Table of contents (09/2017 - selection)

Editorial

EBM

• Oral Magnesium for Muscle or Leg Cramps?

  QuestionDoes it make sense to offer oral magnesium to patients who suffer from idiopathic muscle or leg cramps?AnswerEffectiveness of oral magnesium in the...

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Original Papers

• Ein Ansatz zur Verbesserung der Versorgung

  Hormonal Contraception – Less Pulmonary Embolisms and Thromboses?

  An Approach to Improve CareBackground: In Germany, third and fourth generation combined oral contraceptives (COC) are prescribed to two thirds of women using oral...

  Horst Prautzsch, Stefanie Joos

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• Einflüsse der Darstellungsform auf die subjektive Risikowahrnehmung und den Entscheidungskonflikt

  Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Younger Patients

  Implications of Different Risk Representation on Risk Perception and Decisional ConflictBackground: Shared decision making (SDM) is a well-accepted concept to...

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• Development of a Simulation Game for Teaching Entrepreneurial Skills to Novice Health Professionals in an Interprofessional Learning Environment

  Background: Whether a doctor works in a primary care or a hospital setting within a solidarity-based system: fundamentals of business management are essential in...

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Miscellaneous

Special Article

• Systematic Reviews Made Easily Accessible – Introduction to the Series

  Summary: Since 2000, the Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Review Group as part of the Institute of Family Medicine in Düsseldorf supervises more than 1000...

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• Systematic Reviews Made Easily Accessible – Part 1: Why are Systematic Reviews Indispensible?

  Summary: The mere abundance of medical publications, even within highly specialized areas, enforces a systematic method to synthesize the existing scientific evidence...

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Commentary / Opinion

• Kommentar zum Artikel von Adarkwah C et al.: Kardiovaskuläre Risikoberatung bei jüngeren Patienten

  Shared Decision Making – Also Between Authors and Readers

  Commentary to the Article Adarkwah C et al.: Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Younger Patients ...

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Letters to the Editor

DEGAM-News