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'Commentary on: The research agenda for general practice/family medicine and primary health care in Europe. Part 4. Specific problem solving skills'

scientific article published on 01 September 2010

'Thinking that somebody's going to delay [a tonsillectomy] for one to two years is quite horrifying really': a qualitative feasibility study for the NAtional Trial of Tonsillectomy IN Adults (NATTINA Part 2).

scientific article published on 19 October 2016

2010 RCGP & Novartis Research Paper of the Year.

scientific article published in July 2011

2011 RCGP and Novartis Research Paper of the Year.

scientific article published in August 2012

3T MRI investigation of cardiac left ventricular structure and function in a UK population: The tayside screening for the prevention of cardiac events (TASCFORCE) study.

scientific article published on 03 May 2016

A critical re-appraisal of different ways of selecting ambulatory patients with suspected heart failure for echocardiography

scientific article published on 21 July 2006

A lifestyle intervention continued to prevent type 2 diabetes in high risk patients after the programme was stopped

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

A primary care Web-based Intervention Modeling Experiment replicated behavior changes seen in earlier paper-based experiment.

scientific article published on 25 July 2016

A randomised placebo-controlled trial of oral and topical antibiotics for children with clinically infected eczema in the community: the ChildRen with Eczema, Antibiotic Management (CREAM) study

scientific article

A retrospective, study of prescribing for erectile dysfunction in a UK population during 1997-2000: demand was neither excessive nor continuing to rise

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A study of telephone screening and direct observation of surgical wound infections after discharge from hospital

scientific article published on 01 July 2005

A young woman with acute one-sided facial paralysis.

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

Acceptability and perceived barriers and facilitators to creating a national research register to enable 'direct to patient' enrolment into research: the Scottish Health Research Register (SHARE).

scientific article

Adherence to antihypertensive medication and association with patient and practice factors

scientific article published on 01 April 2006

Agreement between community echocardiography and hospital echocardiography in patients suspected of having left ventricular systolic dysfunction

scientific article published on December 2005

Agreement between hospital and primary care on diagnostic labeling for COPD and heart failure in Toronto, Canada: a cross-sectional observational study

scientific article published on 9 March 2018

Agreement between primary care and hospital diagnosis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A cross-sectional, observational study using record linkage

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Air pollution and individuals' mental well-being in the adult population in United Kingdom: A spatial-temporal longitudinal study and the moderating effect of ethnicity

scientific article published on 09 March 2022

An ethnographic exploration of influences on prescribing in general practice: why is there variation in prescribing practices?

scientific article published on 21 June 2013

An instrument to identify computerised primary care research networks, genetic and disease registries prepared to conduct linked research: TRANSFoRm International Research Readiness (TIRRE) survey

scientific article published on 31 December 2018

Analysis of referrals to a multi-disciplinary breast cancer genetics clinic: practical and economic considerations

scientific article published on 01 July 2006

Antiviral Agents Added to Corticosteroids for Early Treatment of Adults With Acute Idiopathic Facial Nerve Paralysis (Bell Palsy)

scientific article published on 01 August 2016

Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)

scientific article (publication date: 9 November 2015)

Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)

scientific article (published 2015-05-04)

Aspirin use and survival after the diagnosis of breast cancer: a population-based cohort study

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Assuring the confidentiality of shared electronic health records

scientific article (publication date: 15 December 2007)

Atomic data: James Mackenzie Lecture 2015.

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Audit encourages an evidence-based approach to medical practice.

scientific article published in December 1999

Audit: teaching medical students in general practice.

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Bell's Palsy in Children (BellPIC): protocol for a multicentre, placebo-controlled randomized trial

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Bell's palsy: new evidence provides a definitive drug therapy strategy

scientific article published on August 2009

Canada's future health care system

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

Children seen frequently out of hours in one general practice ⬇️

scientific article published on November 2, 1991

Cohort profile: the Scottish Research register SHARE. A register of people interested in research participation linked to NHS data sets

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Commentary: a thesis that still warrants defence and promotion

scientific article published in December 2012

Connecting primary care patients to community-based physical activity: a qualitative study of health professional and patient views

scientific article published on 21 July 2020

Contraindications to metformin therapy in patients with Type 2 diabetes--a population-based study of adherence to prescribing guidelines

scientific article published in June 2001

Control, compare and communicate: designing control charts to summarise efficiently data from multiple quality indicators

