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Non-invasive versus invasive respiratory support in preterm infants at birth: systematic review and meta-analysis
Georg M Schmölzer, Manoj Kumar, Gerhard Pichler, Khalid Aziz, Megan O’Reilly, Po-Yin Cheung
BMJ  2013;347:f5980, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5980 (Published 17 October 2013)
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Effectiveness of telemonitoring integrated into existing clinical services on hospital admission for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: researcher blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Hilary Pinnock, Janet Hanley, Lucy McCloughan, Allison Todd, Ashma Krishan, Stephanie Lewis, Andrew Stoddart, Marjon van der Pol, William MacNee, Aziz Sheikh, Claudia Pagliari, Brian McKinstry
BMJ  2013;347:f6070, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6070 (Published 17 October 2013)
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Risk of moderate to advanced kidney disease in patients with psoriasis: population based cohort study
Joy Wan, Shuwei Wang, Kevin Haynes, Michelle R Denburg, Daniel B Shin, Joel M Gelfand
BMJ  2013;347:f5961, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5961 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Prevalent abnormal prion protein in human appendixes after bovine spongiform encephalopathy epizootic: large scale survey
O Noel Gill, Yvonne Spencer, Angela Richard-Loendt, Carole Kelly, Reza Dabaghian, Lynnette Boyes, Jacqueline Linehan, Marion Simmons, Paul Webb, Peter Bellerby, Nick Andrews, David A Hilton, James W Ironside, Jon Beck, Mark Poulter, Simon Mead, Sebastian Brandner
BMJ  2013;347:f5675, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5675 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction
Paul T R Thiruchelvam, Fiona McNeill, Navid Jallali, Paul Harris, Katy Hogben
BMJ  2013;347:f5903, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5903 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Candidate for NHS England top job says GP federations are the future
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f6303, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6303 (Published 17 October 2013)
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State opposition to Medicaid expansion will leave five million poor Americans without health cover, report says
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f6305, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6305 (Published 17 October 2013)
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India to set up 80 new units to boost medical research
Priya Vart
BMJ  2013;347:f6311, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6311 (Published 17 October 2013)
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MPs question potential new chair of Monitor about his work for company advising private health firms
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f6283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6283 (Published 17 October 2013)
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GP confronts health minister over pressures of the job
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f6291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6291 (Published 17 October 2013)
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Health activists attack Indian compensation formula for deaths attributed to clinical trials
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2013;347:f6295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6295 (Published 17 October 2013)
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GPs are reluctant to promote patient choice, health minister says
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f6279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6279 (Published 17 October 2013)
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Competition watchdog sees sharp rise in inquiries from CCGs
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f6137, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6137 (Published 17 October 2013)
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Burden of dengue fever is higher than previously thought
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2013;347:f6280, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6280 (Published 16 October 2013)
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CEO pay at US non-profit hospitals not associated with quality or charity care, study finds
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f6278, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6278 (Published 16 October 2013)
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In brief
BMJ  2013;347:f6208, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6208 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Alliance Boots accused of avoiding over £1bn in UK tax
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2013;347:f6236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6236 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Australasian college of physicians sacks its ethics committee
David Brill
BMJ  2013;347:f6242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6242 (Published 15 October 2013)
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London’s health services need radical change, says NHS England
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;347:f6243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6243 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Competition rules over merger has cost NHS £1.8m, BMJ probe shows
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f6246, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6246 (Published 15 October 2013)
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United Nations is sued over cholera epidemic in Haiti
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;347:f6248, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6248 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Encephalitis claims 13 more lives as Indian government launches vaccine against one cause of the outbreak
Meera Kay
BMJ  2013;347:f6175, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6175 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Researchers recommend routine HIV testing for patients in Indian hospitals
Sanjeet Bagcchi
BMJ  2013;347:f6184, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6184 (Published 15 October 2013)
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GP-led service helped seven in 10 patients avoid long term sickness absence
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;347:f6191, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6191 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Only five out of 19 maternity units in Ireland are following recent advice, report finds
Muiris Houston
BMJ  2013;347:f6210, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6210 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Six Gulf states consider introducing checks of sex of immigrant workers
Sophie Arie
BMJ  2013;347:f6227, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6227 (Published 15 October 2013)
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India Editor's Choice: The endgame for tobacco
Anita Jain
BMJ  2013;347:f6288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6288 (Published 17 October 2013)
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BMJ Confidential
Annabel Ferriman
BMJ  2013;347:f6213, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6213 (Published 16 October 2013)
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Telemonitoring for patients with COPD
Rachel Jordan, Peymane Adab, Kate Jolly
BMJ  2013;347:f5932, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5932 (Published 17 October 2013)
