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Volume 62, Number 595, February 2012

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Research

Difficulties in differential diagnosis of COPD and asthma in primary care
pp. e68-e75(8)
Authors: Miravitlles, Marc; Andreu, Isabel; Romero, Yolanda; Sitjar, Salvador; Altés, Andreu; Anton, Esther

Effect of ethnicity on the prevalence, severity, and management of COPD in general practice
pp. e76-e81(6)
Authors: Martin, Alice; Badrick, Ellena; Mathur, Rohini; Hull, Sally

Making a successful return to work: the UK burden of injury multicentre longitudinal study
pp. e82-e90(9)
Authors: Kendrick, Denise; Vinogradova, Yana; Coupland, Carol; Christie, Nicola; Lyons, Ronan A; Towner, Elizabeth

Quality of care provided to people with dementia: utilisation and quality of the annual dementia review in general practice
pp. e91-e98(8)
Authors: Connolly, Amanda; Iliffe, Steve; Gaehl, Ella; Campbell, Stephen; Drake, Richard; Morris, Julie; Martin, Helen; Purandare, Nitin

Prevalence of causes of insomnia in primary care: a cross-sectional study
pp. e99-e103(5)
Authors: Arroll, Bruce; Fernando, Antonio; Falloon, Karen; Goodyear-Smith, Felicity; Samaranayake, Chinthaka; Warman, Guy

Factors associated with duration of new antidepressant treatment: analysis of a large primary care database
pp. e104-e112(9)
Authors: Burton, Christopher; Anderson, Niall; Wilde, Katie; Simpson, Colin R

Free Content Anticipatory care planning and integration: a primary care pilot study aimed at reducing unplanned hospitalisation
pp. e113-e120(8)
Authors: Baker, Adrian; Leak, Paul; Ritchie, Lewis D; Lee, Amanda J; Fielding, Shona

Important treatment aims at the end of life: a nationwide study among GPs
pp. e121-e126(6)
Authors: Claessen, Susanne JJ; Echteld, Michael A; Francke, Anneke L; Van den Block, Lieve; Donker, Gé A; Deliens, Luc

Primary-care based participatory rehabilitation: users' views of a horticultural and arts project
pp. e127-e134(8)
Authors: Barley, Elizabeth A; Robinson, Susan; Sikorski, Jim

Patients' experiences of self-monitoring blood pressure and self-titration of medication: the TASMINH2 trial qualitative study
pp. e135-e142(8)
Authors: Jones, Miren I; Greenfield, Sheila M; Bray, Emma P; Baral-Grant, Sabrina; Hobbs, FD Richard; Holder, Roger; Little, Paul; Mant, Jonathan; Virdee, Satnam K; Williams, Bryan; McManus, Richard J

The Review

Ethics of the ordinary: a class response
pp. e143-e146(4)
Authors: Cyril, Anita; Atroshi, Laween Al; Limbin, Thura; Louca, Prod; Taylor, Rebecca; Allison, Caroline; Nyame, Sylvia; Ajakaiye, Yewande; Papanikitas, Andrew

Debate & Analysis

Fit for work? Changing fit note practice among GPs
pp. e147-e150(4)
Authors: Thomson, Louise; Hampton, Rob

Articles

Free Content Editor's Briefing
pp. 59-59(1)
Author: Jones, Roger

Editorials

COPD in primary care: from episodic to continual management
pp. 60-61(2)
Authors: Broekhuizen, Berna DL; Sachs, Alfred PE; Verheij, Theo JM

Preventing unintentional injuries: what does NICE guidance mean for primary care?
pp. 62-63(2)
Authors: Kendrick, Denise; Hayes, Mike; Ward, Heather; Mytton, Julie

Dementia: commissioning for quality
pp. 64-65(2)
Author: Cartmell, Nick

Shisha guidance for GPs: eliciting the hidden history
pp. 66-67(2)
Authors: Jawad, Mohammed; Khaki, Husain; Hamilton, Fiona

Letters

QOF should be more about disease and risk factors prevention
pp. 69-69(1)
Author: Cervoni, Edoardo

Let us take blood
pp. 69-70(2)
Authors: Loudon, Joanna; Nickerson, Susie

What do we actually know about the referral process?
pp. 70-70(1)
Author: Perkins, Peter

Medical professionalism and pay-for-performance
pp. 71-71(1)
Authors: Chambers, Jacqueline PM; Tormey, William

The Review

In memory of Stephen Lawrence
pp. 93-93(1)
Author: Roberts, Jane

Why bother talking to teenagers?
pp. 94-94(1)
Author: Dawlatly, Samir

Good health has little to do with doctors, Mr Lansley
pp. 95-95(1)
Author: Edgcumbe, Daniel

Choosing to die
pp. 96-97(2)
Author: Eastaugh, Andrew

Exhibition review
pp. 97-97(1)
Author: Carelli, Francesco

The European Doctors Orchestra and Michael Lasserson
pp. 99-99(1)
Author: Berger, Abi

Healthy New Year
pp. 101-101(1)
Author: Gravell, Emyr

Debate & Analysis

How to afford a just health service
pp. 105-106(2)
Author: Jewell, David

Clinical Intelligence

Air travel for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case report
pp. 107-108(2)
Authors: Tsiligianni, Ioanna G; van der Molen, Thys; Siafakas, Nikolaos M; Tzanakis, Nikolaos E

Tips for GP trainees working in respiratory medicine
pp. 109-110(2)
Authors: Martindale, Tim G; Pink, Katie

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