A matter of language? Surely not.
	Smith
	Br Med J  1979;1:120-121, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.120 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Nursing at a crossroads.
	I G Schraibman
	Br Med J  1979;1:121, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.121 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Severe hyponatraemia in hospital inpatients.
	Br Med J  1979;1:121-122, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.121-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Seat belts and the safe car.
	Br Med J  1979;1:122, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.122-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Dialysis and transplantation and the quality of life.
	P Naish
	Br Med J  1979;1:122-123, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.122-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug treatment of psychiatric patients in general practice.
	Br Med J  1979;1:123, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.123 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Reusing dialysers.
	R Ahmad, J Hussler
	Br Med J  1979;1:123, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.123-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tranquillisers and plasma prolactin.
	J D Wilson, D J King, B Sheridan
	Br Med J  1979;1:123-124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.123-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug compliance and the elderly patient.
	G H Jenkins
	Br Med J  1979;1:124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.124 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Rapid diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: a reminder.
	J T MacFarlane, I A Neale
	Br Med J  1979;1:124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.124-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Intermittent ophthalmoplegia.
	J F Smith
	Br Med J  1979;1:124-125, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.124-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pneumomediastinum in anorexia nervosa.
	A P Brooks, C Martyn
	Br Med J  1979;1:125, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.125 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Possible environmental hazards of gas cooking.
	H R Hosein, A Bouhuys
	Br Med J  1979;1:125, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.125-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ankylosing spondylitis in HLA-B27-positive individuals: use in diagnosis.
	F Christiansen, P Zilko, R L Dawkins
	Br Med J  1979;1:125, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.125-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Another hazard of pierced ears.
	D A Noble
	Br Med J  1979;1:125, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.125-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Polymyalgia rheumatica and primary biliary cirrhosis.
	G Batstone, J C Robertson, W Y Loebl
	Br Med J  1979;1:125-126, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.125-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Precordial exercise mapping.
	S Talbot
	Br Med J  1979;1:126, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.126 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Training in internal fixation of fractures.
	R S Ling
	Br Med J  1979;1:126, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.126-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	What is a cohort?
	V H Springett
	Br Med J  1979;1:126, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.126-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tetracycline preparations for children.
	P G Brock, M Roach
	Br Med J  1979;1:126-127, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.126-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Treatment of spasmodic torticollis with diazepam.
	S Ahmad, M K Meeran
	Br Med J  1979;1:127, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.127 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BPAS and AID.
	B Sandler
	Br Med J  1979;1:127, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.127-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	DIY blood-pressure machines.
	J R Brown, L T Harrington, C M Lockwood, A C Hall
	Br Med J  1979;1:127, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.127-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Influence of diphenylhydantoin on the effect of streptozotocin.
	L Koranyi, L Gero
	Br Med J  1979;1:127, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.127-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Staffing of accident and emergency departments.
	J Kotowski
	Br Med J  1979;1:128, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.128-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Peripheral hospitals and the new career structure.
	R T Booth
	Br Med J  1979;1:128, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.128-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Anaesthetists' manpower and staffing.
	A Rogers
	Br Med J  1979;1:130, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.130 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pathologists' work load.
	G S Andrews
	Br Med J  1979;1:130, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.130-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

This week's Corrections

	Correction: A mantle of safety: the 50th year of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
	Br Med J  1979;1:108, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.108 [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Articles

This week's Articles

	OBITUARY
	Br Med J  1979;1:132-134, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.132 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	NEWS AND NOTES
	Br Med J  1979;1:135-138, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.135 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Review

This week's Book Review

	Medicine and Books
	Br Med J  1979;1:109-117, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.109 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

This week's Correspondence

	Severe hyponatraemia in hospital inpatients
	P G E Kennedy, D M Mitchell, B I Hoffbrand
	Br Med J  1979;1:122, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.122 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Seat belts and the safe car
	John Primrose
	Br Med J  1979;1:122, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.122-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug treatment of psychiatric patients in general practice
	John Mathew
	Br Med J  1979;1:123, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.123-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lecture Notes on Medical Statistics
	J F Osborn
	Br Med J  1979;1:123, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.123-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Toilet paper and spread of infection
	John H S Pettit
	Br Med J  1979;1:124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.124-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Therapy Options in Psychiatry
	Francis Creed, Gillian Waldron
	Br Med J  1979;1:126, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.126-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The troubles at Normansfield
	J F Rickards
	Br Med J  1979;1:127-128, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.127-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical medical officers
	Gwynne V Lewis, Peter Rawlinson
	Br Med J  1979;1:128, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.128 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Part-time contracts for women doctors
	Philip Graham
	Br Med J  1979;1:128, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.128-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Taxation of car and telephone expenses
	F W Wright
	Br Med J  1979;1:128-129, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.128-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Consultant milage allowances
	John Duncan
	Br Med J  1979;1:129, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.129 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Who will follow the juniors now?
	Gordon W Taylor
	Br Med J  1979;1:129-130, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.129-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: An objectionable application form
	H G Easton
	Br Med J  1979;1:130, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.130-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: Treatment of accidental hypothermia
	M C MacInnes
	Br Med J  1979;1:130-131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.130-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: Do all pregnant women need iron?
	A W Fowler
	Br Med J  1979;1:131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: How to do it
	K V Bailey
	Br Med J  1979;1:131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: Sweating feet
	D I Porter
	Br Med J  1979;1:131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: Bagpipes and pneumomediastinum in anorexia nervosa
	J How, P D Bewsher
	Br Med J  1979;1:131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: Hydronephrosis
	R H Whitaker
	Br Med J  1979;1:131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: Phantom limb pain
	G T Watts
	Br Med J  1979;1:131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: Recurrent vaginal candida infection
	C R Porteous
	Br Med J  1979;1:131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131-f [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: Sex and the Church
	R J D Coffey
	Br Med J  1979;1:131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131-g [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: A national medical service
	G P Walsh
	Br Med J  1979;1:131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131-h [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points from Letters: Normansfield and the NHS
	G T Watts
	Br Med J  1979;1:i, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.131-i [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical Practice

