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Effects of experience and commercialisation on survival in Himalayan mountaineering: retrospective cohort study
John L Westhoff, Thomas D Koepsell, Christopher T Littell
BMJ  2012;344:e3782, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3782 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Ursodeoxycholic acid versus placebo, and early term delivery versus expectant management, in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: semifactorial randomised clinical trial
Lucy C Chappell, Vinita Gurung, Paul T Seed, Jenny Chambers, Catherine Williamson, James G Thornton, on behalf of the PITCH Study Consortium
BMJ  2012;344:e3799, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3799 (Published 13 June 2012)
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The effect of folic acid based homocysteine lowering on cardiovascular events in people with kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
Meg J Jardine, Amy Kang, Sophia Zoungas, Sankar D Navaneethan, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Sagar U Nigwekar, Martin P Gallagher, Alan Cass, Giovanni Strippoli, Vlado Perkovic
BMJ  2012;344:e3533, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3533 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Prediction model to estimate presence of coronary artery disease: retrospective pooled analysis of existing cohorts
Tessa S S Genders, Ewout W Steyerberg, M G Myriam Hunink, Koen Nieman, Tjebbe W Galema, Nico R Mollet, Pim J de Feyter, Gabriel P Krestin, Hatem Alkadhi, Sebastian Leschka, Lotus Desbiolles, Matthijs F L Meijs, Maarten J Cramer, Juhani Knuuti, Sami Kajander, Jan Bogaert, Kaatje Goetschalckx, Filippo Cademartiri, Erica Maffei, Chiara Martini, Sara Seitun, Annachiara Aldrovandi, Simon Wildermuth, Björn Stinn, Jürgen Fornaro, Gudrun Feuchtner, Tobias De Zordo, Thomas Auer, Fabian Plank, Guy Friedrich, Francesca Pugliese, Steffen E Petersen, L Ceri Davies, U Joseph Schoepf, Garrett W Rowe, Carlos A G van Mieghem, Luc van Driessche, Valentin Sinitsyn, Deepa Gopalan, Konstantin Nikolaou, Fabian Bamberg, Ricardo C Cury, Juan Battle, Pál Maurovich-Horvat, Andrea Bartykowszki, Bela Merkely, Dávid Becker, Martin Hadamitzky, Jörg Hausleiter, Marc Dewey, Elke Zimmermann, Michael Laule
BMJ  2012;344:e3485, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3485 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Internet based vascular risk factor management for patients with clinically manifest vascular disease: randomised controlled trial
J W P Vernooij, H A H Kaasjager, Y van der Graaf, J Wierdsma, H M H Grandjean, M M C Hovens, G A de Wit, F L J Visseren, on behalf of the SMART study group
BMJ  2012;344:e3750, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3750 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Diagnosis, treatment, and management of echinococcosis
Donald P McManus, Darren J Gray, Wenbao Zhang, Yurong Yang
BMJ  2012;344:e3866, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3866 (Published 11 June 2012)
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Guidelines: Management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: summary of NICE guidance
Katharina Dworzynski, Vicki Pollit, Amy Kelsey, Bernard Higgins, Kelvin Palmer, on behalf of the Guideline Development Group
BMJ  2012;344:e3412, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3412 (Published 13 June 2012)
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A Patient's Journey: Herpes simplex virus encephalitis
Raymond Egdell, Darren Egdell, Tom Solomon
BMJ  2012;344:e3630, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3630 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Full annual checks for diabetes are a postcode lottery, finds audit
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;344:e4142, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4142 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Age discrimination in UK healthcare will become unlawful in October
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;344:e4134, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4134 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Report details how to slash administrative costs in US healthcare
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2012;344:e4146, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4146 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Some countries make good progress on child and maternal deaths while others stagnate
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;344:e4065, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4065 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Manufacturers urge German government to revise proposals for pricing new drugs
Ned Stafford
BMJ  2012;344:e4069, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4069 (Published 13 June 2012)
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California defeats tax increase on cigarettes to fund research
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2012;344:e4112, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4112 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Experts call for concerted action on diabetes
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;344:e4131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4131 (Published 13 June 2012)
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In brief
BMJ  2012;344:e4037, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4037 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Pressure on hospital beds in Scotland is affecting patient care, warns royal college
Bryan Christie
BMJ  2012;344:e4067, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4067 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Campaigners press for legislation to make researchers publish full data with trial results
Rory Watson
BMJ  2012;344:e4072, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4072 (Published 12 June 2012)
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A fifth of women with breast cancer have a recurrence, new UK figures show
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2012;344:e4085, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4085 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Intervention to prevent transmission of mitochondrial disorders should be allowed, subject to safeguards, report says
