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	Waiting times for carotid endarterectomy in UK: observational study
	Alison W Halliday, Tim Lees, Dora Kamugasha, Robert Grant, Alex Hoffman, Peter M Rothwell, John F Potter, Michael Horrocks, Ross Naylor, Anthony G Rudd, on behalf of Carotid Endarterectomy Steering Group; Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit, Royal College of Physicians; Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
	BMJ  2009;338:b1847, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1847 (Published 4 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Career progression and destinations, comparing men and women in the NHS: postal questionnaire surveys
	Kathryn S Taylor, Trevor W Lambert, Michael J Goldacre
	BMJ  2009;338:b1735, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1735 (Published 3 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A comparison of fluoroquinolones versus other antibiotics for treating enteric fever: meta-analysis
	Durrane Thaver, Anita K M Zaidi, Julia Critchley, Asma Azmatullah, Syed Ali Madni, Zulfiqar A Bhutta
	BMJ  2009;338:b1865, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1865 (Published 3 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Extra figures]

	Retention in the British National Health Service of medical graduates trained in Britain: cohort studies
	Michael J Goldacre, Jean M Davidson, Trevor W Lambert
	BMJ  2009;338:b1977, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1977 (Published 3 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Appendices]

Clinical Review

	Damage control resuscitation for patients with major trauma
	Jan O Jansen, Rhys Thomas, Malcolm A Loudon, Adam Brooks
	BMJ  2009;338:b1778, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1778 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web Extra]

Practice

	10-Minute Consultation: Acne vulgaris
	Fiona Hamilton, Josip Car, Alison Layton
	BMJ  2009;338:a2738, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2738 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Guidelines: Early management of persistent non-specific low back pain: summary of NICE guidance
	Pauline Savigny, Paul Watson, Martin Underwood, on behalf of the Guideline Development Group
	BMJ  2009;338:b1805, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1805 (Published 4 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A Patient's Journey: The invisible worm: ovarian cancer
	Gill Reeve, Stuart Mackay-Thomas
	BMJ  2009;338:b2072, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2072 (Published 4 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Change page: Consider β blockers for patients with heart failure
	Henry Krum
	BMJ  2009;338:b1728, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1728 (Published 1 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short Cuts

	All you need to read in the other general journals
	BMJ  2009;338:b2196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2196 (Published 1 June 2009) [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

News

	Debbie Purdy lodges appeal with House of Lords to prevent husband’s prosecution in assisted suicide case
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2009;338:b2298, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2298 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Aid agencies warn of huge humanitarian needs caused by conflict in northwest Pakistan
	John Zarocostas
	BMJ  2009;338:b2250, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2250 (Published 4 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Staff concerns at Mid Staffordshire trust were "lost in a black hole"
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2009;338:b2297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2297 (Published 4 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Study questions benefits of immediate hormone therapy after menopause
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2009;338:b2236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2236 (Published 4 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	In brief
	BMJ  2009;338:b2265, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2265 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	International criticism prompts Sri Lanka to improve health services for conflict victims
	John Zarocostas
	BMJ  2009;338:b2228, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2228 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	US abortion doctor murdered in Kansas
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2009;338:b2237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2237 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Australian report urging more transparency in public health research is kept unpublished
	Melissa Sweet
	BMJ  2009;338:b2238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2238 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Red Cross sees record outlays for humanitarian aid
	John Zarocostas
	BMJ  2009;338:b2241, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2241 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Canadian minister rejects claims of improper breast cancer treatment
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2009;338:b2246, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2246 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Report says workforce planning must accommodate part time working for female doctors
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2009;338:b2252, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2252 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Cardiac services have improved in UK but more capacity needed
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2009;338:b2253, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2253 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2009;338:b2217, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2217 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Reducing deprivation to level of least deprived could cut infant deaths by a quarter
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2009;338:b2220, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2220 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Annual deaths from climate change could reach half a million by 2030
	Andrew Cole
	BMJ  2009;338:b2227, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2227 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	South African healthcare professionals march for better pay and conditions
	Pat Sidley
	BMJ  2009;338:b2256, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2256 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	US Congress introduces bill to end free access to federally funded research
	Jeanne Lenzer
	BMJ  2009;338:b2199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2199 (Published 1 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Number of babies born by assisted reproduction rises by 12%
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2009;338:b2208, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2208 (Published 1 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Medical aid teams trying to access Gaza question UK government support
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2009;338:b2214, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2214 (Published 1 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