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Corticosteroids for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)

scientific article (publication date: 18 July 2016)

Critical issues in peripheral arterial disease detection and management: a call to action

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DARTS 2000 online diabetes management system: formative evaluation in clinical practice

scientific article published on November 2003

Detection in blood of autoantibodies to tumour antigens as a case-finding method in lung cancer using the EarlyCDT®-Lung Test (ECLS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Determinants of motivation to quit in smokers screened for the early detection of lung cancer: a qualitative study

Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data

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Developing a survey instrument to assess the readiness of primary care data, genetic and disease registries to conduct linked research: TRANSFoRm International Research Readiness (TIRRE) survey instrument

scientific article

Developing and evaluating interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing by general practitioners of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections: a randomised controlled trial to compare paper-based and web-based modelling experiments

scientific article

Development and Validation of a Path Length Calculation for Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity Measurement: A TASCFORCE, SUMMIT, and Caerphilly Collaborative Venture

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

Development of a decision support tool for primary care management of patients with abnormal liver function tests without clinically apparent liver disease: a record-linkage population cohort study and decision analysis (ALFIE).

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Development of a decision support tool to facilitate primary care management of patients with abnormal liver function tests without clinically apparent liver disease [HTA03/38/02]. Abnormal Liver Function Investigations Evaluation (ALFIE).

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Development of an algorithm to classify primary care electronic health records of alcohol consumption: experience using data linkage from UK Biobank and primary care electronic health data sources

scientific article published in 2022

Diabetes and insurance: a survey of patient experience

scientific article published on 01 July 1984

Diagnosis of left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD): development and validation of a clinical prediction rule in primary care.

scientific article published on 7 September 2007

Do statins have an effect on depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 02 July 2019

Do the British Guidelines for Asthma Management facilitate concordance?

scientific article published on March 2004

Drivers of the opioid crisis: An appraisal of financial conflicts of interest in clinical practice guideline panels at the peak of opioid prescribing

scientific article published on 24 January 2020

E-mail invitations to general practitioners were as effective as postal invitations and were more efficient

scientific article published on 4 February 2012

Early treatment with prednisolone or acyclovir in Bell's palsy

scientific article

Economic evaluation of early administration of prednisolone and/or aciclovir for the treatment of Bell's palsy

scientific article published on 25 February 2009

Effect on Treatment Adherence of Distributing Essential Medicines at No Charge: The CLEAN Meds Randomized Clinical Trial

scientific article published on 07 October 2019

Effects of continued pentaerythritol tetranitrate administration on myocardial circulation and metabolism ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 May 1963

Effects of fluoxetine on functional outcomes after acute stroke (FOCUS): a pragmatic, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial

scientific article published in The Lancet

Efficacy and tolerability of tricyclic antidepressants and SSRIs compared with placebo for treatment of depression in primary care: a meta-analysis

scientific article

Electronic Clinical Communications Implementation (ECCI) in Scotland: a mixed-methods programme evaluation

scientific article published on February 2004

Electronic health records: research into design and implementation

scientific article published on October 2011

Evaluating the angina plan in patients admitted to hospital with angina: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in April 2011

Evidence in consultations: interpreted and individualised

scientific article published on 01 October 1996

Evidence-based education: development of an instrument to critically appraise reports of educational interventions.

scientific article published in December 1999

Factors associated with recruitment to randomised controlled trials in general practice: protocol for a systematic review

scholarly article by Keith R Moffat et al published 10 May 2019 in Trials

Factors influencing time from presentation to treatment of colorectal and breast cancer in urban and rural areas

scientific article published on April 2004

Factors that promote or inhibit the implementation of e-health systems: an explanatory systematic review

scientific article

Familial breast cancer: management of 'lower risk' referrals

scientific article published on 3 October 2006

Family caregivers of older relatives: ways of coping and change in distress

scientific article published in May 2008

Finding and using routine clinical datasets for observational research and quality improvement

scientific article published in March 2018

Generation Scotland: the Scottish Family Health Study; a new resource for researching genes and heritability

scientific article

Has general practitioner computing made a difference to patient care? A systematic review of published reports

scientific article published on September 1995

Health outcomes following liver function testing in primary care: a retrospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 12 May 2009

Hospitalised hip fracture risk with rosiglitazone and pioglitazone use compared with other glucose-lowering drugs.

scientific article

How much does pre-trial testing influence complex intervention trials and would more testing make any difference? An email survey

scientific article published on 22 June 2006

Identifying barriers to the rapid administration of appropriate antibiotics in community-acquired pneumonia

scientific article published on 06 December 2007

Identifying risk factors for progression to critical care admission and death among individuals with acute pancreatitis: a record linkage analysis of Scottish healthcare databases.

