Family Practice

The frequency and nature of medical error in primary care: understanding the diversity across studies
pp. 231-236(6)
Authors: Sandars J.; Esmail A.

Error and safety in primary care: no clear boundaries
pp. 237-241(5)
Authors: Jacobson L.; Elwyn G.; Robling M.; Jones R.T.

Communication
“Fire away”: the opening sequence in general practice consultations
pp. 242-247(6)
Authors: Gafaranga J.; Britten N.

Communication
What’s in a name? An experimental study of patients’ views of the impact and function of a diagnosis
pp. 248-253(6)
Authors: Tayler M.; Ogden J.; Branson R.; Bryett A.; Campbell A.; Febles A.; Ferguson I.; Lavender H.; Mizan J.; Simpson R.

Communication
GPs facing reluctant and demanding patients: analysing ethical justifications
pp. 254-261(8)
Authors: Bremberg S.; Nilstun T.; Kovac V.; Zwitter M.

Communication
GPs’ perspectives on managing time in consultations with patients suffering from depression: a qualitative study
pp. 262-269(8)
Authors: Pollock K.; Grime J.

Communication
Factors influencing inquiry about patients’ alcohol consumption by primary health care physicians: qualitative semi-structured interview study
pp. 270-275(6)
Authors: Aira M.; Kauhanen J.; Larivaara P.; Rautio P.

Communication
Doctor–patient communication: a comparison of the USA and Japan
pp. 276-282(7)
Authors: Ohtaki S.; Ohtaki T.; Fetters M.D.

Communication
GPs’ satisfaction with the doctor–patient encounter: findings from a community-based survey
pp. 283-288(6)
Authors: Daghio M.; Ciardullo A.; Cadioli T.; Delvecchio C.; Menna A.; Voci C.; Guidetti P.; Magrini N.; Liberati A.

Screening
Osteoporosis: what are the implications of DEXA scanning ‘high risk’ women in primary care?
pp. 289-293(5)
Authors: Thomas E.; Richardson J.C.; Irvine A.; Hassell A.B.; Hay E.M.

Screening
GP and patient predictors of PSA screening in Australian general practice
pp. 294-303(10)
Authors: Gattellari M.; Young J.M.; Ward J.E.

Health Services Research
Organizing palliative care for rural populations: a systematic review of the evidence
pp. 304-310(7)
Authors: Evans R.; Stone D.; Elwyn G.

Health Services Research
A systematic review of the effect of different models of after-hours primary medical care services on clinical outcome, medical workload, and patient and GP satisfaction
pp. 311-317(7)
Authors: Leibowitz R.; Day S.; Dunt D.

A framework for clinical general practice and for research and teaching in the discipline
pp. 318-323(6)
Author: Olesen F.

An approach for integrating complementary– alternative medicine into primary care
pp. 324-332(9)
Authors: Frenkel M.A.; Borkan J.M.

Process evaluation of a cluster randomized trial of tailored interventions to implement guidelines in primary care—why is it so hard to change practice?
pp. 333-339(7)
Authors: Flottorp S.; Håvelsrud K.; Oxman A.D.

Developing clinically relevant and reproducible symptom-defined populations for cancer diagnostic research in general practice using a community survey
pp. 340-346(7)
Authors: Summerton N.; Mann S.; Sutton J.; Rigby A.; Theakston A.; Clark J.; Williams-Hardy H.; Summerton A.

Benzodiazepines revisited
pp. 347-349(3)
Author: Bobrow R.S.

Correspondence
Coronary heart disease: acceptance of guideline recommendations irrelevant in Germany?
pp. 350-350(1)
Authors: Abholz H-H.; Oriol C.

Book Review
Organisation development in health care; strategic issues in health care management.
Rosemary K Rushmer, Huw TO Davies, Manouche Tavakoli, Mo Malek (eds). (208 pages, £39.95.) Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2002. ISBN 0-7546-1611-8.
pp. 351-a-352(2)
Author: Roberts A.

Book Review
Health targets in Europe: polity, progress and promise.
Marshall Marinker (ed.). (248 pages, £19.95.) BMJ Publishing Group, 2002. ISBN 0-7279-1642-4.
pp. 351-351(1)
Author: Freeman G.

Book Review
Evidence-based health economics: from effectiveness to efficiency in systematic review.
Cam Donaldson (ed.). (176 pages, £19.95.) BMJ Publishing Group, 2002. ISBN 0-7279-1579-7.
pp. 352-a-353(2)
Authors: Thoonen B.; Schermer T.

Book Review
Complexity and healthcare: an introduction.
Kieran Sweeney, Frances Griffiths (eds). (208 pages, £24.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2002. ISBN 1-85775-559-6.
pp. 352-352(1)
Author: Freeman G.

Book Review
Evidence into action: changing practice in primary care. Occasional Paper 84.
Jane Hughes, Charlotte Humphreys, Stephen Rogers, Trisha Greenhalgh (eds). (51 pages, £10.) Royal College of General Practitioners, 2002. ISBN 0-85084-284-0.
pp. 353-354(2)
Author: Gillam S.

Book Review
Mental health in primary care: a new approach.
Andrew Elder, Jeremy Holmes (eds). (331 pages, £29.50.) Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-850894-8.
pp. 354-a-355(2)
Author: Rait G.

Book Review
Stories matter: the role of narrative in medical ethics.
Rita Charon, Martha Montello (eds). (254 pages, £16.99.) Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-415-92838-9.
pp. 354-354(1)
Author: Hurwitz B.

Book Review
Health and behaviour in childhood and adolescence.
Laura J Hayman, Margaret M Mahon, J Rick Turner (eds). (299 pages, US$46.80.) Springer Publishing Company, 2002. ISBN 0-8261-3852-7.
pp. 355-a-356(2)
Author: Rose C.

Book Review
A life course approach to women’s health.
Diana Kuh, Rebecca Hardy (eds). (435 pages, £37.50.) Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19–263289-2.
pp. 355-355(1)
Author: Hope S.

Book Review
Providing information for health: a workbook for primary care.
Alan Gillies. (168 pages, £24.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2001. ISBN 1-85775-916-8.
pp. 356-a-357(2)
Author: Pritchard P.

Book Review
Child and adolescent obesity: causes and consequencies, prevention and management.
Walter Burniat, Tim Cole, Inge Lissau, Elizabeth Poskitt (eds). (436 pages, £65.) Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-521-65237-5.
pp. 356-356(1)
Author: Rudolf M.

Book Review
Mapping health on the internet: strategies for learning in an information age.
Ross Scrivener. (122 pages, £19.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2002. ISBN 1-85775-593-6.
pp. 357-357(1)
Author: Pritchard P.