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Talks about the creation of a definition for general practice of medicine for the 21st century. Old definitions of general practice; Criteria and content that must be considered when creating a definition of general practice; Importance of defining the discipline; Suggested definition of general practice.

Evaluates the 1992 reform in the out of hours service by medical practioners in Denmark, five years after its introduction. Comparison between the before and after reform; Details on the three types of out of hours service; How data was collected; Information on the distribution of services.

Reports the provision of out of hours care by general practitioners in Denmark. Increase of demand for medical services by the public; Complaints of heavy workload and low remuneration by the rural doctors; Replacement of negotiated rota systems with county based services.

Comments on techniques of managing medically unexplained symptoms, or, functional somatic symptoms, which lack an obvious organic basis. Reasons why medically unexplained symptoms represent a clinical problem that must be taken seriously; Significance of communication between doctors and patients, which may need to be adjusted in patients with medically unexplained symptoms; Consideration of research which determined the need for physicians to offer the same professional management and quality of care to the many patients with unexplained symptoms.

Presents information on a study conducted to assess the workability of home sampling for the screening of Chlamydia trachomatis, aimed at improving screening rates. Effects of Chlamdia trachomatis; Benefits of screening; Methods of the study; Results of the study.

Investigates whether home sampling as opposed to conventional contract tracing for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis is a more effective way of increasing the test rate in men. Methodology used; Findings and analysis of results.

Editorial. Examines reports from the Medical Research Council and National Health Service working group on research in general practice. Focus of the reports; Implications of the reports.