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'Diagnosing Asthma in General Practice with Portable Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement – Results of a Prospective Diagnostic Study: FENO ≤ 16 ppb better than FENO ≤ 12 ppb to rule out mild and moderate to severe asthma

A comparison of the workload of rural and urban primary care physicians in Germany: analysis of a questionnaire survey

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A tailored implementation intervention to implement recommendations addressing polypharmacy in multimorbid patients: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial

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A tailored programme to implement recommendations for multimorbid patients with polypharmacy in primary care practices-process evaluation of a cluster randomized trial

scientific article published on 6 March 2017

Acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of ulcerative colitis: a randomized controlled study.

scientific article published in September 2006

Adaptation, psychometric properties and feasibility of the Professionalism Scale Germany.

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Additional impact of concomitant hypertension and osteoarthritis on quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care in Germany - a cross-sectional survey

scientific article published on 27 February 2009

Analysing horizontal equity in enrolment in Disease Management Programmes for coronary heart disease in Germany 2008-2010

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Anchoring interprofessional education in undergraduate curricula: The Heidelberg story

scientific article published on 23 November 2016

Antibiotic prescribing for acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) - guideline adherence in the German primary care setting: An analysis of routine data

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Antibiotic prescribing in general practice-the rhythm of the week: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on September 23, 2010

Antihypertensive pharmacotherapy of patients in primary care with either a statutory or private health insurance

scientific article published on 26 February 2009

Applicability of the assessment of chronic illness care (ACIC) instrument in Germany resulting in a new questionnaire: questionnaire of chronic illness care in primary care

scientific article published on July 7, 2011

Are ICD-10 codes appropriate for performance assessment in asthma and COPD in general practice? Results of a cross sectional observational study

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Assessing reported adherence to pharmacological treatment recommendations. Translation and evaluation of the Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS) in Germany

scientific article published on 22 February 2010

Association between obesity, quality of life, physical activity and health service utilization in primary care patients with osteoarthritis

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Association of costs with somatic symptom severity in patients with medically unexplained symptoms

scientific article published on 24 August 2013

Asthma patients with low perceived burden of illness: a challenge for guideline adherence

scientific article published in December 2007

Autonomy support in primary care—validation of the German version of the Health Care Climate Questionnaire

scientific article published on September 8, 2011

Barriers to guideline implementation and educational needs of general practitioners regarding heart failure: a qualitative study

scientific article published on May 15, 2012

Becoming a general practitioner--which factors have most impact on career choice of medical students?

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Benchmarking in ambulatory care practices--The European Practice Assessment (EPA)

scientific article published on 16 June 2011

Benefits of a Medication List from a Citizen's Perspective -A Qualitative Survey

scientific article published on 25 October 2017

Can a feedback report and training session on medication counseling for general practitioners improve patient satisfaction with information on medicines?

scientific article published on 8 March 2012

Cardiovascular risk factors and motivation for a healthy life-style in a German community--results of the GP-based Oestringen study

scientific article published on October 2004

Case Numbers and Process Quality in Breast Surgery in Germany: A Retrospective Analysis of Over 150,000 Patients From 2013 to 2014.

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Case management of arthritis patients in primary care: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

scientific article published in December 2007

Challenges in supporting lay carers of patients at the end of life: results from focus group discussions with primary healthcare providers.

scientific article published on 13 July 2018

Changing to a career in general practice - a qualitative study reveals motives of specialists

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

Characteristics and job satisfaction of general practitioners using complementary and alternative medicine in Germany - is there a pattern?

scientific article published on December 19, 2011

Co- and multimorbidity patterns in primary care based on episodes of care: results from the German CONTENT project

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Comparison of AIMS2-SF, WOMAC, x-ray and a global physician assessment in order to approach quality of life in patients suffering from osteoarthritis

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Comparison of physician referral and insurance claims data-based risk prediction as approaches to identify patients for care management in primary care: an observational study

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Complexity of care and strategies of self-management in patients with colorectal cancer

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Confirmatory factor analysis of the German Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS-D).

scientific article published in May 2016

Correlation between patient quality of life in palliative care and burden of their family caregivers: a prospective observational cohort study

scientific article published on 15 January 2016

Correspondence (letter to the editor): An unbiased approach is necessary

scientific article published on 21 October 2011

Cost-utility of a specific collaborative group intervention for patients with functional somatic syndromes

scientific article published on 2 September 2016

Depression and panic disorder as predictors of health outcomes for patients with asthma in primary care

scientific article published on 3 December 2007

Depression, anxiety, and somatoform disorders: vague or distinct categories in primary care? Results from a large cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 27 June 2009

