Dismantling Lord Moran's ladder: the primary care expert generalist.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Generalism as a cross-disciplinary practice in medicine: Mixed-studies systematic review.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2026
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3. How do general practitioners handle complexities? A team ethnographic study in Japan.BMC primary care · 2022
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4. Perspectives on expert generalist practice among Japanese family doctor educators: a qualitative study.BJGP open · 2021
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5. Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2021
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6. Defining theCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2021
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7. Exploring GP work in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation: a secondary analysis.BJGP open · 2021
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8. The expert medical generalist.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2018
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9. Genomics in general practice: Generation Genome.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017
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10. Not 'just' a GP: a call for action.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017
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11. Supporting expert generalist practice: the SAGE consultation model.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2015
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12. Examining the practice of generalist expertise: a qualitative study identifying constraints and solutions.JRSM short reports · 2013
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13. Generalism: the princess and the pea.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013
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14. Generalist solutions to complex problems: generating practice-based evidence--the example of managing multi-morbidity.BMC family practice · 2013
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15. First do no harm: education deals with the application of general principles in uncertain situations.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2013
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