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;344:e4089, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4089 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Public’s satisfaction with NHS fell by 12% in 2011
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2012;344:e4091, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4091 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Young Jehovah’s Witness who refused a blood transfusion is allowed to die
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;344:e4097, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4097 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Finland leads 31 European countries in tackling child injuries with Greece last
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;344:e4008, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4008 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Infertile woman, aged 24, accuses trust of age discrimination after being refused IVF
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;344:e4064, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4064 (Published 11 June 2012)
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Anticounterfeiting agreement will hinder trade in generic drugs, protesters say
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2012;344:e4073, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4073 (Published 11 June 2012)
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GMC launches new tribunal service for UK doctors
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;344:e4060, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4060 (Published 11 June 2012)
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Proposals to ban abortion in Turkey provoke protests
Emilie Green
BMJ  2012;344:e4030, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4030 (Published 11 June 2012)
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Funding agencies are standing in way of open access to research results, publishers say
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;344:e4062, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4062 (Published 11 June 2012)
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US model for hospital care at home reduces costs and increases patient satisfaction
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2012;344:e3997, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3997 (Published 11 June 2012)
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Empathy or imperturbability?
Jane Smith
BMJ  2012;344:e4118, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4118 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Assisted dying
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2012;344:e4075, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4075 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Homocysteine, the kidney, and vascular disease
Richard Haynes, Robert Clarke
BMJ  2012;344:e3925, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3925 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Beyond diagnosis: rising to the multimorbidity challenge
Dee Mangin, Iona Heath, Marc Jamoulle
BMJ  2012;344:e3526, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3526 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Climbing the Himalayas more safely
Martin Burtscher
BMJ  2012;344:e3778, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3778 (Published 13 June 2012)
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HER2 testing in patients with breast cancer
J Michael Dixon, Victoria Wilson, Mark Verrill, W Fraser Symmans
BMJ  2012;344:e3958, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3958 (Published 11 June 2012)
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Assisted dying: Legislation and debate are needed
Philip Hartropp
BMJ  2012;344:e4020, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4020 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Assisted dying: Doctors need to perfect the art of allowing patients to die with dignity
Roger E Cable
BMJ  2012;344:e4021, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4021 (Published 12 June 2012)
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David Southall case: PACA response to article on David Southall’s wrecked career
John Bridson
BMJ  2012;344:e4023, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4023 (Published 12 June 2012)
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David Southall case: The authorities should be held to account for Southall’s wrecked career
Michael J Goodman
BMJ  2012;344:e4024, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4024 (Published 12 June 2012)
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David Southall case: GMC was not "too lenient" with Southall
Catherine Williams
BMJ  2012;344:e4027, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4027 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Access to anonymised data: Consider risk of compromising the identity of vulnerable patients
David Porteous
BMJ  2012;344:e4031, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4031 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Varenicline's adverse events: Authors’ reply to Singh and Loke
Joan F Hilton, Judith J Prochaska
BMJ  2012;344:e4033, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4033 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Older people in clinical trials: No more arbitrary upper age limits for clinical research
Marion E T McMurdo
BMJ  2012;344:e4040, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4040 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Screening debate: How we risk getting it wrong in cognitive screening too
Peter J Gordon
BMJ  2012;344:e4043, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4043 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Varenicline's adverse events: Flaws in analysis lead to misleading conclusions about varenicline’s safety in smoking cessation
Sonal Singh, Yoon K Loke
BMJ  2012;344:e3873, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3873 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Assisted dying: Where’s the evidence for malign relatives, professionals, or carers?