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Challenges posed by the global crisis in the health workforce
James Buchan, Jim Campbell
BMJ  2013;347:f6201, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6201 (Published 17 October 2013)
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European Union’s tobacco products directive
Martin McKee
BMJ  2013;347:f6196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6196 (Published 16 October 2013)
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Prescribing methylphenidate for moderate ADHD
Iain McClure
BMJ  2013;347:f6216, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6216 (Published 16 October 2013)
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Journal policy on research funded by the tobacco industry
Fiona Godlee, Ruth Malone, Adam Timmis, Catherine Otto, Andy Bush, Ian Pavord, Trish Groves
BMJ  2013;347:f5193, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5193 (Published 15 October 2013)
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How widespread is variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
Roland Salmon
BMJ  2013;347:f5994, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5994 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Chronic fatigue treatment trial: PACE trial authors’ reply to letter by Kindlon
P D White, T Chalder, M Sharpe, T Johnson, K Goldsmith
BMJ  2013;347:f5963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5963 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Screening for pre-dementia: All people with dementia need accurate assessment and ongoing support
Susan Mary Benbow, Ian Greaves, Dave Jolley
BMJ  2013;347:f6108, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6108 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Response: Alistair Burns and 51 colleagues reply to David Le Couteur and colleagues
Alistair Burns, On behalf of 51 colleagues
BMJ  2013;347:f6125, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6125 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Non-pharmacological interventions: Providing adequate and practical descriptions in surgical trials
Natalie Blencowe, Nicola Mills, Penny Whiting, Jane Blazeby
BMJ  2013;347:f6143, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6143 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Weighted capitation formula: Deprived areas will lose out with proposed new capitation formula
Clare L Bambra, Alison Copeland
BMJ  2013;347:f6146, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6146 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Hospital mortality comparisons: Hospital standardised mortality rates should not be used to make interhospital comparisons
Martin McKee
BMJ  2013;347:f6155, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6155 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Hospital mortality comparisons: Claims about NHS deficiencies without robust data undermine trust
Santhanam Sundar
BMJ  2013;347:f6158, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6158 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Military aviation and healthcare: Medical incident reporting needs a global online system
Michael W Denning
BMJ  2013;347:f6166, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6166 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Too much medicine: CANTABmobile and its misleading promotion
Peter J Gordon
BMJ  2013;347:f5597, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5597 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Regulation of Medical Devices: Devices and desires: industry fights toughening of medical device regulation in Europe
Deborah Cohen
BMJ  2013;347:f6204, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6204 (Published 16 October 2013)
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The Washington Brief: Selling amphetamine emblazoned athletic shirts v overselling amphetamines: a tale of two entrepreneurs
Sidney M Wolfe
BMJ  2013;347:f6215, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6215 (Published 17 October 2013)
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BMJ Confidential: Clare Gerada: Best move was "getting into drugs"
BMJ  2013;347:f6192, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6192 (Published 16 October 2013)
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Personal View: Stoma care: the market in products lets patients down
Neil Basil
BMJ  2013;347:f6129, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6129 (Published 17 October 2013)
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Personal View: Communication is a determinant of public health: a media campaign for tobacco control in India
Chitra Subramaniam Duella
BMJ  2013;347:f6275, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6275 (Published 17 October 2013)
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Drug Tales and Other Stories: Raising more antibodies
Robin Ferner
BMJ  2013;347:f5969, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5969 (Published 16 October 2013)
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From the Frontline: General practice 8 till 8
Des Spence
BMJ  2013;347:f6162, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6162 (Published 16 October 2013)
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Hugh Michael Norman
William Norman
BMJ  2013;347:f5464, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5464 (Published 17 October 2013)
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Agnes Janet Hamilton McWilliam
B W McGuinness
BMJ  2013;347:f5989, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5989 (Published 16 October 2013)
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R Jeremy Guyer
Margie Guyer, John Day
BMJ  2013;347:f6257, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6257 (Published 16 October 2013)
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Leon Gerlis
Laurence Gerlis, Alex Gerlis, Stephen Hirst
BMJ  2013;347:f5879, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5879 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Margaret Haire
Michael Hunter, Angela Harrison, Libby Hughes, Fiona Hunter
BMJ  2013;347:f5880, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5880 (Published 15 October 2013)
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John Lloyd Jenkins
Peter Constable
BMJ  2013;347:f5884, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5884 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Henry Robert Shepherd
John H Shepherd, Emily S Shepherd
BMJ  2013;347:f5383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5383 (Published 15 October 2013)
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Anatomy Quiz: Radiograph showing the soft tissues of the neck: lateral view
A Senior, J Douglas, C Hari
BMJ  2013;347:f6186, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6186 (Published 16 October 2013)
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Anatomy Quiz: Transverse ultrasound through the thyroid gland
Sundip D Udani
BMJ  2013;347:f6182, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6182 (Published 15 October 2013)
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A mysterious case of Cushing’s syndrome
Nazia Rashid, Teng-Teng L L Chung
BMJ  2013;347:f6124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6124 (Published 16 October 2013)
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Beware of "Instant Slim" and other stories . . .
BMJ  2013;347:f6133, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6133 (Published 16 October 2013)
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Investigating the fallout of a suicide
BMJ  2013;347:f6284, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6284 (Published 16 October 2013)
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