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Volume 14;  2013
Reviewer Acknowledgement
Reviewer Acknowledgements
Christopher Foote
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 18. Published online 2013 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-18
PMCID:
PMC3583723
Abstract Full Text PDF–91K
Research Articles
Family physicians’ diagnostic gut feelings are measurable: construct validation of a questionnaire
Christiaan F Stolper, Margje WJ Van de Wiel, Henrica CW De Vet, Alexander LB Rutten, Paul Van Royen, Marloes A Van Bokhoven, Trudy Van der Weijden, Geert Jan Dinant
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 1. Published online 2013 January 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-1
PMCID:
PMC3565882
Abstract Full Text PDF–308K
Australian general practitioners’ perspectives on their role in well-child health care
Adrian Jeyendra, Jeremy Rajadurai, Joanna Chanmugam, Alan Trieu, Suraj Nair, Radheshan Baskaran, Virginia Schmied
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 2. Published online 2013 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-2
PMCID:
PMC3542277
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Diffusion of a collaborative care model in primary care: a longitudinal qualitative study
Isabelle Vedel, Veronique Ghadi, Matthieu De Stampa, Christelle Routelous, Howard Bergman, Joel Ankri, Liette Lapointe
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 3. Published online 2013 January 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-3
PMCID:
PMC3558442
Abstract Full Text PDF–249K Supplementary Material
Avoiding inappropriate paediatric admission: facilitating General Practitioner referral to Community Children’s Nursing Teams
Richard G Kyle, Michele Banks, Susan Kirk, Peter Powell, Peter Callery
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 4. Published online 2013 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-4
PMCID:
PMC3558326
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K
Testing a peer support intervention for people with type 2 diabetes: a pilot for a randomised controlled trial
David Simmons, Simon Cohn, Christopher Bunn, Kym Birch, Sarah Donald, Charlotte Paddison, Candice Ward, Peter Robins, A Toby Prevost, Jonathan Graffy
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 5. Published online 2013 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-5
PMCID:
PMC3546024
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Patients’ expectations of acute low back pain management: implications for evidence uptake
Tammy C Hoffmann, Chris B Del Mar, Jenny Strong, Juliana Mai
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 7. Published online 2013 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-7
PMCID:
PMC3544646
Abstract Full Text PDF–134K
Family physician enabling attitudes: a qualitative study of patient perceptions
Catherine Hudon, Denise St-Cyr Tribble, Gina Bravo, William Hogg, Mireille Lambert, Marie-Eve Poitras
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 8. Published online 2013 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-8
PMCID:
PMC3556105
Abstract Full Text PDF–222K Supplementary Material
Assessment of antibiotic prescribing in Latvian general practitioners
Uga Dumpis, Elīna Dimiņa, Mārtiņš Akermanis, Edgars Tirāns, Sarmīte Veide
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 9. Published online 2013 January 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-9
PMCID:
PMC3562523
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Do pregnant women contact their general practitioner? A register-based comparison of healthcare utilisation of pregnant and non-pregnant women in general practice
Esther I Feijen-de Jong, Frank Baarveld, Danielle EMC Jansen, Jennie Ursum, Sijmen A Reijneveld, François G Schellevis
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 10. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-10
PMCID:
PMC3554585
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Comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in family practice: a cross sectional study
Luis García-Olmos, Ángel Alberquilla, Victoria Ayala, Pilar García-Sagredo, Leticia Morales, Montserrat Carmona, María José de Tena-Dávila, Mario Pascual, Adolfo Muñoz, Carlos H Salvador, Jose L Monteagudo
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 11. Published online 2013 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-11
PMCID:
PMC3556139
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Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care
Gerry Richardson, David Epstein, Carolyn Chew-Graham, Christopher Dowrick, Richard P Bentall, Richard K Morriss, Sarah Peters, Lisa Riste, Karina Lovell, Graham Dunn, Alison J Wearden
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 12. Published online 2013 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-12
PMCID:
PMC3556109
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K Supplementary Material
Finding common ground to achieve a “good death”: family physicians working with substitute decision-makers of dying patients. A qualitative grounded theory study
Amy Tan, Donna Manca
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 14. Published online 2013 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-14
PMCID:
PMC3556163
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Representations of influenza and influenza-like illness in the community - a qualitative study
Christine Cedraschi, Laurence Saya, Patrick Klein, Marie-France Bordet, Fabrice Carrat
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 15. Published online 2013 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-15
PMCID:
PMC3576251
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General practitioners’ hypertension knowledge and training needs: a survey in Xuhui district, Shanghai
Qian Chen, Xiangjie Zhang, Jie Gu, Tianhao Wang, Yuan Zhang, Shanzhu Zhu
