Family Practice

Editorial
Family Practice—what makes a good review?
pp. 501-502(2)
Author: Jones R.

Familiarity breeds neglect? Unanticipated benefits of discontinuous primary care
pp. 503-507(5)
Author: Broom D.H.

Satisfaction with primary care: the perspectives of people with schizophrenia
pp. 508-513(6)
Authors: Lester H.; Tritter J.Q.; England E.

Use of rules of thumb in the consultation in general practice—an act of balance between the individual and the general perspective
pp. 514-519(6)
Authors: André M.; Borgquist L.; Mölstad S.

Comparison of the smoking behaviour and attitudes of smokers who believe they have smoking-related problems with those who do not
pp. 520-523(4)
Authors: Coleman T.; Barrett S.; Wynn A.; Wilson A.

Child health
Is it possible to diagnose acute otitis media accurately in primary health care?
pp. 524-527(4)
Authors: Blomgren K.; Pitkäranta A.

Child health
Intention to breastfeed and other important health-related behaviour and beliefs during pregnancy
pp. 528-530(3)
Authors: Haslam C.; Lawrence W.; Haefeli K.

Child health
Parent’s opinions on the diagnosis of children under 2 years of age with urinary tract infection
pp. 531-537(7)
Authors: Owen D.; Vidal-Alaball J.; Mansour M.; Bordeaux K.; Jones K.V.; Edwards A.

Finding a vein or obtaining consent: a qualitative study of hepatitis C testing in GP methadone clinics
pp. 538-544(7)
Authors: Perry M.; Chew-Graham C.

Using the Internet to conduct surveys of health professionals: a valid alternative?
pp. 545-551(7)
Authors: Braithwaite D.; Emery J.; de Lusignan S.; Sutton S.

Providing information on metered dose inhaler technique: is multimedia as effective as print?
pp. 552-557(6)
Authors: Savage I.; Goodyer L.

Which GP deals better with depressed patients in primary care in Kastamonu, Turkey: the impacts of ‘interest in psychiatry’ and ‘continuous medical education’
pp. 558-562(5)
Authors: Soykan A.; Oncu B.

The relationship between primary care physicians’ adherence to guidelines for the treatment of diabetes and patient satisfaction: findings from a pilot study
pp. 563-569(7)
Authors: Gross R.; Tabenkin H.; Porath A.; Heymann A.; Greenstein M.; Porter B.; Matzliach R.

Health Services Research
The use of brain natriuretic peptide as a screening test for left ventricular systolic dysfunction— cost-effectiveness in relation to open access echocardiography
pp. 570-574(5)
Authors: Sim V.; Hampton D.; Phillips C.; Lo S-N.; Vasishta S.; Davies J.; Penney M.

Health Services Research
Trends in access to complementary or alternative medicines via primary care in England: 1995–2001 Results from a follow-up national survey
pp. 575-577(3)
Authors: Thomas K.; Coleman P.; Nicholl J.

Health Services Research
GP referral for physiotherapy to musculoskeletal conditions—a qualitative study
pp. 578-582(5)
Authors: Clemence M.L.; Seamark D.A.

Health Services Research
New drug uptake: qualitative comparison of high and low prescribing GPs’ attitudes and approach
pp. 583-591(9)
Authors: Prosser H.; Walley T.

Third mailings in epidemiological studies: are they really necessary?
pp. 592-594(3)
Authors: Elliott A.M.; Hannaford P.C.

How to use participatory action research in primary care
pp. 595-600(6)
Author: Marincowitz G.J.

Community genetics and community medicine
pp. 601-606(6)
Author: Knottnerus J.

Gluten-free diets, coeliac disease and associated disorders
pp. 607-611(5)
Authors: Danowski L.; Brand L.G.; Connolly J.

Correspondence
Quality of records and quality of care
pp. 612-612(1)
Author: Segovia C.

Book Review
Doctoring: the nature of primary care medicine.
Eric J Cassell. (219 pages, paperback £11.95; hardback £23.) Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN paperback 0-19-515862, hardback 0-19-511323-3.
pp. 613-614(2)
Author: Thompson T.

Book Review
Marathon medicine.
Dan Tunstall-Pedoe (ed.). (348 pages, £19.95.) Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-85315-460-1.
pp. 613-613(1)
Author: Jones R.T.

Book Review
The ethics of palliative care: European perspectives.
Henk ten Have, David Clark (eds). (266 pages, £22.50.) Open University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-335-21140-2.
pp. 614-615(2)
Author: Molyneux D.

Book Review
Ethics and evidence-based medicine: fallibility and responsibility in clinical science.
Kenneth W Goodman. (180 pages, paperback £19.95, US$27; hardback £55, US$75.) Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN paperback 0-521-79653-9, hardback 0-521-81933-4.
pp. 614-614(1)
Author: Baum K.

Book Review
Angry young men: how parents, teachers, and counselors can help ‘bad boys’ become good men.
Aaron Kipnis. (291 pages, £14.99.) Jossey-Bass, 2002. ISBN 0-7879-6043-8.
pp. 615-616(2)
Author: Samuel O.

Book Review
Family violence in primary care.
Stephen Amiel, Iona Heath (eds). (440 pages, £32.50.) Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-262828-3.
pp. 615-615(1)
Author: Hastings A.

Book Review
Infertility matters in healthcare.
Julian Jenkins, Liz Corrigan, Ruth Chambers (eds). (179 pages, £19.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2003. ISBN 1-85775-960-5.
pp. 616-617(2)
Author: Solomons C.

Book Review
Cancer in young adults: through parents’ eyes.
Anne Grinyer. (208 pages, paperback £19.99; hardback £60.) Open University Press, 2002. ISBN paperback, 0-335-21230-1, hardback 0-335-21231-X.
pp. 616-616(1)
Author: Neal R.

Book Review
Quantifying quality in primary care.
Peter Graves. (264 pages, £24.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2003. ISBN 1-85775-599-5.
pp. 617-618(2)
Author: Buckman L.

Book Review
e-Appraisal: a guide for primary care.
Paul Robinson, Louise Simpson (120 pages, £19.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2003. ISBN 1-85775-961-3.
pp. 617-617(1)
Author: Sullivan F.

Corrigendum
pp. 619-621(3)