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AUTHOR INDEX DE SIEM ASIN Gs exes Vee coces ah ilsvode sede kacaeaetcem awotsesakae DELGADO M T AGARWAL G ec aamenlesndspetauats S DINANT G J AKERLIND I hone ca sesee ‘ DONALDSON C PLANES eR cckScion bap dca Was oadeedewastedenres 5 PPM Rise PES see telco as pao ae leas ket sae Eee Rahn 58 ANDERSEN 225 DOWELL A C ASTSNABAS) DN os2.4 ii cusicd ewuactoegonaarecus : DowlE R eA we ts od ATTEWELL R EDWARDS A BACHMANN M.. EW ARDS AY Cra wire cnscu as cakdeaecssedwtounneres ctedaet enyes : BAILIE R... ERPEK G BARTZOKAS C , BSN korn ca tuiaeits tase eee tetra ern Seren tpi gee asier eects ; BASAK S BASAK RING cit en CEE oe cae anen seme Peat Domes cuag ae sumer aoe m BAUMANN L 6.... FAULKNER BARTER KK. cs2000, 0% FELDMAN E| Ree ee BHASALI PINS PR ecicr se Soc c me cinc occ neeat oe cana sake ese Cee eta Lavon FIORETOS M BLOOR M. FITZMAURICE D / é BLUMENTHAL I.. PBT Bocce ccvinwiy ciaee aos wanes cosa anaee aloe eueatexo se meena tie : BOENDER H..... FOLDEVI M BOND C M FORDE O H BOUTER I ForES D BRADLEY (¢ BRADLEY | BBRRAANNGGEERR PP JJ ..... B; NI ai:e ee eae a ee eae ae eee S32 , 6 5 ¢ BRASPENNING . FRISAS O Brett T D. POGUE D VP teccnccoxcasiensicias Kcachugvdn WuOhiee ee EReGNaRAE ERAS IE eis BROOKS F FULLER J BROOM D........ BROTONS C.. BROWNLEE A..... GANTLEY M BUCKLEY J GASK I 119 BSCIDINNIIN exh svee fes easeas' OSPR SS rcdarcc tii ae ened ene y cia cere ae recenaeatiaae ears a aat 411 GIANOULIS Y GOLDBERG D 119 GORAYA A S14 CNRS TPN ay Ae coda nan batlece aa cock osname ae aioe 343 Piaieitks - we OEE a> oie ee nee ne caer eee S36 CASCANT ” NORIO EEE OVE hess kad cegccceb on aasc ean cue dedicdeeseeeeeaa CHAN K Peer 7 GRAHAM A CHAPMAN J rar srenceeakeaeys Gray S CHAPPLI CHATZIARSENIS M CHOU M C CLARK SENIOR J.. CLARKEBURN H COHEN D CORNWALI CROFT P R CURRII DALE DASSU AUTHOR INDEX DE SIEM ASIN Gs exes Vee coces ah ilsvode sede kacaeaetcem awotsesakae DELGADO M T AGARWAL G ec aamenlesndspetauats S DINANT G J AKERLIND I hone ca sesee ‘ DONALDSON C PLANES eR cckScion bap dca Was oadeedewastedenres 5 PPM Rise PES see telco as pao ae leas ket sae Eee Rahn 58 ANDERSEN 225 DOWELL A C ASTSNABAS) DN os2.4 ii cusicd ewuactoegonaarecus : DowlE R eA we ts od ATTEWELL R EDWARDS A BACHMANN M.. EW ARDS AY Cra wire cnscu as cakdeaecssedwtounneres ctedaet enyes : BAILIE R... ERPEK G BARTZOKAS C , BSN korn ca tuiaeits tase eee tetra ern Seren tpi gee asier eects ; BASAK S BASAK RING cit en CEE oe cae anen seme Peat Domes cuag ae sumer aoe m BAUMANN L 6.... FAULKNER BARTER KK. cs2000, 0% FELDMAN E| Ree ee BHASALI PINS PR ecicr se Soc c me cinc occ neeat oe cana sake ese Cee eta Lavon FIORETOS M BLOOR M. FITZMAURICE D / é BLUMENTHAL I.. PBT Bocce ccvinwiy ciaee aos wanes cosa anaee aloe eueatexo se meena tie : BOENDER H..... FOLDEVI M BOND C M FORDE O H BOUTER I ForES D BRADLEY (¢ BRADLEY | BBRRAANNGGEERR PP JJ ..... B; NI ai:e ee eae a ee eae ae eee S32 , 6 5 ¢ BRASPENNING . FRISAS O Brett T D. POGUE D VP teccnccoxcasiensicias Kcachugvdn WuOhiee ee EReGNaRAE ERAS IE eis BROOKS F FULLER J BROOM D........ BROTONS C.. BROWNLEE A..... GANTLEY M BUCKLEY J GASK I 119 BSCIDINNIIN exh svee fes easeas' OSPR SS rcdarcc tii ae ened ene y cia cere ae recenaeatiaae ears a aat 411 GIANOULIS Y GOLDBERG D 119 GORAYA A S14 CNRS TPN ay Ae coda nan batlece aa cock osname ae aioe 343 Piaieitks - we OEE a> oie ee nee ne caer eee S36 CASCANT ” NORIO EEE OVE hess kad cegccceb on aasc ean cue dedicdeeseeeeeaa CHAN K Peer 7 GRAHAM A CHAPMAN J rar srenceeakeaeys Gray S CHAPPLI CHATZIARSENIS M CHOU M C CLARK SENIOR J.. CLARKEBURN H COHEN D CORNWALI CROFT P R CURRII DALE DASSU HILTON S HJORTDAHL P.. Hosss F D R HOPPER S....... HORNIK O.... 