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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Natalie Pafitis
Welcome to BMC Family Practice published by BioMed Central
BMC Family Practice is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of primary health care, including clinical
management of patients, professional training, shared decision making, and the
organisation and evaluation of health care in the community.
BMC Family Practice (ISSN 1471-2296) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :66
Patients discuss weight management issues with other health professionals rather than their general practitioners (GPs) while GPs are also reluctant to approach the subject, suggesting that a multidisciplinary approach and GP training are needed to improve obesity management.
BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :65
Little attention has been given to understanding the roles which exist in informational continuity of care within family medicine, and identifying these has important implications for enhancing establishment and maintenance of information exchange and documentation.
BMC Family Practice 2008, 9 :56
Clinical history and examination are insufficient for diagnosis of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in primary care but application of electrocardiogram or brain natriuretic peptide assessments are useful to rule out the condition.
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Research article
A qualitative study of patients' views on quality of primary care consultations in Hong Kong and comparison with the UK CARE Measure Colman SC Fung, Stewart W Mercer BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :10 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an educational intervention for
practice teams to deliver problem focused therapy for insomnia:
rationale and design of a pilot cluster randomised trial.
A NIROSHAN Siriwardena, Tanefa Apekey, Michelle Tilling, Andrew Harrison, Jane V Dyas, Hugh C Middleton, Roderick Orner, Tracey Sach, Michael Dewey, Zubair M Qureshi BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :9 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence, evaluation and management of overactive bladder in primary care Wellman W Cheung, Nadia H Khan, Karmina K Choi, Martin H Bluth, Miriam Vincent BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :8 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Disclosure of symptoms of postnatal depression, the perspectives of health professionals and women: a qualitative study Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Deborah Sharp, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Liz Folkes, Katrina M Turner BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :7 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Inter-practice variation in diagnosing hypertension and diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in general practice Markus MJ Nielen, Fran BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :6 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The external validity of published randomized controlled trials in primary care Ritu Jones, Robert O Jones, Colin McCowan, Alan A Montgomery, Tom Fahey BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :5 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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To make a difference Annika And BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :4 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Factors prompting PSA-testing of asymptomatic men in a country with no guidelines: a national survey of general practitioners Frances J Drummond, Anne-Elie Carsin, Linda Sharp, Harry Comber BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :3 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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"I should live and finish it": A qualitative inquiry into Turkish women's menopause experience Serap Y Cifcili, Mehmet Akman, Abdullah Demirkol, Pemra C Unalan, Etienne Vermeire BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :2 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association between risk factors for injurious falls and new benzodiazepine prescribing in elderly persons Gillian Bartlett, Michal Abrahamowicz, Roland Grad, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Robyn Tamblyn BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :1 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Development and evaluation of a Chinese-Language
newborn feeding hotline: A prospective cohort study
Patricia A Janssen, Verity H Livingstone, Bruce Chang, Michael C Klein BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2009, 9 :3 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Angiosarcoma of the nasal cavity: a case report Jose L Trevino JL, Ramiro Santos RS, Baltazar Gonzalez BG, Vicente J Villagomez VV, Mario Villegas MV, Erving M Venegas EV Cases Journal 2009, 2 :104 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Infarction of middle third posterior cortex of kidney: a complication of extended pyelolithotomy, intra-operative electrohydraulic lithotripsy and extraction of calyceal stones under vision using stone basket and flexible cystoscope in a spinal cord injury patient - a case report Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L Hughes, Gurpreet Singh, Bakul M Soni Cases Journal 2009, 2 :93 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Initiation of breastfeeding and prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge in urban, suburban and rural areas of Zhejiang China Liqian Qiu, Yun Zhao, Colin W Binns, Andy H Lee, Xing Xie International Breastfeeding Journal 2009, 4 :1 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Performance of two questionnaires to measure treatment adherence in patients with Type-2 Diabetes. Carlos A Prado-Aguilar, Yolanda V Martinez, Yolanda Segovia-Bernal, Rosendo Reyes-Martinez, Raul Arias-Ulloa BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :38 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Allergies and major depression: a longitudinal community study Scott B Patten, Jeanne VA Williams, Dina H Lavorato, Michael Eliasziw BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2009, 3 :3 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Depression and anxiety as major determinants of neck pain: a cross-sectional study in general practice Eva Blozik, Daria Laptinskaya, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Helene Schaefer, Michael M Kochen, Wolfgang Himmel, Martin Scherer BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10 :13 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Age-specific symptom prevalence in women 35-64 years old . A population-based study
Annika Bardel, Mari-Ann Wallander, Hans Wedel, Kurt Svardsudd BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :37 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Epidemiology of frequent attenders: a 3-year historic cohort study comparing attendance, morbidity and prescriptions of one-year and persistent frequent attenders
Frans TH.M. Smits, Henk J. Brouwer, Gerben ter Riet, Henk H.C. van Weert BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :36 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
A patient with superior semicircular canal dehiscence presenting with Tullio's phenomenon: a case report Richard JD Hewitt, Antony O Owa Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :22 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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