David Goldberg
BMJ  2012;344:e4016, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4016 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Metal-on-metal hip implants: UK quality assurance of blood cobalt and chromium after hip implants
Chris F Harrington, Andrew Taylor
BMJ  2012;344:e4017, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4017 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Assisted dying: Malign individuals would probably be identified with legislation
Liza Macdonald
BMJ  2012;344:e4018, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4018 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Assisted dying: Consider suffering associated with lack of control over dying
David Hadorn
BMJ  2012;344:e4019, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4019 (Published 12 June 2012)
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End of Life Care: Our professional bodies should stop opposing assisted dying
Raymond Tallis
BMJ  2012;344:e4115, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4115 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Post-marketing studies of new insulins: sales or science?
Edwin A M Gale
BMJ  2012;344:e3974, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3974 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Post-marketing observational trials and catastrophic health expenditure
John S Yudkin
BMJ  2012;344:e3987, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3987 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Post-marketing observational studies: my experience in the drug industry
BMJ  2012;344:e3990, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3990 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Personal View: My mum wanted assisted dying but we watched her die slowly and in pain
Tess McPherson
BMJ  2012;344:e4007, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4007 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Between the Lines: Accounts of Equatorial Africa
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2012;344:e3883, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3883 (Published 13 June 2012)
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The Best Medicine: Having a whale of a time
Liam Farrell
BMJ  2012;344:e4044, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4044 (Published 13 June 2012)
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From the Frontline: Why doctors should support welfare reform
Des Spence
BMJ  2012;344:e4054, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4054 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Eric Brenman
Anne Taylor
BMJ  2012;344:e4012, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4012 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Kenneth Newton Lloyd
John Jessop, George Nuki
BMJ  2012;344:e3683, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3683 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Errol Mendus Edwards
Deirdre Edwards, Elinor Haf Mendus Edwards
BMJ  2012;344:e3684, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3684 (Published 13 June 2012)
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David Anderson Black
Ian Makkison
BMJ  2012;344:e3686, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3686 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Kathleen Dalzell
Mark Dalzell, John Dalzell, Lesley Dalzell
BMJ  2012;344:e3688, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3688 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Dion Christopher Burford
Scarlett McNally
BMJ  2012;344:e3690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3690 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Solomon Bender
Solomon Bender, Ruth Bender Atik
BMJ  2012;344:e3695, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3695 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Statistical Question: Meta-analyses: tests of heterogeneity
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2012;344:e3971, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3971 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Anatomy Quiz: Magnetic resonance imaging of lumbar spine
Mostayn Alam, Angelos G Kolias, Rikin A Trivedi
BMJ  2012;344:e4010, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4010 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Anatomy Quiz: Coronal section of brain
Moayed Alawami, Hassan J Alduhailib
BMJ  2012;344:e4013, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4013 (Published 13 June 2012)
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Picture Quiz: Abdominal discomfort and abnormal liver function
Shaun Quigley, Jonathan Colledge, Shilpa Patel, Wade Gayed
BMJ  2012;344:e2096, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2096 (Published 12 June 2012)
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Picture Quiz: A South African man with renal failure and pulmonary shadowing
Neil Chanchlani, Elizabeth Neale, Paul B Rylance
BMJ  2012;344:e2789, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2789 (Published 11 June 2012)
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BMJ  2012;344:e3991, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3991 (Published 13 June 2012)
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David R Warriner, Paul D Morris, Mohamad Z Kanaan, Michael C Collins, Andy D Hopper
BMJ  2012;344:e3992, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3992 (Published 13 June 2012)
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