The effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on thrombosis risk, thrombotic variables,
and the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) may vary by route of administration (…

Background. Empathy is a key aspect of the clinical encounter but there is a lack of patient-assessed
measures suitable for general clinical settings. Objectives. Our aim was to develop …

PURPOSE The inverse care law states that the availability of good medical care tends to vary
inversely with the need for it in the population served, but there is little research on how the …

Objective: To estimate trends between 1972–6 and 1996 in the prevalences of asthma and
hay fever in adults. Design: Two epidemiological surveys 20 years apart. Identical questions …

… Graham CM Watt Graham CM Watt … Mercer SW, Reilly D, Watt GCM. The importance of
empathy in the enablement of patients attending the Glasgow Homoeopathic Hospital. …

Aim: To assess the feasibility and utility of a new method to identify factors associated with
increased predisposition to high blood pressure in young people Subjects: Eight hundred and …

Multimorbidity-usually defined as the co-existence of two or more long-term conditions in an
individual-is the norm rather than the exception in primary care patients 1, 2 and will …

Background Multimorbidity occurs at a younger age in individuals in areas of high socioeconomic
deprivation but little is known about the ‘typology’ of multimorbidity in different age …

Background The primary prevention of cardiovascular disease involves using the Framingham
risk score to identify high risk patients and then prescribe preventive treatments. Aim To …

Background Patient 'enablement' is a term closely aligned with 'empowerment' and its
measurement in a general practice consultation has been operationalised in the widely used …