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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.
BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :29
General practitioners (GPs) are willing to provide care for patients with severe mental illness, considering themselves responsible for psychotic emergencies, physical health monitoring in the chronic phase, and for supporting patients' relatives.
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.
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Research article
Research activity and capacity in primary healthcare: The REACH study: A survey
Liam G Glynn, Ciara O'Riordan, Anne MacFarlane, John Newell, Alberto A Iglesias, David Whitford, Peter Cantillon, Andrew W Murphy BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :33 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Somatic diseases in patients with schizophrenia in general practice: their prevalence and health care Marian JT Oud, Betty Meyboom-de Jong BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :32 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Implementing structured functional assessments in general practice for persons with long-term sick leave: a cluster randomised controlled trial Nina Osteras, Pal Gulbrandsen, Jurate S Benth, Dag Hofoss, Soren Brage BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :31 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The effect of feedback to general practitioners on quality of care for people with type 2 diabetes. A systematic review of the literature Trine L Guldberg, Torsten Lauritzen, Jette K Kristensen, Peter Vedsted BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :30 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Care for patients with severe mental illness: the general practitioner's role perspective Marian JT Oud, Jan Schuling, Cees J Slooff, Klaas H Groenier, Janny H Dekker, Betty Meyboom-de Jong BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :29 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
The Rourke Baby Record Infant/Child Maintenance Guide:
do doctors use it, do they find it useful, and does using it improve their well-baby visit records?
Leslie Rourke, Marshall Godwin, James Rourke, Sarah Pearce, Joyce Bean BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :28 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Is primary care a neglected piece of the jigsaw in ensuring optimal stroke care? Results of a national study David L Whitford, Anne Hickey, Frances Horgan, Bernadette O'Sullivan, Hannah McGee, Desmond O'Neill BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :27 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Effects of self-monitoring of glucose in non-insulin treated patients with type 2 diabetes: design of the IN CONTROL-trial Uri BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :26 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Chronic illness and multimorbidity among problem drug users: a comparative cross sectional pilot study in primary care Walter Cullen, Sarah O'Brien, Austin O'Carroll, Fergus D O'Kelly, Gerard Bury BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :25 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reasons of general practitioners for not prescribing lipid-lowering medication to patients with diabetes: a qualitative study Elisabeth AB, Petra Denig, Ton van Vliet, Janny H Dekker BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :24 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case study
Helicobacter pylori related dyspepsia: prevalence and treatment outcomes at University Kebangsaan Malaysia-primary care centre
Aznida FIRZAH Abdul Aziz, Zuhra Hamzah, Tong Seng Fah, Sukumar Nadeson, Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2009, 8 :4 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
The ADDITION-Cambridge trial protocol - a cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for type 2 diabetes and intensive treatment for screen-detected patients
Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui, Rebecca K Simmons, Kate M Williams, Roslyn S Barling, A Toby Prevost, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Nicholas J Wareham, Simon J Griffin BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :136 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
How much do health care providers value a community-based asthma care program? - a survey to collect their opinions on the utilities of and barriers to its uptake Teresa To, Susan McLimont, Chengning Wang, Lisa Cicutto BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :77 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Therapeutic implications of selecting the SCORE (European) versus the D'AGOSTINO (American) risk charts for cardiovascular risk assessment in hypertensive patients
Manuel A Gomez-Marcos, Carlos Martinez-Salgado, Carlos Martin-Cantera, Jose I Recio-Rodriguez, Yolanda Castano-Sanchez, Maria Gine-Garriga, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Luis Garcia-Ortiz BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009, 9 :17 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Trends in thyroid hormone prescribing and consumption in the UK Anna L Mitchell, Bryan Hickey, Janis L Hickey, Simon HS Pearce BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :132 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Differences between immigrant and non-immigrant groups in the use of primary medical care; a systematic review
Ellen Uiters, Walter Deville, Marleen Foets, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Peter P. Groenewegen BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :76 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
A retrospective population-based study of childhood hospital admissions with record linkage to a birth defects registry Lyn Colvin, Carol Bower BMC Pediatrics 2009, 9 :32 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
The feasibility of determining the impact of primary health care research projects using the Payback Framework Elizabeth C Kalucy, Eleanor Jackson-Bowers, Ellen McIntyre, Richard Reed Health Research Policy and Systems 2009, 7 :11 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Use of the Italian version of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire in the daily practice: results of a prospective study Giampaolo Ricci, Arianna Dondi, Elena Baldi, Barbara Bendandi, Arianna Giannetti, Massimo Masi BMC Pediatrics 2009, 9 :30 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
ICE COLD ERIC - International Collaborative Effort on Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Exacerbation Risk Index Cohorts - Study protocol for an international COPD cohort study
Lara Siebeling, Gerben ter Riet, Willem M van der Wal, Ronald B Geskus, Marco Zoller, Patrick Muggensturm, Irena Joleska, Milo A Puhan BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :15 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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