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Table of Contents

December 2019; Volume 69,Issue 689

Editor’s Briefing

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    Core Business
    Roger Jones
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 587. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706649

Editorials

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    Prostate cancer treatment choices: the GP’s role in shared decision making
    Samuel WD Merriel and Vincent Gnanapragasam
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 588-589. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706685
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    Aspirin for primary prevention of CVD in CKD: where do we stand?
    Hugh Gallagher, Mark Lown, Ahmet Fuat and Paul Roderick
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 590-591. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706661
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    Human factors in general practice: what it means for practice, training, and CPD
    Maud Nauta, Sharon Grayeff, Mark Ponnusamy, Rob De Martino and Wai Yoong
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 592-593. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706697
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    Cannabis in primary care
    Leon Barron and Dani Gordon
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 594-595. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706673

Letters

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    Epinephrine auto-injectors for acute asthma as well as anaphylaxis
    William F Sellers
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 596. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706709
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    Should we continue pairing the term ‘anecdotal’ with evidence?
    Robert Atenstaedt
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 596. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706721

Research

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    Decision support tools to improve cancer diagnostic decision making in primary care: a systematic review
    Sophie Chima, Jeanette C Reece, Kristi Milley, Shakira Milton, Jennifer G McIntosh and Jon D Emery
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): e809-e818. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706745
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    Quality improvements of safety-netting guidelines for cancer in UK primary care: insights from a qualitative interview study of GPs
    Alice Tompson, Brian D Nicholson, Sue Ziebland, Julie Evans and Clare Bankhead
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): e819-e826. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706565
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    Sensitivity of chest X-ray for detecting lung cancer in people presenting with symptoms: a systematic review
    Stephen H Bradley, Sarah Abraham, Matthew EJ Callister, Adam Grice, William T Hamilton, Rocio Rodriguez Lopez, Bethany Shinkins and Richard D Neal
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): e827-e835. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706853
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    Benefits and harms of selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) to reduce breast cancer risk: a cross-sectional study of methods to communicate risk in primary care
    Jennifer G McIntosh, Jesse Minshall, Sibel Saya, Adrian Bickerstaffe, Nadira Hewabandu, Ashleigh Qama and Jon D Emery
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): e836-e842. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706841
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    Benefits and harms of aspirin to reduce colorectal cancer risk: a cross-sectional study of methods to communicate risk in primary care
    Peter Nguyen, Jennifer McIntosh, Adrian Bickerstaffe, Sanjaya Maddumarachchi, Kara-Lynne Cummings and Jon D Emery
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): e843-e849. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706613
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    Non-attendance at urgent referral appointments for suspected cancer: a qualitative study to gain understanding from patients and GPs
    Laura Jefferson, Karl Atkin, Rebecca Sheridan, Steven Oliver, Una Macleod, Geoff Hall, Sarah Forbes, Trish Green, Victoria Allgar and Peter Knapp
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): e850-e859. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706625
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    Factors affecting use of unscheduled care for people with advanced cancer: a retrospective cohort study in Scotland
    Sarah Mills, Deans Buchanan, Bruce Guthrie, Peter Donnan and Blair Smith
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): e860-e868. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706637
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    Development of a tool for coding safety-netting behaviours in primary care: a mixed-methods study using existing UK consultation recordings
    Peter J Edwards, Matthew J Ridd, Emily Sanderson and Rebecca K Barnes
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): e869-e877. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706589
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    Safety netting in routine primary care consultations: an observational study using video-recorded UK consultations
    Peter J Edwards, Matthew J Ridd, Emily Sanderson and Rebecca K Barnes
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): e878-e886. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706601

Life & Times

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    Debrief: Deprescribing is just the first step
    Euan Lawson
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 606. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706757
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    Viewpoint: Exemplary collaboration with a GP and psychiatrist
    Shweta Mittal
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 607. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706769
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    Learning Igbo in London: reflections from a student-selected module of learning a language
    Emily Donovan
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 608. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706781
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    Neurology clinical demonstration: Babinsky, Biko, Ames
    Chris Butler
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 609. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706793
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    Yonder: Insomnia, hyponatraemia, heart failure, and childhood cancer survivors
    Ahmed Rashid
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 610. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706805
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    Michael Huntley Faulkner: an appreciation
    John Rawlinson
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 611. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706817
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    The reflecting team: a new approach to case discussion
    Rupal Shah
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 612. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X707069
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    Theatre: Kunene and the King
    David Jeffrey
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 613. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706901
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    Quaternary prevention: an evidence-based concept aiming to protect patients from medical harm
    Carlos Martins, Maciek Godycki-Cwirko, Bruno Heleno and John Brodersen
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 614-615. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706913
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    Poem: ‘Just a GP’
    Thomas Felix Kaye
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 615. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706925
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    Books: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    Elizabeth Dapre
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 616. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706937
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    Books: How Not to be a Doctor and Other Essays
    Robert MacGibbon
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 616. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706949
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    Books: Tools of the Trade: Poems for New Doctors (Third Edition)
    Trevor Stammers
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 616-617. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706973
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    Books: The Lady Doctor
    Felicity Connolly
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 617. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706961
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    Prince Myshkin (The Idiot): the falling sickness, The Gambler, and ‘The Grand Inquisitor’
    John Brooks
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 618. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706985
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    Exhibition: Gauguin Portraits
    Sunil Bhanot
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 619. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706829
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    Bad Medicine: Nofreelunch
    Des Spence
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 620. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706997
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    Viewpoint: Why I prescribe podcasts to my patients
    Dipesh P Gopal
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 621. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X707009

Debate & Analysis

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    Pitfalls and pleasures of pick-and-mix careers: portfolio working and whole-person medicine in general practice
    Martina Kelly, Anita Berlin, Ruth Abrams and Sophie Park
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 622-623. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X707021
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    The birth of a ghost: a medical essay
    Nina Sybille Bojlén
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 624-625. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X707033

Clinical Intelligence

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    Delay in diagnosis of endometriosis: a case report of catamenial pneumothorax
    Marije G Hierink, Felix Poppelaars, Ellen R Klinkert, Hester van der Vaart and J Marinus van der Ploeg
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 626-627. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X707045
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    Nasal obstruction: a common presentation in primary care
    Salma Mohamed, Noel Emmanuel and Neil Foden
    British Journal of General Practice 2019; 69 (689): 628-629. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X707057
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