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Volume 57, Number 541, August 2007

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August Focus

Free Content August Focus
pp. 602-602(1)
Author: Jewell, David

Editorials

Free Content Access to primary care: advanced… or smart?
pp. 603-604(2)
Author: Campbell, John

Free Content Chronic musculoskeletal pain
pp. 604-605(2)
Authors: Carnes, Dawn; Underwood, Martin

Free Content Dementia: still muddling along?
pp. 606-607(2)
Authors: Iliffe, Steve; Manthorpe, Jill

Original Papers

Free Content Impact of Advanced Access on access, workload, and continuity: controlled before-and-after and simulated-patient study
pp. 608-614(7)
Authors: Salisbury, Chris; Montgomery, Alan A.; Simons, Lucy; Sampson, Fiona; Edwards, Sarah; Baxter, Helen; Goodall, Stephen; Smith, Helen; Lattimer, Val; Pickin, D Mark

Free Content Does Advanced Access improve access to primary health care? Questionnaire survey of patients
pp. 615-621(7)
Authors: Salisbury, Chris; Goodall, Stephen; Montgomery, Alan A.; Pickin, D Mark; Edwards, Sarah; Sampson, Fiona; Simons, Lucy; Lattimer, Val

Free Content Influence of magnetic resonance of the knee on GPs' decisions: a randomised trial
pp. 622-629(8)
Author: DAMASK Direct Access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment for Suspect Knees Trial Team,

Free Content Health risk appraisal in older people 3: prevalence, impact, and context of pain and their implications for GPs
pp. 630-635(6)
Authors: Carmaciu, Claudia; Iliffe, Steve; Kharicha, Kalpa; Harari, Danielle; Swift, Cameron; Gillmann, Gerhard; Stuck, Andreas E.

Free Content A case-control study of presentations in general practice before diagnosis of coeliac disease
pp. 636-642(7)
Authors: Cannings-John, Rebecca; Butler, Christopher C.; Prout, Hayley; Owen, Diane; Williams, Della; Hood, Kerenza; Crimmins, Rosemary; Swift, Gillian

Free Content Health locus of control and use of conventional and alternative care: a cohort study
pp. 643-649(7)
Authors: Tokuda, Yasuharu; Takahashi, Osamu; Ohde, Sachiko; Ogata, Hiromitsu; Yanai, Haruo; Shimbo, Takuro; Fukuhara, Shunichi; Hinohara, Shigeaki; Fukui, Tsuguya

Brief Reports

Free Content Diagnosing depression in primary care using self-completed instruments: UK validation of PHQ-9 and CORE-OM
pp. 650-652(3)
Authors: Gilbody, Simon; Richards, David; Barkham, Michael

Free Content Predictive value of tonometry with Tono-pen® XL in primary care
pp. 653-654(2)
Authors: Beneyto, Pedro; Barajas, Miguel A.; Garcia-de-Blas, Francisa; del Cura, Isabel; Sanz, Teresa; Vello, Rocio; Salvador, Carmela

Systematic Reviews

Free Content Prognostic factors for musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a systematic review
pp. 655-661(7)
Authors: Mallen, Christian D.; Peat, George; Thomas, Elaine; Dunn, Kate M.; Croft, Peter R.

Free Content Shoulder adhesive capsulitis: systematic review of randomised trials using multiple corticosteroid injections
pp. 662-667(6)
Authors: Shah, Nicholas; Lewis, Mark

Letters

Free Content The saviour of the NHS — my cat
pp. 668-668(1)
Author: Adali, Ozan

Free Content OOH care and locum doctors
pp. 668-669(2)
Authors: Freund, Tobias; Schwantes, Ulrich; Lekutat, Carsten

Free Content Vitamin D deficiency
pp. 669-669(1)
Author: Lambert, Judith

Free Content Author's response
pp. 669-670(2)
Author: Mytton, Julie

Free Content Screening for peripheral vascular disease
pp. 670-670(1)
Author: Clark, Chris E.

Free Content QOF
pp. 670-670(1)
Authors: Marum, Maggie; Kingsland, James; Scott, Kenneth; Chana, Nav

The Back Pages

Free Content Viewpoint - The publish properly trap
pp. 671-671(1)
Author: Willis, James

Free Content Essay - A farewell to heart sink?
pp. 672-673(2)
Author: Delany, Gwenda

Free Content Essay - Appendix: the psychological thought of Alice Miller
pp. 673-673(1)
Author: Burchardt, Judith

Free Content Essay - Family medicine education and training in China: past, present and future
pp. 674-676(3)
Authors: Chen, Tian-Hui; Du, Yaping; Sohal, Alex; Underwood, Martin

Free Content Digest - Film review
pp. 677-677(1)
Author: Frey, John J.

Free Content Essay - Diagnostic testing: the importance of context
pp. 678-679(2)
Author: Summerton, Nick

Free Content The end of the road for the campaign against MMR
pp. 679-679(1)
Author: Fitzpatrick, Mike

Free Content Serial - A patient's diary: episode 8 — from the diary of Mrs Hilda Gland
pp. 680-680(1)
Author: Salinsky, John

Free Content Essay - Stealing geraniums
pp. 681-681(1)
Author: Lehman, Richard

Free Content Recurrent Dreams
pp. 681-681(1)
Author: Goodman, Neville

Free Content Dinosaurs
pp. 682-682(1)
Author: Willis, James

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