"AIDS" test a misnomer.
	A J Pinching
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:821, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.821 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
	H F Baker, R M Ridley, T J Crow
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:822-823, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.822-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Brittle diabetes.
	G Wilkinson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:823, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.823 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Misleading guidelines on oxygen treatment in asthma.
	A T Elder, G K Crompton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:823, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.823-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Idiopathic hypopituitarism in the elderly.
	P Belfield, P Bannister, P Giles
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:823-824, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.823-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Laparoscopic diagnosis of ascites.
	R C Tamhne
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:825, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.825-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Development of new renal scars.
	J F Dossetor
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:826, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.826 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Risk profile for soldiers aged under 40 with coronary heart disease.
	K C Wilson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:826, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.826-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	No respiratory sequelae from whooping cough.
	D P Davies
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:826-827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.826-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Articles

This week's Articles

	OBITUARY
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:828-830, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.828 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	NEWS AND NOTES
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:831-833, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.831 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Review

This week's Book Review

	Medicine and Books
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:816-819, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.816 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

This week's Correspondence

	Setting standards in general practice
	M J Aylett
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:821, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.821-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Setting standards in general practice
	Julian Tudor Hart
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:821-822, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.821-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Setting standards in general practice
	A D Greig
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:822, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.822 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Raised plasma glutathione S-transferase values in hyperthyroidism and in hypothyroid patients receiving thyroxine replacement
	Peter Daggett
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:823, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.823-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Raised plasma glutathione S-transferase values in hyperthyroidism and in hypothyroid patients receiving thyroxine replacement
	G J Beckett, A D Toft
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:823, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.823-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Paediatric anaesthesia
	A J Carter
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:824, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.824 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Paediatric anaesthesia
	Bryan Lask
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:824, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.824-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Paediatric anaesthesia
	Adrian While
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:824, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.824-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Anaesthesia and alcohol
	B Sweeney
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:824, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.824-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Enalapril induced renal impairment in bilateral renal artery stenosis
	M Lakhani, R V Lewis
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:824-825, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.824-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Enalapril induced renal impairment in bilateral renal artery stenosis
	D J S Carmichael, L N Forbat
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:825, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.825 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Where do sexually transmitted diseases occur?
	R S Morton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:825, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.825-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Developmental paediatrics in primary care: what should we teach?
	J A Young
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:825, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.825-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Developmental paediatrics in primary care: what should we teach?
	Ronald Illingworth
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:825, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.825-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Failure of acyclovir cream in treatment of herpes labialis
	Marcia Shaw, Jennifer Best, J E Banatvala
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:825-826, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.825-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cluster headache and herpes simplex: an association?
	Rajiv Joseph
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:826, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.826-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Needlestick injuries
	Josephine Tye
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.827 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	How many authors does it take to write a paper?
	Cheryl Newman
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.827-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: More than just "no tobacco": Oxfam's Stewardship Fund
	Charles F Gilks
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.827-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Smoking before surgery: the case for stopping
	Raphael Shafir
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.827-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Emergencies at sea
	Alan G Jones
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.827-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Feverfew and migraine
	H R Vickers
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.827-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Ethics and politics
	David Shori
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.827-f [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical Practice

This week's Medical Practice

	Conference Report: Malpractice: a New Zealand solution to an American crisis?
	Richard Smith
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:812-814, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.812 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medicine and the Media
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:814-815, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.814 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View
	Chander Parkash
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:820, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.820 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

This week's Research Article

	Seat belts and risk compensation.
	M Mackay
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:757-758, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.757 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prevention and treatment of brain ischaemia.
	C J Hinds
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:758-760, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.758 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical hazards from dogs.
	B R Bewley
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:760-761, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.760 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Failure of communication.
	S Lock
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:761, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.761 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Monoclonal antibodies in clinical medicine.
	H M Dick
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:762-764, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.762 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	First trimester prenatal diagnosis and detection of carriers of haemophilia A using the linked DNA probe DX13.
	R M Winter, K Harper, E Goldman, R S Mibashan, R C Warren, C H Rodeck, R J Penketh, R H Ward, R M Hardisty, M E Pembrey
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:765-769, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.765 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Small bowel biopsy for malabsorption: comparison of the diagnostic adequacy of endoscopic forceps and capsule biopsy specimens.
	A S Mee, M Burke, A G Vallon, J Newman, P B Cotton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:769-772, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.769 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diagnostic value of thyrotrophin releasing hormone tests in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation.
	A B Davies, I Williams, R John, R Hall, M F Scanlon
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:773-776, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.773 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Mechanism of malignant hypercalcaemia in carcinoma of the breast.
	R C Percival, A J Yates, R E Gray, J Galloway, K Rogers, F E Neal, J A Kanis
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:776-779, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.776 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Screening of Danish blood donors for hepatitis B surface antigen using a third generation technique.
	P Wantzin, J O Nielsen, N Tygstrup, H Soerensen, E Dybkjaer
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:780-782, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.780 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Screening for antimalarial maculopathy in rheumatology clinics.
	B W Fleck, A L Bell, J D Mitchell, B J Thomson, N P Hurst, G Nuki
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:782-785, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.782 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of seat belt legislation on the incidence of sternal fractures seen in the accident department.
	J S Budd
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:785, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.785 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cyanide toxicity after immersion and the hazards of dicobalt edetate.
	C Dodds, C McKnight
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:785-786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.785-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Is cardiac ultrasound mandatory in patients with transient ischaemic attacks?
	L M Shapiro, C J Westgate, K Shine, R Donaldson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:786-787, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.786 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Psoas muscle hypertrophy: mechanical cause for "jogger's trots?".
	D J Dawson, A N Khan, D R Shreeve
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:787-788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.787 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Double blind, placebo controlled trial of betamethasone nasal drops for nasal polyposis.
	R Chalton, I Mackay, R Wilson, P Cole
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.788 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Is the distribution of training practices appropriate for the needs of general practice?
	T S Murray
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:789-790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.789 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical trial of common treatments for low back pain in family practice.
	J R Gilbert, D W Taylor, A Hildebrand, C Evans
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:791-794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.791 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Survey of health visiting in antenatal care.
	F McCabe, Y Rocheron
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:794-796, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.794 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Increasing use of private practice by patients in Oxford requiring common elective surgical operations.
	K McPherson, A Coulter, I Stratton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:797-799, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.797 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Efficiency of use of blood for surgery in south and mid Wales.
	J A Napier, A H Biffin, D Lay
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:799-801, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.799 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Devising a course for overseas visitors who don't speak English well.
	B B Seedhom, J E Smeathers, D T Thompson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:802-804, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.802 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A difficult pain in the neck.
	D C Wheeler, H D Calvey, A C Wicks
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:804-805, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.804 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Measurement of urine 17-oxogenic steroids, 17-hydroxycorticosteroids, and 17-oxosteroids has been superseded by better tests.
	B T Rudd
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:805-806, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.805 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of nutrition. Therapeutic diets.
	A S Truswell
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:807-811, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.807 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Managing without doctors: realities of Griffiths.
	N Ellis
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:837-838, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.837 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Career prospects of part time senior registrar anaesthetists.
	J M Eaton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:839-840, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.839 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement

This week's Supplement

	The Week
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:834, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.834 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the CCCMCH: Griffiths—"dismay and disillusion" among community physicians
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:835, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.835 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Scottish council: Worry over Griffiths north of the border
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1985;291:836, doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6498.836 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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