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Morbidity and doctor characteristics only partly explain the substantial healthcare expenditures of frequent attenders: a record linkage study between patient data and reimbursements data
Frans T Smits, Henk J Brouwer, Aeilko H Zwinderman, Jacob Mohrs, Hugo M Smeets, Judith E Bosmans, Aart H Schene, Henk C Van Weert, Gerben ter Riet BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :138 (17 September 2013)
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A qualitative descriptive study on the alignment of care goals between older persons with multi-morbidities, their family physicians and informal caregivers
Kerry Kuluski, Ashlinder Gill, Gayathri Naganathan, Ross Upshur, R Jaakkimainen, Walter P Wodchis BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :133 (8 September 2013)
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Health risk appraisal in older people 6: factors associated with self-reported poor vision and uptake of eye tests in older people
Steve Iliffe, Kalpa Kharicha, Danielle Harari, Cameron Swift, Gerhard Gillmann, Andreas E Stuck BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :130 (3 September 2013)
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Cluster randomized, controlled trial on patient safety improvement in general practice: a study protocol
Natasha J Verbakel, Maaike Langelaan, Theo JM Verheij, Cordula Wagner, Dorien LM Zwart BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :127 (29 August 2013)
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Which patient and treatment factors are related to successful cardiovascular risk score reduction in general practice? Results from a randomized controlled trial
Ans H Tiessen, Andries J Smit, Jan Broer, Klaas H Groenier, Klaas Van der Meer BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :123 (23 August 2013)
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Visit complexity, diagnostic uncertainty, and antibiotic prescribing for acute cough in primary care: a retrospective study
Lauren E Whaley, Alexandra C Businger, Patrick P Dempsey, Jeffrey A Linder BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :120 (19 August 2013)
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Teamwork in primary care: perspectives of general practitioners and community nurses in Lithuania
Lina Jaruseviciene, Ida Liseckiene, Leonas Valius, Ausrine Kontrimiene, Gediminas Jarusevicius, Luís Lapão BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :118 (15 August 2013)
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Primary care clinicians’ attitudes towards point-of-care blood testing: a systematic review of qualitative studies
Caroline HD Jones, Jeremy Howick, Nia W Roberts, Christopher P Price, Carl Heneghan, Annette Plüddemann, Matthew Thompson BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :117 (14 August 2013)
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Preferences, predictions and patient enablement: a preliminary study
Carl J Brusse, Laurann E Yen BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :116 (14 August 2013)
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General practice variation in spirometry testing among patients receiving first-time prescriptions for medication targeting obstructive lung disease in Denmark: a population-based observational study
Mette M Koefoed, Jens Søndergaard, René Christensen, Dorte E Jarbøl BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :113 (7 August 2013)
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Generalist solutions to complex problems: generating practice-based evidence - the example of managing multi-morbidity
Joanne Reeve, Tom Blakeman, George K Freeman, Larry A Green, Paul A James, Peter Lucassen, Carmel M Martin, Joachim P Sturmberg, Chris van Weel BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :112 (7 August 2013)
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Addressing the deficiencies in the evidence-base for primary practice in regional Australia - sentinel practices data sourcing (SPDS) project: a pilot study
Abhijeet Ghosh, Karen E Charlton, Lisa Girdo, Marijka J Batterham, Keith McDonald BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :109 (1 August 2013)
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Improving the management of people with a family history of breast cancer in primary care: before and after study of audit-based education
Imran Rafi, Susmita Chowdhury, Tom Chan, Ibrahim Jubber, Mohammad Tahir, Simon de Lusignan BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :105 (24 July 2013)
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How QOF is shaping primary care review consultations: a longitudinal qualitative study
Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Cheryl Hunter, Susanne Langer, Alexandra Stenhoff, Jessica Drinkwater, Elspeth A Guthrie, Peter Salmon BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :103 (21 July 2013)
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Editor’s summary
The UKs Quality and Outcomes Framework encourages review consultations with sufferers of long term conditions to focus more on “tick-box” biomedical criteria, at the expense of the patients perspective, suggesting further evolution of the QOF is required
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Development and validity of a questionnaire to test the knowledge of primary care personnel regarding nutrition in obese adolescents
Lucinéia de Pinho, Paulo Moura, Marise Silveira, Ana de Botelho, Antônio Caldeira BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :102 (18 July 2013)
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The use of quality information by general practitioners: does it alter choices? A randomized clustered study
David Ikkersheim, Xander Koolman BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :95 (8 July 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Providing Dutch GPs with quality information makes no difference to hospital referral patterns in the majority of cases, suggesting improved quality indicators are needed if reforms based around GP and patient choice are to be a success
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Systematic tailoring for the implementation of guideline recommendations for anxiety and depressive disorders in general practice: perceived usefulness of tailored interventions
Henny Sinnema, Berend Terluin, Michel Wensing, Daniëlle Volker, Gerdien Franx, Anton van Balkom, Jacomine de Lange BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :94 (4 July 2013)
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Effectiveness of the ACA (Availability, Current issues and Anticipation) training programme on GP-patient communication in palliative care; a controlled trial
Willemjan Slort, Annette H Blankenstein, Bart PM Schweitzer, Dirk L Knol, Luc Deliens, Neil K Aaronson, Henriëtte E van der Horst BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :93 (2 July 2013)
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Do patient and practice characteristics confound age-group differences in preferences for general practice care? A quantitative study
Willemijn A de Graaf-Ruizendaal, Annette J Berendsen, Dolf de Boer, Dinny H de Bakker BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :90 (25 June 2013)
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Changing practice as a quality indicator for primary care: analysis of data on voluntary disenrollment from the English GP Patient Survey
Shobhana Nagraj, Gary Abel, Charlotte Paddison, Rupert Payne, Marc Elliott, John Campbell, Martin Roland BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :89 (25 June 2013)
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Preventive care in general practice among healthy older New South Wales residents
Mark F Harris, Fakhrul Islam, Bin Jalaludin, Jack Chen, Adrian E Bauman, Elizabeth J Comino BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :83 (16 June 2013)
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Do family physicians advise younger people on cardiovascular disease prevention? A cross-sectional study from Slovenia
Davorina Petek, Rok Platinovsek, Zalika Klemenc-Ketis, Janko Kersnik BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :82 (14 June 2013)
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An analysis of actions to promote health in underprivileged urban areas: a case in Brazil
Érika dos Reis Moreira, Gisele O’Dwyer BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :80 (13 June 2013)
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Behavior change in a lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes prevention in Dutch primary care: opportunities for intervention content
Paulina WA Vermunt, Ivon EJ Milder, Frits Wielaard, Caroline A Baan, Jos DM Schelfhout, Gert P Westert, Hans AM van Oers BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :78 (7 June 2013)
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Integrating nurse-led Self-Management Support (SMS) in routine primary care: design of a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study among type 2 diabetes patients with problems of daily functioning and emotional distress: a study protocol
Anneke van Dijk - de Vries, Marloes A van Bokhoven, Berend Terluin, Trudy van der Weijden, Jacques Th M van Eijk BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :77 (7 June 2013)
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