Australian Family Physician
Overview
Australian Family Physician is a scientific journal, published since 1972 in English. The journal's country of origin is Australia and its primary focus area is public health.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Aust Fam Physician
Start
1972
End
2017
Frequency
Monthly
p-ISSN
0300-8495
Country
Australia
Language
English
Specialty
Public Health
Recent Articles
21.
Mauro M, Nelson A, Stokes M
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Nov;
46(11):823-826.
PMID: 29101917
Background: Chest pain is a common presenting complaint in general practice. Serum troponin testing is an important clinical tool to help identify patients who present with suspected acute coronary syndrome...
22.
Doherty S
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Nov;
46(11):816-820.
PMID: 29101916
Background: Pulmonary embolism is a common condition and can be the source of significant morbidity and mortality. Objective: This article reviews the approach to the diagnostic assessment and management of...
23.
Rahman A, Saraswat A
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Nov;
46(11):810-814.
PMID: 29101915
Background: Pericarditis is an important diagnosis to consider, along with various other differential diagnoses, in a patient who presents with chest pain. Objective: This article describes in detail the common...
24.
Pirotta M, Temple-Smith M
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Oct;
46(10):793-795.
PMID: 29036782
Background: Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) are collaborations between clinical practitioners and academics. PBRNs aim to foster research in general practice through opportunities to learn more about how to undertake and...
25.
Pistoll C, Furler J
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Oct;
46(10):783-788.
PMID: 29036781
Background: Active transport (ie walking, cycling, using public transport) can play a part in reducing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Very little is known about how general practitioners (GPs) can contribute to...
26.
Grant M, Ugalde A, Mancuso S, Vafiadis P, Philip J
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Oct;
46(10):775-780.
PMID: 29036780
Background: Morphine is widely prescribed for patients with cancer, although a number of attitudes have been cited as barriers to its use, including fear, addiction and associations with death. The...
27.
Glenister K, Malatzky C, Wright J
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Oct;
46(10):769-773.
PMID: 29036779
Background: General practitioners (GPs) have a crucial role to play in engaging patients in discussions about overweight and obesity. However, such discussions are currently uncommon. The aim of this study...
28.
Chiang J, Furler J, Boyle D, Clark M, Manski-Nankervis J
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Oct;
46(10):764-768.
PMID: 29036778
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death in Australia. Electronic medical record (EMR)-based clinical decision support (CDS) tools have the potential to support absolute CVD risk (ACVDR)...
29.
van Driel M, Deckx L, Cooke G, Pirotta M, Gill G, Winzenberg T
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Oct;
46(10):757-762.
PMID: 29036777
Background: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of Australian general practitioners (GPs) with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) about their choice to abandon or pursue an...
30.
Beattie J, Binder M, Harrison C, Miller G, Pedler D
Aust Fam Physician
. 2017 Oct;
46(10):751-755.
PMID: 29036776
Background: The objective of this study was to examine prevalence rates of lifestyle risk factors in the Western Victorian Primary Health Network (WV PHN) general practice patient population and the...