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A survey of physicians knowledge regarding awareness of maternal alcohol use and the diagnosis of FAS.

Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world that is a human teratogen whose use among women of childbearing age has been steadily increasing. It is also probable that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is under diag...

Authors: Alexandra C Nevin, Christopher Parshuram, Irena Nulman, Gideon Koren and Adrienne Einarson

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2002 3:2

Content type: Research article

Published on: 8 February 2002
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Design and performance of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of joint tele-consultations [ISRCTN54264250]

Appropriate information flow is crucial to the care of patients, particularly at the interface between primary and secondary care. Communication problems can result from inadequate organisation and training, T...

Authors: Paul Wallace, Andrew Haines, Robert Harrison, Julie A Barber, Simon Thompson, Jennifer Roberts, Paul B Jacklin, Leo Lewis and Paul Wainwright

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2002 3:1

Content type: Study protocol

Published on: 11 January 2002
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General Practitioners' views on the provision of nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion

Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) and a new drug, bupropion, are licensed in several countries as aids to smoking cessation. General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role in recommending or prescribing th...

Authors: Andy McEwen, Robert West and Lesley Owen

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2001 2:6

Content type: Research article

Published on: 30 October 2001
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In what extent anemia coexists with cognitive impairment in elderly: a cross-sectional study in Greece

A project aimed at studying the frequency of dementia and depression in the catchment area of the Health Centre of Chrissoupolis (HCCh), Northern Greece, was carried out. This paper reports the association bet...

Authors: Stella Argyriadou, Ioannis Vlachonikolis, Haritini Melisopoulou, Kostas Katachanakis and Christos Lionis

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2001 2:5

Content type: Research article

Published on: 25 October 2001
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Understanding childhood asthma in focus groups: perspectives from mothers of different ethnic backgrounds

Diagnosing childhood asthma is dependent upon parental symptom reporting but there are problems in the use of words and terms. The purpose of this study was to describe and compare understandings of childhood ...

Authors: Rachel Cane, Caroline Pao and Sheila McKenzie

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2001 2:4

Content type: Research article

Published on: 26 September 2001
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S-carboxymethylcysteine in the treatment of glue ear: quantitative systematic review

To establish the clinical relevance of S-carboxymethylcysteine in the treatment of glue ear in children using measures approximating those saving a child from operation for grommet insertion.

Authors: Robert Andrew Moore, Dermot Commins, Grant Bates and Ceri J Phillips

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2001 2:3

Content type: Research article

Published on: 12 September 2001
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High serum alkaline phosphatase levels, a study in 181 Thai adult hospitalized patients

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an important enzyme mainly derived from the liver, bones and in lesser amounts from intestines, placenta, kidneys and leukocytes. An increase in ALP levels in the serum is frequen...

Authors: Viroj Wiwanitkit

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2001 2:2

Content type: Research article

Published on: 24 August 2001
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Practice and professional development plans (PPDPs): results of a feasibility study

Dissatisfaction with uniprofessional education structures as a means of improving the quality of healthcare has led to proposals to develop ways of integrating professional learning and organisational developm...

Authors: Glyn Elwyn, Sandra Carlisle, Paul Hocking and Simon Smail

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2001 2:1

Content type: Research article

Published on: 27 March 2001
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Organisational development in general practice: lessons from practice and professional development plans (PPDPs)

Improving the quality and effectiveness of clinical practice is becoming a key task within all health services. Primary medical care, as organised in the UK is composed of clinicians who work in independent pa...

Authors: Glyn Elwyn and Paul Hocking

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2000 1:2

Content type: Case report

Published on: 19 December 2000
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Are the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines effective? Meta-analysis of the prospective trials

The objective was to review the evidence of effectiveness of the polyvalent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine from prospective properly randomised controlled trials comparing pneumococcal vaccines with place...

Authors: R Andrew Moore, Philip J Wiffen and Benjamin A Lipsky

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2000 1:1

Content type: Research article

Published on: 29 September 2000
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Articles

A survey of physicians knowledge regarding awareness of maternal alcohol use and the diagnosis of FAS.

Design and performance of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of joint tele-consultations [ISRCTN54264250]

General Practitioners' views on the provision of nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion

In what extent anemia coexists with cognitive impairment in elderly: a cross-sectional study in Greece

Understanding childhood asthma in focus groups: perspectives from mothers of different ethnic backgrounds

S-carboxymethylcysteine in the treatment of glue ear: quantitative systematic review

High serum alkaline phosphatase levels, a study in 181 Thai adult hospitalized patients

Practice and professional development plans (PPDPs): results of a feasibility study

Organisational development in general practice: lessons from practice and professional development plans (PPDPs)

Are the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines effective? Meta-analysis of the prospective trials

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