Editor's Choice

	QOF and whistleblowers
	Jane Smith
	BMJ  2009;338:b2263, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2263 (Published 4 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Science in court
	Evan Harris
	BMJ  2009;338:b2254, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2254 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A model for NICE in the US
	R E Ferner, Sarah E McDowell
	BMJ  2009;338:b2221, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2221 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The future of female doctors
	Graham Winyard
	BMJ  2009;338:b2223, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2223 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Reduced use of hormones and the drop in breast cancer
	Helen Roberts
	BMJ  2009;338:b2116, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2116 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Treatment of enteric fever
	Christopher M Parry, Nick J Beeching
	BMJ  2009;338:b1159, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1159 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Interaction of malaria and HIV in Africa
	Richard Reithinger, Moses R Kamya, Christopher JM Whitty, Grant Dorsey, Sten H Vermund
	BMJ  2009;338:b2141, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2141 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Trampoline injuries: How to avoid injury
	Andrew Bogacz, Brodie Paterson, Adarsh Babber, Simon Menelaws, Tim Drew
	BMJ  2009;338:b2197, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2197 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Open government?: Timely access to information
	Nigel Dudley
	BMJ  2009;338:b2194, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2194 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clostridium difficile: Community Clostridium difficile
	Jayakeerthi Rangaiah, Mark Wilks, Michael Millar
	BMJ  2009;338:b2195, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2195 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	UVB phototherapy for psoriasis: Narrowband UVB phototherapy
	Heather Cameron, Robert Dawe
	BMJ  2009;338:b2213, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2213 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	UVB phototherapy for psoriasis: Authors’ reply
	Mayke B G Koek, Erik Buskens, Carla AFM Bruijnzeel-Koomen, Vigfús Sigurdsson
	BMJ  2009;338:b2215, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2215 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Feature

	US health reform: Obama’s top priority
	Bob Roehr
	BMJ  2009;338:b2143, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2143 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Observations

	Ethics Man: The slipperiness of futility
	Daniel K Sokol
	BMJ  2009;338:b2222, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2222 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Border Crossing: Advocacy for all
	Tessa Richards
	BMJ  2009;338:b2212, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2212 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Methods & Reporting

	Prognosis and prognostic research: application and impact of prognostic models in clinical practice
	Karel G M Moons, Douglas G Altman, Yvonne Vergouwe, Patrick Royston
	BMJ  2009;338:b606, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b606 (Published 4 June 2009) [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis

	Getting the priorities right for stroke care
	Cathie Sudlow, Charles Warlow
	BMJ  2009;338:b2083, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2083 (Published 4 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Views & Reviews

	Review of the Week: Performing surgery
	Roger Kneebone, Rajesh Aggarwal
	BMJ  2009;338:b2257, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2257 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the Frontline: Playing the numbers
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2009;338:b2239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2239 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Between the Lines: Curing crime
	Theodore Dalrymple
	BMJ  2009;338:b2240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2240 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View: Improving healthcare services for men
	Ian Banks
	BMJ  2009;338:b2129, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2129 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Starting Out: A view from the beach
	Kinesh Patel
	BMJ  2009;338:b2168, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2168 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

	Albert Harold Davies
	Edith Waldmann
	BMJ  2009;338:b2277, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2277 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	David Hunsley
	Iain Cameron
	BMJ  2009;338:b2278, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2278 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Peter Forrester
	Geoff Pollock
	BMJ  2009;338:b2280, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2280 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	James Russell Dickson
	John Toynton
	BMJ  2009;338:b2281, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2281 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	John Francis Webb
	A Kevin Webb
	BMJ  2009;338:b2288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2288 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Philip Paton-Philip
	Charles Paton-Philip
	BMJ  2009;338:b2292, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2292 (Published 5 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Otto Gerhard Prokop
	Ned Stafford
	BMJ  2009;338:b2219, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2219 (Published 1 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Mary Corbett
	Michael Shipley
	BMJ  2009;338:b2231, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2231 (Published 1 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

Endgames

	Picture quiz: The tired patient
	Bryan Renton
	BMJ  2009;338:b1623, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1623 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Case report: Persistently raised alkaline phosphatase in a woman with osteomalacia
	H U Rehman
	BMJ  2009;338:b1874, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1874 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Statistical question: Allocation bias
	John Fletcher
	BMJ  2009;338:b2162, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2162 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	OnExamination quiz: Head injury and brain anatomy
	BMJ  2009;338:b2163, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2163 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Clare Defty, Muralidhar Sivaram, Keith W Radcliffe, Saleem M Taibjee
	BMJ  2009;338:b2166, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2166 (Published 3 June 2009) [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BMJ  2009;338:b2172, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2172 (Published 3 June 2009) [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	From our archive: Onwards and upwards (1870)
	BMJ  2009;338:b2244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2244 (Published 4 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	"The Q word"
	David Warriner
	BMJ  2009;338:b1286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1286 (Published 3 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	From our archive: Effect of large doses of histamine on gastric secretion of HCl (1953)
	BMJ  2009;338:b1270, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1270 (Published 1 June 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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