Table of contents (07+08/2013 - selection)

Editorial

EBM

• Severe Hyperuricemia

  QuestionA 83-year-old multimorbid patient is in stage 5 of kidney failure (eGFR 10 ml/min) due to diabetic nephropathy. But he, so far, refused dialysis. For several...

  Simon Kostner

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• Renal Sympathetic Denervation

  QuestionTo a patient who has an insufficient blood pressure control despite a quadruple therapy (ACE inhibitor, thiazide diuretic, beta-blocker and calcium...

  Simon Kostner

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Special Article

• Teil 2: Die Nachwuchsdebatte

  The Future of Family Medicine in Germany – Potentials For a Reasonable Care

  Part 2: The Debate About New BloodSummary: Problems of recruiting young doctors for a career in family medicine is a matter of lively public and political debate....

  Norbert Schmacke

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• Pellworm – the Next St. Kilda?

  Abstract: The increasing shortage of family physicians has tightened consequences for rural areas. And beyond any doubt the ongoing decline of villages will be...

  Uwe Kurzke

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Review

• Vocational Training for Family Practice in Germany – Evaluation by an International Commission

  Summary: The German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (DEGAM) convened an international commission to assess current vocational training for Family...

  Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Christian Haffner

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Original Papers

• Eine Querschnittserhebung in 89 nordrheinischen Hausarztpraxen

  Treatment of Patients with Hypertension in Consideration of their Global Cardiovascular Risk

  Cross-Sectional Study in 89 German Family PracticesBackground: This analysis aims to describe and interpret treatment of patients with hypertension by their family...

  Heinz Harald Abholz, Karl Wegscheider, Jürgen in der Schmitten, Achim Mortsiefer, Martin Schumacher

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• Family Practices in Germany: a Medical Home for Patients with Chronic Illness?

  Background: In its 2009 special report, the German Advisory Council on the Assessment of Developments in the Health Care System presented the Patient-Centered Medical...

  Ferdinand Michael Gerlach, Martin Beyer, Antje Erler, Sabine Karl, Anna Constantinidis

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