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PRTOMEOS 9S) 55025 .bobe hr ieawtsdeenecaseens URMLEANG Diss eaceckxccscaseccwe Lush posh deieuiecneiasoaueon Mae PIEREAND: Sioececacoszssaceestadesear ZWEITERING P| TITLE INDEX A comparison of a Patient Enablement Instrument (PEI) Changing attitudes to infection management in primary against two established satisfaction scales as an out- care: a controlled trial of active versus passiv come measure of primary care consultants (John G guideline implementation strategies (C W R Onion and R Howie, David J Heaney, Margaret Maxwell and A Bartzokas) Saas Jeremy J Walker eee Childhood asthma: parents’ perspective—a -u alititative A PIL for every ill? ‘a ent information leaflet s (PII S): interview study (Marianne S Qstergaard) a review of past, present and future use (T Kenny, Chronic low back pain in primary care: a prospective R G Wilson, I N Purves, J Clark Senior, L D Newton, study on the management and course (Maurits W van D P Newton and D V Moseley) lulder, Bart W Koes, Job F M Metsemakers and Lex 4 randomized controlled trial of an intervention designed M Bouter) to improve the care given in general practice to Type Communication about ri II diabetic patients: patient outcomes and professional professionals (Adrian ability to change behaviour (Roisin Pill, N C H Stott, Roisin Pill and Michael S R Rollnick and M Rees) Communication about r A review of research in the United Kingdom to evaluate reyt o st the implementation ofP laca guidelines in general and c practice (Robin Dowie) MVAi atthhee \ study of clinical features and treatment of acute bronchitis by Japanese primary care physicians (Ryuichi Kawamoto, Yasuhiro Asai, Naoki Nago, Masanobu Okayama, Junichi Mise and Masahiro Igarashi) {ac bRI ai Sensei gantenlaeedsan soars Academic Training for general practice (Rogeyer Jones and gel practice: do \ George Freeman) ent for consultation improvement and patient An analysis of digital rectal examination and involvement? Theoretical foundation, development and serum-prostate-specific antigen in the early detection user evaluation of the Patient Perspective Survey (PPS) of prostate cancer in general practice (T D Brett) (Even Laerum, Siri Steine, Arnstein Finset and Sverre An assessment of the attributes of frequent attenders to Lundevall) general practice (P L Heywood, G Cameron Blackie, Concern and cautions about prescribing and deregulating I H Cameron and A C Dowell) mergency 1. tion: a qualitative study of GPs An exploration of GP’s use of MRI: a critical incident using telephone interviews (Sue Ziebland, Anna study (Mike Robling, Paul Kinnersley, Helen Graham and Ann McPherson) Houston, Margaret Hourihan, David Cohen and Janine Contraceptive knowledge and practice of pregnant Hale) teenangers requesting termination of pregnancy in Androgenetic alopecia: the science behind a new oral inner-city London (Anita Goraya and Manusha treatment (Leslie S Baumann and Elizabeth B Kelso) Prakash) Arrhythmias in general practice: diagnostic value of Cost-effectiveness of a new treatment for somatized patient characteristics, medical history and symptoms mental disorder taught to GPs (Richard Morris, Linda (Paul J Zweitering, J Andre Knotterus, Paula EL M Gask, Clare Ronalds, Elin Downes-Grainger, Hannah Rinkens, Miep A W JK leijne and Anton P M