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Current Issue

Editorial

Establishing academic rural practice: a future and challenging target
C Lionis and J Wynn-Jones
(1 March 2007,  Article No. 727)
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Emergence of the European Section of the international journal of Rural and Remote Health
CD Lionis and PS Worley
(10 December 2003,  Article No. 257)
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Commentary

Rural residence and prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen
K Stamatiou and A Skolarikos
(18 June 2009,  Article No. 1227)
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Rural medical education in Europe: the relevance of the Australian experience
RB Hays
(27 February 2007,  Article No. 683)
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Rural proofing for health: a commentary
HF Swindlehurst, JA Deaville, J Wynn-Jones and K M Mitchinson
(9 May 2005,  Article No. 411)
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Original Research

Growing up in rural community - children's experiences of social capital from perspectives of wellbeing
U Eriksson, K Asplund and E Sellström
(5 August 2010,  Article No. 1322)
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Diurnal rhythm in British Antarctic personnel
A Harris, P Marquis, HR Eriksen, I Grant, R Corbett, SA Lie and H Ursin
(18 June 2010,  Article No. 1351)
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The Northern Swedish Population Health Study (NSPHS) – a paradigmatic study in a rural population combining community health and basic research
W Igl, Å Johansson and U Gyllensten
(18 June 2010,  Article No. 1363)
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Delays incurred during acute myocardial infarction: a comparative study of rural and urban populations in Greece
I Vavouranakis, A Fanioudaki, E Lamprogiannakis, I Baltzakis, K Sidiropoulou, E Porfiri and ES Ganotakis
(28 May 2010,  Article No. 1271)
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Future potential country doctor: the perspectives of German GPs
I Natanzon, J Szecsenyi, D Ose and S Joos
(7 May 2010,  Article No. 1347)
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Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in an elderly population in Greece
A Triantafyllou, S Douma, K Petidis, M Doumas, E Panagopoulou, A Pyrpasopoulou, S Tsotoulidis and C Zamboulis
(6 April 2010,  Article No. 1225)
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Menopause Rating Scale as a screening tool in rural Turkey
S Metintas, I Arýkan, C Kalyoncu and S Ozalp
(31 March 2010,  Article No. 1230)
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Knowledge and attitudes to sun exposure among adolescents in Korinthos, Greece
M Saridi, V Pappa, I Kyriazis, A Toska, A Giolis, A Liachapoulou, E Skliros and K Birbas
(11 December 2009,  Article No. 1162)
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Youth alcohol and drug use in rural Ireland - parents' views
MA Van Hout
(17 August 2009,  Article No. 1171)
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Life prevalence of upper respiratory tract diseases and asthma among children residing in rural area near a regional industrial park: cross-sectional study
I Karakis, E Kordysh, T Lahav, A Bolotin, Y Glazer, H Vardi, I Belmaker and B Sarov
(30 July 2009,  Article No. 1092)
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Childhood obesity and elevated blood pressure in a rural population of northern Greece
TA Mavrakanas, G Konsoula, I Patsonis and BP Merkouris
(25 June 2009,  Article No. 1150)
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What older people want: evidence from a study of remote Scottish communities
G King and J Farmer
(24 June 2009,  Article No. 1166)
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Perceptions of UK medical students on rural clinical placements
JA Deaville, J Wynn-Jones, RB Hays, PJ Coventry, RK McKinley and J Randall-Smith
(2 June 2009,  Article No. 1165)
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Implementation of a national, nurse-led telephone health service in Scotland: assessing the consequences for remote and rural localities
A Roberts, D Heaney, G Haddow and CA O'Donnell
(3 April 2009,  Article No. 1079)
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Identification of barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practice for pre-hospital thrombolysis
C Bloe, C Mair, A Call, A Fuller, S Menzies and SJ Leslie
(6 March 2009,  Article No. 1100)
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Exploring factors that affect hospital referral in rural settings: a case study from Norway
K Gjessing and T Faresjö
(4 February 2009,  Article No. 975)
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Travel time and cancer care: an example of the inverse care law?
G Baird, R Flynn, G Baxter, M Donnelly and J Lawrence
(13 November 2008,  Article No. 1003)
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Evidence for the acceptability and academic success of an innovative remote and rural extended placement
M Wilson and J Cleland
