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Severe hypoglycaemia and cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis with bias analysis
Atsushi Goto, Onyebuchi A Arah, Maki Goto, Yasuo Terauchi, Mitsuhiko Noda
BMJ  2013;347:f4533, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4533 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Association of visit-to-visit variability in blood pressure with cognitive function in old age: prospective cohort study
Behnam Sabayan, Liselotte W Wijsman, Jessica C Foster-Dingley, David J Stott, Ian Ford, Brendan M Buckley, Naveed Sattar, J Wouter Jukema, Matthias J P van Osch, Jeroen van der Grond, Mark A van Buchem, Rudi G J Westendorp, Anton J M de Craen, Simon P Mooijaart
BMJ  2013;347:f4600, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4600 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Improving antibiotic prescribing in acute respiratory tract infections: cluster randomised trial from Norwegian general practice (prescription peer academic detailing (Rx-PAD) study)
Svein Gjelstad, Sigurd Høye, Jørund Straand, Mette Brekke, Ingvild Dalen, Morten Lindbæk
BMJ  2013;347:f4403, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4403 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Strongyloides stercoralis infection
Daniel Greaves, Sian Coggle, Christopher Pollard, Sani H Aliyu, Elinor M Moore
BMJ  2013;347:f4610, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4610 (Published 30 July 2013)
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A Patient's Journey: Left atrial myxoma
Susie Layton, David P Ripley, Nick G Bellenger
BMJ  2013;347:f4430, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4430 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Practice Pointer: Assessing risk of suicide or self harm in adults
Richard Morriss, Nav Kapur, Richard Byng
BMJ  2013;347:f4572, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4572 (Published 25 July 2013)
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Guidelines: Diagnosis and management of varicose veins in the legs: summary of NICE guidance
Grace Marsden, Mark Perry, Kate Kelley, Alun H Davies, on behalf of the Guideline Development Group
BMJ  2013;347:f4279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4279 (Published 24 July 2013)
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In brief
BMJ  2013;347:f4805, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4805 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Drug industry pledge on access to trial data is met with scepticism
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f4829, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4829 (Published 30 July 2013)
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NHS Direct backs out of contracts to run NHS 111 because of poor funding
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2013;347:f4837, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4837 (Published 30 July 2013)
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European drugs agency clashes with scientists over safety of GLP-1 drugs
Deborah Cohen
BMJ  2013;347:f4838, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4838 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Lack of elective surgery in Cardiff hospitals put patients at risk
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f4825, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4825 (Published 30 July 2013)
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College admits that 10 vascular surgeons need to have their mortality rates reviewed
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f4830, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4830 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine stalls in the US
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f4798, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4798 (Published 29 July 2013)
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Staff at NHS regulator are left "broken" by culture of bullying
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2013;347:f4801, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4801 (Published 29 July 2013)
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Head of GSK in China is replaced as details of fraud scandal emerge
Jane Parry
BMJ  2013;347:f4791, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4791 (Published 29 July 2013)
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Creative thinkers sought to lead innovation in the NHS in England
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f4793, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4793 (Published 29 July 2013)
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Unexpected rise in deaths among older patients leaves experts guessing over the likely cause
Ingrid Torjesen
BMJ  2013;347:f4795, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4795 (Published 29 July 2013)
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Indian court restricts the sale of acid to try to curb attacks on women
Meera Kay
BMJ  2013;347:f4762, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4762 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Studies often overturn accepted medical practice, analysis finds
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f4772, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4772 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Court rules national medical school entrance exam unconstitutional
Cheryl Travasso
BMJ  2013;347:f4774, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4774 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Linking performance to Medicare payments is unlikely to improve care, report says
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f4756, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4756 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Foundation trusts plan to recruit 2400 extra doctors in 2013-14
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f4759, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4759 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Brain disorders cost the most overall but attract the least research funding
Krishna Chinthapalli
BMJ  2013;347:f4766, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4766 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Public has fewer worries about sharing health information than other personal data
Andrew Cole
BMJ  2013;347:f4753, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4753 (Published 25 July 2013)
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Fewer younger women are undergoing female genital mutilation, study finds
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2013;347:f4754, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4754 (Published 25 July 2013)
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Ophthalmologist who tried to deflect blame onto others is struck off
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f4761, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4761 (Published 25 July 2013)
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Future gaps in workforce pose an impending crisis for the NHS, report warns
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f4696, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4696 (Published 25 July 2013)
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Lack of strategy on forensic science risks damaging ability to catch criminals, say MPs
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2013;347:f4735, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4735 (Published 25 July 2013)
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Doctor who abducted her daughter and took her to Pakistan is struck off
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f4738, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4738 (Published 25 July 2013)
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GSK plans expansion in China despite bribery allegations
Jane Parry
BMJ  2013;347:f4744, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4744 (Published 25 July 2013)
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Flu vaccinations for school age children in England are cost effective, say experts
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f4749, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4749 (Published 25 July 2013)
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European regulator appeals against order stopping it from releasing clinical study documents
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;347:f4728, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4728 (Published 24 July 2013)
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US Editor's Choice: The Physician Payment Sunshine Act
José G Merino
BMJ  2013;347:f4764, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4764 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Government’s plans for universal health checks for people aged 40-75
Felicity Goodyear-Smith
BMJ  2013;347:f4788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4788 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Leading healthcare in London: time for a radical response?
