European Journal of General Practice, Volume 20, Issue 4 (2014)

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European Journal of General Practice, Volume 20, Issue 4 (2014)

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Editorial

Editorial
Strengthening primary health care—but how?
Manfred Maier
Pages: 245-246
Published online: 05 Nov 2014
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Personality and cardiovascular risk: Association between hypertension and affective temperaments—a cross-sectional observational study in primary care settings
Ajandek Eory, Xenia Gonda, Zsolt Lang, Peter Torzsa, Janos Kalman Jr, Laszlo Kalabay & Zoltan Rihmer
Pages: 247-252
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
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Treatment targets in patients with type 2 diabetes set by primary care physicians from Central and Eastern Europe
Tomasz Tomasik, Adam Windak, Bohumil Seifert, Janko Kersnik & Jacek Jozwiak
Pages: 253-259
Published online: 13 Feb 2014
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Chronic pain in type 2 diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study in primary care setting
Orly Liberman, Roni Peleg & Pesach Shvartzman
Pages: 260-267
Published online: 19 Mar 2014
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Strategies for diagnosing leg oedema in primary care: A qualitative study of GPs’ approaches
Judith Diederich, Simone Hartel, Erika Baum & Stefan Bösner
Pages: 268-274
Published online: 17 Sep 2014
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Methadone-maintained patients in primary care have higher rates of chronic disease and multimorbidity, and use health services more intensively than matched controls
John O’Toole, Róisín Hambly, Anne-Marie Cox, Brendan O’Shea & Catherine Darker
Pages: 275-280
Published online: 05 May 2014
AbstractforMethadone-maintained patients in primary care have higher rates of chronic disease and multimorbidity, and use health services more intensively than matched controls | Full Text | References | PDF (76.8 KB)
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Inappropriate prescribing according to the STOPP/START criteria in older people from a primary care setting
Alicia Castillo-Páramo, Ana Clavería, Asunción Verdejo González, Isabel Rey Gómez-Serranillos, M Carmen Fernández-Merino & Adolfo Figueiras
Pages: 281-289
Published online: 04 Apr 2014
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Research Letter

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Rapidly increasing prescribing of proton pump inhibitors in primary care despite interventions: A nationwide observational study
Peter Haastrup, Maja Skov Paulsen, Jon Eik Zwisler, Luise Mølenberg Begtrup, Jane Møller Hansen, Sanne Rasmussen & Dorte Ejg Jarbøl
Pages: 290-293
Published online: 29 Apr 2014
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Original Articles

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Evidence-based primary care treatment guidelines for skin infections in Europe: A comparative analysis
Evelien M. E. van Bijnen, John Paget, Casper D. J. den Heijer, Ellen E. Stobberingh, Cathrien A. Bruggeman, François G. Schellevis & in collaboration with the APRES study team
Pages: 294-300
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
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The prevalence of proctological symptoms amongst patients who see general practitioners in France
Laurent Abramowitz, Mustapha Benabderrahmane, Dan Pospait, Julie Philip & Cédric Laouénan
Pages: 301-306
Published online: 04 Apr 2014
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A competency based selection procedure for Dutch postgraduate GP training: A pilot study on validity and reliability
Margit I. Vermeulen, Fred Tromp, Nicolaas P. A. Zuithoff, Ron H. M. Pieters, Roger A. M. J. Damoiseaux & Marijke M. Kuyvenhoven
Pages: 307-313
Published online: 19 Mar 2014
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Increased training of general practitioners in Ireland may increase the frequency of exercise counselling in patients with chronic illness: A cross-sectional study
Ciarán L. Joyce & Colm M. O’Tuathaigh
Pages: 314-319
Published online: 15 Apr 2014
AbstractforIncreased training of general practitioners in Ireland may increase the frequency of exercise counselling in patients with chronic illness: A cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (283.1 KB)
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The English version of the four-dimensional symptom questionnaire (4DSQ) measures the same as the original Dutch questionnaire: A validation study
Berend Terluin, Niels Smits & Baukje Miedema
Pages: 320-326
Published online: 29 Apr 2014
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Background Papers

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Patient-centred interprofessional collaboration in primary care: challenges for clinical, educational and health services research. An EGPRN keynote paper
Paul Van Royen, Charlotte E Rees & Peter Groenewegen
Pages: 327-332
Published online: 01 Jun 2014
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Research Article

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Improving primary care through information. A Wonca keynote paper
Karen Kinder & Luisa M. Pettigrew
Pages: 333-336
Published online: 12 Aug 2014
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Primary care research network progress in Scotland
Frank Sullivan, Alison Hinds, Marie Pitkethly, Shaun Treweek, Philip Wilson & Sally Wyke
Pages: 337-342
Published online: 27 Mar 2014
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NEWS & AGENDA

News
EURACT: EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF TEACHERS IN GENERAL PRACTICE/FAMILY MEDICINE
Francesco Carelli
Page: 343
Published online: 03 Nov 2014
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EURACT: EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF TEACHERS IN GENERAL PRACTICE/MEDICINEInternational EURACT course in Bled, Slovenia, 23–27 September 2014: The scope and limits of general family medicine
Jo Buchanan
Page: 344
Published online: 26 Aug 2014
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EURIPA: THE EUROPEAN RURAL AND ISOLATED PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATION
Tanja Pekez-Pavlisko
Pages: 345-346
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
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EFPC: EUROPEAN FORUM FOR PRIMARY CARE Twinning population health and primary care. The past EFPC conference in barcelona
Danica Rotar Pavlic & Diederik Aarendonk
Pages: 346-347
Published online: 24 Oct 2014
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Agenda
Pages: 348-349
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
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