Research and rural; EGPRN and EURIPA—finding common ground. October 2013, Malta

REFERENCES

• World Urbanization Prospects: The 2011 revision. United Nations: New York, 2012. Available at http://www.unpopulation.org (accessed 5 May 2014).
   Google Scholar
• Pew Research Center. Attitudes about aging: A global perspective. Chapter 3. Aging in major regions of the world, 2010 to 2050. Available at http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/01/30/chapter-3-aging-in-major-regions-of-the-world-2010-to-2050 (accessed 5 May 2014).
   Google Scholar
• Commission for rural communities. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. State of the Countryside Report. Cheltenham: Commission for Rural Communities. 2010. Available at http://www.defra.gov.uk/crc/documents/state-of-the-countryside-report/sotc2010 (accessed 5 May 2014).
   Google Scholar
• Glynn LG, Valderas JM, Healy P, Burke E, Newell J, Gillespie P, et al. The prevalence of multimorbidity in primary care and its effect on health care utilization and cost. Fam Pract. 2011; 28:516–23.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Katerndahl DA, Wood R, Jaén CR. A method for estimating relative complexity of ambulatory care. Ann Fam Med. 2010;8:341–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ionnaidis JP. Contradicted and initially stronger effects in highly cited research. J Am Med Assoc. 2005;294:218–28.
   Google Scholar
• Smith R. Peer review: A flawed process at the heart of science and journals. J R S Med. 2006;99:178–82.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• United States Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for prostate cancer. May 2012. Available at http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/prostatecancerscreening.htm (accessed 5 May 2014).
   Google Scholar
• ADVANCE Collaborative Group. Intensive blood glucose control and vascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2008;358:2560–72.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boussageon R, Bejan-Angoulant T, Saadatian-Elahi M, Lafont S, Bergeonneau C, Kassai B, et al. Effect of intensive glucose lowering treatment on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, and microvascular events in type 2 diabetes: Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Br Med J. 2011;343:d4169.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• The Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Study Group. Effects of intensive glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2008;358:2545.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sinclair AJ, Paolisso G, Castro M, Bourdel-Marchasson I, Gadsby R, Rodriguez Mañas L, et al. European diabetes working party for older people 2011 clinical guidelines for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Executive summary. Diabetes Metab. 2011;37(Suppl. 3):S27–38.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Lenzer J. Why we can't trust clinical guidelines. Br Med J. 2013;346:f3830.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rural poverty and health systems in the WHO European Region. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2010.
   Google Scholar
• Berger J. A fortunate man: The story of a country doctor. London: RCGP; 2005.
   Google Scholar
• Pickles W. Epidemiology in a country practice. London: RCGP; 1984.
   Google Scholar
• European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN). Abstracts from the first joint EGPRN & EURIPA meeting in Attard, Malta, 17th–20th October, 2013. Theme: Research into different contexts in general practice/family medicine: Rural vs. urban perspectives. Eur J Gen Pract. 2014;20:40–60.
   Google Scholar
• Lionis C, Stoffers HE, Hummers-Pradier E, Griffiths F, Rotar- Pavlic D, Rethans JJ. Setting priorities and identifying barriers for general practice research in Europe. Results from an EGPRW meeting. Fam Pract. 2004;21:587–93.
   Google Scholar
• Allen J, Gay B, Crebolder H, Heyrman J, Svab I, Ram P. The European definitions of the key features of the discipline of general practice: The role of the GP and core competencies. Br J Gen Pract. 2002;52:526–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chalmers I, Bracken MB, Djulbegovic B, Garattini S, Grant J, Metin Gülmezoglu A, et al. How to increase value and reduce waste when research priorities are set. Lancet 2014; 383:156–65.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar