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30 September 1978 (Vol 2, No 6142)
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This week's Letter

Health information systems.
R G Rowe, R D Brittain
Br Med J  1978;2:951-952, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.951
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Behçet's disease.
Br Med J  1978;2:952, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.952
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Preventing Rh haemolytic disease.
D Tovey
Br Med J  1978;2:952-953, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.952-b
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Syringe-transmitted hepatitis.
Br Med J  1978;2:953, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.953
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Misdiagnosis of amoebiasis.
D S Ridley, D C Warhurst
Br Med J  1978;2:953, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.953-b
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Blood cultures for diagnosis of endocarditis.
E J Stokes, A Hollman
Br Med J  1978;2:953, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.953-c
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Bell's palsy and herpes simplex.
Br Med J  1978;2:953-954, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.953-d
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Antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.
A J Howard, J D Williams
Br Med J  1978;2:954, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.954
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Antibiotics in endocarditis.
B Stratford
Br Med J  1978;2:954-955, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.954-a
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Falls and femoral fractures.
T P Eddy
Br Med J  1978;2:955, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.955
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Asthma in children.
Br Med J  1978;2:955, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.955-a
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Abuse of pentazocine.
S Kubicki
Br Med J  1978;2:955-956, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.955-c
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Swaddling and congenital dislocation of the hip.
M Richards
Br Med J  1978;2:956, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.956-a
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Health of King Henry VIII.
R J Hetherington
Br Med J  1978;2:956, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.956-b
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Aminoglycosides in patients with impaired renal function.
K Woodcock
Br Med J  1978;2:956-957, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.956-c
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Central venous catheter embolism.
Br Med J  1978;2:957, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.957-b
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Misuse of hypnosis.
H B Gibson
Br Med J  1978;2:957-958, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.957-d
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Patient package inserts.
J D Collinge
Br Med J  1978;2:958, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.958
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Side effects of antibodies in mountain climbers.
A Pines
Br Med J  1978;2:958, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.958-a
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Successful defibrillation general practice.
A D Shaw, J Baird
Br Med J  1978;2:958, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.958-b
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When and why are babies weaned ?
P Stanway
Br Med J  1978;2:958-959, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.958-c
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Abuse of asthma cigarettes.
R G Bethel
Br Med J  1978;2:959, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.959-a
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Closed shop in the USA.
J H Shepherd
Br Med J  1978;2:959, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.959-b
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Inhibition of fibrinolysis and abruptio placentae.
Br Med J  1978;2:959-960, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.959-c
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Cardiac arrhythmias due to chloral hydrate poisoning.
H M Wiseman, G Hampel
Br Med J  1978;2:960, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.960-a
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Rubella vaccination and pregnancy.
S R Preblud, P I Nieburg, A R Hinman
Br Med J  1978;2:960-961, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.960-b
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Iodine and acetone-containing plastic spray dressings.
P R Lanham
Br Med J  1978;2:961, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.961
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Neonatal chlamydia conjunctivitis.
J W Benson, D C Davidson
Br Med J  1978;2:961, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.961-a
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Penicillamine and previous treatment with gold.
H Hill
Br Med J  1978;2:961, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.961-b
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Maprotiline hydrochloride and grand-mal seizures.
M J Hall, R I Russell
Br Med J  1978;2:961, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.961-c
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HLA B27 and risk of ankylosing spondylitis.
A Dixon
Br Med J  1978;2:961-962, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.961-d
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Atopic dermatitis and the forefoot.
J Verbov
Br Med J  1978;2:962, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.962
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Early arrhythmias and prognosis in myocardial infarction.
A Cockcroft, M Donaldson
Br Med J  1978;2:962, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.962-b
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Medical care in inner cities.
Br Med J  1978;2:962-963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.962-d
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General practice records.
Br Med J  1978;2:963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.963-a
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This week's Corrections

Correction: Contraceptive methods: risks and benefits
Br Med J  1978;2:914, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.914-a
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Correction: Better prescribing
Br Med J  1978;2:944, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.944
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Correction: The Medical Act 1978
Br Med J  1978;2:976, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.976
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This week's Articles

OBITUARY
Br Med J  1978;2:964-965, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.964
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NEWS AND NOTES
Br Med J  1978;2:966-968, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.966
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This week's Book Review

Medicine and Books
Br Med J  1978;2:945-948, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.945
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This week's Correspondence

