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Exercise for lower limb osteoarthritis: systematic review incorporating trial sequential analysis and network meta-analysis
Olalekan A Uthman, Danielle A van der Windt, Joanne L Jordan, Krysia S Dziedzic, Emma L Healey, George M Peat, Nadine E Foster
BMJ  2013;347:f5555, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5555 (Published 20 September 2013)
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Type of stress ulcer prophylaxis and risk of nosocomial pneumonia in cardiac surgical patients: cohort study
Brian T Bateman, Katsiaryna Bykov, Niteesh K Choudhry, Sebastian Schneeweiss, Joshua J Gagne, Jennifer M Polinski, Jessica M Franklin, Michael Doherty, Michael A Fischer, Jeremy A Rassen
BMJ  2013;347:f5416, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5416 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Effectiveness of general practice based, practice nurse led telephone coaching on glycaemic control of type 2 diabetes: the Patient Engagement And Coaching for Health (PEACH) pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Irene D Blackberry, John S Furler, James D Best, Patty Chondros, Margarite Vale, Christine Walker, Trisha Dunning, Leonie Segal, James Dunbar, Ralph Audehm, Danny Liew, Doris Young
BMJ  2013;347:f5272, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5272 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Testicular germ cell tumours
Alan Horwich, David Nicol, Robert Huddart
BMJ  2013;347:f5526, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5526 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Rational Testing: Investigating hypokalaemia
Richard A Oram, Timothy J McDonald, Bijay Vaidya
BMJ  2013;347:f5137, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5137 (Published 24 September 2013)
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New breast screening leaflet still denies women the full picture, says critic
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2013;347:f5735, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5735 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Children will suffer most as climate change increases in coming decades, say scientists
Robin McKie
BMJ  2013;347:f5799, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5799 (Published 24 September 2013)
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US House passes bill that would defund Affordable Care Act
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f5771, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5771 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Private provider clarifies its position on Bournemouth and Poole hospitals merger
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f5772, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5772 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Doctors plan to relaunch smartphone app after being cleared of plagiarism
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f5774, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5774 (Published 24 September 2013)
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BMA appeals for release of Canadian doctor held in Egypt
Sophie Arie
BMJ  2013;347:f5787, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5787 (Published 24 September 2013)
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GMC drops cases against doctors who worked at Stafford Hospital
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f5801, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5801 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Lifestyle advice by text messages helps prevent type 2 diabetes in high risk men
Cheryl Travasso
BMJ  2013;347:f5750, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5750 (Published 23 September 2013)
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Better sex education for children is needed to combat dangers of pornography
Isabella Laws
BMJ  2013;347:f5764, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5764 (Published 23 September 2013)
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Bowel screening has long term benefits, research shows
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;347:f5773, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5773 (Published 23 September 2013)
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Quality of care for poor Americans varies widely from state to state
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f5729, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5729 (Published 20 September 2013)
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German court rules that liquid nicotine is not a medicine
Ned Stafford
BMJ  2013;347:f5739, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5739 (Published 20 September 2013)
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Lewisham appeal will decide which local commissioners can veto reconfigurations
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f5754, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5754 (Published 20 September 2013)
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Shorter radiotherapy course just as effective for treating breast cancer, research finds
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;347:f5719, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5719 (Published 20 September 2013)
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"Super managers" to be sent into failing hospitals
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2013;347:f5727, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5727 (Published 20 September 2013)
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Morecambe Bay hospital trust is still not meeting its improvement targets, CQC says
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2013;347:f5716, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5716 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Patients rate hospitals high on cleanliness but low on food
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f5723, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5723 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Indian doctors condemn move to fund treatments abroad for civil servants
Soumyadeep Bhaumik
BMJ  2013;347:f5677, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5677 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Doctors urge Syrian government to allow them access to patients
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2013;347:f5698, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5698 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Spending on health in the US is projected to reach almost 20% of GDP by 2022
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2013;347:f5721, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5721 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Panel sketches out plan for US neuroscience initiative
Michael McCarthy
BMJ  2013;347:f5694, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5694 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Confidence of NHS finance directors to meet targets has plummeted
Gareth Iacobucci
BMJ  2013;347:f5684, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5684 (Published 18 September 2013)
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US Editor's Choice: Getting clinical guidelines right
Edward Davies
BMJ  2013;347:f5733, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5733 (Published 20 September 2013)
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Female genital mutilation/cutting
Henrietta L Moore
BMJ  2013;347:f5603, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5603 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Perioperative β blockade
Stephen Bolsin, Mark Colson, Angela Marsiglio
BMJ  2013;347:f5640, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5640 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Adolescents and young adults who are not in employment, education, or training
Jan Scott, David Fowler, Pat McGorry, Max Birchwood, Eoin Killackey, Helen Christensen, Nicholas Glozier, Alison Yung, Paddy Power, Merete Nordentoft, Swaran Singh, Elisa Brietzke, Simon Davidson, Philippe Conus, Frank Bellivier, Richard Delorme, Iain Macmillan, John Buchanan, Francesc Colom, Eduard Vieta, Michael Bauer, Phillip McGuire, Kathleen Merikangas, Ian Hickie
BMJ  2013;347:f5270, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5270 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Testing times for HIV
Jonathan Weber, Roger Tatoud
BMJ  2013;347:f5556, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5556 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Medical manslaughter
Sarah E McDowell, Robin E Ferner
BMJ  2013;347:f5609, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5609 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Will India deliver on universal health coverage?
Antony Kollannur
BMJ  2013;347:f5621, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5621 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Person to person H7N9 transmission: Controlling novel avian influenza A (H7N9) at animal sources
Chi Chiu Leung, David S C Hui, Paul K S Chan
BMJ  2013;347:f5565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5565 (Published 18 September 2013)
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600 extra deaths a week: Monitoring excess mortality in Europe
Michaël R Laurent
BMJ  2013;347:f5568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5568 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Chronic kidney disease definition: Whatever happened to normal ageing?
