BMC Primary Care

As of the 1st of January 2022, BMC Family Practice has been re-launched as BMC Primary Care. The journal continues to welcome articles on all aspects of primary health care research. By changing our title, we aim to better reflect our aims and scope to an international audience and in turn offer a better service to our authors. For more information, please see our FAQs page.

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Evaluation of an electronic consultation service for transgender care

Managing COVID-19 related distress in primary care: principles of assessment and management

The quality of primary care performance in private sector facilities in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional descriptive survey

Authors: Gulnaz Mohamoud and Robert Mash

Content type: Research 18 May 2022
Primary healthcare professionals’ perspectives on patient help-seeking for lung cancer warning signs and symptoms: a qualitative study

Authors: Mohamad M. Saab, Michelle O’Driscoll, Serena FitzGerald, Laura J. Sahm, Patricia Leahy-Warren, Brendan Noonan, Caroline Kilty, Noreen Lyons, Heather E. Burns, Una Kennedy, Áine Lyng and Josephine Hegarty

Content type: Research 18 May 2022
Linking a peer coach physical activity intervention for older adults to a primary care referral scheme

Authors: Paul L. van de Vijver, Frank H. Schalkwijk, Mattijs E. Numans, Joris P. J. Slaets and David van Bodegom

Content type: Research article 17 May 2022
A qualitative assessment of medical assistant professional aspirations and their alignment with career ladders across three institutions

Authors: Stacie Vilendrer, Alexis Amano, Cati Brown Johnson, Timothy Morrison and Steve Asch

Content type: Research 16 May 2022
Opioid prescribing practices prior to elective foot and ankle surgery: a population-based evaluation using health administrative data from a tertiary hospital in Canada

Authors: C. Michael Goplen, M. Elizabeth Pedersen, Ailar Ramadi and Lauren A. Beaupre

Content type: Research 12 May 2022

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Identification of adults with symptoms suggestive of obstructive airways disease: Validation of a postal respiratory questionnaire

Authors: Timothy L Frank, Peter I Frank, Jennifer A Cropper, Michelle L Hazell, Philip C Hannaford, Roseanne R McNamee, Sybil Hirsch and Charles AC Pickering

Content type: Research article 25 April 2003
High serum alkaline phosphatase levels, a study in 181 Thai adult hospitalized patients

Authors: Viroj Wiwanitkit

Content type: Research article 24 August 2001
Evaluation of lifestyle interventions to treat elevated cardiometabolic risk in primary care (E-LITE): a randomized controlled trial

Authors: Jun Ma, Abby C King, Sandra R Wilson, Lan Xiao and Randall S Stafford

Content type: Study protocol 12 November 2009
Self-medication and non-doctor prescription practices in Pokhara valley, Western Nepal: a questionnaire-based study

Authors: PR Shankar, P Partha and N Shenoy

Content type: Research article 17 September 2002
Localised necrosis of scrotum (Fournier's gangrene) in a spinal cord injury patient – a case report

Authors: Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul M Soni, Peter L Hughes, Paul Mansour, Gurpreet Singh, James Darroch and Tun Oo

Content type: Case report 5 December 2002

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Aims and scope

BMC Primary Care, previously known as BMC Family Practice, is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of primary health care research. The journal has a special focus on clinical practice and decision-making, continuing professional education, eHealth, health services research in primary care settings, and health promotion.

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Editor's picks

Evaluation of an electronic consultation service for transgender care

Managing COVID-19 related distress in primary care: principles of assessment and management

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The quality of primary care performance in private sector facilities in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional descriptive survey

Primary healthcare professionals’ perspectives on patient help-seeking for lung cancer warning signs and symptoms: a qualitative study

Linking a peer coach physical activity intervention for older adults to a primary care referral scheme

A qualitative assessment of medical assistant professional aspirations and their alignment with career ladders across three institutions

Opioid prescribing practices prior to elective foot and ankle surgery: a population-based evaluation using health administrative data from a tertiary hospital in Canada

Identification of adults with symptoms suggestive of obstructive airways disease: Validation of a postal respiratory questionnaire

High serum alkaline phosphatase levels, a study in 181 Thai adult hospitalized patients

Evaluation of lifestyle interventions to treat elevated cardiometabolic risk in primary care (E-LITE): a randomized controlled trial

Self-medication and non-doctor prescription practices in Pokhara valley, Western Nepal: a questionnaire-based study

Localised necrosis of scrotum (Fournier's gangrene) in a spinal cord injury patient – a case report

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