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 16. Published online 2013 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-16
PMCID:
PMC3565892
Abstract Full Text PDF–221K Supplementary Material
How do general practitioners experience providing care to refugees with mental health problems? A qualitative study from Denmark
Natasja Koitzsch Jensen, Marie Norredam, Stefan Priebe, Allan Krasnik
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 17. Published online 2013 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-17
PMCID:
PMC3568406
Abstract Full Text PDF–207K Supplementary Material
How useful is a history of rubella vaccination for determination of disease susceptibility? A cross-sectional study at a public funded health clinic in Malaysia
Ai Theng Cheong, Seng Fah Tong, Ee Ming Khoo
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 19. Published online 2013 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-19
PMCID:
PMC3564688
Abstract Full Text PDF–167K Supplementary Material
Barriers, facilitators and attitudes influencing health promotion activities in general practice: an explorative pilot study
Wytske W Geense, Irene M van de Glind, Tommy LS Visscher, Theo van Achterberg
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 20. Published online 2013 February 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-20
PMCID:
PMC3575260
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Efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial
Miguel Román, Concepción Larraz, Amalia Gómez, Joana Ripoll, Isabel Mir, Eduardo Z Miranda, Ana Macho, Vicenç Thomas, Magdalena Esteva
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 21. Published online 2013 February 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-21
PMCID:
PMC3577468
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K
What is different about living alone with cancer in older age? A qualitative study of experiences and preferences for care
Barbara Hanratty, Julia Addington-Hall, Antony Arthur, Lucy Cooper, Gunn Grande, Sheila Payne, Jane Seymour
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 22. Published online 2013 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-22
PMCID:
PMC3640927
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Are family practice trainers and their host practices any better? comparing practice trainers and non-trainers and their practices
Pieter van den Hombergh, Saskia Schalk-Soekar, Anneke Kramer, Ben Bottema, Stephen Campbell, Jozé Braspenning
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 23. Published online 2013 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-23
PMCID:
PMC3598999
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Early community-based family practice elective positively influences medical students’ career considerations – a Pre-post-comparison
Tobias Deutsch, Petra Hönigschmid, Thomas Frese, Hagen Sandholzer
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 24. Published online 2013 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-24
PMCID:
PMC3605291
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Sex- and age-specific trends in antibiotic resistance patterns of Escherichia coli urinary isolates from outpatients
Jessina C McGregor, Miriam R Elman, David T Bearden, David H Smith
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 25. Published online 2013 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-25
PMCID:
PMC3610120
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A qualitative evaluation of New Zealand consumers perceptions of general practice nurses
Elizabeth J Halcomb, Kath Peters, Deborah Davies
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 26. Published online 2013 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-26
PMCID:
PMC3598480
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K
An observational descriptive study of the epidemiology and treatment of neuropathic pain in a UK general population
Gillian C Hall, Steve V Morant, Dawn Carroll, Zahava L Gabriel, Henry J McQuay
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 28. Published online 2013 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-28
PMCID:
PMC3599764
Abstract Full Text PDF–238K Supplementary Material
Cardiometabolic prevention consultation in the Netherlands: screening uptake and detection of cardiometabolic risk factors and diseases – a pilot study
Victor Van der Meer, Markus MJ Nielen, Anton JM Drenthen, Mieke Van Vliet, Willem JJ Assendelft, Francois G Schellevis
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 29. Published online 2013 February 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-29
PMCID:
PMC3605095
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K
Impact of care management processes and integration of care on blood pressure control in diabetes
Ken Wong, Luke Boulanger, Amy Smalarz, Ning Wu, Kimberly Fraser, Jenifer Wogen
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 30. Published online 2013 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-30
PMCID:
PMC3599005
Abstract Full Text PDF–701K
Health care providers’ perspective on using family history in the prevention of type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study including different disciplines
Suzanne CM van Esch, Wieke H Heideman, Wilmy Cleijne, Martina C Cornel, Frank J Snoek
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 31. Published online 2013 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-31
PMCID:
PMC3599529
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The “cost” of treating to target: cross-sectional analysis of patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in Australian general practice
John Furler, Justin W S Hii, Danny Liew, Irene Blackberry, James Best, Leonie Segal, Doris Young
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 32. Published online 2013 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-32
PMCID:
PMC3599757
Abstract Full Text PDF–431K