Iona Heath
BMJ  2013;347:f5572, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5572 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Turning doctors into coders: Infrastructure and IT policies of individual trusts limit health IT
Andrew J Clarkin
BMJ  2013;347:f5592, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5592 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Turning doctors into coders: Establishing the context in which doctors write software code
Johan van Schalkwyk
BMJ  2013;347:f5594, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5594 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Detention of psychiatric patients: Too many psychiatric beds have been lost
Conor J Davidson
BMJ  2013;347:f5596, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5596 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Chronic kidney disease definition: Possible benefits of being diagnosed as having reduced renal function
Colin H Jones
BMJ  2013;347:f5339, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5339 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Angiotensin receptor blockers: Fraudulent data: an apology and the fate of angiotensin receptor blockers
Sripal Bangalore, Franz H Messerli
BMJ  2013;347:f5549, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5549 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Chronic kidney disease definition: A stable definition of chronic kidney disease improves knowledge and patient care
Josef Coresh, Andrew S Levey, Adeera Levin, Paul Stevens
BMJ  2013;347:f5553, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5553 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Chronic kidney disease definition: An alternative classification system for chronic kidney disease
G Van Pottelbergh, J M Degryse
BMJ  2013;347:f5566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5566 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Response: Atos Healthcare replies to Greg Wood
Angela Graham
BMJ  2013;347:f5584, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5584 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Opioids in the UK: Wanted: national regulatory monitoring system for long term opioid prescription
Gordon Stewart, Michael H Basler
BMJ  2013;347:f5586, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5586 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Turning doctors into coders: Regulation is needed to support the development of health IT
Samuel P Leighton
BMJ  2013;347:f5593, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5593 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Detention of psychiatric patients: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards protect care homes, not patients
Richard Braithwaite
BMJ  2013;347:f5595, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5595 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Opioids in the UK: Friends, doctors, and tramadol: we might have a problem
Adam Winstock, James Bell, Rohan Borschmann
BMJ  2013;347:f5599, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5599 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Statistics Behind the Headlines: Are you 45% more likely to die in a UK hospital rather than a US hospital?
David Spiegelhalter
BMJ  2013;347:f5775, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5775 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Drug Marketing: The line between scientific uncertainty and promotion of snake oil
Ed Silverman
BMJ  2013;347:f5687, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5687 (Published 20 September 2013)
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BMJ Interview: "We know where to probe," says Mike Richards, the new chief inspector of hospitals
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2013;347:f5557, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5557 (Published 18 September 2013)
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From the Heart: Too much angioplasty
Aseem Malhotra
BMJ  2013;347:f5741, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5741 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Should hospitals provide all patients with single rooms?
Hugh Pennington, Chris Isles
BMJ  2013;347:f5695, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5695 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Essay: Humanism in the time of metrics—an essay by David Loxterkamp
David Loxterkamp
BMJ  2013;347:f5539, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5539 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Personal View: Bring in universal mental health checks in schools
Simon Nicholas Williams
BMJ  2013;347:f5478, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5478 (Published 24 September 2013)
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From the Frontline: Bad medicine: monitoring patients’ drugs
Des Spence
BMJ  2013;347:f5779, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5779 (Published 24 September 2013)
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Personal View: Military rather than civil aviation holds the answers for safer healthcare
Robyn Clay-Williams
BMJ  2013;347:f5570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5570 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Starting Out: Parking the issue
Kinesh Patel
BMJ  2013;347:f5617, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5617 (Published 19 September 2013)
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From the Frontline: Make children move
Des Spence
BMJ  2013;347:f5618, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5618 (Published 19 September 2013)
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David J P Barker
Jan Barker, Mary Barker, Caroline Fall, Clive Osmond, Cyrus Cooper
BMJ  2013;347:f5703, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5703 (Published 19 September 2013)
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George Edward Adan
Andrew Sanderson
BMJ  2013;347:f5180, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5180 (Published 18 September 2013)
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James Robertson Hood
Peter Shoenberg
BMJ  2013;347:f5189, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5189 (Published 18 September 2013)
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Picture quiz: Traumatic knee injury
G Stenhouse, M Walker, C Gupta, M Khanna
BMJ  2013;347:f5303, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5303 (Published 23 September 2013)
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Picture Quiz: A 70 year old woman with chest pain after a stressful event
Nikolaos Dagres, Andreas Triantafyllis, Maria Anastasiou-Nana
BMJ  2013;347:f5583, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5583 (Published 23 September 2013)
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Case Report: Acute epiglottitis
Robert Charles, Marc Fadden, Jacqueline Brook
BMJ  2013;347:f5235, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5235 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Picture Quiz: An unusual cause of breathlessness
Rachel Orme, Catherine Hill, Amit Allahabadia, Barney Harrison, Ever Grech
BMJ  2013;347:f5318, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5318 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Strangulation of an accessory digit
Daniel Morritt, Kavit Amin, Paul Cussons
BMJ  2013;347:f5696, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5696 (Published 23 September 2013)
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The importance of breakfast and other stories . . .
BMJ  2013;347:f5720, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5720 (Published 23 September 2013)
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Differential diagnosis of a palmar and plantar rash
James Hatcher, Anna Riddell, Joseph Donovan, Simon Tiberi
BMJ  2013;347:f5542, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5542 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Emergency care for older patients and other stories . . .
BMJ  2013;347:f5576, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5576 (Published 19 September 2013)
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Caution over use of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
BMJ  2013;347:f5688, doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5688 (Published 19 September 2013)
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