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Making research relevant to the primary health care teamD L Whitford
Br J Gen Pract 50:573-6. 2000..Other primary care teams may benefit from a similar approach. National research priority setting in primary care should take more account of the unanswered questions of primary care teams...
Attitudes of patients towards the use of chaperones in primary careD L Whitford
Br J Gen Pract 51:381-3. 2001..The development of shared decision-making within a consultation involving an intimate examination should be seen as more important than a rigid approach towards using a chaperone...
Influences on the variation in prevalence of type 2 diabetes between general practices: practice, patient or socioeconomic factors?David L Whitford
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge
Br J Gen Pract 53:9-14. 2003..The influence of early detection and screening on the variation of prevalence between general practices has not previously been investigated...
Screening for Type 2 diabetes: is it worthwhile? Views of general practitioners and practice nursesD L Whitford
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Diabet Med 20:155-8. 2003..The views of health care professionals towards screening for Type 2 diabetes are not known. We set out to explore the attitudes and beliefs held by general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses towards screening for Type 2 diabetes...
Telephone survey of private patients' views on continuity of care and registration with general practice in IrelandPatricia Carmody
Fairview Family Practice, Dublin 3, Ireland
BMC Fam Pract 8:17. 2007..This study set out to examine the attitudes and reported behaviours of private fee-paying patients towards continuity of GP care and universal registration for patients...
A randomised controlled trial of a lengthened and multi-disciplinary consultation model in a socially deprived community: a study protocolDavid L Whitford
Family and Community Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Medical University of Bahrain, Adliya, Kingdom of Bahrain
BMC Fam Pract 8:38. 2007....
Peer support in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial in primary care with parallel economic and qualitative analyses: pilot study and protocolGillian M Paul
Department of Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
BMC Fam Pract 8:45. 2007..This paper describes the pilot study and protocol for a study that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer support intervention for people with type 2 diabetes in a primary care setting...
