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Cost effectiveness of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening and rescreening in men in a modern context: evaluation of a hypothetical cohort using a decision analytical model
Rikke Søgaard, Jesper Laustsen, Jes S Lindholt
BMJ  2012;345:e4276, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4276 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Effectiveness of yearly, register based screening for chlamydia in the Netherlands: controlled trial with randomised stepped wedge implementation
Ingrid V F van den Broek, Jan E A M van Bergen, Elfi E H G Brouwers, Johannes S A Fennema, Hannelore M Götz, Christian J P A Hoebe, Rik H Koekenbier, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Eelco A B Over, Boris V Schmid, Lydia L Pars, Sander M van Ravesteijn, Marianne A B van der Sande, G Ardine de Wit, Nicola Low, Eline L M Op de Coul
BMJ  2012;345:e4316, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4316 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Effect of adding a diagnostic aid to best practice to manage suspicious pigmented lesions in primary care: randomised controlled trial
Fiona M Walter, Helen C Morris, Elka Humphrys, Per N Hall, A Toby Prevost, Nigel Burrows, Lucy Bradshaw, Edward C F Wilson, Paul Norris, Joe Walls, Margaret Johnson, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Jon D Emery
BMJ  2012;345:e4110, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4110 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Adverse events with intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors: nested case-control study
Robert J Campbell, Sudeep S Gill, Susan E Bronskill, J Michael Paterson, Marlo Whitehead, Chaim M Bell
BMJ  2012;345:e4203, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4203 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Derivation and validation of age and temperature specific reference values and centile charts to predict lower respiratory tract infection in children with fever: prospective observational study
R G Nijman, M Thompson, M van Veen, R Perera, H A Moll, R Oostenbrink
BMJ  2012;345:e4224, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4224 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Perioperative management of patients taking treatment for chronic pain
Conor Farrell, Paul McConaghy
BMJ  2012;345:e4148, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4148 (Published 3 July 2012)
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More than 30 NHS organisations end 2011-12 in debt totalling £356m
Helen Mooney
BMJ  2012;345:e4648, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4648 (Published 6 July 2012)
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Reorganisation of public health in England is "a terrible mess," conference hears
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;345:e4652, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4652 (Published 6 July 2012)
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London trust lost track of over 1000 patients referred for suspected cancer
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;345:e4656, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4656 (Published 6 July 2012)
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Health department refuses plea for private PIP implants to be replaced on NHS
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2012;345:e4658, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4658 (Published 6 July 2012)
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Two doctors are referred to the GMC for taking industrial action
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;345:e4664, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4664 (Published 6 July 2012)
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NHS boards see telehealth only as a means of saving money, warns expert
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2012;345:e4633, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4633 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Three children’s heart surgery units to close 13 years after Bristol inquiry
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;345:e4635, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4635 (Published 5 July 2012)
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FDA approves "instant" HIV home test
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2012;345:e4636, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4636 (Published 5 July 2012)
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NHS bill for compensation exceeds £1bn for the first time
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;345:e4638, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4638 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Babies born at 37-38 weeks lag academically eight years later
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2012;345:e4567, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4567 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Urgent action is needed to improve care of patients with chronic pain, says report
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2012;345:e4586, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4586 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Any foreseeable growth in NHS will "feel like a cut" because of demographics and cost inflation, report says
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;345:e4587, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4587 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Taking folic acid at start of pregnancy seems to lower risk of cleft lip and palate
Muiris Houston
BMJ  2012;345:e4614, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4614 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Mark Walport will be next UK government chief scientific adviser, cabinet office announces
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2012;345:e4621, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4621 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Hospitals are failing patients at end of life
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2012;345:e4606, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4606 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Capturing patients’ lives
Annabel Ferriman
BMJ  2012;345:e4540, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4540 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Meta-analysis confirms raised risk of bladder cancer from pioglitazone
Barbara Kermode-Scott
BMJ  2012;345:e4541, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4541 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Japanese doctor is heading for record number of retracted research papers
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;345:e4596, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4596 (Published 4 July 2012)
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In brief
BMJ  2012;345:e4556, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4556 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Women have had "harrowing" experiences over PIP implants scandal
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2012;345:e4560, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4560 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Draft bill on assisted dying opens for consultation
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;345:e4561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4561 (Published 3 July 2012)
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GlaxoSmithKline is fined record $3bn in US
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2012;345:e4568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4568 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Doctors will see increased demand during Olympics despite preparations
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2012;345:e4585, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4585 (Published 3 July 2012)
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German court rules that self employed doctors are exempt from charges of bribery
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2012;345:e4481, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4481 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Measure your team’s performance, and publish the results
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2012;345:e4590, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4590 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Active management of the third stage of labour
Nasreen Aflaifel, Andrew D Weeks
BMJ  2012;345:e4546, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4546 (Published 6 July 2012)
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Is surgery a magic bullet against diabetes?
