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Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners

Volume 57, Number 538, May 2007
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May Focus

May Focus
pp. 346-346(1)
Author: Jewell, David

Editorials

Honour your father and mother: ageism in medicine
pp. 347-348(2)
Author: Bowling, Ann

We need a chronic disease management model for depression in primary care
pp. 348-350(3)
Authors: Tylee, Andre; Walters, Paul

How much monitoring?
pp. 350-351(2)
Author: Glasziou, Paul

Original Papers

A qualitative study of lay beliefs about influenza immunisation in older people
pp. 352-358(7)
Authors: Evans, Meirion R.; Prout, Hayley; Prior, Lindsay; Tapper-Jones, Lorna M.; Butler, Chris C.

Influenza vaccination in patients with asthma: why is the uptake so low?
pp. 359-363(5)
Authors: Keenan, Helen; Campbell, John; Evans, Philip H.

A randomised controlled trial to test the feasibility of a collaborative care model for the management of depression in older people
pp. 364-370(7)
Authors: Chew-Graham, Carolyn A.; Lovell, Karina; Roberts, Chris; Baldwin, Robert; Morley, Michael; Burns, Alistair; Richards, David; Burroughs, Heather

Rectal and postmenopausal bleeding: consultation and referral of patients with and without severe mental health problems
pp. 371-376(6)
Authors: Parker, Chris; Hippisley-Cox, Julia; Coupland, Carol; Vinogradova, Yana

Effect of the characteristics of family physicians on their utilisation of laboratory tests
pp. 377-382(6)
Authors: Vinker, Shlomo; Kvint, Ifat; Erez, Rina; Elhayany, Asher; Kahan, Ernesto

Assessing communication skills of clinical call handlers working at an out-of-hours centre: development of the RICE rating scale
pp. 383-387(5)
Authors: Derkx, Hay P.; Rethans, Jan-Joost E.; Knottnerus, J André; Ram, Paul M.

How do patients referred to neurologists for headache differ from those managed in primary care?
pp. 388-395(8)
Authors: Ridsdale, Leone; Clark, Lucy V.; Dowson, Andrew J.; Goldstein, Laura H.; Jenkins, Linda; McCrone, Paul; Morgan, Myfanwy; Seed, Paul T.

Utilisation of health care by women who have suffered abuse: a descriptive study on medical records in family practice
pp. 396-400(5)
Authors: Lo Fo Wong, Sylvie; Wester, Fred; Mol, Saskia; Römkens, Renée; Lagro-Janssen, Toine

Brief Reports

Which test is best for Helicobacter pylori? A cost-effectiveness model using decision analysis
pp. 401-403(3)
Authors: Elwyn, Glyn; Taubert, Mark; Davies, Shan; Brown, Ginevra; Allison, Miles; Phillips, Ceri

Do women know that the risk of breast cancer increases with age?
pp. 404-406(3)
Authors: Moser, Kath; Patnick, Julietta; Beral, Valerie

Case Report

Self-harm and suicide associated with benzodiazepine usage
pp. 407-408(2)
Authors: Neale, Greg; Smith, Allan J.

Letters

Women in medicine
pp. 409-409(1)
Authors: Smith, Frank; McKinstry, Brian; Colthart, Iain

Author's response
pp. 409-410(2)
Author: Howe, Amanda

Survival statistics
pp. 410-410(1)
Authors: Campbell, Michael; Freeman, Jenny V.

Authors' response
pp. 410-411(2)
Authors: Neal, Richard; Allgar, Victoria I.; Heywood, Philip L.; Leese, Brenda

Mental health workers
pp. 411-411(1)
Authors: Gallant, Ceri; Chubb, Kathryn; Alban, Rosalind; Iliffe, Steve

Handshakes and spoof publications
pp. 411-412(2)
Author: Parkes, Gary

Comment from the Editor
pp. 412-412(1)
Author: Jewell, David

Jury service
pp. 412-412(1)
Author: Jenkinson, Richard

Embracing clinical supervision
pp. 412-412(1)
Authors: Meadows, Jeremey; Pathak, Suresh

Short screening tools for depression
pp. 412-413(2)
Authors: Goodyear-Smith, Felicity; Arroll, Bruce

Patient-centred diagnosis
pp. 413-413(1)
Author: Davies, Peter

Medical situation in Iraq
pp. 413-413(1)
Author: Pocock, Lesley

The Back Pages

Free Content Viewpoint - Popular health advice: entertainment or risk factor?
pp. 415-415(1)
Author: Ernst, Edzard

Essay - A farewell to heart sink?
pp. 416-416(1)
Author: Delany, Gwenda

Essay - First do no harm: don't counsel to increase self-esteem
pp. 417-417(1)
Author: Aird, Peter

Essay - A GP in London: 1939-1945
pp. 418-418(1)
Author: Stewart, Marguerite

Serial - A patient's diary: episode 5 — a little visitor
pp. 422-423(2)

Supermarket medicine?
pp. 423-423(1)
Author: Fitzpatrick, Mike

Essay - Dreamkiller
pp. 424-424(1)
Author: Frey, John

Serial - Tips and tricks in performing a systematic review
pp. 425-425(1)
Author: Sayers, Adrian

Aspirin Express
pp. 425-425(1)
Author: Goodman, Neville

On dissonance
pp. 426-426(1)
Author: Jeffries, Dougal

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