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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 +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. +3 more
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The Role of Primary Care in a Pandemic: Reflections During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2020 As COVID-19 cases began to rise in Ontario, Canada, in March 2020, increasing surge capacity in hospitals and intensive care units became a large focus of preparations. As part of these preparations, primary care physicians were ready to be redeployed to
Joanne Kearon, C. Risdon
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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 +6 more
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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 +14 more
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European spine journal, 2018 ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to provide an overview of the recommendations regarding the diagnosis and treatment contained in current clinical practice guidelines for patients with non-specific low back pain in primary care.
Crystian B. Oliveira +7 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 +3 more
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The Permanente Journal, 2006 The report from the American College of Physicians (ACP) didn't pull any punches.1 Primary care is on the verge of collapse. Senior physicians are retiring or leaving the field; medical students are avoiding the discipline like the plague; health care capital is in full retreat; new technology investments are lagging.
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Primary care: opportunities and threats Deregulating primary care [PDF]
BMJ, 1997 The 1996 primary care white paper, Choice and Opportunity , offers scope for a wide range of new organisations to enter the market for NHS primary care. If the new law is implemented it will sweep away many of the existing legislative, budgetary, and procedural barriers to innovation, initially through a range of pilot schemes.
Nicholas Mays, Angela Coulter
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