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Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.38-0.45 versus crystalloid or albumin in patients with sepsis: systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
Nicolai Haase, Anders Perner, Louise Inkeri Hennings, Martin Siegemund, Bo Lauridsen, Mik Wetterslev, Jørn Wetterslev
BMJ  2013;346:f839, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f839 (Published 15 February 2013)
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Impact of a stepwise introduction of smoke-free legislation on the rate of preterm births: analysis of routinely collected birth data
Bianca Cox, Evelyne Martens, Benoit Nemery, Jaco Vangronsveld, Tim S Nawrot
BMJ  2013;346:f441, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f441 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Income inequality and 30 day outcomes after acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia: retrospective cohort study
Peter K Lindenauer, Tara Lagu, Michael B Rothberg, Jill Avrunin, Penelope S Pekow, Yongfei Wang, Harlan M Krumholz
BMJ  2013;346:f521, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f521 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Features of effective computerised clinical decision support systems: meta-regression of 162 randomised trials
Pavel S Roshanov, Natasha Fernandes, Jeff M Wilczynski, Brian J Hemens, John J You, Steven M Handler, Robby Nieuwlaat, Nathan M Souza, Joseph Beyene, Harriette G C Van Spall, Amit X Garg, R Brian Haynes
BMJ  2013;346:f657, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f657 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Accuracy of the "traffic light" clinical decision rule for serious bacterial infections in young children with fever: a retrospective cohort study
Sukanya De, Gabrielle J Williams, Andrew Hayen, Petra Macaskill, Mary McCaskill, David Isaacs, Jonathan C Craig
BMJ  2013;346:f866, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f866 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Long term calcium intake and rates of all cause and cardiovascular mortality: community based prospective longitudinal cohort study
Karl Michaëlsson, Håkan Melhus, Eva Warensjö Lemming, Alicja Wolk, Liisa Byberg
BMJ  2013;346:f228, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f228 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Therapeutics: Newer non-oral hormonal contraception
Deborah Bateson, Kathleen McNamee, Paula Briggs
BMJ  2013;346:f341, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f341 (Published 14 February 2013)
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"Bute" in horse meat presents very low risk to health, says England’s chief medical officer
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;346:f1066, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1066 (Published 15 February 2013)
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Hunt promises to reduce NHS bureaucracy by a third
Helen Jaques
BMJ  2013;346:f1077, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1077 (Published 15 February 2013)
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NHS trust will face "consequences" if gagging clause breached guidelines, warns health secretary
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;346:f1083, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1083 (Published 15 February 2013)
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Locums make up a fifth of doctors in emergency units at weekends
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;346:f1065, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1065 (Published 15 February 2013)
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Price of hip replacement is often unclear and varies 10-fold, study finds
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2013;346:f1032, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1032 (Published 15 February 2013)
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FDA panel recommends tighter rules for prescribing opioids
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;346:f1012, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1012 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Research provides clues as to how gut microbiota affect infant health
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2013;346:f1017, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1017 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Two more cases of novel coronavirus are confirmed in UK
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;346:f1030, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1030 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Locum GP from India is jailed for manslaughter in UK after failing to spot diabetic ketoacidosis
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;346:f1042, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1042 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Obama promises to act on Medicare costs, medical research, and gun control
Edward Davies
BMJ  2013;346:f1034, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1034 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Cuts are putting quality of care at risk, say NHS managers
Andrew Cole
BMJ  2013;346:f982, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f982 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Lack of knowledge about dementia mars home care services, says regulator
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;346:f1027, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1027 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Key risks to children’s health are socioeconomic, says global health report
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2013;346:f1001, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1001 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Indian government pledges new resources to improve child survival
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2013;346:f1003, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1003 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Private member’s bill proposes plain packaging of tobacco products in India
Soumyadeep Bhaumik
BMJ  2013;346:f953, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f953 (Published 13 February 2013)
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In brief
BMJ  2013;346:f977, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f977 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Australia launches national scheme to vaccinate boys against HPV
David Brill
BMJ  2013;346:f924, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f924 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Industry has no role in public health policies, concludes analysis
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;346:f943, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f943 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Murder of nine polio workers in Nigeria threatens eradication efforts
Sophie Arie
BMJ  2013;346:f954, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f954 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Second children’s cardiac surgery unit set for closure takes its case to High Court
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;346:f957, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f957 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Fourteen hospital trusts are to be investigated for higher than expected mortality rates
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;346:f960, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f960 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Government sets £75 000 cap on social care in England
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2013;346:f983, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f983 (Published 12 February 2013)
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NHS trusts must have legal duty to be open about harms to patients, Francis tells MPs
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;346:f988, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f988 (Published 12 February 2013)
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US Editor's Choice: If guns don’t kill people, ignorance might