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Identifying top 10 primary care research priorities from international stakeholders using a modified Delphi method

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Impact of clinical trial findings on Bell's palsy management in general practice in the UK 2001-2012: interrupted time series regression analysis

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Impact of the Diabetes Canada Guideline Dissemination Strategy on the Prescription of Vascular Protective Medications: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2010-2015

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Insightful practice: a reliable measure for medical revalidation

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Intruders in the consultation ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 March 1995

Is a consultation needed?

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Is the involvement of opinion leaders in the implementation of research findings a feasible strategy?

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Left Ventricular Noncompaction: Anatomical Phenotype or Distinct Cardiomyopathy?

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Lessons from Mackenzie that still resonate ⬇️

scientific article published on March 1, 2013

Lung cancer CT screening: Psychological responses in the presence and absence of pulmonary nodules

scientific article published on 03 August 2018

Lung cancer screening: does pulmonary nodule detection affect a range of smoking behaviours?

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Management of Bell's palsy

scientific article published on 01 June 2017

Methods of connecting primary care patients with community-based physical activity opportunities: A realist scoping review

scientific article published on 19 October 2020

Methods to improve recruitment to randomised controlled trials: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Multiple physical and mental health comorbidity in adults with intellectual disabilities: population-based cross-sectional analysis

scientific article published on 27 August 2015

New referrals to rheumatology clinics--why do they keep coming back?

scientific article published on 01 February 1990

Opioid agonist therapy during residential treatment of opioid use disorder: Cohort study on access and outcomes

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Opt-in method is vital for data sharing

scientific article published on 5 August 2016

Optimal strategies for identifying patients with myocardial infarction in general practice

scientific article (publication date: December 2003)

Oral and Topical Antibiotics for Clinically Infected Eczema in Children: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial in Ambulatory Care.

scientific article published on March 2017

Paper-based and web-based intervention modeling experiments identified the same predictors of general practitioners' antibiotic-prescribing behavior

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Participatory governance over research in an academic research network: the case of Diabetes Action Canada

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Perindopril plus indapamide reduced death and major macrovascular and microvascular events in type 2 diabetes

scientific article published in April 2008

Pharmacokinetics of Human Insulin Zinc Suspension (Recombinant DNA) in Normal Man: A Comparison with Porcine Insulin Zinc Suspension ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 1984

Piloting electronic screening forms in primary care: findings from a mixed methods study to identify patients eligible for low dose CT lung cancer screening

scientific article published on 28 November 2017

Podiatry intervention versus usual care to prevent falls in care homes: pilot randomised controlled trial (the PIRFECT study).

scientific article

Podiatry interventions to prevent falls in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scholarly article by Gavin Wylie et al published 1 May 2019 in Age and Ageing

Prediction of liver disease in patients whose liver function tests have been checked in primary care: model development and validation using population-based observational cohorts.

scientific article

Prescribe prednisolone alone for Bell's palsy diagnosed within 72 hours of symptom onset

scientific article published on 06 February 2009

Prevalence of unrecognized myocardial infarction in a low-intermediate risk asymptomatic cohort and its relation to systemic atherosclerosis

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Primary care providers' views on a future lung cancer screening program

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Primary care research network progress in Scotland

scientific article published on 27 March 2014

Primary medical care in Seychelles.

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Protocol for a drugs exposure pregnancy registry for implementation in resource-limited settings ⬇️

scientific article published on September 3, 2012

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effects of providing essential medicines at no charge: the Carefully seLected and Easily Accessible at No Charge Medicines (CLEAN Meds) trial.

scientific article

Rationing decisions: from diversity to consensus

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

Receiver operating characteristics of the prostate specific antigen test in an unselected population

scientific article published in January 2006

Recording COVID-19 consultations: review of symptoms, risk factors, and proposed SNOMED CT terms

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Recruitment and retention in a multicentre randomised controlled trial in Bell's palsy: a case study

scientific article (publication date: 28 March 2007)

Reducing door-to-antibiotic time in community-acquired pneumonia: Controlled before-and-after evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis

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Referral or follow-up?

