Key questions and technology in clinical practice

Marjorie A. Bowman, Anne Victoria Neale

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Abstract

<p> <p id="x-x-p-1"> This month we bring our readers some key questions related to mental health, <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-1" id="x-x-xref-ref-1-1"> 1&ndash;4 </a> </sup> health literacy, <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-5" id="x-x-xref-ref-5-1"> 5 </a> </sup> osteoporosis, <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-6" id="x-x-xref-ref-6-1"> 6 </a> </sup> and mandatory vaccination. <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-7" id="x-x-xref-ref-7-1"> 7 </a> </sup> We also have reports of some good use of technology for asthma care <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-8" id="x-x-xref-ref-8-1"> 8 </a> , <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-9" id="x-x-xref-ref-9-1"> 9 </a> </sup> and for women's care, <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-10" id="x-x-xref-ref-10-1"> 10 </a> , <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-11" id="x-x-xref-ref-11-1"> 11 </a> </sup> as well as some good images in our case report <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-11" id="x-x-xref-ref-11-2"> 11 </a> </sup> and clinical review. <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-12" id="x-x-xref-ref-12-1"> 12 </a> </sup> Winters et al <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-13" id="x-x-xref-ref-13-1"> 13 </a> </sup> and Crosson et al <sup> <a href="http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/2/139.full?sid=d2725ae8-c10f-4cb9-aa15-0e7a5155eb08#ref-14" id="x-x-xref-ref-14-1"> 14 </a> </sup> discuss issues related to improving cardiovascular risk factors, including the importance of the usual source of care and the frustrations of the physicians who are the usual source of care. </p></p>
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-142
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2010

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Family Practice

Keywords

  • family medicine

Disciplines

  • Community Health
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Mental and Social Health
  • Public Health

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