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Derivation and validation of QStroke score for predicting risk of ischaemic stroke in primary care and comparison with other risk scores: a prospective open cohort study
Julia Hippisley-Cox, Carol Coupland, Peter Brindle
BMJ  2013;346:f2573, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2573 (Published 2 May 2013)
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Breast cancer detection and survival among women with cosmetic breast implants: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Eric Lavigne, Eric J Holowaty, Sai Yi Pan, Paul J Villeneuve, Kenneth C Johnson, Dean A Fergusson, Howard Morrison, Jacques Brisson
BMJ  2013;346:f2399, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2399 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Use of serum C reactive protein and procalcitonin concentrations in addition to symptoms and signs to predict pneumonia in patients presenting to primary care with acute cough: diagnostic study
Saskia F van Vugt, Berna D L Broekhuizen, Christine Lammens, Nicolaas P A Zuithoff, Pim A de Jong, Samuel Coenen, Margareta Ieven, Chris C Butler, Herman Goossens, Paul Little, Theo J M Verheij, on behalf of the GRACE consortium
BMJ  2013;346:f2450, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2450 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Farhaan Altaf, Alexander Gibson, Zaher Dannawi, Hilali Noordeen
BMJ  2013;346:f2508, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2508 (Published 30 April 2013)
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European regulator is ordered not to release clinical study documents
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;346:f2846, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2846 (Published 2 May 2013)
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Most religious followers support assisted suicide for the dying
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;346:f2855, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2855 (Published 2 May 2013)
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Medical council asks India’s Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate scam of bidding for postgraduate places
Meera Kay
BMJ  2013;346:f2834, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2834 (Published 2 May 2013)
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Report shows wide variation in intrapartum care in England
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;346:f2844, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2844 (Published 2 May 2013)
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Nearly half of UK young doctors say stress levels rose last year
Helen Jaques
BMJ  2013;346:f2826, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2826 (Published 2 May 2013)
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New blood test can detect genes that drive cancer and help to determine best treatment
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;346:f2825, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2825 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Private Eye weighs in against tobacco industry’s attack on plain packaging
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;346:f2776, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2776 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Makers of anticancer drugs are "profiteering," say 100 specialists from around the world
Jeremy Laurance
BMJ  2013;346:f2810, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2810 (Published 30 April 2013)
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US drug control efforts have made little progress, report finds
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;346:f2813, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2813 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Seriously ill woman expecting a baby with anencephaly has waited a month to learn whether she can have an abortion
Sophie Arie
BMJ  2013;346:f2814, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2814 (Published 30 April 2013)
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In brief
BMJ  2013;346:f2785, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2785 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Indian medical curriculum is to get "long overdue" ethics training
Meera Kay
BMJ  2013;346:f2794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2794 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Doctors who take on leadership roles are considered to have gone over to "dark side," report says
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;346:f2806, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2806 (Published 30 April 2013)
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German transplant group fights to regain public trust
Ned Stafford
BMJ  2013;346:f2768, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2768 (Published 30 April 2013)
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New trials of gene therapy for heart failure are announced
Geoff Watts
BMJ  2013;346:f2795, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2795 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Evening primrose oil and borage oil do not help eczema symptoms, finds Cochrane review
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;346:f2712, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2712 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Children in England to get flu vaccine at age 2 years from September
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;346:f2792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2792 (Published 29 April 2013)
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New York City considers raising legal age for buying tobacco to 21
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;346:f2698, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2698 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Checklists can reduce errors in intraoperative emergencies by 75%, says expert
Krishna Chinthapalli
BMJ  2013;346:f2767, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2767 (Published 29 April 2013)
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A third of Americans had problems paying medical bills in 2012
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2013;346:f2735, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2735 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Whistleblowing helpline takes more than 350 calls in first four months
Helen Jaques
BMJ  2013;346:f2774, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2774 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Large US study of HIV vaccine is halted because of lack of efficacy
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;346:f2734, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2734 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Measles and stroke show why healthcare must innovate
Trevor Jackson
BMJ  2013;346:f2819, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2819 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Keeping hand hygiene high on the patient safety agenda
Sheldon Stone, Graziella Kontowski, Rose Gallagher, Julie Storr, Louise Teare
BMJ  2013;346:f2699, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2699 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Measles in the UK: a test of public health competency in a crisis
Felix Greaves, Liam Donaldson
BMJ  2013;346:f2793, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2793 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Understanding patterns in maternity care in the NHS and getting it right
Lucy C Chappell, Catherine Calderwood, Sara Kenyon, Elizabeth S Draper, Marian Knight
BMJ  2013;346:f2812, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2812 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Orlistat: should we worry about liver inflammation?
