"Curing" minor illness in general practice.
	G N Marsh
	Br Med J  1978;1:647, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.647-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	College of Anaesthetists.
	T B Boulton
	Br Med J  1978;1:648, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.648 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Fall in admission rate of old people to psychiatric wards.
	J Jenkins
	Br Med J  1978;1:648, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.648-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhaling habits of pipe smokers.
	F J Roe, P N Lee
	Br Med J  1978;1:648, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.648-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Help for parents after stillbirth.
	J Heward, P B Woodcock, L F Phillips, A J Williams, M Clarke, J MacVicar, J Faulconbridge
	Br Med J  1978;1:649, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.649 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Salbutamol: lack of evidence of tumour induction in man.
	M J Finkel
	Br Med J  1978;1:649, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.649-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The water story.
	R R West
	Br Med J  1978;1:649-650, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.649-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Vitamin A and Sir Douglas Mawson.
	C T Brown
	Br Med J  1978;1:650, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.650 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prolonged malaria prophylaxis.
	L J Bruce-Chwatt
	Br Med J  1978;1:650, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.650-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Delayed respiratory depression after use of fentanyl.
	A M Florence
	Br Med J  1978;1:650-651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.650-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Shoes for growing feet.
	M J Illingworth
	Br Med J  1978;1:651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.651 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lactic acidosis, prostaglandin E1, and colchicine.
	D F Horrobin, M S Manku
	Br Med J  1978;1:651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.651-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Fluids for parenteral nutrition.
	Br Med J  1978;1:651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.651-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Distinction awards.
	B H Price
	Br Med J  1978;1:652, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.652-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	New consultant contract.
	Br Med J  1978;1:652-653, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.652-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Redundant doctors.
	T McFarlane
	Br Med J  1978;1:653, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.653 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Wasted women doctors.
	Br Med J  1978;1:653, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.653-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Is the GP really necessary?
	I F Saint-Yves
	Br Med J  1978;1:653-654, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.653-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The Safety Net and preregistration posts.
	Br Med J  1978;1:654, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.654-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	National Health Service planning.
	J S Stewart
	Br Med J  1978;1:654, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.654-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

This week's Corrections

	Correction: Dental caries and between-meal snacks
	Br Med J  1978;1:654, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.654-d [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Articles

This week's Articles

	OBITUARY
	Br Med J  1978;1:655-657, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.655 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	NEWS AND NOTES
	Br Med J  1978;1:658-662, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.658 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Review

This week's Book Review

	Medicine and Books
	Br Med J  1978;1:640-644, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.640 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

This week's Correspondence

	To sign or not to sign
	Alex Gatherer
	Br Med J  1978;1:647, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.647 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhaling habits of pipe smokers
	J A McM Turner, R W Sillett, M W McNicol
	Br Med J  1978;1:648, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.648-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Fluids for parenteral nutrition
	A J Nunn
	Br Med J  1978;1:651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.651-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Henry VIII and the NHS
	W M E Anderson
	Br Med J  1978;1:651-652, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.651-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Difficulties of applicants for jobs
	M Salahuddin
	Br Med J  1978;1:652, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.652 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Posts in the Middle East
	P E Conen
	Br Med J  1978;1:652, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.652-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	New consultant contract
	P W Fisher
	Br Med J  1978;1:652-653, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.652-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Wasted women doctors
	Janice Luby
	Br Med J  1978;1:653, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.653-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Productivity bonuses
	George Ansell
	Br Med J  1978;1:654, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.654 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The Safety Net and preregistration posts
	Henry Yellowlees
	Br Med J  1978;1:654, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.654-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical Practice

This week's Medical Practice

	Materia Non Medica
	Br Med J  1978;1:645, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.645 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View
	Peter Barritt
	Br Med J  1978;1:646, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.646 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

