Table of contents (01/2010 - selection)

Editorial

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Original Papers

• Combination Therapy with Insulin and Oral Antidiabetic Drugs in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review

  Background: During the course of type 2 diabetes mellitus, treatment with insulin is often needed either as monotherapy or in combination with oral antidiabetic drugs...

  Christian Lerch, Bernd Richter

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• Metabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – Everything under or out of Control?

  Abstract: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses may particularly, if implemented adequately, overcome the limitations of studies with low numbers of cases and event...

  Christian Lerch, Bernd Richter

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Guideline

• Redesigning the Guideline Development Concept (“Zehnstufenplan”) of the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians

  Abstract: Since 1999 the German project for the development of guidelines for family medicine has been guided by a systematic plan from the German College of General...

  Ferdinand Michael Gerlach, Erika Baum, Jean-François Chenot, Anja Wollny, Martin Scherer, Martin Beyer

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• Consensus Based Guidelines – Critical Questions Concerning a Concept

  Abstract: A widespread demand on clinical practice guidelines is that they should be consensus based as well as evidence based. In Germany, the Association of...

  Martin Beyer

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Commentary / Opinion

• Überlegung zur Vielfältigkeit und Wandlung bei den Auftraggebern von Hausärzten

  Who Are Our Contractors?

  Reflections on the Variety and Changes Concerning Our Contractors as Family DoctorsAbstract: Ten different contractors – beside the patient – are listed and the...

  Heinz Harald Abholz

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CME

• Early Recognition, Screening – Objectives and Concept, part I

  Summary: This paper reviews the main topics of screening and shows that screening is a different issue compared to diagnosing. Especially biostatistical and ethical...

  Heinz Harald Abholz, Christian Lerch

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