Gorgels) Thompson, Brenda Leese and David en Aspects of diagnosis of acute otitis media (Claes Hemlin, Dilemmas in introducing World Wide Web-based infor- Ejda Hassler, Malou Hultcranz, Georgios Papatziamos mation technology in primary care: a focus group and Ingvar Krakau) study (Tom af Klercker and Stig Zetraeu Asprin after myocardial infarction: the importance of Do general practices adhere to organizé ational guidelines over-the-counter use (Shirley Hopper and Mary for effective cervical cancer screening? (Rosella P M Pierce) G Hermans, Eelko Hak, Marlies E J L Hulscher, Jan Assessing the likely effectiveness of screening older Mulder, Jozé C C Braspenning and Richard P T M people for impaired vision in primary care (Liam Sheeth) < Do general practitioners prescribe anti-depressants Assessment of GP management of symptons of dying differently for South Asian patients? (Jo Cornwall) patients in an Australian community hospice by chart Doctor-patient communication and patient satisfaction: audit (Geoffrey Mitchell) a review (Susan Williams, John Weiman and Jeremy Assessment of vaccine coverage of schoolchildren in three Dale) primary health care areas in rural Crete, Greece Effectiveness of a brief intervention on non-dependent (Christos Lionis, Marios Chatziarsenis, Nick alcohol drinkers (EBIAL): a Spanish multi-centre Antonakis, Yanna Gianoulis and Michael Fioretos) study (Rodrigo Cordoba, M Teresa Delgado, Victoria Association of parental characteristics with adverse Pico, Rogelio Altisent, Dolors Fores, Antonio outcomes of adolescent pregnancy (Meng-Chih Lee, Monreal, Olga Frisas and Alejandro Lopez del Val) Lii-An Suhng, Tsung-Hsueh Lu and Ming-Chih Chou) Evaluating innovation in general practice: a pragmatic Attitudes of GPs to the care of people with epilepsy (Ajay framework using programme budgeting and marginal K Thapar, Nigel C H Stott, Alan Richens and Michael analysis (Anthony Scott, Norma Currie and Cam Donaldson) ; Awareness of and attitude of elderly subjects regarding J Explicit guidelines for qualitative research: a step in the health care and welfare in rapidly ageing population right direction, a defence of the ‘soft’ option, or a form in Japan (Yoshikazu Takei, Osamu Shimada and of sociological imperialism? (Alison Chapple and Kenichiro Orimo) Anne Rogers) 592 Factors affecting practice nurse involvement in follow- Over-the-counter emergency contraception: a feasible op- up care of patients following myocardial infarction tion (Catriona I Matheson, Blair H Smith, Gillian Flett, (Lucy Wright, Simon Griffin and Fiona Bradley) . Christine M Bond, Emily J Kennedy, Charles Michie Follow-up care in general practice of patients with and Iain Duthie) myocardial infarction of angina pectoris: initial results of the SHIP trial (Kate Jolly, Fiona Bradley, Stephen Parents and their child’s fever: do as I say, not as I do? Sharp, Helen Smith and David Mant) (Joe Kai) Patient attitudes to over-the-counter drugs and possible Gender differences in general practice consultations: professional responses to self-medication (Colin P methodological challenges in epidemiological research Bradley, Ajmid Riaz, Rosalind S Tobias, Joyce E (Kirsti Malterud and Inge Okkes) Kenkre and Dawood Y Dassu) General practitioners and the Internet: modelling a ‘virtual Perceived gender differences in physician consulting community’ (Chris Roberts and Nick Fox) behaviour during internal examination (Thérése van GPs’ motives for referrals to general hospitals: does Elderen, Stan Maes, Christine Rouneau