An unusual cluster of babies with Down's syndrome--was it caused by the Windscale fire?
	P M Sharp, D J McConnell
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:378, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.378 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Treatment of oesophageal cancer: proposal for a national society.
	A Watson, L R Celestin
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:379, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.379-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Private rest homes.
	J Snape
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:381-382, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.381-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Experts can already tell the government why children smoke: no psychiatrist needed.
	S Chapman, F Ledwith
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:382, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.382-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Articles

This week's Articles

	OBITUARY
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:385-386, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.385 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	NEWS AND NOTES
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:387-389, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.387 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Review

This week's Book Review

	Medicine and Books
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:372-375, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.372 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

This week's Correspondence

	Can nocturnal emergency surgery be reduced?
	J Meyrick Thomas
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:378-379, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.378-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Can nocturnal emergency surgery be reduced?
	Pradip K Datta
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:379, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.379 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Low osmolar contrast media
	Peter Davies
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:379-380, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.379-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Low osmolar contrast media
	George Ansell
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:380, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.380 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Leptospirosis in cattle and man
	Sunil Shaunak, R P Brettle
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:380-381, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.380-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Leptospirosis in cattle and man
	R J C Hart, J Gallagher, S A Watkins
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:381, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.381 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	How might we improve surgical services for rural populations in developing countries?
	A K Mukerjee
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:381, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.381-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	How might we improve surgical services for rural populations in developing countries?
	K S Sanjivi
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:381, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.381-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical education
	John Horder
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:381, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.381-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Appalled junior surgeons at St Thomas's Hospital
	P A E Hurst
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:382, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.382 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Preregistration house officer posts
	Paul Thornton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:382, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.382-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Parental consent for examining girls under 16
	C R Lynn
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:382, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.382-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Too many copies required of a doctor's curriculum vita
	Andrew J McIrvine
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Junior job hunting
	T Hilary Howells
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Cardiac arrest after apparent recovery from an overdose of chlorpromazine
	D M Bowker
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Length of stay and health outcome
	Michael Drury
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Major ocular trauma in field hockey
	Peter T McCollum
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Rifampicin in non-tuberculous infections
	W H Jopling
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Washing after a stroke
	A Daunt Bateman
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-f [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Inhalation devices for asthma
	Andrew J Johnson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-g [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Non-specificity of surfactant deficiency in neonatal respiratory disorders
	D K James
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-h [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Bad case notes
	Clifford Hawkins
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:i, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-i [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Drugs and porphyria
	A G Yalouris
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:383-384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.383-j [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: The other stretch reflex
	T J Steiner
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Late mortality after vagotomy and drainage for duodenal ulcer
	C Caygill
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Violence and mental illness
	Malcolm Weller
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Doctor to doctor
	Nigel Evans
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Patient misinformation
	G B Carter
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Autoimmune thyroid disease and pregnancy
	R T Cooke
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Switching from private to NHS treatment
	Christopher R Bayliss
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384-f [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Medical indemnity
	Raj Jandoo
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384-g [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Epilepsy and the law
	John McCluggage
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:384, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384-h [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: GMC and the recognition of overseas postgraduate diplomas
	John Crofton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:i, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.384-i [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical Practice

This week's Medical Practice

	Medicine and the Media
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:376, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.376 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View
	Anne Savage
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:377, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.377 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

This week's Research Article

	Snoring and its treatment.
	S Jennett
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:335-336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.335 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A fair trial?
	D G Altman
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:336-337, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.336 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ultrasound brain scanning in the newborn.
	M L Chiswick
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:337-338, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.337 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The 80th year of fifth disease.
	P P Mortimer
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:338-339, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.338 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Autoantibodies in lupus and its variants: experience in 1000 patients.
	G R Hughes
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:339-342, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.339 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diabetic autonomic neuropathy and iritis: an association suggesting an immunological cause.
	R J Guy, F Richards, M E Edmonds, P J Watkins
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:343-345, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.343 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Risk of minor and major fetal malformations in diabetics with high haemoglobin A1c values in early pregnancy.
	K Ylinen, P Aula, U H Stenman, T Kesäniemi-Kuokkanen, K Teramo
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:345-346, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.345 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Metabolic acidosis induced by carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and salicylates in patients with normal renal function.
	R A Cowan, G G Hartnell, C P Lowdell, I M Baird, A M Leak
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:347-348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.347 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Trends in sales of drugs for asthma in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom, 1975-81.
	G Keating, E A Mitchell, R Jackson, R Beaglehole, H Rea
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:348-351, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.348 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diazepam tolerance: effect of age, regular sedation, and alcohol.
	P J Cook, R Flanagan, I M James
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:351-353, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.351 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Idiosyncratic reactions to carbamazepine mimicking viral infection in children.
	C Brain, B Mac Ardle, S Levin
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:354, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.354 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Doses of aminophylline given intravenously in casualty department and resulting serum theophylline concentrations.
	C S Munro, K Prowse
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:354-355, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.354-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Can Trichomonas vaginalis cause pneumonia in newborn babies?
	I Hiemstra, F Van Bel, H M Berger
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:355-356, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.355 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Argyll Robertson pupils due to neurosarcoidosis: evidence for site of lesion.
	C J Poole
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:356, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.356 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Getting the run around.
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:357-358, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.357 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Vocational training for general practitioners: II.
	M A Varnam
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:358-360, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.358 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ablative radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism: long term follow up study.
	P Kendall-Taylor, M J Keir, W M Ross
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:361-363, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.361 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Teaching medical ethics.
	M D Jewell
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:364-365, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.364 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of poisoning. Eliminating poisons.
	A Vale, T Meredith, B Buckley
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:366-369, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.366 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Aneurysm of anterior communicating artery masquerading as Adams-Stokes disease.
	A Edwards, N London, A M Heagerty, R F Bing, H Thurston
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:370-371, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.370 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Perspectives in NHS management. Doctors have management responsibilities too.
	D S Grimes
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:390-392, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.390 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement

This week's Supplement

	Association notices: Thoracic medicine subcommittee (CCHMS); Armed forces committee
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1984;289:392, doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6441.392 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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