Design and delivery of a tailored intervention to implement recommendations for multimorbid patients receiving polypharmacy into primary care practices

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Developing a tailored intervention: implementing recommendations for polypharmacy in multimorbid patients (PomP)

scientific article published on 4 October 2013

Developing cross-sectoral quality assurance for cataract surgery in the statutory quality assurance program of the German health care system: Experiences and lessons learned

scientific article published on 23 March 2015

Development and implementation of an outpatient clinic at an initial reception centre for asylum seekers in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg

scientific article published on 19 September 2017

Development and pilot of an internationally standardized measure of cardiovascular risk management in European primary care

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Development of a primary care-based complex care management intervention for chronically ill patients at high risk for hospitalization: a study protocol

scientific article published on 21 September 2010

Development of indicators for a nationwide cross-sectoral quality assurance procedure for mental health care of patients with schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders in Germany

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Development of quality indicators and data assessment strategies for the prevention of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI).

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Diagnosing asthma in general practice with portable exhaled nitric oxide measurement--results of a prospective diagnostic study: FENO < or = 16 ppb better than FENO < or =12 ppb to rule out mild and moderate to severe asthma [added].

scientific article published on 03 March 2009

Diagnosing somatisation disorder (P75) in routine general practice using the International Classification of Primary Care

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Diagnostic accuracy of spirometry in primary care

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Differences between Practice Patterns of Conventional and Naturopathic GPs in Germany

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Differences in local and systemic inflammatory markers in patients with obstructive airways disease

scientific article published on December 1, 2011

Differences in pregnancy outcomes and obstetric care between asylum seeking and resident women: a cross-sectional study in a German federal state, 2010-2016

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Differences in the prevalence of hospitalizations and utilization of emergency outpatient services for ambulatory care sensitive conditions between asylum-seeking children and children of the general population: a cross-sectional medical records stu

scientific article published on 15 November 2017

Diuretics for hypertension – an inconsistency in primary care prescribing behaviour

scientific article published on January 6, 2011

Diuretics for hypertension-reasons for a contradiction in primary care prescribing behavior: a qualitative study.

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Doctors' assistants' views of case management to improve chronic heart failure care in general practice: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 9 February 2009

Does GPs' self-perception of their professional role correspond to their social self-image?--a qualitative study from Germany

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Does a quality management system improve quality in primary care practices in Switzerland? A longitudinal study

scientific article published on 21 April 2015

ELSID-Diabetes study-evaluation of a large scale implementation of disease management programmes for patients with type 2 diabetes. Rationale, design and conduct--a study protocol [ISRCTN08471887].

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Effectiveness and efficiency of primary care based case management for chronic diseases: rationale and design of a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized trials [CRD32009100316]

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Effectiveness of a quality management program in dental care practices

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Effectiveness of a quality-improvement program in improving management of primary care practices

scientific article published on 31 October 2011

Effectiveness of a supportive telephone counseling intervention in type 2 diabetes patients: randomized controlled study

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Effects of a program to strengthen general practice care on hospitalisation rates: a comparative observational study

article published in 2018

Europe's response to the refugee crisis: why relocation quotas will fail to achieve 'fairness' from a health perspective

scientific article published on February 2016

Evaluating self‐efficacy for managing chronic disease: psychometric properties of the six‐item Self‐Efficacy Scale in Germany

scientific article published on August 23, 2011

Evaluating the quality of colorectal cancer care across the interface of healthcare sectors

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Evaluation of a culturally adapted German version of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC 5A) questionnaire in a sample of osteoarthritis patients

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Evaluation of a program to strengthen general practice care for patients with chronic disease in Germany

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Evaluation of family doctor centred medical care based on AOK routine data in Baden-Württemberg

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Evaluation of interprofessional education: lessons learned through the development and implementation of an interprofessional seminar on team communication for undergraduate health care students in Heidelberg - a project report

scientific article published on 29 April 2016

Evaluation of job satisfaction and working atmosphere of dental nurses in Germany

scientific article published on 20 July 2015

Evaluation of job satisfaction of practice staff and general practitioners: an exploratory study

scientific article published on December 12, 2011

Evaluation of patient perspective on quality of oral health care in Germany--an exploratory study

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Excess costs from functional somatic syndromes in Germany - An analysis using entropy balancing

scientific article published on 04 April 2017

Expenditure of chronic venous leg ulcer management in German primary care: results from a population‐based study

scientific article published on February 28, 2012

Factors associated with medication information in diabetes care: differences in perceptions between patients and health care professionals

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Factors associated with physical activity of patients with osteoarthritis of the lower limb

