Table of contents (11/2012 - selection)

Editorial

EBM

• Efficiency of Chronic Care Models for Chronic Diseases

  QuestionIs there any evidence that chronic care models enhance the prognosis for persons with a chronic disease?AnswerNo. The benefit of chronic care models –...

  Simon Kostner

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• Hemospermia in Young Men

  QuestionA young 25 year old man reported a single episode of hemospermia without any other symptoms. Should this be followed by further diagnostic evaluations?...

  Simon Kostner

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• High HDL Cholesterol Level

  QuestionA 68 year old women with a BMI of 28.5 and antihypertensive treatment, has a total cholesterol level of 300mg/dl, an LDL cholesterol level of 150 mg / dl and...

  Simon Kostner

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• The Role of Antibiotics to Prevent Non-Suppurative Complications of Streptococcal Infections

  QuestionIs it justified to treat group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal infections with antibiotics, specifically to prevent non-suppurative complications (acute...

  Christoph Gögele

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Original Papers

• Eine mathematische Theorie

  A Mathematical Theory of Primary Care

  Summary: We suggest that entropy as defined by Shannon and Weaver is a useful measure for uncertainty in primary care. Primary care clinicians work at the interface...

  Annette Becker, Jörg Haasenritter, Stefan Bösner, Annika Viniol

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• Eine Analyse auf der Basis von Abrechnungsdaten der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung

  Multimorbidity in the German Elderly Population – Part 2: Utilization of Ambulatory Medical Care

  A Study Based on Statutory Health Insurance DataBackground: The authors report on the utilization patterns of ambulatory medical care in the elderly German statutory...

  Karl Wegscheider, Hendrik van den Bussche, Martin Scherer, Ingmar Schäfer, Daniela Koller, Heike Hansen, Gerd Glaeske, Gerhard Schön

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• Effective Use of Existing Resources – Health Care Assistants with an Immigrant Background Working in Family Medicine

  Background: There are currently 16 million people with an immigrant background living in Germany. While the number of foreign doctors is low, the number of foreign...

  Corina Guethlin, Ferdinand Michael Gerlach

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DEGAM-News

Special Article

• Family Medicine in Switzerland – as Visiting Physician in a Neighbour Country

  Summary: Spending some time in primary care practices of other colleagues fulfills the purpose of continuing medical education and sometimes vocational training. It...

  Manfred Lohnstein

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Commentary / Opinion

• Commentary to „Family Medicine in Switzerland – as Visiting Physician in a Neighbour Country“

  Bruno Kissling

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Book Reviews

Letters to the Editor