John Wilding
BMJ  2013;346:f2777, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2777 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Recognising and responding to victims of human trafficking
Sharon Doherty, Rachel Morley
BMJ  2013;346:f2657, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2657 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Doctors and the alcohol industry: The meaning of "partnership working" to the alcohol industry
Evelyn Gillan
BMJ  2013;346:f2655, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2655 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Health and Social Care Act: Training and ignorance in the new NHS
Abigail T Clark-Morgan
BMJ  2013;346:f2668, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2668 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Patient reported outcome measures: Do patient reported outcome measures do more harm than good?
Miranda Wolpert
BMJ  2013;346:f2669, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2669 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Cardiovascular events after clarithromycin: Time to reconsider guidelines on clarithromycin in chronic rhinosinusitis?
Nicholas E Gibbins, Chris Theokli, Claire Hopkins
BMJ  2013;346:f2678, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2678 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Doctors and the alcohol industry: WHO’s response to article on doctors and the alcohol industry
Margaret Chan
BMJ  2013;346:f2647, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2647 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Doctors and the alcohol industry: Global Alcohol Producers Group’s reply to WHO
Mark R Leverton
BMJ  2013;346:f2652, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2652 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Study shows Medicaid coverage has little clinical benefit
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2013;346:f2878, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2878 (Published 2 May 2013)
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BMJ Group Improving Health Awards: Making the digital future a reality
Jon Hoeksma
BMJ  2013;346:f2648, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2648 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Drug marketing: Can India stop drug companies giving gifts to doctors?
Rupali Mukherjee
BMJ  2013;346:f2635, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2635 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Medicine and the Media: The private clinics that advertise unlicensed measles jabs
Margaret McCartney
BMJ  2013;346:f2830, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2830 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Austerity in Europe: "Troika" mandated austerity and the emerging healthcare crisis in Greece: an open letter to the Greek government
Thomais Kakouli, and co-signatories
BMJ  2013;346:f2807, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2807 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Better management of patients with multimorbidity
Martin Roland, Charlotte Paddison
BMJ  2013;346:f2510, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2510 (Published 2 May 2013)
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A NICE example? Variation in provision of bariatric surgery in England
Amanda Owen-Smith, Ruth Kipping, Jenny Donovan, Christine Hine, Christina Maslen, Joanna Coast
BMJ  2013;346:f2453, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2453 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Laying Foundations: Portfolio of pap
Oliver Ellis
BMJ  2013;346:f2708, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2708 (Published 1 May 2013)
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From the Frontline: Bad medicine: the way we manage diabetes
Des Spence
BMJ  2013;346:f2695, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2695 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Personal View: HIV in Africa demands complex cultural responses
Chris Ellis
BMJ  2013;346:f2517, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2517 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Carl Ludwig Scholtz
Anne Marshall
BMJ  2013;346:f2137, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2137 (Published 30 April 2013)
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David Malcolm Milne
John Taylor
BMJ  2013;346:f2139, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2139 (Published 30 April 2013)
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John Joseph Smirke Herbert Ruston
Richard Marks, Michael Pegg
BMJ  2013;346:f2140, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2140 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Julian Stanley Martyn Toms
Charles L Crichton
BMJ  2013;346:f2141, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2141 (Published 30 April 2013)
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David James Martins Buddery
Caroline Buddery
BMJ  2013;346:f2142, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2142 (Published 30 April 2013)
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John Denys Campling
Angela Campling
BMJ  2013;346:f2146, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2146 (Published 30 April 2013)
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James Reginald Searle Barton
Andrew Barton
BMJ  2013;346:f2149, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2149 (Published 30 April 2013)
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John Hayward
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2013;346:f2751, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2751 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Case Report: Metabolic alkalosis in a patient with dyspnoea
Richard Windsor, Will Petchey
BMJ  2013;346:f2710, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2710 (Published 2 May 2013)
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Case Report: Seeing double: the low carb diet
Louise A McKenna, Russell S Drummond, Suzannah Drummond, Dinesh Talwar, Michael EJ Lean
BMJ  2013;346:f2563, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2563 (Published 1 May 2013)
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Picture Quiz: "It’s just a muscle sprain"
Rej Bhumbra, William Aston, Rob Pollock
BMJ  2013;346:f2503, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2503 (Published 30 April 2013)
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Picture Quiz: A pain in the neck type of headache
Rafiqu Rahman Shabiyulla
BMJ  2013;346:f2509, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2509 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Asthma link to damp homes and other stories . . .
BMJ  2013;346:f2705, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2705 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Oral and hand lesions
Suneeta Teckchandani, C Papafio
BMJ  2013;346:f2683, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2683 (Published 29 April 2013)
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Seeing double: the low carb diet
BMJ  2013;346:f2881, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2881 (Published 2 May 2013)
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Diabetes control in older people
BMJ  2013;346:f2836, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2836 (Published 2 May 2013)
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Children in England to get flu vaccine at age 2 years from September
BMJ  2013;346:f2818, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f2818 (Published 30 April 2013)
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