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Family Doctors Seen through the Eyes of Specialists: A Qualitative Study

scientific article published on 02 June 2013

Family doctor-centred care in Baden-Wuerttemberg: concept and results of a controlled evaluation study

scientific article published on 29 August 2013

Family practice web sites: new perspectives for patient care and health information?

scientific article published on July 2010

Future potential country doctor: the perspectives of German GPs.

scientific article published on April 2010

Führt die Implementierung von offenem Benchmarking in datengestützten Qualitätszirkeln zur Verbesserung der hausärztlichen Versorgung bei Arzneimittelinteraktion und Asthma bronchiale?

article published in 2011

Gender differences in healthcare utilization of patients with diabetes

scientific article published on July 2012

Gender disparities in diabetes and coronary heart disease medication among patients with type 2 diabetes: results from the DIANA study

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General Practitioners Views of Implementing a Stratified Treatment Approach for Low Back Pain in Germany: A Qualitative Study

scientific article published on 31 August 2015

General practitioners' attitudes towards research in primary care: qualitative results of a cross sectional study

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General practitioners' workload associated to practice size rather than chronic care organisation

scientific article published on 2 July 2008

German diabetes disease management programs are appropriate for restructuring care according to the chronic care model: an evaluation with the patient assessment of chronic illness care instrument

scientific article published on 25 February 2008

German healthcare professionals' perspective on implementing recommendations about polypharmacy in general practice: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 16 December 2017

Health service utilization patterns of primary care patients with osteoarthritis

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Primary Care: Which Aspects Matter in Multimorbid Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Community Setting?

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Health-related quality of life and risk factor control: the importance of educational level in prevention of cardiovascular diseases

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Higher preference for participation in treatment decisions is associated with lower medication adherence in asthma patients

scientific article published on 7 March 2007

How can the practice nurse be more involved in the care of the chronically ill? The perspectives of GPs, patients and practice nurses

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How do patients with a Turkish background evaluate their medical care in Germany? An observational study in primary care

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How do primary care doctors deal with uncertainty in making diagnostic decisions? The development of the 'Dealing with Uncertainty Questionnaire' (DUQ).

scientific article published in June 2010

How psychosocial factors affect well-being of practice assistants at work in general medical care?--a questionnaire survey

scientific article published on 11 November 2015

How the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research Can Strengthen Findings and Improve Translation of Research Into Practice: A Case Study

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Identification of patients likely to benefit from care management programs

scientific article published on May 1, 2011

Identifying factors associated with experiences of coronary heart disease patients receiving structured chronic care and counselling in European primary care

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If you can't measure it- you can't change it - a longitudinal study on improving quality of care in hospitals and health centers in rural Kenya

scientific article published on 5 April 2018

Impact of a tailored program on the implementation of evidence-based recommendations for multimorbid patients with polypharmacy in primary care practices-results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 13 January 2017

Impact of age, health locus of control and psychological co-morbidity on patients' preferences for shared decision making in general practice

scientific article published in May 2006

Impact of national health care systems on patient evaluations of general practice in Europe.

scientific article published in June 2004

Impact of primary care-based disease management on the health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes and comorbidity

scientific article published on 09 June 2009

Impact of quality circles for improvement of asthma care: results of a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 13 December 2007

Improved guideline adherence to pharmacotherapy of chronic systolic heart failure in general practice--results from a cluster-randomized controlled trial of implementation of a clinical practice guideline

scientific article published in October 2008

Indication for mitral valve interventions: Development of a quality indicator for external hospital quality assurance

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Individual difficulties and resources - a qualitative analysis in patients with advanced lung cancer and their relatives

scientific article published on 03 October 2016

Infectious disease screening in asylum seekers: range, coverage and economic evaluation in Germany, 2015.

scientific article published on October 2017

Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS): a model for improving the quality of reproductive health care in rural Kenya

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Integration of complementary and alternative medicine into family practices in Germany: results of a national survey

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Internal consistency of the readiness for interprofessional learning scale in German health care students and professionals

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Involvement of doctors' assistants in primary care for patients with long-term conditions. General practitioners' (GPs) perception of barriers and opportunities--a qualitative study

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Involving patients in detecting quality gaps in a fragmented healthcare system: development of a questionnaire for Patients' Experiences Across Health Care Sectors (PEACS).

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Is the job satisfaction of primary care team members associated with patient satisfaction?

