Published in Br J Gen Pract on November 01, 2003
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A factorial randomised controlled trial of decision analysis and an information video plus leaflet for newly diagnosed hypertensive patients. Br J Gen Pract (2003) 3.57
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Valuing the ICECAP capability index for older people. Soc Sci Med (2008) 2.77
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No effect of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (EPA and DHA) supplementation on depressed mood and cognitive function: a randomised controlled trial. Br J Nutr (2007) 2.57
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Detection of depression and anxiety in primary care: follow up study. BMJ (2002) 2.44
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Opportunity cost of antidepressant prescribing in England: analysis of routine data. BMJ (2005) 2.35
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A qualitative study exploring how GPs decide to prescribe antidepressants. Br J Gen Pract (2005) 2.31
Predicting complications from acute cough in pre-school children in primary care: a prospective cohort study. Br J Gen Pract (2004) 2.23
Training practitioners to deliver opportunistic multiple behaviour change counselling in primary care: a cluster randomised trial. BMJ (2013) 2.22
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Self help smoking cessation in pregnancy: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ (2002) 2.17
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An assessment of the construct validity of the descriptive system for the ICECAP capability measure for older people. Qual Life Res (2008) 1.99
The duration of acute cough in pre-school children presenting to primary care: a prospective cohort study. Fam Pract (2003) 1.93
Self-help books for depression: how can practitioners and patients make the right choice? Br J Gen Pract (2005) 1.91
Calling time on the 10-minute consultation. Br J Gen Pract (2012) 1.86
The quality of record keeping in primary care: a comparison of computerised, paper and hybrid systems. Br J Gen Pract (2003) 1.84
Antenatal depression and offspring psychopathology: the influence of childhood maltreatment. Br J Psychiatry (2011) 1.80
Diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: a structured review. Fam Pract (2004) 1.77
The impact of co-located NHS walk-in centres on emergency departments. Emerg Med J (2007) 1.76
The risk of colorectal cancer with symptoms at different ages and between the sexes: a case-control study. BMC Med (2009) 1.76
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A review of reporting of participant recruitment and retention in RCTs in six major journals. Trials (2009) 1.64
Patient-reported use of health service resources compared with information from health providers. Health Soc Care Community (2003) 1.64
Negative chest X-rays in primary care patients with lung cancer. Br J Gen Pract (2006) 1.60
Improving teenagers' knowledge of emergency contraception: cluster randomised controlled trial of a teacher led intervention. BMJ (2002) 1.57
Patient, hospital, and general practitioner characteristics associated with non-attendance: a cohort study. Br J Gen Pract (2002) 1.55
Two decision aids for mode of delivery among women with previous caesarean section: randomised controlled trial. BMJ (2007) 1.55
The development of COMRADE--a patient-based outcome measure to evaluate the effectiveness of risk communication and treatment decision making in consultations. Patient Educ Couns (2003) 1.50
Management of suspected acute viral upper respiratory tract infection in children with intranasal sodium cromoglicate: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2002) 1.44
Treatment advice in primary care: a comparative study of nurse practitioners and general practitioners. J Adv Nurs (2006) 1.44
Cost-effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in primary care: economic evaluation of the CoBalT Trial. Br J Psychiatry (2013) 1.44
Comparing care at walk-in centres and at accident and emergency departments: an exploration of patient choice, preference and satisfaction. Emerg Med J (2007) 1.42
Context-bound communication skills training: development of a new method. Med Educ (2002) 1.42
Prenatal risk factors for Caesarean section. Analyses of the ALSPAC cohort of 12,944 women in England. Int J Epidemiol (2005) 1.42
What prevents older people from seeking treatment for urinary incontinence? A qualitative exploration of barriers to the use of community continence services. Fam Pract (2004) 1.40
