Clots
July 2010 Vol 39 (7) 449-528
The theme for the July issue of AFP is clots. This month's articles include Atrial fibrillation - changes 2000 to 2009, Pulmonary embolism, Deep vein thrombosis - risks and
diagnosis, Warfarin - indications, risks and drug interactions & Clot prevention - common questions about medications, Health care reform - can we maintain personal continuity & Patient 'buy-in' and prevention.
Focus
Changes 2000 to 2009
Janice Charles, Ying Pan, Graeme C Miller
Simon McRae
Risks and diagnosis
Wai Khoon Ho
Indications, risks and drug interactions
Rami Tadros, Sepehr Shakib
Common questions about medications
Rami Tadros, Sepehr Shakib
Up front
Danielle Mazza
Clinical
The use of graduated compression stockings
Bo Xu
Patrick J Phillips, Simon Burnet
Andrew Slack
A practical guide for GPs
Susie Luu, Andrew W Lee, Andrew Daly, Celia S Chen
Research
Increasing functionality of electronic medical records
Jacqueline Young, Diann Eley, Paul Fahey, Elizabeth Patterson, Desley Hegney
A qualitative study in Australian general practice
Faline Howes, Emily Hansen, Danielle Williams, Mark Nelson
Professional
Estimating age in adults without birth records
Christine Phillips, Shanti Narayanasamy
Tips from the toolkit 6
Neville Steer
Viewpoint
Can we maintain personal continuity?
Andrew Bonney, Elizabeth Farmer
Back pages
Kate Molinari