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Job satisfaction of primary care physicians in Switzerland: an observational study

scientific article published on 11 June 2016

Knowledge, competencies and attitudes regarding external post-mortem physical examination: A survey among German post-graduate trainees in general practice

scientific article published on 23 November 2017

Let's talk about medication: concordance in rating medication adherence among multimorbid patients and their general practitioners

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Mandatory national quality improvement systems using indicators: An initial assessment in Europe and Israel

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Measuring organizational attributes in primary care: a validation study in Germany

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Medical Assistant-Based Care Management for High-Risk Patients in Small Primary Care Practices: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

scientific article published on 2 February 2016

Medication Lists and Brown Bag Reviews: Potential Positive and Negative Impacts on Patients Beliefs about Their Medicine

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Medication non-adherence and poor glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

scientific article published on 2 July 2012

Monitoring mental healthcare on a system level: Country profiles and status from EU countries

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New paths in post-graduate medical training in general practice - 8 years of experience with the pilot project Verbundweiterbildungplus Baden-Württemberg

scientific article published on 15 November 2017

Novel oral anticoagulants in primary care in patients with atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional comparison before and after their introduction

Osteoarthritis of the knee and hip: a comparison of factors associated with physical activity

scientific article published on 2 March 2007

Osteoarthritis: quality of life, comorbidities, medication and health service utilization assessed in a large sample of primary care patients

scientific article published on 30 June 2007

PalliPA: How can general practices support caregivers of patients at their end of life in a home-care setting? A study protocol

scientific article published on May 14, 2012

Palliative patients cared for at home by PAMINO-trained and other GPs – health-related quality of life as measured by QLQ-C15-PAL and POS

scientific article published on August 21, 2012

Patient evaluations of accessibility and co-ordination in general practice in Europe

scientific article published on December 2008

Patient- and provider-related determinants of generic and specific health-related quality of life of patients with chronic systolic heart failure in primary care: a cross-sectional study

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Patients' Beliefs about Medicines in a primary care setting in Germany

scientific article published on November 18, 2010

Patients' evaluations of European general practice--revisited after 11 years

scientific article published on 10 August 2011

Patterns of Multimorbidity in Primary Care Patients at High Risk of Future Hospitalization

scientific article published on 07 February 2012

Personal health records on the Internet. A narrative review of attitudes, expectations, utilization and effects on health outcomes

scientific article published on 9 May 2017

Physicians perceived usefulness of high-cost diagnostic imaging studies: results of a referral study in a German medical quality network

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Physicians' view of primary care-based case management for patients with heart failure: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 14 August 2009

Physiotherapists' views of implementing a stratified treatment approach for patients with low back pain in Germany: a qualitative study.

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Potentially avoidable and ambulatory care sensitive hospitalisations among forced migrants: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Practice network-based care management for patients with type 2 diabetes and multiple comorbidities (GEDIMAplus): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Predictors of health-related quality of life in patients at risk for cardiovascular disease in European primary care

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Prescribing differences in family practice for diabetic patients in Germany according to statutory or private health insurance: the case of DPP-4-inhibitors and GLP-1-agonists

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Primary care physicians' experiences with case finding for practice-based care management

scientific article published on April 1, 2012

Primary care practice-based care management for chronically ill patients (PraCMan): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN56104508].

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Primary care-based multifaceted, interdisciplinary medical educational intervention for patients with systolic heart failure: lessons learned from a cluster randomised controlled trial

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Problems and needs for improving primary care of osteoarthritis patients: the views of patients, general practitioners and practice nurses

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Psychometric Properties of a German Version of the “Satisfaction with Information about Medicines Scale” (SIMS-D)

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Quality circles to improve prescribing of primary care physicians. Three comparative studies

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Quality management: where is the evidence? Developing an indicator-based approach in Kenya.

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Quality measurement using administrative data in mandatory quality assurance

scientific article published on 25 October 2014

Questionnaire of chronic illness care in primary care-psychometric properties and test-retest reliability

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Rationale, design and conduct of a comprehensive evaluation of a primary care based intervention to improve the quality of life of osteoarthritis patients. The PraxArt-project: a cluster randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN87252339]

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Rationale, design and conduct of a randomised controlled trial evaluating a primary care-based complex intervention to improve the quality of life of heart failure patients: HICMan (Heidelberg Integrated Case Management).

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Re-profiling today's health care curricula for tomorrow's workforce: Establishing an interprofessional degree in Germany

scientific article published on 12 November 2014

Referrals from general practice to consultants in Germany: if the GP is the initiator, patients' experiences are more positive

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Regional deprivation is associated with the distribution of vulnerable asylum seekers: a nationwide small area analysis in Germany

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

Rural area in a European country from a health care point of view: an adoption of the Rural Ranking Scale

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Secondary Pharmacotherapeutic Prevention among German Primary Care Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease

scientific article published on June 26, 2011

Secondary prevention in patients with coronary heart diseases: what factors are associated with health status in usual primary care?