Sri G Thrumurthy, Ravindra S Date, Muntzer Mughal
BMJ  2012;345:e4552, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4552 (Published 6 July 2012)
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Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis
Berit Andersen, Frede Olesen
BMJ  2012;345:e4231, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4231 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Identifying melanomas in primary care: can we do better?
Julia Newton-Bishop, Paul Lorigan
BMJ  2012;345:e4244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4244 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Assessing respiratory rate for children with fever
Anna Kilonback
BMJ  2012;345:e4249, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4249 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Information on the internet: Should clinicians edit Wikipedia to engage a wider world web?
M Kint, D P Hart
BMJ  2012;345:e4275, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4275 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Multimodal analgesia is central to alleviating pain in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Tauheedur R Shaikh, Pradeep Desai
BMJ  2012;345:e4307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4307 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Comparing risk prediction models: Systematic review did not consider problem of treatment effects
Su May Liew, Jenny Doust, Paul Glasziou
BMJ  2012;345:e4355, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4355 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Comparing risk prediction models: Time to compare impact and feasibility of prediction models in real life
Douglas Noble, Tom Dent, Trisha Greenhalgh
BMJ  2012;345:e4357, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4357 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Comparing risk prediction models: Authors’ reply to Noble and colleagues and Liew and colleagues
George C M Siontis, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Konstantinos C Siontis, John P A Ioannidis
BMJ  2012;345:e4360, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4360 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Dabigatran thrombotic events: Thrombotic events after discontinuing dabigatran: rebound or resumption?
Katie M Thorne, Stephen Dee, Sisira Jayathissa
BMJ  2012;345:e4469, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4469 (Published 3 July 2012)
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UK as leader in safety: A better way of sharing patient safety information is needed
Kathleen Ferguson, Isabeau A Walker
BMJ  2012;345:e4475, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4475 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Troubled Families Programme: Evidence does exist for Family Intervention Projects
Louise Casey
BMJ  2012;345:e4485, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4485 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Exercise and depression: TREAD adds little to the evidence
Stephen Pilling, Ian Anderson
BMJ  2012;345:e4490, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4490 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Exercise and depression: Study’s conclusion is misleading and ill considered
Laura Donnelly
BMJ  2012;345:e4494, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4494 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Exercise and depression: Media reports fuelled by authors’ claims
Sarah Davies, Jo Larkin, Mike Loosemore, Hugh Montgomery
BMJ  2012;345:e4495, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4495 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Exercise and depression: Authors’ reply to Davies and colleagues, Donnelly, and Pilling and Anderson
Glyn Lewis, On behalf of all coauthors
BMJ  2012;345:e4500, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4500 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Performance Data: Where are we with transparency over performance of doctors and institutions?
Aniket Tavare
BMJ  2012;345:e4464, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4464 (Published 3 July 2012)
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Body Politic: The NHS must change or die
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;345:e4478, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4478 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Nothing's Sacred: Exclusive! Journalist admits to getting it wrong
Colin Brewer
BMJ  2012;345:e4559, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4559 (Published 4 July 2012)
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From the Frontline: Bad medicine: chest examination
Des Spence
BMJ  2012;345:e4569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4569 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Personal View: Ensuring that women have access to safe abortion is "pro-life"
Alice Clack, Patricia Lledo-Weber
BMJ  2012;345:e4391, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4391 (Published 4 July 2012)
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John Cecil Nicholson Wakeley
Charles Wakeley, Linda de Cossart
BMJ  2012;345:e4042, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4042 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Louis Joseph Rosin
Barbara Bar-Yosef, Michael Rosin, David Hodgson
BMJ  2012;345:e4045, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4045 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Kathleen Mary McCartie
Tom Paterson
BMJ  2012;345:e4047, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4047 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Sakalakalavathy Umachandran
Sati Ariyanayagam, Manickam Raveendran, Velaitham Muraleetharan.
BMJ  2012;345:e4049, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4049 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Akhil Kapur
Mark Westwood
BMJ  2012;345:e4051, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4051 (Published 4 July 2012)
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John Stuart Gregory
Eleanor Banks
BMJ  2012;345:e4052, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4052 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Dora Janet Burman Savage
Wendy Savage
BMJ  2012;345:e4053, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4053 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Case Report: A man with anxiety, confusion, and red eyes
S N Ali, T Tan, K Meeran, K Wynne
BMJ  2012;345:e4443, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4443 (Published 5 July 2012)
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Statistical Question: Pearson’s correlation coefficient
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2012;345:e4483, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4483 (Published 4 July 2012)
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BMJ  2012;345:e4459, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4459 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Mathavi Uthayanan, Stephen Key, Prashant Kanabar
BMJ  2012;345:e4460, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4460 (Published 4 July 2012)
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Health and disease in 85 year olds: baseline findings from the Newcastle 85+ cohort study
BMJ  2012;345:e4462, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4462 (Published 4 July 2012)
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