Ee Ming Khoo, Wai Khew Lee, Sondi Sararaks, Azah Abdul Samad, Su May Liew, Ai Theng Cheong, Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, Sebrina HC Su, Ainul Nadziha Mohd Hanafiah, Kalsom Maskon, Rohana Ismail, Maimunah A Hamid BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :127 (26 December 2012)
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In search of attachment: a qualitative study of chronically ill women transitioning between family physicians in rural Ontario, Canada
Ellen Randall, Valorie A Crooks, Laurie J Goldsmith BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :125 (23 December 2012)
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Converting habits of antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in German primary care – the cluster-randomized controlled CHANGE-2 trial
Attila Altiner, Reinhard Berner, Annette Diener, Gregor Feldmeier, Anna Köchling, Christin Löffler, Helmut Schröder, Achim Siegel, Anja Wollny, Winfried V Kern BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :124 (20 December 2012)
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Where have all the GPs gone – where will they go? Study of Finnish GPs
Markku Sumanen, Tiina Aine, Hannu Halila, Teppo Heikkilä, Harri Hyppölä, Santero Kujala, Jukka Vänskä, Irma Virjo, Kari Mattila BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :121 (18 December 2012)
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Innovation in patient-centered care: lessons from a qualitative study of innovative health care organizations in Washington State
Peter Reed, Douglas A Conrad, Susan E Hernandez, Carolyn Watts, Miriam Marcus-Smith BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :120 (14 December 2012)
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Evaluation of the quality of care of a multi-disciplinary risk factor assessment and management programme (RAMP) for diabetic patients
Colman SC Fung, Weng Yee Chin, Daisy SK Dai, Ruby LP Kwok, Eva LH Tsui, Yuk Fai Wan, Wendy Wong, Carlos KH Wong, Daniel YT Fong, Cindy LK Lam BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :116 (5 December 2012)
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The CareWell-primary care program: design of a cluster controlled trial and process evaluation of a complex intervention targeting community-dwelling frail elderly
Franca GH Ruikes, Antoinette RM Meys, Gijs van de Wetering, Reinier P Akkermans, Betsie GI van Gaal, Sytse U Zuidema, Henk J Schers, Theo van Achterberg, Raymond TCM Koopmans BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :115 (5 December 2012)
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Is the Scale for Measuring Motivational Interviewing Skills a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the primary care professionals motivational skills?: EVEM study protocol
Luis Á Pérula, Manuel Campiñez, Josep M Bosch, Nieves Brun, Juan C Arboniés, Julia Fontán, Remedios Alvarez, Jose A Prados, Enrique Martín-Rioboó, Josep Massons, Margarita Criado, José Á Fernández, Juan M Parras, Roger Ruiz-Moral, Jesús Novo, and collaborative Group Dislip-EM BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :112 (22 November 2012)
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The effect of problem-based learning in patient education after an event of CORONARY heart disease – a randomised study in PRIMARY health care: design and methodology of the COR-PRIM study
Anita Kärner, Staffan Nilsson, Tiny Jaarsma, Agneta Andersson, Ann-Britt Wiréhn, Peter Wodlin, Lisa Hjelmfors, Pia Tingström BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :110 (20 November 2012)
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Opportunistic detection of atrial fibrillation in subjects aged 65 years or older in primare care: a randomised clinical trial of efficacy. DOFA-AP study protocol
LuisÁ Pérula-de-Torres, MiguelÁ Martínez-Adell, Virginia González-Blanco, José M Baena-Díez, Enrique Martín-Rioboó, Juan M Parras-Rejano, Jesús González-Lama, Remedios Martín-Alvarez, Roger Ruiz-Moral, JoséÁ Fernández-García, Modesto Pérez-Díaz, Joaquin Ruiz-de-Castroviejo, Carlos Pérula-de-Torres, Antonio Valero-Martín, Ana Roldán-Villalobos, Margarita Criado-Larumbe, Emili Burdoy-Joaquín, Montserrat Coma-Solé, Mercè Cervera-León, Lluís Cuixart-Costa, Collaborative Group DOFA-AP BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :106 (30 October 2012)
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Knowledge assessment of trainees and trainers in general practice in a neighboring country. Making a case for international collaboration
Roy Remmen, Johan Wens, Annelies Damen, Herman Duesman, Veronique Verhoeven BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :103 (15 October 2012)
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Automated bolus advisor control and usability study (ABACUS): does use of an insulin bolus advisor improve glycaemic control in patients failing multiple daily insulin injection (MDI) therapy? [NCT01460446]
David A Cavan, Ralph Ziegler, Iain Cranston, Katharine Barnard, Jacqueline Ryder, Claudia Vogel, Christopher G Parkin, Walter Koehler, Iris Vesper, Bettina Petersen, Robin S Wagner BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :102 (13 October 2012)
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General practitioners’ views on the acceptability and applicability of a web-based intervention to reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute cough in multiple European countries: a qualitative study prior to a randomised trial
Sibyl Anthierens, Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Elaine Douglas, Patricia Fernandez-Vandellos, Jaroslaw Krawczyk, Carl Llor, Jochen WL Cals, Nick A Francis, Lucy Yardley, Samuel Coenen, Theo Verheij, Herman Goossens, Paul Little, the GRACE INTRO study team BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :101 (11 October 2012)
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Cost-effectiveness of problem-solving treatment in comparison with usual care for primary care patients with mental health problems: a randomized trial
Judith E Bosmans, Bettine Schreuders, Harm WJ van Marwijk, Jan H Smit, Patricia van Oppen, Maurits W van Tulder BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :98 (10 October 2012)
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Cardiovascular risk management in patients with coronary heart disease in primary care: variation across countries and practices. An observational study based on quality indicators
Jan van Lieshout, Richard Grol, Stephen Campbell, Hector Falcoff, Eva Capell, Mathias Glehr, Margalit Goldfracht, Esko Kumpusalo, Beat Künzi, Sabine Ludt, Davorina Petek, Veerle Vanderstighelen, Michel Wensing BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :96 (5 October 2012)
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Developing resources to support the diagnosis and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalitis (CFS/ME) in primary care: a qualitative study
Kerin Hannon, Sarah Peters, Louise Fisher, Lisa Riste, Alison Wearden, Karina Lovell, Pam Turner, Yvonne Leech, Carolyn Chew-Graham BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :93 (21 September 2012)
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General practitioners’ views on quality markers for children in UK primary care: a qualitative study
Peter J Gill, Jenny Hislop, David Mant, Anthony Harnden BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :92 (14 September 2012)
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Editor’s summary
English GPs support the implementation of benchmarks to measure the quality of primary care for children, while recognising the challenges that must be overcome to make such markers relevant and measureable.
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End-of-life hospital referrals by out-of-hours general practitioners: a retrospective chart study
Maria C De Korte-Verhoef, H Roeline W Pasman, Bart PM Schweitzer, Anneke L Francke, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Luc Deliens BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :89 (22 August 2012)
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General practice training and virtual communities of practice - a review of the literature
Stephen Barnett, Sandra C Jones, Sue Bennett, Don Iverson, Andrew Bonney BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :87 (21 August 2012)
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"A powerful intervention: general practitioners'; use of sickness certification in depression"
Sara Macdonald, Margaret Maxwell, Philip Wilson, Michael Smith, Will Whittaker, Matt Sutton, Jill Morrison BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :82 (9 August 2012)
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Patients’ views on changes in doctor-patient communication between 1982 and 2001: a mixed-methods study
Ligaya Butalid, Peter F M Verhaak, Hennie R Boeije, Jozien M Bensing BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :80 (8 August 2012)
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