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This week's Letter

Trends in the hospital care of acute childhood asthma 1970-8: a regional study.
H F Pratt
Br Med J  1980;281:1560-1561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1560
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The investigation of sinusitis.
Br Med J  1980;281:1561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1561
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Management of patients after self-poisoning.
R Gardner
Br Med J  1980;281:1562, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1562
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Endoscopic assessment of oesophageal disease.
Br Med J  1980;281:1562-1563, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1562-a
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Food for thought.
J Yudkin
Br Med J  1980;281:1563, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1563-a
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Female sterilisation--no more tubal coagulation.
M Sutton, R de Vere
Br Med J  1980;281:1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1564-a
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Nurses and the medical termination of pregnancy.
Br Med J  1980;281:1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1564-b
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Poliomyelitis worldwide.
H V Wyatt
Br Med J  1980;281:1564-1565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1564-d
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Breast cancer trials--a new initiative.
Br Med J  1980;281:1565-1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1565-a
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Cervical cancer screening.
D M Parkin, A D Clayden
Br Med J  1980;281:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1566
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Chasing the unknown primary.
D Slater
Br Med J  1980;281:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1566-a
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Pneumonia during treatment of acute leukaemia.
Br Med J  1980;281:1566-1567, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1566-b
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Site of action of intrathecal morphine.
L Jacobson
Br Med J  1980;281:1567-1568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1567-c
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Palpable spleen and bleeding oesophageal varices.
A D Harries
Br Med J  1980;281:1568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1568-a
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Occupational hazards of anaesthesia.
E N Cohen, B W Brown, Jr
Br Med J  1980;281:1568-1569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1568-d
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Atenolol and chlorthalidone for hypertension in black South Africans.
S W Mhlongo
Br Med J  1980;281:1569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1569
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Renal embolisation in Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.
E F van Leeuwen, A E von dem Borne
Br Med J  1980;281:1569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1569-b
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Spironolactone prophylaxis of mountain sickness.
D H Meyers
Br Med J  1980;281:1569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1569-c
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This week's Corrections

Correction: Effects of oral propranolol on parathyroid hormone secretion in chronic renal failure
Br Med J  1980;281:1530, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1530-a
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Correction: Evaluation of a patient education manual
Br Med J  1980;281:1544, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1544
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This week's Articles

NEWS AND NOTES
Br Med J  1980;281:1571-1574, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1571
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OBITUARY
Br Med J  1980;281:1575-1576, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1575
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This week's Book Review

Medicine and Books
Br Med J  1980;281:1555-1558, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1555
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This week's Correspondence

The investigation of sinusitis
William M I Evans
Br Med J  1980;281:1561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1561-a
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The investigation of sinusitis
J M Kodicek
Br Med J  1980;281:1561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1561-b
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The investigation of sinusitis
J Siegler
Br Med J  1980;281:1561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1561-c
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The investigation of sinusitis
Adrian Gillham
Br Med J  1980;281:1561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1561-d
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Prevention of mumps
Peter Masters
Br Med J  1980;281:1561-1562, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1561-e
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Endoscopic assessment of oesophageal disease
M P Holden
Br Med J  1980;281:1562, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1562-b
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Endoscopic assessment of oesophageal disease
J R Bennett
Br Med J  1980;281:1562-1563, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1562-c
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Endoscopic assessment of oesophageal disease
James S Davidson
Br Med J  1980;281:1563, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1563
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The drug industry
R G Penn
Br Med J  1980;281:1563-1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1563-b
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Newspaper reports of new drugs
B McConkey
Br Med J  1980;281:1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1564
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Nurses and the medical termination of pregnancy
D B Paintin
Br Med J  1980;281:1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1564-c
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Infectivity of tuberculosis
Martin W McNicol
Br Med J  1980;281:1565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1565
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Breast cancer trials—a new initiative
C R Franks
Br Med J  1980;281:1565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1565-b
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Breast cancer trials—a new initiative
Anthony Green
Br Med J  1980;281:1565-1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1565-c
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Pneumonia during treatment of acute leukaemia
Judith Chessells, W C Marshall
Br Med J  1980;281:1567, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1567
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Granulocytopenia and infections
E N Wardle
Br Med J  1980;281:1567, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1567-a
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Perinatal and neonatal mortality
E B M Harding, L T Harrington, C M Lockwood, J R Duncan Brown, A C Hall, M A Brown, N R Whiting, P H Cooper, B R Collier, B Jones, M S E Causer, P B Dando, T J Herbert
Br Med J  1980;281:1567, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1567-b
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Cimetidine and ranitidine in duodenal ulcer
M J S Langman
Br Med J  1980;281:1568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1568
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Neurological Examination in Clinical Practice
Keith Bowker
Br Med J  1980;281:1568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1568-b
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Statistics in medical research
Eva Lester
Br Med J  1980;281:1568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1568-c
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Comparison of various treatment for irritable bowel syndrome
Alasdair J Macdonald
Br Med J  1980;281:1569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1569-a
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Mental Health Review Tribunals
H R Rollin
Br Med J  1980;281:1569-1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1569-d
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Thanks from Dr Tony Keable-Elliott
Tony Keable-Elliott
Br Med J  1980;281:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1570
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Transplants—are the donors really dead?
D Wainwright Evans, L C Lum
Br Med J  1980;281:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1570-a
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Transplants—are the donors really dead?
Geoff Deehan
Br Med J  1980;281:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1570-b
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Points: Toxic shock syndrome
Averil J Smith
Br Med J  1980;281:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1570-c
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Points: Toxic shock syndrome
Roy Goulding
Br Med J  1980;281:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1570-d
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Points: The drug industry
L S Gerlis
Br Med J  1980;281:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1570-e
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Points: Economy by delay
Peter Sperryn
Br Med J  1980;281:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1570-f
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Points: Royal Medical Benevolent Fund Christmas appeal 1980
S A Mason
Br Med J  1980;281:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1570-g
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This week's Medical Practice

