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Comorbidities in polymyalgia rheumatica: a systematic review
Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2018 Background and aim Comorbidities are known to exist in many rheumatological conditions. Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory rheumatological condition affecting older people which, prior to effective treatment, causes severe disability ...
Richard Partington +4 more
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npj Digital Medicine, 2020 Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common inherited disorder, causing lifelong elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Most individuals with FH remain undiagnosed, precluding opportunities to prevent premature heart disease and death.
Ralph K. Akyea +3 more
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Covid-19: a remote assessment in primary care
British medical journal, 2020 ### What you need to know A 37 year-old healthcare assistant develops a cough. Next day, she wakes with a fever (which she measures at 37.4°C) and shortness of breath. She manages her condition at home for several days, experiencing increasing tiredness,
T. Greenhalgh, G. Koh, J. Car
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Primary care spirometry* [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2007 Primary care spirometry is a uniquely valuable tool in the evaluation of patients with respiratory symptoms, allowing the general practitioner to diagnose or exclude chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sometimes to confirm asthma, to determine the efficacy of asthma treatment and to correctly stage patients with COPD.
Derom, E. +7 more
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An audit of antibiotic prescribing in primary care 2019-2020 in Dunmanway Primary Care Centre
Rural and Remote Health, 2023 Introduction: Antibiotics are often the most common medication prescribed by general practitioners (GPs) and are often expected by patients despite campaigns such as Under the Weather. Antibiotic resistance is increasing in the community.
Kate Ryan +6 more
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Patients, Primary Care, and Policy: Simulation Modeling for Health Care Decision Support [PDF]
Health Care Management Science 2021, 2019 Demand for health care is constantly increasing due to the ongoing demographic change, while at the same time health service providers face difficulties in finding skilled personnel. This creates pressure on health care systems around the world, such that the efficient, nationwide provision of primary health care has become one of society's greatest ...
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Contribution of primary care to health systems and health.
Milbank Quarterly, 2005 Evidence of the health-promoting influence of primary care has been accumulating ever since researchers have been able to distinguish primary care from other aspects of the health services delivery system.
B. Starfield, Leiyu Shi, J. Macinko
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Journal of General and Family Medicine, 2019 Introduction Japan Primary Care Association has launched an international session at annual conference since 2012. Longitudinal characteristics of the presentations were investigated.
Nobutaka Hirooka +2 more
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Lessons on the COVID-19 pandemic, for and by primary care professionals worldwide
European Journal of General Practice, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has modified organisation and processes of primary care. In this paper, we aim to summarise experiences of international primary care systems.
S. Rawaf +5 more
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Linking research and development in primary care: primary care trusts, primary care research networks and primary care academics [PDF]
Primary Health Care Research and Development, 2004 In the UK, primary care groups and trusts (PCG/Ts), also known as primary care organizations (PCOs), are the organizations that will drive forward the primary care development agenda outlined by the government. We undertook a study to investigate the views of PCOs on the place of research in primary care development and their role as participants in ...
Tessa Crilly +5 more
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