Primary Health Care - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A(1c) control in a primary care setting: self-titrating an insulin analog pre-mix (INITIATEplus trial).

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To study glycemic control and hypoglycemia development upon initiation of insulin through a self-titration schedule in a 24-week trial, conducted with 4875 insulin-naïve patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, predominantly in a ... Read more...

The potency of team-based care interventions for hypertension: a meta-analysis.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Team-based care is the strategy that has had the greatest effect on improving blood pressure (BP). The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the potency of interventions for BP involving nurses or pharmacists. METHODS: A ... Read more...

Evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule.

13 Oct 2009 Solitary pulmonary nodules are common radiologic findings, typically discovered incidentally through chest radiography or computed tomography of the neck, chest, and abdomen. Primary care physicians must decide how to pursue an evaluation of a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Primary Health Care - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A(1c) control in a primary care setting: self-titrating an insulin analog pre-mix (INITIATEplus trial). 30 Oct 2009
• The potency of team-based care interventions for hypertension: a meta-analysis. 24 Oct 2009
• Evaluation of the solitary pulmonary nodule. 13 Oct 2009
• Mental status exam in primary care: a review. 13 Oct 2009
• Incremental benefit and cost of telephone care management and telephone psychotherapy for depression in primary care. 29 Sep 2009
• Assessment of neuropathic pain in primary care. 29 Sep 2009
• Beliefs and barriers to follow-up after an emergency department asthma visit: a randomized trial. 26 Sep 2009
• Implementing electronic health record-based quality measures for developmental screening. 26 Sep 2009
• Quality of medication use in primary care--mapping the problem, working to a solution: a systematic review of the literature. 19 Sep 2009
• Sugar-coaters and straight talkers: communicating about developmental delays in primary care. 12 Sep 2009
• Physician intervention for intimate partner violence. 30 Aug 2009
• An approach to enhance communication about screening mammography in primary care. 30 Aug 2009
• Treatment of bipolar disorders and metabolic syndrome: implications for primary care. 30 Aug 2009
• Recurrent wheezing illness in preschool-aged children: assessment and management in primary care practice. 30 Aug 2009
• Diagnostic accuracy of Spanish language depression-screening instruments. 30 Aug 2009
• Yield of opportunistic targeted screening for type 2 diabetes in primary care: the diabscreen study. 30 Aug 2009
• Dr. Starfield brings it home. 30 Aug 2009
• Dr. Starfield brings it home. 30 Aug 2009
• A model of the economic impact of a bipolar disorder screening program in primary care. 9 Aug 2009
• Long-term benefits of short-term quality improvement interventions for depressed youths in primary care. Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Primary Health Care'

Definition: Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)

Descriptor UI: D011320

Alternative terms: Primary Health Care; Care, Primary Health; Health Care, Primary; Primary Care; Care, Primary; Primary Healthcare; Healthcare, Primary;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; manpower; methods;

Tree Number: N04.590.233.727;

History Note: 74(72)

Technical Notes: IM