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Simultaneous development of guidelines and quality indicators -- how do guideline groups act? A worldwide survey

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Social disparities in Disease Management Programmes for coronary heart disease in Germany: a cross-classified multilevel analysis

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Stakeholders' contributions to tailored implementation programs: an observational study of group interview methods

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Strategies for reducing potentially avoidable hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions

scientific article published on July 2013

Structured Outpatient Care in a New Orthopaedic Healthcare Program: Patients' Experiences as Criterion for Quality

scientific article published on 24 August 2017

Structured medication management in primary care - a tool to promote medication safety

scientific article published on 13 December 2013

Sustainable reduction of antibiotic-induced antimicrobial resistance (ARena) in German ambulatory care: study protocol of a cluster randomised trial

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Tailored Implementation For Chronic Diseases (TICD): a project protocol

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Tailored Implementation for Chronic Diseases (TICD): a protocol for process evaluation in cluster randomized controlled trials in five European countries

scientific article published on 21 March 2014

Teaching implementation science in a new Master of Science Program in Germany: a survey of stakeholder expectations

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Tearing down walls: opening the border between hospital and ambulatory care for quality improvement in Germany

scientific article published on 22 January 2012

Teilung von Tabletten: Welchen Einfluss haben die Rabattverträge auf die Verordnungsqualität?

article published in 2008

The German Aortic Valve Score II.

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The PAMINO-project: evaluating a primary care-based educational program to improve the quality of life of palliative patients

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The added value of C-reactive protein to clinical signs and symptoms in patients with obstructive airway disease: results of a diagnostic study in primary care

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The care of patients with subthreshold depression in primary care: is it all that bad? A qualitative study on the views of general practitioners and patients

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The challenge of cardiovascular prevention in primary care: implications of a European observational study in 8928 patients at different risk levels

scientific article published on 21 September 2012

The impact of concomitant depression on quality of life and health service utilisation in patients with osteoarthritis.

scientific article published on 23 January 2007

The impact of perceived social support and sense of coherence on health-related quality of life in multimorbid primary care patients.

scientific article published on 19 April 2012

The importance of social support for people with type 2 diabetes - a qualitative study with general practitioners, practice nurses and patients

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The influence of workload and health behavior on job satisfaction of general practitioners

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The role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Germany - a focus group study of GPs.

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Topic identification for cross-sectoral quality assurance in stroke and TIA treatment

scientific article published on 3 September 2016

Train the Trainer for general practice trainer - a report of the pilot within the programme Verbundweiterbildung plus

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Training Standards Statements of Family Medicine Postgraduate Training - A Review of Existing Documents Worldwide

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Transfer-time and -rates from inpatient to outpatient care of mental ill persons in Baden Wurttemberg

scientific article published on 2 October 2013

Translation and psychometric properties of the German version of the University of the West of England Interprofessional Questionnaire (UWE-IP).

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Translation and validation of the PACIC+ questionnaire: the Thai version

Understanding Challenges, Strategies, and the Role of Support Networks in Medication Self-management Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

scientific article published in April 2017

Use of a patient information leaflet to influence patient decisions regarding mode of administration of NSAID medications in case of acute low back pain

scientific article published on 7 February 2006

Use of complementary and alternative medicine in Germany - a survey of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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Validation and cultural adaptation of a German version of the Physicians' Reactions to Uncertainty scales

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Validation of the German version of the STarT-Back Tool (STarT-G): a cohort study with patients from primary care practices

scientific article published on 11 November 2015

Validation of the German version of the patient activation measure 13 (PAM13-D) in an international multicentre study of primary care patients

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Video-assisted feedback in general practice internships using German general practitioner's guidelines

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What contributes to good patient outcomes in the home treatment of the severely mentally ill: study protocol of a multi-centre analysis

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Which common general practice procedures can postgraduate trainees proficiently perform at the end of their medical studies? - a cross-sectional survey

scientific article published on 2 September 2016

Which practice characteristics are associated with the quality of cardiovascular disease prevention in European primary care?

scientific article published on 9 March 2013

Working Atmosphere and Job Satisfaction of Health Care Staff in Kenya: An Exploratory Study

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Yield of active screening for tuberculosis among asylum seekers in Germany: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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[Current challenges of external quality assurance in the German healthcare system].

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[The Quality indicator project of the German college of general practice and family medicine (DEGAM): development of indicators based on the guidelines dementia, neck pain and sore throat].

scientific article published on 7 December 2012