Effect of asthma and its treatment on growth: four year follow up of cohort of children from general practices in Tayside, Scotland

Objective: To investigate whether asthma or its treatment impairs children’s growth, after allowing for socioeconomic group.

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.

Randomised controlled trial of patient centred care of diabetes in general practice: impact on current wellbeing and future disease risk

Objective To assess the effect of additional training of practice nurses and general practitioners in patient centred care on the lifestyle and psychological and physiological status of patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

Attributes of clinical guidelines that influence use of guidelines in general practice: observational study

Objective: To determine which attributes of clinical practice guidelines influence the use of guidelines in decision making in clinical practice.