Agreement of general practitioners with the guideline-based stepped-care strategy for patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: a cross-sectional study
Agnes J Smink, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra, Joost Dekker, Thea PM Vliet Vlieland, Johannes WJ Bijlsma, Bart A Swierstra, Joke H Kortland, Theo B Voorn, Cornelia HM van den Ende, Henk J Schers
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 33. Published online 2013 March 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-33
PMCID:
PMC3602050
Abstract Full Text PDF–217K
Unlocking information for coordination of care in Australia: a qualitative study of information continuity in four primary health care models
Michelle Banfield, Karen Gardner, Ian McRae, James Gillespie, Robert Wells, Laurann Yen
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 34. Published online 2013 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-34
PMCID:
PMC3605301
Abstract Full Text PDF–241K Supplementary Material
Activation of the maternal caregiving system by childhood fever – a qualitative study of the experiences made by mothers with a German or a Turkish background in the care of their children
Thorsten Langer, Miriam Pfeifer, Aynur Soenmez, Vera Kalitzkus, Stefan Wilm, Wilfried Schnepp
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 35. Published online 2013 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-35
PMCID:
PMC3607993
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K Supplementary Material
Implementation of Spanish adaptation of the European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in primary care
Carlos Brotons, José Maria Lobos, Miguel Ángel Royo-Bordonada, Antonio Maiques, Ana de Santiago, Ángel Castellanos, Santiago Diaz, Juan Carlos Obaya, Juan Pedro-Botet, Irene Moral, Vicenta Lizarbe, Rosa Moreno, Antonio Pérez, Alberto Cordero, Francisco Fornés-Ubeda, Benilde Serrano-Saiz, Miguel Camafort-Babkowski, Roberto Elosua, Susana Sans, Carmen de Pablo, Antonio Gil-Nuñez, Fernando de Álvaro-Moreno, Pedro Armario, Olga Cortés Rico, Fernando Villar, Ángel Lizcano
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 36. Published online 2013 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-36
PMCID:
PMC3608081
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The development of academic family medicine in central and eastern Europe since 1990
Anna Krztoń-Królewiecka, Igor Švab, Marek Oleszczyk, Bohumil Seifert, W Henry Smithson, Adam Windak
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 37. Published online 2013 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-37
PMCID:
PMC3608318
Abstract Full Text PDF–810K Supplementary Material
Patients’ perceptions of depression and coronary heart disease: a qualitative UPBEAT-UK study
Rosemary L Simmonds, Andre Tylee, Paul Walters, Diana Rose
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 38. Published online 2013 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-38
PMCID:
PMC3606418
Abstract Full Text PDF–415K
At the coalface and the cutting edge: general practitioners’ accounts of the rewards of engaging with HIV medicine
Christy E Newman, Asha Persson, John BF de Wit, Robert H Reynolds, Peter G Canavan, Susan C Kippax, Michael R Kidd
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 39. Published online 2013 March 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-39
PMCID:
PMC3610239
Abstract Full Text PDF–284K
Impact of communicative and critical health literacy on understanding of diabetes care and self-efficacy in diabetes management: a cross-sectional study of primary care in Japan
Machiko Inoue, Miyako Takahashi, Ichiro Kai
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 40. Published online 2013 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-40
PMCID:
PMC3614433
Abstract Full Text PDF–179K
What professional activities do general practitioners find most meaningful? Cross sectional survey of Norwegian general practitioners
Peder Andreas Halvorsen, Adrian Edwards, Ivar Johannes Aaraas, Olaf Gjerløw Aasland, Ivar Sønbø Kristiansen
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 41. Published online 2013 March 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-41
PMCID:
PMC3615944
Abstract Full Text PDF–159K
How do GPs identify a need for palliative care in their patients? An interview study
Susanne JJ Claessen, Anneke L Francke, Yvonne Engels, Luc Deliens
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 42. Published online 2013 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-42
PMCID:
PMC3617003
Abstract Full Text PDF–187K Supplementary Material
Dutch postgraduate GP selection procedure; reliability of interview assessments
Margit I Vermeulen, Marijke M Kuyvenhoven, Nicolaas P A Zuithoff, Yolanda van der Graaf, Roger A M J Damoiseaux
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 43. Published online 2013 March 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-43
PMCID:
PMC3618184
Abstract Full Text PDF–125K
Minimal improvement of nurses’ motivational interviewing skills in routine diabetes care one year after training: a cluster randomized trial
Renate Jansink, Jozé Braspenning, Miranda Laurant, Ellen Keizer, Glyn Elwyn, Trudy van der Weijden, Richard Grol
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 44. Published online 2013 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-44
PMCID:
PMC3637576
Abstract Full Text PDF–230K Supplementary Material
A qualitative study of primary care professionals’ views of case finding for depression in patients with diabetes or coronary heart disease in the UK
Margaret Maxwell, Fiona Harris, Carina Hibberd, Eddie Donaghy, Rebekah Pratt, Chris Williams, Jill Morrison, Jennifer Gibb, Philip Watson, Chris Burton
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 46. Published online 2013 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-46
PMCID:
PMC3623815
Abstract Full Text PDF–194K
