British Journal of General Practice

Research Papers This Month
pp. 1-1(1)

Health technology assessment in primary and community care
pp. 3-4(2)
Authors: Nicholson T.; Stein K.

Supporting doctors, or the beginning of the end for self-regulation?
pp. 4-5(2)
Author: Jewell D.

Validity of symptom and clinical measures of asthma severity for primary outpatient assessment of adult asthma
pp. 7-12(6)
Author: Ng T.P.

In-practice evaluation of whole-blood Helicobacter pylori test: its usefulness in detecting peptic ulcer disease
pp. 13-16(4)
Authors: Quartero A.O.; Numans M.E.; De Melker R.A.; De Wit N.J.

Needs assessment in primary care: general practitioners' perceptions and implications for the future
pp. 17-20(4)
Authors: Murie J.; Hanlon P.; McEwen J.; Russell E.; Moir D.; Gregan J.

Eating disordered patients: personality, alexithymia, and implications for primary care
pp. 21-26(6)
Authors: Beales D.L.; Dolton R.

Influenza vaccination in asthma: a primary care experience
pp. 27-30(4)
Authors: Innes A.; Beresford E.; Bedford J.

Do practice-based preventive child health services affect the use of hospitals? A cross-sectional study of hospital use by children in east London
pp. 31-36(6)
Authors: Hull S.; Harvey C.; Sturdy P.; Carter Y.; Naish J.; Pereira F.; Ball C.; Parsons L.

Management confidence and decisions to refer to hospital of GP registrars and their trainers working out-of-hours
pp. 37-39(3)
Author: McKinstry B.

Doctor-staffed ambulance helicopters: to what extent can the general practitioner replace the anaesthesiologist?
pp. 41-42(2)
Authors: Hotvedt R.; Kristiansen I.S.

Can dietary assessment in general practice target patients with unhealthy diets?
pp. 43-45(3)
Authors: Little P.; Barnett J.; Kinmonth A-L.; Margetts B.; Gabbay J.; Thompson R.; Warm D.; Wooton S.

To what extent are practices 'paperless' and what are the constraints to them becoming more so?
pp. 46-47(2)
Author: Waring N.

Can methadone maintenance for heroin-dependent patients retained in general practice reduce criminal conviction rates and time spent in prison?
pp. 48-49(2)
Authors: Keen J.; Rowse G.; Mathers N.; Campbell M.; Seivewright N.

Diagnosis of patients with chronic heart failure in primary care: usefulness of history, examination, and investigations
pp. 50-54(5)
Authors: Khunti K.; Baker R.; Grimshaw G.

What do GPs need to know? The use of knowledge in general practice consultations
pp. 56-59(4)
Authors: Robinson P.; Heywood P.

Letters
pp. 61-62(2)

The Back Pages
pp. 71-86(16)