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Effect of β blockers on mortality after myocardial infarction in adults with COPD: population based cohort study of UK electronic healthcare records
J K Quint, E Herrett, K Bhaskaran, A Timmis, H Hemingway, J A Wedzicha, L Smeeth
BMJ  2013;347:f6650, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6650 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Exploration and confirmation of factors associated with uncomplicated pregnancy in nulliparous women: prospective cohort study
Lucy C Chappell, Paul T Seed, Jenny Myers, Rennae S Taylor, Louise C Kenny, Gustaaf A Dekker, James J Walker, Lesley M E McCowan, Robyn A North, Lucilla Poston
BMJ  2013;347:f6398, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6398 (Published 21 November 2013)
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Hospital readmission performance and patterns of readmission: retrospective cohort study of Medicare admissions
Kumar Dharmarajan, Angela F Hsieh, Zhenqiu Lin, Héctor Bueno, Joseph S Ross, Leora I Horwitz, José Augusto Barreto-Filho, Nancy Kim, Lisa G Suter, Susannah M Bernheim, Elizabeth E Drye, Harlan M Krumholz
BMJ  2013;347:f6571, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6571 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Rational Testing: Investigating low thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level
Anthony P Weetman
BMJ  2013;347:f6842, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6842 (Published 20 November 2013)
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A fifth of people with HIV are unaware they are infected, report says
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f7024, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7024 (Published 22 November 2013)
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First four hospitals inspected under new regime are found to be safe
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f7031, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7031 (Published 22 November 2013)
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NHS care worsened last year despite lessons from Stafford
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;347:f7040, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7040 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Doctor who worked at Barts is struck off for "global deficiencies" in medicine
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f6996, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6996 (Published 22 November 2013)
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MPs ask about conflict between aims of Public Health England and government policy
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f7004, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7004 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Lack of electricity and mobile networks hampers treatment of injured in Philippines
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2013;347:f7005, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7005 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Indian cabinet approves controversial community health training
Dinsa Sachan
BMJ  2013;347:f7008, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7008 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Seven day working will be a challenge in terms of resources and changing contracts, conference hears
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2013;347:f7017, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7017 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Merck brings maternity program designed for poor nations to the US
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f7018, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7018 (Published 22 November 2013)
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MPs challenge Serco over its trustworthiness to run public services
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f7019, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7019 (Published 22 November 2013)
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UK’s health spending per head fell in 2010 and 2011
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f7021, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7021 (Published 22 November 2013)
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More NHS trusts are on brink of deficit, as easy savings run out, experts warn
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f7023, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7023 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Earlier diagnosis is needed to reduce deaths and disability from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2013;347:f6925, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6925 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Majority of panelists on controversial new cholesterol guideline have current or recent ties to drug manufacturers
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2013;347:f6989, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6989 (Published 21 November 2013)
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Health service reaps large benefits from volunteers, survey shows
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;347:f6998, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6998 (Published 21 November 2013)
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Global spending on prescription drugs to top $1 trillion by 2017, report says
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f6997, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6997 (Published 21 November 2013)
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US heart doctors defend new prevention guidelines
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f6957, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6957 (Published 20 November 2013)
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US Editor's Choice: Cardiovascular risk guidelines and transparency
Edward Davies
BMJ  2013;347:f7022, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7022 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Campaign for real healthcare for real people
Tony Delamothe
BMJ  2013;347:f6962, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6962 (Published 21 November 2013)
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Sharper focus on uncomplicated pregnancy
Marian Knight
BMJ  2013;347:f6470, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6470 (Published 21 November 2013)
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Surgery for neurogenic claudication and spinal stenosis
Jeremy Fairbank
BMJ  2013;347:f6930, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6930 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Can joint replacement reduce cardiovascular risk?
Mohammad Ehsanul Karim
BMJ  2013;347:f6651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6651 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Overdiagnosis: Another cause of overdiagnosis: fear of litigation
Stuart John Cornell
BMJ  2013;347:f6969, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6969 (Published 21 November 2013)
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Mental health: Suicide and the law in India
Sanjeet Bagcchi, Prasun Chaudhuri
BMJ  2013;347:f6975, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6975 (Published 21 November 2013)
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Medicine and the Media: How many new cancers are diagnosed after emergency admission?
Margaret McCartney
BMJ  2013;347:f6857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6857 (Published 20 November 2013)
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NHS Finance: Balancing budgets or protecting patient safety
Chris Ham
BMJ  2013;347:f6943, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6943 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Ethics Man: Where law and ethics diverge: the ethics of intimate body searches
Daniel K Sokol
BMJ  2013;347:f6974, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6974 (Published 22 November 2013)
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BMJ Confidential: Hilary Cass: Planning to learn the saxophone
BMJ  2013;347:f6834, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6834 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Patient Partnership: Tell us how it was for you
Tessa Richards
BMJ  2013;347:f6872, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6872 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Journey of a patient editor
Tessa Richards
BMJ  2013;347:f6913, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6913 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Dangers of non-specific composite outcome measures in clinical trials
David Prieto-Merino, Liam Smeeth, Tjeerd P van Staa, Ian Roberts
BMJ  2013;347:f6782, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6782 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Implementation research: what it is and how to do it
David H Peters, Taghreed Adam, Olakunle Alonge, Irene Akua Agyepong, Nhan Tran
BMJ  2013;347:f6753, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6753 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Policy challenges of clinical genome sequencing
Caroline F Wright, Anna Middleton, Hilary Burton, Fiona Cunningham, Steve E Humphries, Jane Hurst, Ewan Birney, Helen V Firth
BMJ  2013;347:f6845, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6845 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Essay: Reform reform: an essay by John Oldham
John Oldham
BMJ  2013;347:f6716, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6716 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Personal View: Doctors must confront homophobia because it causes harm
Vivienne Nathanson
BMJ  2013;347:f7012, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7012 (Published 22 November 2013)
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A Consultant's Take: Referral mismanagement systems
John Dean
BMJ  2013;347:f7014, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7014 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Stephen E Malawista
Laura Newman
BMJ  2013;347:f6796, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6796 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Statistical Question: Stratified cluster sampling
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2013;347:f7016, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7016 (Published 22 November 2013)
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Picture Quiz: A patient with chest pain and electrocardiographic changes
Jason Kwasi Sarfo-Annin, Peter James Stafford
BMJ  2013;347:f6839, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6839 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Vitamin D deficiency and other stories . . .
BMJ  2013;347:f6864, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6864 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Scalp oedema after sunburn
Matthew Fell, Sarah Pepper
BMJ  2013;347:f6703, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6703 (Published 20 November 2013)
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Blanket ban on tobacco funded research risks missing out on good quality studies
BMJ  2013;347:f6985, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6985 (Published 21 November 2013)
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