Short term high doses of etidronate in Paget's disease of bone.
	J A Kanis, R E Gray, S A Murray, N A Hamdy, G H Urwin
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1667, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1667 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Systemic steroids in chronic severe asthma.
	A Banerjee, S Virdee
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1669, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1669 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Immune changes associated with insulin dependent diabetes may remit without causing the disease: a study in identical twins.
	S Dib, P Vardi, J Connelly, G S Eisenbarth, J S Soeldner
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1670, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1670 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Emergencies at sea.
	T B Anderson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1671, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1671-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Low serum C4 concentrations and peripheral neuropathy in type I and type II diabetes.
	B G Jacob, W O Richter, P Schwandt, A Fateh-Moghadam, T N Witt
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1671, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1671-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Epidemic of AIDS related virus infection among intravenous drug abusers.
	R P Brettle
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1671, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1671-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Articles

This week's Articles

	NEWS AND NOTES
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1673-1677, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1673 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	OBITUARY
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1678-1679, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1678 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Review

This week's Book Review

	Medicine and Books
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1662-1664, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1662 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

This week's Correspondence

	Drugs in developing countries
	N Islam
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1666, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1666 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drugs in developing countries
	Simon Shorvon
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1666-1667, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1666-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Oral contraceptives and hepatocellular carcinoma
	Ivo Brosens, Elisabeth Johannisson, Etienne-Emile Baulieu, Giuseppe Benagiano, Ian D Cooke, Joseph W Goldzieher, Jürgen Hammerstein, Ari Haspels, Bruno Lunenfeld, Malcolm Potts, Barbro Westerholm
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1667-1668, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1667-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Oral contraceptives and hepatocellular carcinoma
	Ole-Erik Iversen, Steinar Østerbø Thoresen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1668, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1668 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Incompetence in medical practice
	Hayden Didier
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1668, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1668-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Incompetence in medical practice
	Michael McEvoy
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1668-1669, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1668-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Broken necks in passengers in London taxi accidents
	C C Wray
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1669, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1669-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Broken necks in passengers in London taxi accidents: Authors' reply
	P G Richards, H A Crockard
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1669, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1669-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Elderly patients in acute medical wards: factors predicting length of stay in hospital
	Ailsa M Dunn, Graham V Boswell
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1669, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1669-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The doctor, the patient, and their contract
	Paul Male
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1669, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1669-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The doctor, the patient, and their contract
	P R Harris
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1669-1670, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1669-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Debendox
	H C Masheter
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1671, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1671 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Universities squeezed to brink of financial disaster
	W S Monkhouse
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1671-1672, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1671-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Doctors for the homeless and rootless
	Philip Matthews
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1672, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1672 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug Points: Erythroderma resembling Sézary syndrome after treatment with Fansidar and chloroquine
	Robin F Jeffrey
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1672, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1672-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug Points: Irreversible renal transplant failure after angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition
	J H Turney
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1672, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1672-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug Points: Toxicity of vitamins
	C D H Evans, J H Lacey
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1672, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1672-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug Points: Physical performance ability after treatment with antihypertensive drugs
	Calle Bengtsson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1672, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1672-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug Points: Complete heart block induced by hyperkalaemia associated with treatment with a combination of captopril and spironolactone
	T C N Lo, R J Cryer
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1672, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1672-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug Points: Pink urinary discoloration after oral nefopam
	S J Wroe, A N Griffiths
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1672, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1672-f [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical Practice

This week's Medical Practice

	Animal experiments
	Jane Dawson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1654-1655, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1654 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View
	Sidney Crown
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1665, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1665 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

This week's Research Article

	Smoking, drinking, and polycythaemia.
	J Moore-Gillon, T C Pearson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1617-1618, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1617 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Faecal incontinence is not inevitable.
	R E Irvine
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1618-1619, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1618 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spoiled soft contact lenses.
	D V Ingram
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1619, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1619 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A senseless sacrifice: the fate of intercalated degrees.
	R Smith
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1619-1620, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1619-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Adolescent suicide: preventive considerations.
	D Black
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1620-1621, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1620 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the kidney.
	M L Orme
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1621-1622, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1621 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Confidential inquiry into perioperative deaths.
	H B Devlin, J N Lunn
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1622-1623, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1622 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The truth about the NHS?
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1623-1624, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1623 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Transcutaneous oxygen tension during exercise in patients with claudication.
	T A Holdich, P J Reddy, R T Walker, J A Dormandy
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1625-1628, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1625 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Treatment of the premenstrual syndrome by subcutaneous estradiol implants and cyclical oral norethisterone: placebo controlled study.
	A L Magos, M Brincat, J W Studd
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1629-1633, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1629 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Associations between symptoms of irritable colon and psychological and social conditions and lifestyle.
	R Johnsen, B K Jacobsen, O H Førde
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1633-1635, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1633 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Failure of child safety seat to prevent death.
	D J Ross, P F Gloyns
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1636, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1636 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The real cost of joint replacement.
	C R Dreghorn, P Roughneen, J Graham, D L Hamblen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1636-1637, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1636-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Severe hyperglucagonaemia during treatment with oxymetholone.
	G Williams, M Ghatei, J Burrin, S Bloom
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1637-1638, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1637 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Where do lean diabetics inject their insulin? A study using computed tomography.
	A Frid, B Lindén
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1638, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1638 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Simple scale for assessing level of dependency of patients in general practice.
	J Willis
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1639-1640, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1639 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Contribution of Gardnerella vaginalis to vaginitis in a general practice.
	T C O'Dowd, R R West, C D Ribeiro, J E Smail, J A Munro
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1640-1642, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1640 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A comprehensive bibliography database using a microcomputer.
	D P Sellu
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1643-1645, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1643 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The Edinburgh intercalated honours BSc in pathology: evaluation of selection methods, undergraduate performance, and postgraduate career.
	A H Wyllie, A R Currie
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1646-1648, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1646 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Strokes among black people in Harare, Zimbabwe: results of computed tomography and associated risk factors.
	J Matenga, I Kitai, L Levy
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1649-1651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1649 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Current clinical laboratory practice: investigation of plasma lipids--which tests and when?
	W J Marshall, F C Ballantyne
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1652-1654, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1652 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Report from the PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre.
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1655-1656, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1655 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of resuscitation. Resuscitation at birth.
	A D Milner
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1657-1659, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1657 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Primary hypothyroidism presenting as amenorrhoea and galactorrhoea with hyperprolactinaemia and pituitary enlargement.
	P J Heyburn, O M Gibby, M Hourihan, R Hall, M F Scanlon
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1660-1661, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1660 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement

This week's Supplement

	The Week
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1680, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1680 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Public watchdog bites the NHS—again
	Philip Johnston
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1681, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1681 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Senior hospital staffs conference
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1682-1685, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1682 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the HJS conference
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1686-1687, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1686 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the LMC conference
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1688-1689, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1688 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Community medicine conference
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1689-1690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1689 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BMA council election 1986-7: Four national representatives
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1986;292:1690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.292.6536.1690 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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