Behçet's disease
Peter J Gow
Br Med J  1978;2:952, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.952-a
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Syringe-transmitted hepatitis
Harvey Gordon
Br Med J  1978;2:953, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.953-a
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Bell's palsy and herpes simplex
Constance A C Ross
Br Med J  1978;2:953-954, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.953-e
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Antibiotics in endocarditis
Celia Oakley
Br Med J  1978;2:954-955, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.954-b
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Asthma in children
N C H Stott
Br Med J  1978;2:955, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.955-b
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Abuse of pentazocine
T A Betts
Br Med J  1978;2:956, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.956
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Aminoglycosides in patients with impaired renal function
Paul Noone
Br Med J  1978;2:957, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.957
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The Year of the Child: an objective for rich nations
Isabel Smith, David Morley
Br Med J  1978;2:957, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.957-a
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Central venous catheter embolism
D Verel
Br Med J  1978;2:957, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.957-c
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Contamination of sterile fluids
Gerald Prout
Br Med J  1978;2:959, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.959
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Inhibition of fibrinolysis and abruptio placentae
George Kleiner, Wilma M Greston
Br Med J  1978;2:960, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.960
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Immunisation of adults against diphtheria
S Ellison
Br Med J  1978;2:962, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.962-a
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Regulating blood glucose concentration in diabetics during labour
Nina L Essex, R Leslie, J D Mackay, S M Stubbs
Br Med J  1978;2:962, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.962-c
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Medical care in inner cities
Rod Griffiths
Br Med J  1978;2:963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.963
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General practice records
David A Andrewes
Br Med J  1978;2:963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.963-b
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Points from letters: Koplik's spots
W R Tyldesley
Br Med J  1978;2:963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.963-c
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Points from letters: Dysmorphophobia
F H Connolly
Br Med J  1978;2:963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.963-d
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Points from letters: Treatment of rosacea
H J Wallace
Br Med J  1978;2:963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.963-e
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Points from letters: Health National Service?
M A Thompson
Br Med J  1978;2:963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.963-f
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Points from letters: Superfluous notes
Olive P Sharp
Br Med J  1978;2:963, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.963-g
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This week's Medical Practice

Materia Non Medica
Br Med J  1978;2:940, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.940
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Medicine and the Media
Br Med J  1978;2:949, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.949
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Personal View
Sydney Foott
Br Med J  1978;2:950, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.950
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This week's Research Article

Perspectives in spina bifida.
Br Med J  1978;2:909-910, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.909
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Diagnosis of autonomic neuropathy.
Br Med J  1978;2:910-911, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.910
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Expanding role for pharmacists.
Br Med J  1978;2:911-912, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.911
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Basics.
Br Med J  1978;2:912, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.912
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Deficiencies in parenteral nutrition.
Br Med J  1978;2:913-914, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.913
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Uncomfortable questions on manpower.
Br Med J  1978;2:914, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.914
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Surma and lead poisoning.
A R Ali, O R Smales, M Aslam
Br Med J  1978;2:915-916, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.915
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Heart valve replacement in the elderly.
A H de Bono, T A English, B B Milstein
Br Med J  1978;2:917-919, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.917
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Treating heartburn in pregnancy: comparison of acid and alkali mixtures.
R D Atlay, A R Weekes, G D Entwistle, D J Parkinson
Br Med J  1978;2:919-920, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.919
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Lack of relation between venous plasma total catecholamine concentrations and ventricular arrhythmias after acute myocardial infarction.
R C Strange, M J Rowe, M F Oliver
Br Med J  1978;2:921-922, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.921
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Gammaglobulin treatment and anti-IgA antibodies in IgA-deficient patients.
J Koistinen, M Heikkilä, J Leikola
Br Med J  1978;2:923-924, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.923
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Pupillary signs in diabetic autonomic neuropathy.
S E Smith, S A Smith, P M Brown, C Fox, P H Sönksen
Br Med J  1978;2:924-927, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.924
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Oral tuberculosis--an unusual presentation.
W H Tyldesley
Br Med J  1978;2:928, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.928
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Indian childhood cirrhosis presenting in Britain with orcein-positive deposits in liver and kidney.
M S Tanner, B Portmann, A P Mowat, R Williams
Br Med J  1978;2:928-929, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.928-a
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Computerised tomography in severe methanol intoxication.
S M Aquilonius, H Askmark, P Enoksson, P O Lundberg, U Moström
Br Med J  1978;2:929-930, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.929
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HLA and thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.
P P Yeo, S H Chan, K F Lui, G B Wee, P Lim, J S Cheah
Br Med J  1978;2:930, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.930
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Diagnosis of closed neural tube defects by ultrasound in second trimester of pregnancy.
V D Hood, H P Robinson
Br Med J  1978;2:931, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.931
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Anuria in pregnancy.
R P Marwood
Br Med J  1978;2:931-932, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.931-a
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Anergy--a prognostic indicator in early breast cancer.
A R Turnbull, D T Turner, J B Fraser
Br Med J  1978;2:932, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.932
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Stercoral perforation: case of drug-induced impaction.
A J Cass
Br Med J  1978;2:932-933, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.932-a
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Self-administration of metallic mercury by intravenous injection.
B G Hannigan
Br Med J  1978;2:933, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.933
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Taking medical histories through interpreters: practice in a Nigerian outpatient department.
J Launer
Br Med J  1978;2:934-935, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.934
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How to chair a committee.
A G Whitfield
Br Med J  1978;2:936-937, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.936
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Early detection of scoliosis.
J S Belstead, M A Edgar
Br Med J  1978;2:937-938, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.937
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Angina.
D Short
Br Med J  1978;2:939-940, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.939
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Epidemiology for the uninitiated. Rates.
G Rose, D J Barker
Br Med J  1978;2:941-942, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.941
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Letter from...Chicago. Reverse discrimination.
G Dunea
Br Med J  1978;2:943-944, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.943
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Medical staffing of hospital geriatric units.
M R Hall, J Andrews
Br Med J  1978;2:972-976, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.972
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This week's Supplement

The Week
Br Med J  1978;2:969, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.969
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Regional rides: Lesson in craft amity
Br Med J  1978;2:970-971, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.970
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CCHMS: Lack of progress on contract criticised
Br Med J  1978;2:974-976, doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6142.974
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