This week's Research Article

	Surgery for coronary artery disease.
	Br Med J  1978;1:597-598, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.597 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	To sign or not to sign?
	Br Med J  1978;1:598-599, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.598 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Sleep-induced respiratory obstruction and the heart.
	Br Med J  1978;1:599, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.599 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Poisoning with alkylmercury compounds.
	Br Med J  1978;1:599-600, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.599-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Intra-articular steroids.
	Br Med J  1978;1:600-601, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.600 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Umbilical cord prolapse.
	Br Med J  1978;1:601-602, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.601 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Conservative treatment of rectal tumours.
	Br Med J  1978;1:602, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.602 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Nature, nurture, and childhood overweight.
	E M Poskitt, T J Cole
	Br Med J  1978;1:603-605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.603 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Role of Chlamydia trachomatis and HLA-B27 in sexually acquired reactive arthritis.
	A C Keat, R N Maini, G C Nkwazi, G D Pegrum, G L Ridgway, J T Scott
	Br Med J  1978;1:605-607, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.605 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Vitamin D status of Asian infants.
	N Singleton, S M Tucker
	Br Med J  1978;1:607-610, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.607 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	High incidence of vincristine-induced neuropathy in lymphomas.
	S M Watkins, J P Griffin
	Br Med J  1978;1:610-612, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.610 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Methylmercury poisoning in Iraqi children: clinical observations over two years.
	L Amin-zaki, M A Majeed, T W Clarkson, M R Greenwood
	Br Med J  1978;1:613-616, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.613 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lichenoid tattoo hypersensitivity.
	A Taaffe, A G Knight, R Marks
	Br Med J  1978;1:616-618, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.616 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Incidence of thrombophlebitis with naftidrofuryl.
	H Heidrich
	Br Med J  1978;1:618-619, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.618 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ibuprofen hypersensitivity in systemic lupus erythematosus.
	M Sonnenblick, A S Abraham
	Br Med J  1978;1:619-620, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.619 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Alkaline phosphatase: changes in serum levels after a fracture.
	D E Sharland, P W Overstall
	Br Med J  1978;1:620, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.620 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Splints in severe osteogenesis imperfecta.
	D H Bossingham, T V Strange, P J Nicholls
	Br Med J  1978;1:620-621, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.620-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Antithrombin III deficiency, hypertriglyceridaemia, and venous thromboses.
	O H Gyde, M D Middleton, G R Vaughan, D J Fletcher
	Br Med J  1978;1:621-622, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.621 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Naftidrofuryl for intermittent claudication: a double-blind controlled trial.
	C V Ruckley, M J Callam, C M Ferrington, R J Prescott
	Br Med J  1978;1:622, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.622 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Urinary incontinence caused by prazosin.
	T Thien, K P Delaere, F M Debruyne, R A Koene
	Br Med J  1978;1:622-623, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.622-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cytomegalovirus and vasculitis.
	A Bamji, R Salisbury
	Br Med J  1978;1:623-624, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.623 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Acute marrow folate deficiency during intensive care.
	M E Beard, C S Hatipov, J W Hamer
	Br Med J  1978;1:624-625, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.624 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Skin tunnel for central venous catheter: non-operative technique.
	J Powell-Tuck
	Br Med J  1978;1:625, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.625 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	How obstetricians manage hypertension in pregnancy.
	G V Chamberlain, P J Lewis, M De Swiet, C J Bulpitt
	Br Med J  1978;1:626-629, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.626 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Dynamic approach to adolescence. Support of the staff.
	K S Perinpanayagam
	Br Med J  1978;1:629-630, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.629 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diseases of the respiratory system. Introduction: structure and function of the lungs.
	D W Empey
	Br Med J  1978;1:631-633, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.631 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Doctors to tradesmen.
	E O'Brien
	Br Med J  1978;1:633-634, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.633 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Changing mortality from ischaemic heart disease in Great Britain 1968-76.
	C du V Florey, R J Melia, S C Darby
	Br Med J  1978;1:635-637, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.635 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	RAWP and the Oxford Region part III--closures, economies, and cuts.
	M Jeffries
	Br Med J  1978;1:638-639, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.638 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement

This week's Supplement

	The Week
	Br Med J  1978;1:663, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.663 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	OHC: Occupational health service for NHS
	Br Med J  1978;1:664-665, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.664 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Health Services Board—Further withdrawal of pay-bed facilities
	Br Med J  1978;1:666, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.666 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	GP staff pensions
	Br Med J  1978;1:666, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6113.666-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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