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Volume 62, Number 598, May 2012

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Research

Multisource feedback questionnaires in appraisal and for revalidation: a qualitative study in UK general practice
pp. e314-e321(8)
Authors: Hill, Jacqueline J; Asprey, Anthea; Richards, Suzanne H; Campbell, John L

Patients' views of pay for performance in primary care: a qualitative study
pp. e322-e328(7)
Authors: Hannon, Kerin L; Lester, Helen E; Campbell, Stephen M

Quality of prescribing in care homes and the community in England and Wales
pp. e329-e336(8)
Authors: Shah, Sunil M; Carey, Iain M; Harris, Tess; DeWilde, Stephen; Cook, Derek G

Chronic disease detection and access: does access improve detection, or does detection make access more difficult?
pp. e337-e343(7)
Authors: Anwar, Mohammed Saqib; Baker, Richard; Walker, Nicola; Mainous, Arch G; Bankart, M John

Are UK primary care teams formally identifying patients for palliative care before they die?
pp. e344-e352(9)
Authors: Harrison, Nadine; Cavers, Debbie; Campbell, Christine; Murray, Scott A

Exploration of GPs' views and use of the fit note: a qualitative study in primary care
pp. e363-e370(8)
Authors: Welsh, Victoria K; Mallen, Christian D; Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian; Jinks, Clare

Exploring patients' reasons for declining contact in a cognitive behavioural therapy randomised controlled trial in primary care
pp. e371-e377(7)
Authors: Barnes, Maria; Wiles, Nicola; Morrison, Jill; Kessler, David; Williams, Chris; Kuyken, Willem; Lewis, Glyn; Turner, Katrina

The Review

Debate & Analysis

The challenge of commissioning for populations
pp. e387-e389(3)
Authors: Lee, Andrew; Head, Fiona; Packham, Chris; Robinson, Mike

Practice accreditation: the European perspective
pp. e390-e392(3)
Authors: Lester, Helen E; Eriksson, Tina; Dijkstra, Rob; Martinson, Katrin; Tomasik, Tomasz; Sparrow, Nigel

Clinical Intelligence

Open Access The D-Dimer test in combination with a decision rule for ruling out deep vein thrombosis in primary care: diagnostic technology update
pp. e393-e395(3)
Authors: Plüddemann, Annette; Thompson, Matthew; Price, Christopher P; Wolstenholme, Jane; Heneghan, Carl

Editor's Briefing

Free Content Editor's Briefing
pp. 227-227(1)
Author: Jones, Roger

Editorials

Quality assuring GPs and their practices
pp. 228-229(2)
Author: Pringle, Mike

Leadership and management for all doctors
pp. 230-231(2)
Author: Wilkie, Veronica

Better prevention of stroke through screening for atrial fibrillation
pp. 234-235(2)
Authors: James, Martin A; Campbell, John L

Letters

Not just another primary care workforce crisis …
pp. 236-236(1)
Author: Berger, David

Letter

Not just another primary care workforce crisis …
pp. 236-237(2)
Author: Davies, Peter

Authors' response
pp. 237-237(1)
Authors: Purvis, Mark; Irish, Bill

The BJGP
pp. 237-237(1)
Author: Smith, Richard

letter

Editor's response
pp. 237-237(1)
Author: Jones, Roger

Author's response
pp. 237-238(2)
Author: Paton, Calum

Calling time on the 10-minute consultation
pp. 238-238(1)
Author: Round, Thomas

Letter

Calling time on the 10-minute consultation
pp. 238-239(2)
Authors: Irving, Greg; Holden, John

Communicating risk to patients and the public
pp. 240-240(1)
Author: Polak, Louisa

The Review

Viewpoint
pp. 260-260(1)
Authors: Sabey, Abigail; Hardy, Holly

Open Access Outside the Box
pp. 263-263(1)
Author: Greenhalgh, Trisha

Economic crisis and primary care reform in Greece: driving the wrong way?
pp. 264-265(2)
Authors: Kondilis, Elias; Smyrnakis, Emmanouil; Gavana, Magda; Giannakopoulos, Stathis; Zdoukos, Theodoros; Iliffe, Steve; Benos, Alexis

AN HONOURABLE MAN
pp. 267-267(1)
Author: Morrison, Lesley

Preview

Opera notes: events to look out for in 2012
pp. 268-268(1)
Author: Phillips, Richard JW

The Review

Safeguarding patients against stem cell tourism
pp. 269-270(2)
Authors: Jawad, Sarah; Al-Yassin, Aziza; Herridge, Daniel; Lai, Wai Kwan Lily; Rozario, Nigel; Hendy, Jane

Brave new world
pp. 271-271(1)
Author: Lester, Helen

Clinical Intelligence

Diagnosis and management of polymyalgia rheumatica
pp. 275-276(2)
Authors: Helliwell, Toby; Hider, Samantha L; Barraclough, Kevin; Dasgupta, Bhaskar; Mallen, Christian D

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