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Ibuprofen, paracetamol, and steam for patients with respiratory tract infections in primary care: pragmatic randomised factorial trial
Paul Little, Michael Moore, Joanne Kelly, Ian Williamson, Geraldine Leydon, Lisa McDermott, Mark Mullee, Beth Stuart, on behalf of the PIPS investigators
BMJ  2013;347:f6041, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6041 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Clinical effectiveness of a manual based coping strategy programme (START, STrAtegies for RelaTives) in promoting the mental health of carers of family members with dementia: pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Gill Livingston, Julie Barber, Penny Rapaport, Martin Knapp, Mark Griffin, Derek King, Debbie Livingston, Cath Mummery, Zuzana Walker, Juanita Hoe, Elizabeth L Sampson, Claudia Cooper
BMJ  2013;347:f6276, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6276 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Cost effectiveness of a manual based coping strategy programme in promoting the mental health of family carers of people with dementia (the START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) study): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Martin Knapp, Derek King, Renee Romeo, Barbara Schehl, Julie Barber, Mark Griffin, Penny Rapaport, Debbie Livingston, Cath Mummery, Zuzana Walker, Juanita Hoe, Elizabeth L Sampson, Claudia Cooper, Gill Livingston
BMJ  2013;347:f6342, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6342 (Published 25 October 2013)
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10-Minute Consultation: An adult with a neck lump
Raghav C Dwivedi, Liam Masterson, Mostayn Alam, Piyush Jani
BMJ  2013;347:f5473, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5473 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Uncertainties Page: Is closure of patent foramen ovale to prevent ischaemic stroke ever justified?
Robert A Henderson, Philip M W Bath
BMJ  2013;347:f6193, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6193 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Rational Testing: Abnormal liver function tests in pregnancy
Ian Walker, Lucy C Chappell, Catherine Williamson
BMJ  2013;347:f6055, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6055 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Food firms’ pledge on saturated fat is "thinnest of thin interventions"
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2013;347:f6523, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6523 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Emergency care should take priority in plan to introduce seven day working in NHS, says BMA
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f6522, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6522 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Infant mortality fell by a third in India from 2003 to 2012
Sanjeet Bagcchi
BMJ  2013;347:f6489, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6489 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Indian Supreme Court rejects bid for panel to be established to regulate soft drinks
Meera Kay
BMJ  2013;347:f6519, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6519 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Government’s choice to chair Monitor drops out after MPs reject his appointment
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f6507, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6507 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Surgeon who operated without insurance is suspended
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f6508, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6508 (Published 28 October 2013)
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MPs reject government’s preferred candidate to chair Monitor
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f6486, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6486 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Changed guidance on payment for study participants puts them at higher risk of harm, group says
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f6487, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6487 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Proponents of coordinated care should focus on quality improvement, not cutting costs, conference hears
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f6488, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6488 (Published 25 October 2013)
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England’s health regulator screens hospitals to identify which to inspect first
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f6494, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6494 (Published 25 October 2013)
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NHS Direct will close down in March next year
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2013;347:f6482, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6482 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Medical tourism is a profitable source of income for the NHS, study finds
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;347:f6456, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6456 (Published 25 October 2013)
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India has a problem with palm oil
Bhavani Shankar, Corinna Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f6065, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6065 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Mortality indicators used to rank hospital performance
J Nicholl, R Jacques, M J Campbell
BMJ  2013;347:f5952, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5952 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Concierge medicine: The rise and further rise of concierge medicine
Leigh Page
BMJ  2013;347:f6465, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6465 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Reality Check: Act now to fight chronic procrastination disorder
Ray Moynihan
BMJ  2013;347:f6119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6119 (Published 28 October 2013)
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Ethics Man: "First do no harm" revisited
Daniel K Sokol
BMJ  2013;347:f6426, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6426 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Value of composite reference standards in diagnostic research
Christiana A Naaktgeboren, Loes C M Bertens, Maarten van Smeden, Joris A H de Groot, Karel G M Moons, Johannes B Reitsma
BMJ  2013;347:f5605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5605 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Essay: Overdiagnosis: when good intentions meet vested interests—an essay by Iona Heath
Iona Heath
BMJ  2013;347:f6361, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6361 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Personal View: South Asian hospitals that lack DNAR orders deny patients holistic care
Sunil Bhandari
BMJ  2013;347:f6300, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6300 (Published 25 October 2013)
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Statistical Question: Convenience sampling
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2013;347:f6304, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6304 (Published 25 October 2013)
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