Randomised controlled trial of the READER method of critical appraisal in general practice

Objective: To evaluate the READER model for critical reading by comparing it with a free appraisal, and to explore what factors influence different components of the model.

Outcome of low back pain in general practice: a prospective study

Objectives: To investigate the claim that 90% of episodes of low back pain that present to general practice have resolved within one month.

Secondary prevention in coronary heart disease: baseline survey of provision in general practice

Objective: To determine secondary preventive treatment and habits among patients with coronary heart disease in general practice.

Influence of social problems on management in general practice: multipractice questionnaire survey

Objectives: To find how often social problems influence clinical management in general practice, how management is changed, and how the characteristics of patients, doctors, and the doctor-patient relationship influence this management.

Diabetes care in general practice: meta-analysis of randomised control trials

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of care in general practice for people with diabetes.

Why are patients prescribed proton pump inhibitors? Retrospective analysis of link between morbidity and prescribing in the General Practice Research Database

Objectives: To establish the relation between new prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors and recorded upper gastrointestinal morbidity within a large computerised general practitioner database.

Comparison of potency of inhaled beclomethasone and budesonide in New Zealand: retrospective study of computerised general practice records

Objective To determine whether inhaled budesonide and beclomethasone are equipotent in the treatment of asthma in primary care.