Primary care (PC) is an essential building block for any high quality healthcare system, and
has a particularly positive impact on vulnerable patients. It contributes to the overall …

We studied the changes in presented health problems and demand for primary care since
the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Netherlands. We analyzed …

Background Recent reports have suggested declining age-specific incidence rates of
dementia in high-income countries over time. Improved education and cardiovascular health in …

Background Differences between women and men play an important role in lung physiology
and epidemiology of respiratory diseases, but also in the health care processes. Objective …

Background Unexplained symptoms are associated with depression and anxiety. This
association is largely based on cross-sectional research of symptoms experienced by patients but …

Introduction. This is an international study of the epidemiology of family medicine (FM) in
three practice populations from the Netherlands, Malta and Serbia. Diagnostic associations …

Introduction: Symptom diagnoses are diagnoses used in primary care when the relevant
diagnostic criteria of a disease are not fulfilled. Although symptom diagnoses often get resolved …

Introduction: Structuring patient and practice data into episodes formed the foundation of the
earliest evidence base of family medicine. We aim to make patients' narratives part of the …

Het belangrijke historische eerstelijns registratienetwerk CMR (Continue Morbiditeits Registratie)
heeft een aantal ingrijpende veranderingen doorgemaakt waarbij na het samengaan …

Inleiding Huisartsen zijn verantwoordelijk voor de spoedzorg, op de huisartsenpost (HAP)
maar ook in hun eigen praktijk. Hoeveel spoedzorgcontacten ze hebben in de dagpraktijk is …