(15 September 2008,  Article No. 960)
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Errors in death certificates in a rural area of Greece
PF Katsakiori, EC Panagiotopoulou, GC Sakellaropoulos, A Papazafiropoulou and M Kardara
(6 December 2007,  Article No. 822)
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Breast, colon, and prostate screening in the adult population of Croatia: does rural origin matter?
O Polasek, I Kolcic, L Voncina, M Strnad, S Vuletic and J Kern
(27 September 2007,  Article No. 749)
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Midwives' competence: is it affected by working in a rural location?
VA Hundley, JS Tucker, E van Teijlingen, A Kiger, JC Ireland, F Harris, J Farmer, JL Caldow and H Bryers
(10 August 2007,  Article No. 764)
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Population density and suicide in Scotland
C Stark, P Hopkins, D Gibbs, A Belbin and A Hay
(18 July 2007,  Article No. 672)
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Assessing the level of awareness of avian influenza among Greek students
G Marinos, I Vasileiou, A Katsargyris, C Klonaris, C Georgiou, J Griniatsos, OP Michail, K Vlasis and A Giannopoulos
(4 July 2007,  Article No. 739)
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Prevalence of urolithiasis in rural Thebes, Greece
KN Stamatiou, VI Karanasiou, RE Lacroix, NG Kavouras, VT Papadimitriou, C Chlopsios, FA Lebren and F Sofras
(8 December 2006,  Article No. 610)
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Academic performance and scientific involvement of final year medical students coming from urban and rural backgrounds
O Polasek and I Kolcic
(20 April 2006,  Article No. 530)
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Comparison of stroke among Christians and Muslims in Thrace, Greece
V Papadopoulos, K Tsakiridis, DK Filippou, P Aggelopoulos, D Nikiforidis and G Baltatzidis
(12 April 2006,  Article No. 505)
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Increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a rural Greek population
A Melidonis, SM Tournis, MG Kompoti, I Lentzas, V Roussou, SL Iraklianou, I Michail and A Mariolis
(31 March 2006,  Article No. 534)
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Suicide in farmers in Scotland
C Stark, D Gibbs, P Hopkins, A Belbin, A Hay and S Selvaraj
(20 March 2006,  Article No. 509)
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Seeking prescribing patterns in rural Crete: a pharmacoepidemiological study from a primary care area
N Antonakis, I Xylouri, M Alexandrakis, C Cavoura and C Lionis
(7 February 2006,  Article No. 488)
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Knowledge and behaviour of tourists towards the sun, as studied in a region of northern Greece
S Argyriadou, D Makridis, H Lygidakis, G Apazidis and G Gagalis
(18 October 2005,  Article No. 367)
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Rabies surveillance in the rural population of Cluj County, Romania
IS Bocsan, I Brumboiu, A Coman, R Tarba, V Zanc and M Mihaiu
(20 September 2005,  Article No. 431)
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Inequalities in the distribution of rural primary care physicians in two remote neighboring prefectures of Greece and Albania
PN Theodorakis and GD Mantzavinis
(30 August 2005,  Article No. 457)
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Measuring the frequency of functional gastrointestinal disorders in rural Crete: a need for improving primary care physicians' diagnostic skills
C Lionis, A Olsen-Faresjo, F Anastasiou, M Wallander, S Johansson and T Faresjo
(17 August 2005,  Article No. 409)
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Are health education meetings effective in recruiting women in cervical screening programmes? An innovative and inexpensive intervention from the island of Crete
V Vivilaki, A Romanidou, PN Theodorakis and C Lionis
(9 June 2005,  Article No. 376)
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Sustaining the rural primary healthcare workforce: survey of healthcare professionals in the Scottish Highlands
HM Richards, J Farmer and S Selvaraj
(15 March 2005,  Article No. 365)
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Life-style activities in older people without intellectual impairment: a population-based study
E Maestre Castelblanque, V Albert Cuñat and J Martínez Pérez
(31 January 2005,  Article No. 344)
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Effect of rurality on patients’ satisfaction with out of hours care provided by a family doctor cooperative
LG Glynn, M Byrne and AW Murphy
(6 September 2004,  Article No. 320)
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Consultant supported intermediate care – a model for remote and island hospitals
DJ Godden, A Ludbrook, L McIntyre, JG Perez and R Harvey
(24 June 2004,  Article No. 276)
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Stroke outcomes in Northern Scotland: does rurality really matter?
NP O'Neill and DJ Godden
(30 November 2003,  Article No. 243)
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Review Article