Letter from Chicago: Clandestine clippings
George Dunea
Br Med J  1980;281:1551-1552, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1551
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Reading for Pleasure: Before and after a heart transplant
D K Williams
Br Med J  1980;281:1553-1554, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1553
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Personal View
Gareth Williams
Br Med J  1980;281:1559, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1559
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This week's Research Article

Invincible arrogance--and patients suffer.
Br Med J  1980;281:1509-1510, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1509
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Calmodulin.
Br Med J  1980;281:1510-1511, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1510
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Phencyclidine: the new American street drug.
Br Med J  1980;281:1511-1512, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1511
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Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes--WHO criteria.
Br Med J  1980;281:1512-1513, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1512
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Paranoia and immigrants.
Br Med J  1980;281:1513-1514, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1513
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Road safety and the law.
Br Med J  1980;281:1514, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1514
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Mortality, morbidity, resource allocation, and planning: a consideration of disease classification.
M J Goldacre, R I Harris
Br Med J  1980;281:1515-1519, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1515
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Screening for congenital hypothyroidism in the Republic of Ireland.
S Dockeray, S F Cahalane, M Brody, C Mullins, M J Cullen
Br Med J  1980;281:1519-1522, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1519
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How long does it take to become fit?
J Pearn
Br Med J  1980;281:1522-1524, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1522
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Grey-scale ultrasonography and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography in biliary tract disease.
S R Wild, J G Cruikshank, G M Fraser, W A Copland, D C Grieve
Br Med J  1980;281:1524-1526, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1524
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Azoospermia after iodine-131 treatment for thyroid carcinoma.
D J Handelsman, A J Conway, P E Donnelly, J R Turtle
Br Med J  1980;281:1527, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1527
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Spontaneous abortion after hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by Coxsackie virus A16.
M M Ogilvie, C F Tearne
Br Med J  1980;281:1527-1528, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1527-a
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Deep vein thrombosis and anaesthetic technique in emergency hip surgery.
F M Davis, M Quince, V G Laurenson
Br Med J  1980;281:1528-1529, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1528
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Haemolysis after granulocyte transfusions.
P M Chipping, E Lloyd, J M Goldman
Br Med J  1980;281:1529, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1529
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Acute renal failure and interstitial nephritis after clofibrate treatment.
A Cumming
Br Med J  1980;281:1529-1530, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1529-a
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Liver damage induced by oxyphenisatin.
P Kotha, M O Rake, D Willatt
Br Med J  1980;281:1530, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1530
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The oesophageal obturator airway: a new device in emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
T A Michael, A S Gordon
Br Med J  1980;281:1531-1534, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1531
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Care of the diabetic child in the community.
J W Farquhar, M L Campbell
Br Med J  1980;281:1534-1537, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1534
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ABC of ENT. Pain in the ear.
H Ludman
Br Med J  1980;281:1538-1541, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1538
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Statistics and ethics in medical research. VI--Presentation of results.
D G Altman
Br Med J  1980;281:1542-1544, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1542
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Radiation exposure and the protection of the community.
D Gloag
Br Med J  1980;281:1545-1548, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1545
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Fluid absorption during transurethral resection.
D E Osborn, P N Rao, M J Greene, R J Barnard
Br Med J  1980;281:1549-1550, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1549
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This week's Supplement

The Week
Br Med J  1980;281:1577, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1577
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NHS budget escapes relatively unscathed
William Russell
Br Med J  1980;281:1578, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1578
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From the GMSC: Prescription-event monitoring: pilot study approved
Br Med J  1980;281:1579-1584, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1579
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How to pay your BMA subscription
Br Med J  1980;281:1581, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1581
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Acceptability of part-time training
Br Med J  1980;281:1582-1583, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1582
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HJSC matters
Br Med J  1980;281:1583-1584, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1583
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Medical teaching in the NHS: a discussion document
Br Med J  1980;281:1584, doi: 10.1136/bmj.281.6254.1584
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