title: Presentations of diarrhoea in Australian general practice.
abstract: The BEACH program, a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia, gives us an overview of the consultations in general practice involving a patient presentation of diarrhoea. This provides a backdrop against which articles in this issue of the Australian Family Physician can be further considered.
authors.affiliation: University of Sydney, New South Wales. helenab@med.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000930:Antidiarrheals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D000930:Antidiarrheals