Patient and physician related factors of adherence to evidence based guidelines in diabetes mellitus type 2, cardiovascular disease and prevention: a cross sectional study
Johanna Fürthauer, Maria Flamm, Andreas Sönnichsen
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 47. Published online 2013 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-47
PMCID:
PMC3623850
Abstract Full Text PDF–254K
Quality of sickness certification in primary health care: a retrospective database study
Ylva Skånér, Britt Arrelöv, Lars G Backlund, Magdalena Fresk, Amanda Waleh Åström, Gunnar H Nilsson
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 48. Published online 2013 April 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-48
PMCID:
PMC3637144
Abstract Full Text PDF–281K
Early Dementia Questionnaire (EDQ): A new screening instrument for early dementia in primary care practice
Zurraini Arabi, Noor Azah Aziz, Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz, Rosdinom Razali, Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 49. Published online 2013 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-49
PMCID:
PMC3637632
Abstract Full Text PDF–254K Supplementary Material
Healthcare improvement as planned system change or complex responsive processes? a longitudinal case study in general practice
Barbara J Booth, Nicholas Zwar, Mark F Harris
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 51. Published online 2013 April 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-51
PMCID:
PMC3644498
Abstract Full Text PDF–299K Supplementary Material
When the group practice breaks up: a qualitative study
François Marechal, Dorothée Schmidt, Evelyne Lasserre, Laurent Letrilliart
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 53. Published online 2013 May 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-53
PMCID:
PMC3651312
Abstract Full Text PDF–216K
Evidence of prescription of antidepressants for non-psychiatric conditions in primary care: an analysis of guidelines and systematic reviews
Alain Mercier, Isabelle Auger-Aubin, Jean-Pierre Lebeau, Matthieu Schuers, Pascal Boulet, Jean-Loup Hermil, Paul Van Royen, Lieve Peremans
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 55. Published online 2013 May 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-55
PMCID:
PMC3648410
Abstract Full Text PDF–335K Supplementary Material
Medicines use reviews: a potential resource or lost opportunity for general practice?
Asam Latif, Kristian Pollock, Helen F Boardman
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 57. Published online 2013 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-57
PMCID:
PMC3651305
Abstract Full Text PDF–209K
Investigating the role of the general practitioner in cancer prevention: a mixed methods study
Sonja McIlfatrick, Sinead Keeney, Hugh McKenna, Nigel McCarley, Gerry McElwee
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 58. Published online 2013 May 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-58
PMCID:
PMC3653692
Abstract Full Text PDF–285K Supplementary Material
Study Protocol
Prescribing ANtiDepressants Appropriately (PANDA): a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care
Esther Muskens, Rhona Eveleigh, Peter Lucassen, Chris van Weel, Jan Spijker, Peter Verhaak, Anne Speckens, Richard Oude Voshaar
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 6. Published online 2013 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-6
PMCID:
PMC3544619
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In-vivo-validation of a cardiovascular risk prediction tool: the arriba-pro study
Annette Diener, Salomé Celemín-Heinrich, Karl Wegscheider, Kai Kolpatzik, Katrin Tomaschko, Attila Altiner, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Jörg Haasenritter
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 13. Published online 2013 January 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-13
PMCID:
PMC3583804
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The effectiveness of medical assistant health coaching for low-income patients with uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia: protocol for a randomized controlled trial and baseline characteristics of the study population
Rachel Willard-Grace, Denise DeVore, Ellen H Chen, Danielle Hessler, Thomas Bodenheimer, David H Thom
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 27. Published online 2013 February 23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-27
PMCID:
PMC3616979
Abstract Full Text PDF–315K
Efficacy of high doses of oral penicillin versus amoxicillin in the treatment of adults with non-severe pneumonia attended in the community: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Carl Llor, Javier Arranz, Rosa Morros, Anna García-Sangenís, Helena Pera, Joan Llobera, Mireia Guillén-Solà, Eugenia Carandell, Jesús Ortega, Silvia Hernández, Marc Miravitlles
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 50. Published online 2013 April 17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-50
PMCID:
PMC3637575
Abstract Full Text PDF–192K Supplementary Material
End of life care for frail older patients in family practice (ELFOP) – protocol of a longitudinal qualitative study on needs, appropriateness and utilisation of services
Gabriele Müller-Mundt, Jutta Bleidorn, Karin Geiger, Katharina Klindtworth, Sabine Pleschberger, Eva Hummers-Pradier, Nils Schneider
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 52. Published online 2013 May 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-52
PMCID:
PMC3653739
Abstract Full Text PDF–253K
The study design and rationale of the randomized controlled trial: translating COPD guidelines into primary care practice
Donna R Parker, Charles B Eaton, David K Ahern, Mary B Roberts, Caitlin Rafferty, Roberta E Goldman, F Dennis McCool, Joseph Wroblewski
BMC Fam Pract. 2013; 14: 56. Published online 2013 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-56
PMCID:
PMC3651367
Abstract Full Text PDF–197K
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