and Gerard access to GP hospital beds make any difference? (Ivar Seeger) Aaraas, Knut Fylkesnes and Olav Helge Ferde) ... Personal medicine and national health (Roger Jones) . Pharmacological treatment of obesity (Josephine House calls in Lebanon: reflections on personal Connolly, Christine Verni, Jeff Trilling, Elizabeth experience (E Sarru and A Abyad) Kelso and Sam Shiesa) How do patients choose a GP and do patients use Primary care anticoagulant clinic management using com- directories to inform their decision? (Susan M Wearne) puterized decision support and near patient Inter- Implicit rationing in Britain (Henriikka Clarkeburn) .. national Normalized Ratio (INR) testing: routine data Improving influenza vaccination coverage among high- from a practice nurse-led clinic (DA Fitzmaurice, risk patients: a role for computer-supported prevention F D R Hobbs and E T Murray) strategy? (E Hak, G A van Essen, W A B Stalman Psychosocial problems presented by patients with somatic and R A de Melker) reasons for encounter: tip of the iceberg? (Pal ‘Inappropriate’ attenders at accident and emergency Gulbrandsen, Per Fugelli and Per Hjortdahl) departments I: definition, incidence and reasons for Published research in primary care: original papers in the attendance (Andrew W Murphy) US and UK, 1996 (Roger Jones) ‘Inappropriate’ attenders at accident and emergency departments II: health service responses (Andrew W Qualitative methods: beyond the cookbook (G Harding Murphy) and M Gantley) Is our appearance important to our patients? (S Menahem and P Shvartzman) Real-patient evaluation of communication skills teaching Is prophylactic treatment after myocardial infarction for GP registrars (Michael Greco, Wendy Francis, evidence-based? (Carlos Brotons, Francisco Calvo, John Buckley, Arthur Brownlee and Julie McGovern) Purificacid Cascant, Aida Ribera, Irene Moral and Referrals of patients by family physicians to consultants: Gaieta Permanyer-Miralda) a survey of the Israeli Family Practice Research Net- work (H Tabenkin, B Oren, D Steinmetz, A Tamir Middle ear pathology in day-care centre children (Onur and E Kitai Odabasi, Okay Basak, Sema Basak, Cemil Mutlu and Restructuring the primary health care services and chang- Gokhan Erpek) ing profile of family physicians in Turkey (Fiisun Mildly dyskaryotic smear results: does it matter what Ersoy and Nilgiin Sarp) women know? (Maggie Somerset, Kate Baxter, Clare Wilkinson and Tim J Peters) Mixed feelings: satisfaction and dis-illusionment among Saturday night fever? Reasons for referral from health Australian GPs (Ross Bailie, Beverly Sibthorpe, Bob centres to hospitals during weekends in Finland (Arto Douglas, Dorothy Broom, Robyn Attewell and Clare T Vehvilainen, Esko A Kumpusalo and Jorma K McGuiness) Takala) Morbidity in responders and non-responders in a register- Screening of depression in patients with chronic medical based population survey (Marjan van den Akker, diseases in a primary care setting (Kai-Kuen Leung, Frank Buntinx, Job F M Metsemakers and J André Bee-Horng Lue, Ming-been Lee and Li-Yu Tang) Knottnerus) Selections from current literature: minor depression (Edward L Feldman, Anne Robbins and Arnold Jaffe) On the margins: belonging in general practice for women Selections from current literature: some common geriatric part-timers and non-principals (Ruth Pinder) concerns (Jeffrey S Trilling and Elizabeth B Kelso) One-day general practice morbidity survey in Sri Lanka Sexual problems: a study of the prevalence and need