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Volume 60, Number 576, July 2010

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Original Paper - Full-length version

Free Content Trends in the epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England: a national study of 51 804 patients
pp. e277-e284(8)
Authors: Simpson, Colin R; Hippisley-Cox, Julia; Sheikh, Aziz

Free Content GPs' and pharmacists' experiences of managing multimorbidity: a `Pandora's box'
pp. e285-e294(10)
Authors: Smith, Susan M; O'Kelly, Siobhan; O'Dowd, Tom

Free Content Primary Medical Care Provider Accreditation (PMCPA): pilot evaluation
pp. e295-e304(10)
Authors: Campbell, Stephen M; Chauhan, Umesh; Lester, Helen

Review

Free Content How usual is usual care in pragmatic intervention studies in primary care? An overview of recent trials
pp. e305-e318(14)
Authors: Smelt, Antonia FH; van der Weele, Gerda M; Blom, Jeanet W; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Assendelft, Willem JJ

July Focus

Free Content Evidence and the Consultation
pp. 474-474(1)
Author: Jones, Roger

Editorials

Free Content Revalidation: clearer and closer
pp. 475-476(2)
Author: Pringle, Mike

Free Content COPD in primary care: a time of opportunity
pp. 477-478(2)
Author: White, Patrick

Free Content Illegal drug use in the age of ageing
pp. 481-482(2)
Authors: Beynon, Caryl; Stimson, Gerry; Lawson, Euan

Original Papers

Free Content Undetected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in people over 50 years with persistent cough
pp. 489-494(6)
Authors: Broekhuizen, Berna DL; Sachs, Alfred PE; Hoes, Arno W; Moons, Karel GM; van den Berg, Jan WK; Dalinghaus, Willem H; Lammers, Ernst; Verheij, Theo JM

Free Content Validating the prediction of lower urinary tract infection in primary care: sensitivity and specificity of urinary dipsticks and clinical scores in women
pp. 495-500(6)
Authors: Little, Paul; Rumsby, Kate; Jones, Rachel; Warner, Greg; Moore, Michael; Lowes, J Andrew; Smith, Helen; Hawke, Catherine; Leydon, Geraldine; Mullee, Mark

Brief-Report

Free Content Predictive value of antimicrobial susceptibility from previous urinary tract infection in the treatment of re-infection
pp. 511-513(3)
Authors: Vellinga, Akke; Cormican, Martin; Hanahoe, Belinda; Murphy, Andrew W

Free Content Can a targeted GP-led clinic improve outcomes for street sex workers who use heroin?
pp. 514-516(3)
Authors: Litchfield, Jane; Maronge, Andrew; Rigg, Tim; Rees, Benjamin; Harshey, Ravi; Keen, Jenny

brief-report

Free Content Management of drug misuse: an 8-year follow-up survey of Scottish GPs
pp. 517-520(4)
Authors: Matheson, Catriona; Porteous, Terry; van Teijlingen, Edwin; Bond, Christine

Discussion Papers

Letters

Free Content Managing chronic kidney disease
pp. 532-532(1)
Author: Cave, James AH

Free Content Managing chronic kidney disease
pp. 532-532(1)
Author: Tisi, Roger

Free Content Managing chronic kidney disease
pp. 533-533(1)
Author: Benett, Ivan

Free Content MRSA screening: is it really necessary in primary care?
pp. 533-534(2)
Authors: Khan, Tarique; Beaumont, Amanda

Free Content Glycaemic control and mortality
pp. 534-534(1)
Author: Searle, Alan

Free Content Authors' response
pp. 534-534(1)
Authors: Landman, Gijs; van Hateren, Kornelis; Kleefstra, Nanne; Bilo, Henk

Free Content Dementia: the deception is broken; naked truth looks OK
pp. 534-535(2)
Authors: Jolley, David; Greaves, Ian

Free Content Do general practice patients who are prescribed Tamiflu® actually take it?
pp. 535-535(1)
Authors: Chishti, Tahira; Oakeshott, Pippa

Free Content PHQ-9: sensitivity to change over time
pp. 535-536(2)
Authors: Cameron, Isobel M; Reid, Ian C; Lawton, Kenneth

Correction

Free Content Correction
pp. 536-536(1)

The Back Pages

Free Content LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON REVALIDATION
pp. 537-537(1)
Author: Edgcumbe, Daniel

Free Content Training for change
pp. 542-543(2)
Author: de Kare-Silver, Nigel

Free Content Motivation in question
pp. 543-543(1)
Author: Fitzpatrick, Mike

Free Content The generalist solutionist
pp. 546-547(2)
Author: Lamb, Adrian

Free Content Recipe for Madness
pp. 547-547(1)
Author: Dawlatly, Samir

Free Content Loch Eport
pp. 547-547(1)
Author: Logan, Alec

Free Content Keeping to target
pp. 548-548(1)
Author: Miller, Saul

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