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Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners

Volume 58, Number 547, February 2008
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Original Paper - Full-length version

Signs and symptoms in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome: a diagnostic meta-analysis
pp. e1-e8(1)
Authors: Bruyninckx, Rudi; Aertgeerts, Bert; Bruyninckx, Pieter; Buntinx, Frank

February Focus

February Focus
pp. 74-74(1)
Author: Jewell, David

Editorials

Confidentiality and Connecting for Health
pp. 75-76(2)
Author: Anderson, Ross

Easing the pain: challenges and opportunities in headache management
pp. 77-78(2)
Author: Watson, David PB

Non-pharmacological management of chronic insomnia in primary care
pp. 79-80(2)
Authors: McKinstry, Brian; Wilson, Philip; Espie, Colin

Regulation: appraisal alone is not enough
pp. 80-81(2)
Author: Conlon, Maurice

Original Papers

What do doctors really think about the relevance and impact of GP appraisal 3 years on? A survey of Scottish GPs
pp. 82-87(6)
Authors: Colthart, Iain; Cameron, Niall; McKinstry, Brian; Blaney, David

Predicting the duration of symptoms in lower respiratory tract infection
pp. 88-92(5)
Authors: Moore, Michael; Little, Paul; Rumsby, Kate; Kelly, Jo; Watson, Louise; Warner, Greg; Fahey, Tom; Williamson, Ian

Limited value of chest radiography in predicting aetiology of lower respiratory tract infection in general practice
pp. 93-97(5)
Authors: Graffelman, A Willy; Willemssen, Francois EJA; Zonderland, Harmine M; Knuistingh Neven, Arie; Kroes, Aloys CM; van den Broek, Peterhans J

Brief Reports

Acceptance or rejection of prophylactic medicine in patients with migraine: a cross-sectional study
pp. 98-101(4)
Authors: Kol, Carianne MC; Dekker, Frans; Knuistingh Neven, Arie; Assendelft, Willem JJ; Blom, Jeanet W

GPs' classification of headache: is primary headache underdiagnosed?
pp. 102-104(3)
Authors: Kernick, David; Stapley, Sally; Hamilton, William

Discussion Papers

Obesity in primary care: evidence for advising weight constancy rather than weight loss in unsuccessful dieters
pp. 112-117(6)
Authors: Pryke, Rachel; Docherty, Andrea

Healthcare assistants in general practice: practical and conceptual issues of skill-mix change
pp. 118-124(7)
Authors: Bosley, Sara; Dale, Jeremy

Letters

MRSA carriage
pp. 125-125(1)
Author: Smyth, Sarah

Gaelic
pp. 125-125(1)
Author: Smith, John

Sexual enquiry in older people
pp. 125-126(2)
Authors: Warner, James; Starren, Elizabeth; Walker, Gareth

Top tips
pp. 126-126(1)
Author: Doney, Ivor E

Doctors' content
pp. 126-126(1)
Author: Elliott, Christopher

Participating in media surveys
pp. 126-126(1)
Author: McGowan, Paul

The Back Pages

Free Content Viewpoint - From Russia: French and Russian Master Paintings 1870-1925
pp. 127-127(1)

The principle of referral: the gatekeeping role of the GP
pp. 128-130(3)
Author: Loudon, Irvine

Commentary
pp. 130-130(1)
Author: Hodgkin, Paul

Confidentiality: what everyone should know, or, rather, shouldn't …
pp. 131-133(3)
Author: Baird, Gordon

A patient's diary: episode 14 - Dr Teacher's dream
pp. 134-135(2)
Author: Salinsky, John

The problem of allergy
pp. 135-135(1)
Author: Fitzpatrick, Mike

Tips and tricks in performing a systematic review - chapter 4
pp. 136-136(1)
Author: Sayers, Adrian

Top Tips in 2 minutes
pp. 136-137(2)
Authors: Bastable, Ruth; Rann, Sarah; Barker, Vinny

Threadbare progress
pp. 138-138(1)
Author: Gravell, Emyr

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