Naomi Fulop, Rosalind Raine
BMJ  2013;347:f4711, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4711 (Published 29 July 2013)
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Mistrust of clinical guidelines: NICE accredits guidelines using international AGREE criteria
Gillian Leng, Mark Baker
BMJ  2013;347:f4771, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4771 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Cancer referrals: Cancer cases diagnosed as emergencies may be fewer than reported
Laurence Leaver, Barnabas J Gilbert, Jenny Jones, Martin Allaby
BMJ  2013;347:f4773, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4773 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Too much medicine: Problem based learning, litigation, and EWTD contribute to too much medicine
Samad Samadian, Ayaaz Farhat
BMJ  2013;347:f4790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4790 (Published 30 July 2013)
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New masters of public health: Leadership, facilitation, and relationships are key to countering the waning influence of public health
Kathryn A Oliver
BMJ  2013;347:f4792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4792 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Brutal pragmatism on food: Pragmatism on food means compromising health
Jane C Landon
BMJ  2013;347:f4644, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4644 (Published 30 July 2013)
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NICE on caesarean section: NICE says caesarean section is not available on demand unless clinically indicated
Mandie Scamell, Alison Macfarlane, Christine McCourt, Juliet Rayment, Judith Sunderland, Mary Stewart
BMJ  2013;347:f4649, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4649 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Fluid replacement: Time to assess alternatives to hydroxyethyl starch to use instead of 0.9% saline in fluid replacement
Mairi Cruickshanks, Gordon B Drummond, Simon Paterson-Brown, Arfon G M T Powell
BMJ  2013;347:f4651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4651 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Too much medicine: Beware the influence of the "SIF" (single issue fanatic) in clinical guidelines
Kevin Barraclough
BMJ  2013;347:f4719, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4719 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Too much medicine: Beware the rise of commercial "mole checking" shops on high streets
Richard B Weller
BMJ  2013;347:f4724, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4724 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Too much medicine: Direct to consumer unproved screening tests turn a profit in Japan
Yasuharu Tokuda, Mitchell D Feldman
BMJ  2013;347:f4725, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4725 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Boldly going to an iNHS: Junior doctors are ready and waiting to create an iNHS
Andrew R Thornton
BMJ  2013;347:f4731, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4731 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Boldly going to an iNHS: NHS IT department needs to say yes for an iNHS
Mike David Smith
BMJ  2013;347:f4732, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4732 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Boldly going to an iNHS: Technology is here now to analyse patient data in real time for an iNHS
Christopher Whittle
BMJ  2013;347:f4734, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4734 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Informed consent: Patient information leaflets: "a stupid system"
Margaret McCartney
BMJ  2013;347:f4748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4748 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Open Data: Sharing data from clinical trials: where we are and what lies ahead
Elizabeth Loder
BMJ  2013;347:f4794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4794 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Non-communicable disease: The advent of bariatric surgery for diabetes in India
Ron Thomas Varghese
BMJ  2013;347:f3391, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f3391 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Affordable Care Act: Everything you need to know about the Sunshine Act
Ed Silverman
BMJ  2013;347:f4704, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4704 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Maudsley Debate: Has psychiatric diagnosis labelled rather than enabled patients?
Felicity Callard, Pat Bracken, Anthony S David, Norman Sartorius
BMJ  2013;347:f4312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4312 (Published 25 July 2013)
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Too Much Medicine: Chronic kidney disease controversy: how expanding definitions are unnecessarily labelling many people as diseased
Ray Moynihan, Richard Glassock, Jenny Doust
BMJ  2013;347:f4298, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4298 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Personal View: Remember Barbara Starfield: primary care is the health system’s bedrock
Michael Caley
BMJ  2013;347:f4627, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4627 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Starting Out: Bureaucracy holds the NHS back
Kinesh Patel
BMJ  2013;347:f4624, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4624 (Published 26 July 2013)
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From the Frontline: Bad medicine: motherhood
Des Spence
BMJ  2013;347:f4559, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4559 (Published 24 July 2013)
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Dilip Kumar Mukerji
Arup Banerjee
BMJ  2013;347:f4300, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4300 (Published 24 July 2013)
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Monica Kathleen McAllen
Robin McAllen
BMJ  2013;347:f4302, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4302 (Published 24 July 2013)
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Eric Harry Miles Foxen
Jocelyn Hollway, Gillian Fenwick
BMJ  2013;347:f4304, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4304 (Published 24 July 2013)
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Kenneth Willoughby Heaton
Chris Burns-Cox, Tim Paine
BMJ  2013;347:f4306, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4306 (Published 24 July 2013)
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Thomas Matthew Maguire
Ben Marshall
BMJ  2013;347:f4307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4307 (Published 24 July 2013)
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Donald Gwynvor Craig
Neil Wilson
BMJ  2013;347:f4308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4308 (Published 24 July 2013)
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Picture Quiz: A midline neck lump in a child
Ian C C King, Neil A Brierley, Kajetan Erdinger
BMJ  2013;347:f4447, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4447 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Statistical Question: Kaplan-Meier survival analysis: types of censored observations
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2013;347:f4663, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4663 (Published 26 July 2013)
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Statistical Question: What is number needed to treat (NNT)?
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2013;347:f4605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4605 (Published 24 July 2013)
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The next step in controlling HBV in China
BMJ  2013;347:f4819, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4819 (Published 30 July 2013)
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CT retinal detachment
BMJ  2013;347:f4831, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4831 (Published 30 July 2013)
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Transfusing blood safely and appropriately
BMJ  2013;347:f4799, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4799 (Published 29 July 2013)
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Unintended consequences of sanctions against Iran
BMJ  2013;347:f4787, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4787 (Published 26 July 2013)
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