Journal Alerts - Wednesday 3 March 2004
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Influenza virus A the most frequent pathogen in lower respiratory tract infections - treatment with antibiotics of at least one-third superfluous BJGP
Predictors for bacterial lower respiratory tract infections are fever, headache, painful cervical lymph nodes and an infiltrate on chest X-ray BJGP
Management of low back pain in primary care mostly unchanged by an educational strategy to promote greater adherence to guidelines BJGP
Combination of etanercept and methotrexate significantly better in reduction of disease activity in RA, improvement of functional disability, and retardation of radiographic progression Lancet
Cesarean delivery associated with a high complication rate, especially with increasing cervical dilation Am J Obstets & Gynecology
Allowing patients to complete their opening statement requires little time and doesn't disrupt the other components of the clinical encounter BMJ
Utility of the question "Do you feel safe at home" for detecting intimate partner violence in primary care queried JABFP

Clinical Reviews
Bupropion and other non-nicotine pharmacotherapies BMJ
Clinical screening tools for managing Alzheimer disease JABFP

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