Professor Frank Dobbs

Area of Interest
Diagnosis of illness in Primary Care (probability scoring). Management of chronic diseases in Primary Care.
Publications
- Jones RCM, Copper S, Riley O, Dobbs F. 2002. A pilot study of pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 52, 567-568
- Dobbs F. 2002. I test, therefore I am? (editorial) European Journal of General Practice, 8, 46-49
- Webster-Harrison PJ, Barton AG, Sanders HP, Anderson SD, Dobbs F. 2002. Alcohol awareness and unit labelling. Journal of Public Health Medicine, 24,332-333
- Richardson G, Eick SA, Harwood DJ, Rosen KG, Dobbs F. 2003. Negative air ionisation and the production of hydrogen peroxide. Atmospheric Environment, 37, 3701-3706
- Branson C, Badger B, Dobbs F. 2003. Patient satisfaction with skill mix in primary care: a review of the literature. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 4, 329-339
- Dobbs F. 2004. Working together to train better researchers in primary care. The Brisbane Initiative and Europe. (editorial) European Journal of General Practice, 10, 2-3
- Kamenski G, Pichler I, Zohrer B, Dobbs F, Jones R. 2004. [Insomnia and sleeping disorders in the elderly in general practice.] [German]. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, 154, 27-31
Service on Bodies Relevant to Research
- Member of the Infectious Diseases Recognised Research Group (NI HSSPS R&D)
- Member of the Cancer Recognised Research Group (NI HSSPS R&D)
- Member, Funding Committee: Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke Association
- Chair, Research Committee: Royal College of General Practitioners, Northern Ireland
- Chair, Education Committee: European GP Research Network
Editorial Activities
- Editorial Advisory Board: European Journal of General Practice
- Reviewer: British Journal of General Practice
- Reviewer: Family Practice
- Reviewer: European Journal of General Practice