This week's Medical Practice

	Materia Non Medica
	Br Med J  1979;1:104, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.104 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Crises down under
	Peter C Arnold
	Br Med J  1979;1:107-108, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.107 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medicine and the Media
	Br Med J  1979;1:118, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.118 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View
	Beulah R Bewley
	Br Med J  1979;1:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.119 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

This week's Research Article

	Cardiac transplantation 1979.
	Br Med J  1979;1:69-70, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.69 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drinking and drowning.
	Br Med J  1979;1:70-71, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.70 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drugs in threatened preterm labour.
	Br Med J  1979;1:71, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.71 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Common waiting lists.
	Br Med J  1979;1:71-72, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.71-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Continuous lumbar epidural analgesia for labour and delivery.
	J S Crawford
	Br Med J  1979;1:72-74, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.72 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Possible effect of time on renal allograft rejection.
	M S Knapp, J R Cove-Smith, R Dugdale, N Mackenzie, R Pownall
	Br Med J  1979;1:75-77, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.75 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Metabolic consequences of atenolol and propranolol in treatment of essential hypertension.
	J L Day, N Simpson, J Metcalfe, R L Page
	Br Med J  1979;1:77-80, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.77 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Bacteriological quality control in human milk-banking.
	A Lucas, C D Roberts
	Br Med J  1979;1:80-82, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.80 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Detection of deep venous thrombosis by scanning of 99mtechnetium-labelled red-cell venous pool.
	W Beswick, R Chmiel, R Booth, I Vellar, E Gilford, C N Chesterman
	Br Med J  1979;1:82-84, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.82 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Value of examining buffy coats for intragranulocytic micro-organisms in patients with fever.
	J P Studer, M P Glauser, M Schapira
	Br Med J  1979;1:85-86, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.85 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Disappearance of spermatozoa from ejaculate after vasectomy.
	R P Marwood, V Beral
	Br Med J  1979;1:87, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.87 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-motile sperms persisting after vasectomy: do they matter?
	I S Edwards, J L Farlow
	Br Med J  1979;1:87-88, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.87-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Time and tides in Graves's disease: their implications in predicting outcome of treatment.
	T J Wilkin, J S Beck, J Crooks, T E Isles, A Gunn
	Br Med J  1979;1:88-89, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.88 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Address card for obtaining accurate addresses of clinic patients.
	K V Krishnaswami, M C Satagopan, P R Somasundaram, S P Tripathy, S Radhakrishna, W Fox
	Br Med J  1979;1:89, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.89 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Osteomyelitis due to Streptococcus equisimilis (group C).
	C M Asplin, N J Beeching, M P Slack
	Br Med J  1979;1:89-90, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.89-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Electroconvulsive therapy for patient with cardiac pacemaker.
	P Jauhar, M Weller, S R Hirsch
	Br Med J  1979;1:90-91, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.90 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Abdominal and thoracic pressures during defaecation.
	S S Fedail, R F Harvey, C J Burns-Cox
	Br Med J  1979;1:91, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.91 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Unusual complication after suprapubic bladder puncture.
	T Kalager, A Digranes
	Br Med J  1979;1:91-92, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.91-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Trial of doxantrazole in asthma.
	H R Gribbin, J E Harvey, A E Tattersfield
	Br Med J  1979;1:92, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.92 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cardiac transplantation in 150 patients at Stanford University.
	S W Jamieson, E B Stinson, N E Shumway
	Br Med J  1979;1:93-95, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.93 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Califano's five-year health plan.
	B J Culliton, W K Waterfall
	Br Med J  1979;1:96-97, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.96 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	How to do it. Take a clinical examination.
	J F Stokes
	Br Med J  1979;1:98-99, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.98 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Restrictions on NHS prescribing in Australia.
	T Smith
	Br Med J  1979;1:99-100, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.99 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pedestrian accidents.
	Br Med J  1979;1:101-104, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.101 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of ophthalmology. Visual difficulty in old age.
	P A Gardiner
	Br Med J  1979;1:105-106, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.105 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Revised career structure: first priority.
	D I Williams
	Br Med J  1979;1:144-145, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.144 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement

This week's Supplement

	The Week
	Br Med J  1979;1:139, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.139 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Negligence and defence
	Br Med J  1979;1:140-141, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.140 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	GMSC: Evidence on way to Review Body
	Br Med J  1979;1:142-143, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.142 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pay beds in the NHS
	Br Med J  1979;1:146, doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6156.146 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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