Australian Journal of General Practice最新文献

Sarcopenia in general practice: Towards improving muscle health screening, assessment and management in Australia. 全科医学中的 "肌肉疏松症"：努力改善澳大利亚的肌肉健康检查、评估和管理。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-12-23-7062

Robin M Daly, Chris Bollen, Jane Bollen, Linda Govan, David Scott, Simon Willcock, Linda Xu, Solomon Yu

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: From presentation to palliative care. 克雅氏病：从发病到姑息治疗

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-09-23-6955

Debra Scott, Suzanne Solvyns, David Ralston, Mariese A Hely

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Inaccuracy of cardiovascular disease calculators in Australian primary healthcare software. 澳大利亚初级医疗保健软件中的心血管疾病计算器不准确。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-09-23-6975

Rosemary Wyber, Jason Agostino, Karl Skewes, Deborah Wong, Kim Greaves, Andrea Timothy

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Infectious diseases. 传染病。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-10-24-1234e

Claire Denness

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The red herring in infective serology. 感染性血清学中的 "红鲱鱼"。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-03-24-7204

Miranda Wallace, Jenny Robson, Jim Muir

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A qualitative study of the general practice experience of diagnosing and managing long COVID: Challenges and practical recommendations. 对全科医生诊断和管理长期 COVID 经验的定性研究：挑战与实用建议。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-10-23-6983

Judith Thomas, Mirela Prgomet, Stephen Weeding, Precious McGuire, Brendan Goodger, Nerida Joss, C Fiona Mackintosh, Adam McLeod, Andrew Georgiou

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Scabies: A concise synopsis. 疥疮：简要概述。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-06-23-6863

Laxmi Iyengar, Alvin Chong

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October 2024 correspondence. 2024 年 10 月通信。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01

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Contraception options during pubertal transition: Risks, benefits and considerations. 青春期过渡期间的避孕选择：风险、益处和注意事项。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-04-23-6802

Alex Polyakov, Sylvia Ross

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Models of care for tuberculosis infection screening and treatment in primary care: A scoping review. 基层医疗机构结核病感染筛查和治疗的护理模式：范围综述。

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Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-10-23-6988

Mieke L van Driel, Madhumati Chatterji, Maria Donald, Guy B Marks, Siaw-Teng Liaw, Leah S Sharman

{"title":"Models of care for tuberculosis infection screening and treatment in primary care: A scoping review.","authors":"Mieke L van Driel, Madhumati Chatterji, Maria Donald, Guy B Marks, Siaw-Teng Liaw, Leah S Sharman","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-10-23-6988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-10-23-6988","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objectives: Tuberculosis infection (TBI) screening and treatment delivered from primary care could hold the key to achieving tuberculosis (TB) elimination in low TB burden countries. This scoping review was undertaken to understand how elements of the cascade of care for TBI screening and treatment have been implemented in primary care settings globally.Method: For this review, eight databases were searched, including PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Global Index Medicus, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global and the Cochrane Library, to examine models of care for TBI screening and treatment in primary care.Results: Eight articles were included from the 7207 articles screened. These eight articles describe models of care that are varied in their aim, design and focus and elements of the TBI cascade of care.Discussion: Although primary care is well placed to offer TBI screening and treatment, robust referral, community mobilisation and systems support are critical. Further research is necessary for Australia to deliver on the elimination target of the World Health Organization.","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142382415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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