Edward Davies
BMJ  2013;346:f1058, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1058 (Published 15 February 2013)
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The fallout from Francis
Trevor Jackson
BMJ  2013;346:f984, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f984 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in severe traumatic brain injury
Peter J Hutchinson, Angelos G Kolias, Marek Czosnyka, Peter J Kirkpatrick, John D Pickard, David K Menon
BMJ  2013;346:f1000, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1000 (Published 15 February 2013)
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Treating ACL injuries in young moderately active adults
Bruce A Levy, Aaron J Krych, Diane L Dahm, Michael J Stuart
BMJ  2013;346:f963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f963 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Culture change: Robert Francis’s prescription for the NHS
Tony Delamothe
BMJ  2013;346:f979, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f979 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Assuring the quality of diagnostic tests
Mark Wilcox
BMJ  2013;346:f836, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f836 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Sugar and the heart: The sugar hypothesis of heart disease never gathered supportive data
A Stewart Truswell
BMJ  2013;346:f811, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f811 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Sugar and the heart: Low carbohydrate diets increase saturated fat consumption
Timo E Strandberg
BMJ  2013;346:f812, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f812 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Medical secretaries: Competent administrators are still needed
Jeanette Clark
BMJ  2013;346:f816, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f816 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Medical secretaries: Medical secretaries have a key role in helping patients navigate the NHS
Helen Ward, Sophie Day
BMJ  2013;346:f817, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f817 (Published 13 February 2013)
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BMJ Editor's Award: To acknowledge the support from many others
Peter T Wilmshurst
BMJ  2013;346:f827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f827 (Published 13 February 2013)
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The automation of systematic reviews: The efficient production of high quality evidence reviews is important for the public good
Julian H Elliott, Chris Mavergames, Lorne Becker, Joerg Meerpohl, Jessica Thomas, Russell Gruen, David Tovey
BMJ  2013;346:f846, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f846 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Older people and hospitals: Make hospitals good for older people
Marion E T McMurdo
BMJ  2013;346:f867, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f867 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Breast cancer screening debate: Independent UK Panel on Breast Cancer Screening replies to Michael Baum
Michael Marmot, Independent UK Panel on Breast Cancer Screening: D G Altman (University of Oxford), D A Cameron (University of Edinburgh), J A Dewar (University of Dundee), S G Thompson (University of Cambridge), Maggie Wilcox (patient advocate).
BMJ  2013;346:f873, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f873 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Older people and hospitals: Finding alternatives to hospital for older people is not the answer
Edmund J Dunstan
BMJ  2013;346:f883, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f883 (Published 13 February 2013)
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NHS expansion abroad: The UK is a net exporter of patients
Johanna Hanefeld, Richard Smith, Neil Lunt, Daniel Horsfall
BMJ  2013;346:f669, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f669 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Gun Violence: Reviving research into US gun violence
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;346:f980, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f980 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Medical Devices: Laboratories and regulator misled over antibiotic susceptibility test discs
Deborah Cohen, Glenn Swift
BMJ  2013;346:f837, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f837 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Yankee Doodling: Reassessing hospital readmission penalties
Douglas Kamerow
BMJ  2013;346:f1043, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1043 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Maudsley Debate: Does the emphasis on risk in psychiatry serve the interests of patients or the public? No
Matthew Large
BMJ  2013;346:f857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f857 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Maudsley Debate: Does the emphasis on risk in psychiatry serve the interests of patients or the public? Yes
John F Morgan
BMJ  2013;346:f902, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f902 (Published 12 February 2013)
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Arie Haspels
Tony Sheldon
BMJ  2013;346:f901, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f901 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Allan Mahoney
Margaret Sprott
BMJ  2013;346:f570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f570 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Jenny Morgan
Michael Morgan
BMJ  2013;346:f572, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f572 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Hugh Moffat Leather
Suzi Leather
BMJ  2013;346:f573, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f573 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Maurice Garretts
James Garretts, Robert Chalmers, Michael Beck
BMJ  2013;346:f574, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f574 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Bryan Ashworth
E H Jellinek
BMJ  2013;346:f575, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f575 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Joan Mary Davidson
Clare Stephenson, Lis Davidson, Louise Hartley
BMJ  2013;346:f578, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f578 (Published 13 February 2013)
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William Thomson Hendry
James Hendry, James H K Grieve
BMJ  2013;346:f579, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f579 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Sample size: how many participants are needed in a trial?
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2013;346:f1041, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1041 (Published 15 February 2013)
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Picture Quiz: Acute abdominal pain in a child with inflammatory bowel disease
F L Cameron, L Armstrong, E Stenhouse, C Davis, R K Russell
BMJ  2013;346:f563, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f563 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Optimism reduces pain, and other stories
BMJ  2013;346:f858, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f858 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Bed bug infestation
BMJ  2013;346:f1044, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1044 (Published 14 February 2013)
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Influenza A/H1N1 MF59 adjuvanted vaccine in pregnant women and adverse perinatal outcomes: multicentre study
BMJ  2013;346:f990, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f990 (Published 13 February 2013)
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An ECG that changed in a febrile patient
BMJ  2013;346:f981, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f981 (Published 13 February 2013)
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Public health staff will have pensions invested in tobacco under transfer to local government schemes
BMJ  2013;346:f1007, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f1007 (Published 13 February 2013)
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