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Volume 59, Number 564, July 2009

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Original Paper - Full-length version

Free Content The journey from self-care to GP care: a qualitative interview study of women presenting with symptoms of urinary tract infection
pp. e219-e225(7)
Authors: Leydon, Geraldine M; Turner, Sheila; Smith, Helen; Little, Paul; on behalf of the UTIS team,

Free Content Exploring the impact of patient views on `appropriate' use of services and help seeking: a mixed method study
pp. e226-e233(8)
Authors: Adamson, Joy; Ben-Shlomo, Yoav; Chaturvedi, Nish; Donovan, Jenny

Systematic Reviews

Free Content Follow-up of cancer in primary care versus secondary care: systematic review
pp. e234-e247(14)
Authors: Lewis, Ruth A; Neal, Richard D; Williams, Nefyn H; France, Barbara; Hendry, Maggie; Russell, Daphne; Hughes, Dyfrig A; Russell, Ian; Stuart, Nicholas SA; Weller, David; Wilkinson, Clare

Free Content Patients' and healthcare professionals' views of cancer follow-up: systematic review
pp. e248-e259(12)
Authors: Lewis, Ruth A; Neal, Richard D; Hendry, Maggie; France, Barbara; Williams, Nefyn H; Russell, Daphne; Hughes, Dyfrig A; Russell, Ian; Stuart, Nicholas SA; Weller, David; Wilkinson, Clare

July Focus

Free Content July Focus
pp. 474-474(1)
Author: Jewell, David

Editorials

Free Content Revalidation: a professional imperative
pp. 476-477(2)
Author: Marshall, Martin

Free Content Before the consultation: why people do (or do not) go to the doctor
pp. 478-479(2)
Authors: Braunack-Mayer, Annette; Avery, Jodie C

Free Content What is the value of routine follow-up after diagnosis and treatment of cancer?
pp. 482-483(2)
Authors: Rose, Peter W; Watson, Eila

Original Papers

Free Content Verifying appraisal evidence using feedback from trained peers: views and experiences of Scottish GP appraisers
pp. 484-489(6)
Authors: Bowie, Paul; Cameron, Niall; Staples, Ian; McMillan, Rhona; McKay, John; Lough, Murray

Free Content People with learning disabilities who have cancer: an ethnographic study
pp. 503-509(7)
Authors: Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene; Bernal, Jane; Hubert, Jane; Butler, Gary; Hollins, Sheila

Free Content Identification of UK sickness certification rates, standardised for age and sex
pp. 510-516(7)
Authors: Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian; Mallen, Christian D; Mottram, Sara; Main, Chris J; Dunn, Kate M

Discussion Papers

Free Content Ethics of complementary medicine: practical issues
pp. 517-519(3)
Author: Ernst, Edzard

Free Content Commentary: Conventional medicine is less than perfect
pp. 519-519(1)
Author: Buckley, Brian S

Free Content Type 2 diabetes, thiazolidinediones, and cardiovascular risk
pp. 520-524(5)
Authors: Taylor, Clare; Hobbs, FD Richard

Letters

Free Content CAM — trick or treatment?
pp. 541-541(1)
Authors: Lakasing, Edin; Grover, Sonia

Free Content Author's response
pp. 541-542(2)
Author: Ernst, Edzard

Free Content Waste in the NHS
pp. 542-542(1)
Author: Kenyon, Zoe

Free Content Depression in younger people
pp. 542-542(1)
Author: Finlayson, James

The Back Pages

Free Content No Place for Children
pp. 543-543(1)
Author: Launer, John

Free Content The consultation and physical examination
pp. 544-545(2)
Author: Connan, Alexandra L

Free Content Patient care — crunch time
pp. 546-547(2)
Author: Connell, David G

Free Content `Just a furious, helpless roar'
pp. 547-547(1)
Author: Fitzpatrick, Mike

Free Content Insecurity and risk in the consultation
pp. 548-549(2)
Author: Clark, Jeff

Free Content Isolation and insight: practical pillars of revalidation?
pp. 550-551(2)
Authors: Cox, Stephen J; Holden, John D

Free Content Reflections in a cracked mirror
pp. 551-551(1)
Author: Heath, Chris

Free Content Nice one Arthur
pp. 552-552(1)
Author: Jones, Roger

Free Content Facing unpalatable truths: 2
pp. 553-553(1)
Author: Roberts, Jane

Free Content Doom?
pp. 554-554(1)
Author: Miller, Saul

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