Family Practice

Prevalence of COPD in primary care: no room for complacency
pp. 1-2(2)
Author: White, Patrick

Is COPD a rare disease? Prevalence and identification rates in smokers aged 40 years and over within general practice in Germany
pp. 3-9(7)
Authors: Gingter, Christian; Wilm, Stefan; Abholz, Heinz-Harald

C-reactive protein and community-acquired pneumonia in ambulatory care: systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies
pp. 10-21(12)
Authors: Falk, Gavin; Fahey, Tom

Can we measure the anklebrachial index using only a stethoscope? A pilot study
pp. 22-26(5)
Authors: Carmo, GAL; Mandil, A; Nascimento, BR; Arantes, BD; Bittencourt, JC; Falqueto, EB; Ribeiro, AL

Features of the management of depression in gay men and men with HIV from the perspective of Australian GPs
pp. 27-33(7)
Authors: Newman, Christy E; Kippax, Susan C; Mao, Limin; Rogers, Gary D; Saltman, Deborah C; Kidd, Michael R

GPs explanatory models for irritable bowel syndrome: a mismatch with patient models?
pp. 34-39(6)
Authors: Casiday, Rachel E; Hungin, APS; Cornford, Charles S; de Wit, Niek J; Blell, Mwenza T

Patients' explanatory models for irritable bowel syndrome: symptoms and treatment more important than explaining aetiology
pp. 40-47(8)
Authors: Casiday, Rachel E; Hungin, A P S; Cornford, Charles S; de Wit, Niek J; Blell, Mwenza T

UK research staff perspectives on improving recruitment and retention to primary care research; nominal group exercise
pp. 48-55(8)
Authors: Graffy, Jonathan; Grant, Julie; Boase, Sue; Ward, Elaine; Wallace, Paul; Miller, Julia; Kinmonth, Ann Louise

A feasible model for prevention of functional decline in older home-dwelling peoplethe GP role. A municipality-randomized intervention trial
pp. 56-64(9)
Authors: Vass, M; Avlund, K; Siersma, V; Hendriksen, C

How to obtain excellent response rates when surveying physicians
pp. 65-68(4)
Authors: Thorpe, C; Ryan, B; McLean, SL; Burt, A; Stewart, M; Brown, JB; Reid, GJ; Harris, S

Clinically relevant diagnostic research in primary care: the example of B-type natriuretic peptides in the detection of heart failure
pp. 69-74(6)
Authors: Kelder, Johannes C; Rutten, Frans H; Hoes, Arno W

The work and research of a single non-academic family physician
pp. 75-78(4)
Author: Holden, John