for (Nandani de Silva and Kumara Mendis) health care in the general population (Kate M Dunn, Outcome in general medical patients presenting with Peter R Croft and Geoffrey I Hackett) common symptoms: a prospective study with a 2-week Signal versus noise in the evidence base for medicine: and a 3-month follow-up (Kurt Kroenke and Jeffrey an alternative to hierarchies of evidence? (Adrian G L Jackson) K Edwards, Ian T Russell and Nigel C H Stott) .. Structure and process: the relationship between practice Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections in general management and actual clinical performance in general practice: diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and contact practice (Paul Ram, Richard Grol, Pieter ven den tracing (Berit Andersen, Lars Ostergaard, Bodil Hombergh, Jan-Joost Rethans, Cees van den Vleuten Nygard and Frede Olesen) and Karin Aretz) Use of complementary and alternative medicine among primary care patients (Eliezer Kitai, Shlomo Vinker, Abraham Sandiuk, Ofer Hornik, Charna Zeltcer and Anat Gaver) The early diagnosis of dementia: triggers, early signs and Use of guidelines in primary care — practitioners’ perspec- luxating events (Jan De Lepeleire, Jan Heyman and tives (Carole Langley, Alex Faulkner, Chris Watkins, Frank Buntinx) Selena Gray and Ian Harvey) The London Academic Training Scheme (LATS): an Utility of ultrasound of the upper urinary tract in elderly evaluation (Frank Smith, Jon Fuller, Sean Hilton and men with indicators of obstructive symptoms or ab- George Freeman) normal flow: how often can silent hydronephrosis be The London Academic Training Scheme: learning detected in general practice (Th H A M van der Waart, research methods through teaching (Joe Rosenthal and H Boender, C van de Beek, GG M C Wolfs, RA Steve Lliffe) Janknegt and J A Knottnerus) The personal doctor reform in Sweden: perceived changes in working conditions (Susan Wilhelmsson, Tomas Vitiligo: an underestimated problem (Gina Agarwal) . Faresj6, Mats Foldevi and Ingemar Akerlind) The predictive value of influenza symptomatology in What do doctors want? Altruism and satisfaction in elderly people (Th M E Govaert, GJ Dinant, K Aretz general practice (Matthew Gothill) and J A Knottnerus) What parents think of fever (Ivan Blumenthal) The use of a back class teaching extension exercises in When do HIV-infected persons start with antiretroviral the treatment of acute low back pain in primary care therapy? A retrospective analysis of patients’ monitor- (Martin R Underwood and Jane Morgan) ing and treatment status in general practice, as com- The wrong diagnosis: identifying causes of potentially pared with the 1991 Dutch HIV treatment guidelines adverse events in general practice using incident (Mirjam Reedijk, Lode Wigersma and Jacob Mohrs) monitoring (Alice Bhasale) Why do Gps perform investigations?: the medical and Trials which randomize practices I: how should they be social agendas in arranging back X-rays (Paul Little, analysed? (Sally M Kerry and J Martin Bland) .... Ted Cantrell, Lisa Roberts, Judith Chapman, John Trials which randomize practices II: sample size (Sally Langridge and Ruth Pickering) M Kerry and J Martin Bland) Why do patients call out-of-hours following a recent consultation with their GP? A qualitative study in one general practice (Louise Hoult) ‘Unitas, Libertas, Caritas’: the meaning of science for Women patients’ preferences for female or male GPs general practice (Ruut A de Melker) (David Phillips and Fiona Brooks)