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The market in primary care [PDF]

BMJ, 2007
Changes to primary care have shifted clinical control away from general practitioners and financial control away from government, argue Allyson Pollock and ...
Pollock, A., Price, D., Viebrock, E., Miller, E., Watt, G.   +4 more
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Influenza vaccine effectiveness in Europe and the birth cohort effect against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09: VEBIS primary care multicentre study, 2023/24

Eurosurveillance
Introduction Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B/Victoria viruses circulated in Europe in 2023/24, with A(H1N1)pdm09 dominance. First influenza infections in childhood may lead to different vaccine effectiveness (VE) in subsequent years.
on behalf of the European primary care VE group
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Risk of fracture among patients with polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: a population-based study

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background Glucocorticoids are associated with increased fracture risk and are the mainstay of treatment in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). However, fracture risk in these conditions has not been previously quantified.
Zoe Paskins, Rebecca Whittle, Alyshah Abdul Sultan, Sara Muller, Milica Blagojevic-Bucknall, Toby Helliwell, Samantha Hider, Edward Roddy, Christian Mallen   +8 more
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Spirometry in Primary Care [PDF]

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2013
Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) clinical guidelines for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) specify that spirometry should be used to diagnose these diseases. Given the burden of asthma and COPD, most people with these diseases will be diagnosed in the primary care setting. The present CTS position statement was developed to provide
Allan L. Coates, Steeve Provencher, Dilshad Moosa, Jeremy Road, Colm McParland, Brian L. Graham, Robin G McFadden   +6 more
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Primary care research

The Lancet, 2014
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Chris van Weel, Chris van Weel, Amanda Howe, Waris Qidwai, Garth Manning, John W. Beasley, Michael Kidd   +6 more
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Epigenetics and primary care [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2017
Epigenetics is the study of how changes to chromosome structure record and/ or transmit changes in the expression of genes. Epigenetic mechanisms act during development to control mechanisms such as cell proliferation and differentiation, tissue formation, organogenesis, and the emergence of physiological function.
Lehane, D., Cunliffe, V., Mitchell, C., Burton, C.   +3 more
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The extra-articular impacts of rheumatoid arthritis: moving towards holistic care

BMC Rheumatology, 2018
Although treat-to-target has revolutionised the outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) there is emerging evidence that attaining the target of remission is insufficient to normalise patients’ quality of life, and ameliorate the extra ...
I. C. Scott, A. Machin, C. D. Mallen, S. L. Hider   +3 more
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The role of primary care in adult weight management: qualitative interviews with key stakeholders in weight management services [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Primary care has a key role to play in the prevention and management of obesity, but there remain barriers to engagement in weight management by primary care practitioners.
Blane, David N., Macdonald, Sara, Morrison, David, O'Donnell, Catherine A.   +3 more
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Potentially severe drug–drug interactions among older people and associations in assisted living facilities in Finland: a cross-sectional study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2016
Objective: This study aims to assess potentially severe class D drug–drug interactions (DDDIs) in residents 65 years or older in assisted living facilities with the use of a Swedish and Finnish drug–drug interaction database (SFINX).
Mariko Teramura-Grönblad, Minna Raivio, Niina Savikko, Seija Muurinen, Helena Soini, Merja Suominen, Kaisu Pitkälä   +6 more
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The clinical and cost-effectiveness of stratified care for patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC randomised controlled trial protocol (ISRCTN75449581)

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background Sciatica has a substantial impact on patients, and is associated with high healthcare and societal costs. Although there is variation in the clinical management of sciatica, the current model of care usually involves an initial period of ‘wait
Nadine E. Foster, Kika Konstantinou, Martyn Lewis, Reuben Ogollah, Kate M. Dunn, Danielle van der Windt, Ruth Beardmore, Majid Artus, Bernadette Bartlam, Jonathan C. Hill, Sue Jowett, Jesse Kigozi, Christian Mallen, Benjamin Saunders, Elaine M. Hay   +14 more
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