Comparison of GP and nurse practitioner consultations: an observational study. Br J Gen Pract (2005) 1.38
The epidemiology and management of self-harm amongst adults in England. J Public Health (Oxf) (2004) 1.35
Symptomatic diagnosis of prostate cancer in primary care: a structured review. Br J Gen Pract (2004) 1.34
Concordance between PHQ-9 scores and patients' experiences of depression: a mixed methods study. Br J Gen Pract (2010) 1.32
Birth weight and psychological distress at age 45-51 years: results from the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s cohort study. Br J Psychiatry (2005) 1.30
The diagnostic performance of scoring systems to identify symptomatic colorectal cancer compared to current referral guidance. Gut (2011) 1.29
A qualitative evaluation of implementing a randomized controlled trial in general practice. Fam Pract (2003) 1.28
Decisions to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by male cancer patients: information-seeking roles and types of evidence used. BMC Complement Altern Med (2007) 1.27
Clinical features of colorectal cancer before emergency presentation: a population-based case-control study. Fam Pract (2006) 1.27
Nurse-led adherence support in hypertension: a randomized controlled trial. Fam Pract (2005) 1.26
Disclosure of symptoms of postnatal depression, the perspectives of health professionals and women: a qualitative study. BMC Fam Pract (2009) 1.24
Measuring the psychosocial impact of population-based prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate cancer in the UK. BJU Int (2006) 1.24
Can a "prompt list" empower cancer patients to ask relevant questions? Cancer (2008) 1.23
An adherence self-report questionnaire facilitated the differentiation between nonadherence and nonresponse to antihypertensive treatment. J Clin Epidemiol (2007) 1.23
Predicting the clinical course of suspected acute viral upper respiratory tract infection in children. Fam Pract (2005) 1.22
Antepartum and postpartum exposure to maternal depression: different effects on different adolescent outcomes. J Child Psychol Psychiatry (2008) 1.22
Recruitment strategies in a cluster randomized trial--cost implications. Stat Med (2002) 1.21
Estimating preferences for a dermatology consultation using Best-Worst Scaling: comparison of various methods of analysis. BMC Med Res Methodol (2008) 1.20
Assessment of cosmesis after breast reconstruction surgery: a systematic review. Ann Surg Oncol (2010) 1.20
Supporting informed decision making for prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing on the web: an online randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res (2010) 1.19
Counselling patients about behaviour change: the challenge of talking about diet. Br J Gen Pract (2012) 1.19
Genetic predictors of response to serotonergic and noradrenergic antidepressants in major depressive disorder: a genome-wide analysis of individual-level data and a meta-analysis. PLoS Med (2012) 1.19
Pathways to violence in the children of mothers who were depressed postpartum. Dev Psychol (2003) 1.19
Assessing quality of life among British older people using the ICEPOP CAPability (ICECAP-O) measure. Appl Health Econ Health Policy (2011) 1.16
The provision of 'same-day' care in general practice: an observational study. Fam Pract (2003) 1.14
Screening for depression in primary care. Br J Gen Pract (2005) 1.14
Adherence to antihypertensive medication assessed by self-report was associated with electronic monitoring compliance. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 1.14
Effectiveness of a computerized decision aid in primary care on decision making and quality of life in menorrhagia: results of the MENTIP randomized controlled trial. Med Decis Making (2007) 1.13
A question of balance: a qualitative study of mothers' interpretations of dietary recommendations. Ann Fam Med (2010) 1.13
Physical activity as a treatment for depression: the TREAD randomised trial protocol. Trials (2010) 1.09
Clinical course of acute infection of the upper respiratory tract in children: cohort study. BMJ (2003) 1.08
Measuring shared decision making in the consultation: a comparison of the OPTION and Informed Decision Making instruments. Patient Educ Couns (2007) 1.07
An investigation of the construct validity of the ICECAP-A capability measure. Qual Life Res (2012) 1.07
Communicating about expected course and re-consultation for respiratory tract infections in children: an exploratory study. Br J Gen Pract (2004) 1.06
GPs' and health visitors' views on the diagnosis and management of postnatal depression: a qualitative study. Br J Gen Pract (2008) 1.06