Continuous and integrated health care services in rural areas. A literature study
EM Rygh and P Hjortdahl
(17 July 2007,  Article No. 766)
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Clinical Case Report

Merkel cell carcinoma: case report and literature review, from a remote region of France
S Zucchi
(10 February 2009,  Article No. 1072)
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Quail poisoning in a child
D Giannopoulos, S Voulioti, A Skarpelos, A Arvanitis and C Chalkiopoulou
(15 May 2006,  Article No. 564)
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Short Communication

Management of minor medical problems and trauma: the role of general practice
G Marinos, I Vasileiou , A Katsargyris, CP Klonaris , P Korombelis, O Michail, A Valatsou , J Griniatsos, K Vlasis, G Siasos, K Souliotis and K Konstantopoulos
(19 October 2009,  Article No. 1019)
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Are children from Crete abandoning a Mediterranean diet?
J Karlén, Y Lowert, M Chatziarsenis, K Fälth-Magnusson and T Faresjö
(13 November 2008,  Article No. 1034)
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Poor hypertension control in Greek patients with diabetes in rural areas. The VANK study in primary care
E Skliros, A Sotiropoulos, A Vasibossis, C Xipnitos, I Chronopoulos, N Razis and P Merkouris
(3 July 2007,  Article No. 583)
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Therapeutic itineraries in rural and urban areas: a Portuguese study
B Nunes and M Sena Esteves
(16 February 2006,  Article No. 394)
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Policy Report

National Centre of Rural Medicine in Norway: a bridge from rural practice to the academy
IJ Aaraas and E Swensen
(6 June 2008,  Article No. 948)
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Project Report

Major incidents in rural areas: managing a pandemic A/H1N1/2009 cluster
C Stark, E Garman, J McMenamin, D McCormick and K Oates
(23 July 2010,  Article No. 1413)
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Development of an integrated and sustainable rural service for people with diabetes in the Scottish Highlands
GJ Cramp
(14 February 2006,  Article No. 422)
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Public health challenges in Kyrgyzstan: developing a new curriculum
V O'Brien, K Djusipov and T Kudaibergonova
(22 November 2005,  Article No. 461)
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Conference Report

Proposals for improvement of emergency rural health care
JM Lopez-Abuin, EI Garcia-Criado and CM Chacon-Manzano
(29 March 2005,  Article No. 323)
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Remote Practitioners' Association of Scotland Conference Report 2004
IM Ritchie and S Taylor
(8 February 2005,  Article No. 392)
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Reframing the HIV/AIDS debate in developing countries IV: does ethics have anything to offer?
J Gillies
(17 June 2004,  Article No. 284)
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Reframing the HIV/AIDS debate in developing countries III: an effective, equitable response
DE Logie
(4 June 2004,  Article No. 283)
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Reframing the HIV/AIDS debate in developing countries II: case stories of Nigerian rural people living with HIV/AIDS
A Etokidem and N Udonwa
(1 June 2004,  Article No. 282)
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Reframing the HIV/AIDS debate in developing countries I: setting the scene
ID Couper
(21 May 2004,  Article No. 280)
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Personal View

Communication with patient, family and community in the rural world
R Gracia Ballarin
(23 December 2005,  Article No. 424)
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Trend towards centralisation of hospital services, and its effect on access to care for rural and remote communities in the UK
IJ Mungall
(18 May 2005,  Article No. 390)
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Oil doom and AIDS boom in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
NE Udonwa, M Ekpo, IA Ekanem, VA Inem and A Etokidem
(12 May 2004,  Article No. 273)
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Obituary

A tribute to John A J MacLeod
J Douglas
(16 February 2010,  Article No. 1460)
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Letter to the Editor

Swine flu in rural Scotland – containment phase
C Stark, H Tissington, S Ogilvie, P Tyrrell, V Smith and K Oates
(12 June 2009,  Article No. 1249)
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Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the southwest Albanian adult population
J Doupis, N Tentolouris, A Mastrokostopoulos, A Kokkinos, C Doupis, A Zdrava and A Kafantogias
(25 June 2007,  Article No. 744)
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Necrotizing otitis externa: an often unsettling disease in rural and remote Greek areas. The crucial role of family physicians in prevention and treatment
A Eleftheriadou, E Ferekidis, S Korres, T Chalastras, I Yiotakis, P Soupidou, K Soulantinas and D Kandiloros
(20 March 2007,  Article No. 629)
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The role of general practitioners in the follow up of type 1 diabetic patients with insulin pump therapy
A Kamaratos, J Lentzas, M Papathanasiou, S Gerakari, A Mariolis, A Alevizos, L Salvanos, S Kokkoris and A Melidonis
(5 February 2007,  Article No. 657)
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A further exploration of patients with IBS in rural Crete
T Vasilopoulos, C Efthymiou and E Zagora
(20 October 2006,  Article No. 626)
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Preparing medical graduates for general practice
S Panagiotidou and I Tsialios
(21 December 2005,  Article No. 533)
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Teamwork in rural practice
IJ Mungall and JE Kenkre
(27 August 2004,  Article No. 324)
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Comment

Comment on: Identification of barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practice for pre-hospital thrombolysis
AS Muula
(28 May 2009,  Article No. 1193)
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Reply

Reply to Comment on: Identification of barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practice for pre-hospital thrombolysis
SJ Leslie
(28 May 2009,  Article No. 1218)
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Research Note

Prevalence of female infertility and its socio-economic factors in Tribal communities of Central India
D Kumar
(8 May 2007,  Article No. 456)
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