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Reply

Risk of cardiovascular disease and total mortality in adults with type 1 diabetes: Scottish registry linkage study

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Statin use in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in primary care: cohort study and comparison of inclusion and outcome with patients in randomised trials

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Stepping Up to the Plate: An Agenda for Research and Policy Action on Electronic Medical Records in Canadian Primary Healthcare

scientific article published on November 2016

Systematic review of scope and quality of electronic patient record data in primary care ⬇️

scientific article published on May 17, 2003

Systemic arteriosclerosis is associated with left ventricular remodeling but not atherosclerosis: a TASCFORCE study.

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Tacit and transitionary: an exploration of patients' and primary care health professionals' goals in relation to asthma

scientific article

Technical assessment of whole body angiography and cardiac function within a single MRI examination

scientific article published on 16 March 2015

Text mining describes the use of statistical and epidemiological methods in published medical research

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The GP as an investigator

scientific article published on August 2014

The Impact of Treatment Adherence for Patients With Diabetes and Hypertension on Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Protocol for a Retrospective Cohort Study, 2008-2018

scientific article published on 31 May 2019

The John Bryden memorial lecture: Improving health with the community health index and developments in record linkage

scientific article published on January 2014

The NAtional randomised controlled Trial of Tonsillectomy IN Adults (NATTINA): a clinical and cost-effectiveness study: study protocol for a randomised control trial

scientific article published on 6 June 2015

The PRECIS-2 tool has good interrater reliability and modest discriminant validity

scientific article published on 08 June 2017

The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

The Tayside children's sleep questionnaire: a simple tool to evaluate sleep problems in young children.

scientific article

The accuracy of symptoms, signs and diagnostic tests in the diagnosis of left ventricular dysfunction in primary care: a diagnostic accuracy systematic review.

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The effect of air-pollution and weather exposure on mortality and hospital admission and implications for further research: A systematic scoping review

scientific article published on 29 October 2020

The effect of optimised patient information materials on recruitment in a lung cancer screening trial: an embedded randomised recruitment trial

article by Adwoa Hughes-Morley et al published 18 September 2018 in Trials

The productive use of threat in primary care: behavioural responses to health promotion

scientific article published on December 1, 1992

The role of general practitioners in diabetic eye care in Lanarkshire

scientific article published on 01 July 1994

The utility of liver function tests for mortality prediction within one year in primary care using the algorithm for liver function investigations (ALFI).

scientific article

Tmem79/Matt is the matted mouse gene and is a predisposing gene for atopic dermatitis in human subjects

scientific journal article

Toward onset prevention of cognitive decline in adults with Down syndrome (the TOP-COG study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Towards onset prevention of cognition decline in adults with Down syndrome (The TOP-COG study): A pilot randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 29 July 2016

Treatment for Bell's palsy

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Trends in diabetes medication use in Australia, Canada, England, and Scotland: a repeated cross-sectional analysis in primary care

scientific article published on 25 February 2021

Trends in end digit preference for blood pressure and associations with cardiovascular outcomes in Canadian and UK primary care: a retrospective observational study

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Trial Forge Guidance 1: what is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?

scientific article published on 23 February 2018

Trial Forge Guidance 2: how to decide if a further Study Within A Trial (SWAT) is needed

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Unconditional and conditional monetary incentives to increase response to mailed questionnaires: A randomized controlled study within a trial (SWAT)

scientific article published on 22 July 2019

Unlocking the research potential of the GP electronic care record

scientific article (publication date: June 2013)

Using Electronic Health Records to Support Clinical Trials: A Report on Stakeholder Engagement for EHR4CR

scientific article published on 11 October 2015

Using insulin U 100 conversion to estimate the prevalence and problems of insulin-treated diabetic patients in the Republic of Seychelles

scientific article published on 01 March 1990

What is eHealth (4): a scoping exercise to map the field

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What is health informatics? ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2001

What is health information?

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Why do women not return family history forms when referred to breast cancer genetics services? A mixed-method study

scientific article published on 05 January 2014

Why is this patient here today?

scientific article published in September 2005

Would you like to add a weight after this blood pressure, doctor? Discovery of potentially actionable associations between the provision of multiple screens in primary care

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e-Prescribing, efficiency, quality: lessons from the computerization of UK family practice

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eHealth and the future: promise or peril?

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