Asymptomatic carotid stenosis: spare the knife
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1636, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1636-a [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Articles

This week's Articles

	NEWS AND NOTES
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1694-1697, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1694 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	OBITUARY
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1698-1700, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1698 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

This week's Correspondence

	Extracranial-intracranial bypass, one; clinical trials, nil
	I Taylor
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1686, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1686 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cervical smears: new terminology and new demands
	P P Anthony, R M Kelly
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1687, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1687 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cervical smears: new terminology and new demands
	Micheline Byrne, David Taylor-Robinson, J R W Harris
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1687-1688, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1687-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cervical smears: new terminology and new demands
	David Slater
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1688, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1688 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early versus late induction of labour in post-term pregnancy
	Christopher E Lennox, Naren B Patel
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1689, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1689-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early versus late induction of labour in post-term pregnancy:: Authors' reply
	Kåre Augensen, Per Bergsjø, Torunn Eikeland, Kjell Askvik, Johannes Carlsen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1689, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1689-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ethics committees and research
	N O'Mullane, P F Unsworth
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1689-1690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1689-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Subcutaneous or intravenous heparin in treatment of deep vein thrombosis
	Henri Bounameaux, Bernard Krahenbuhl
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1690-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Subcutaneous or intravenous heparin in treatment of deep vein thrombosis:: Authors' reply
	M G Walker, J W Shaw, G J L Thomson, J G R Cumming, M Lea Thomas
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1690-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Subcutaneous or intravenous heparin in treatment of deep vein thrombosis
	Simon Travis, Rodney H Taylor
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1690-1691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1690-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Children, bikes, and money
	Mark McCarthy
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1691 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lower oesophageal contractility as an indicator of brain death in paralysed and mechanically ventilated patients with head injury
	A R Aitkenhead, D I Thomas
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1691-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Why do women live longer and is it worth it?
	I Graeme Conn
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1691-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Why do women live longer and is it worth it?
	Eva Lester
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1691-1692, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1691-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Four minute life
	John Etheridge
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1692, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1692 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Doctors and the death penalty
	Arnold H Greenhouse
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1692, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1692-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Doctors and the death penalty
	M C Thuriaux
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1692, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1692-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Syringe driver in terminal care
	D Snadden
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1692-1693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1692-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Regional secure units: arriving but under threat
	James Henry Orr
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1693 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: General managers and consultants
	N K Coni
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1693-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Handicap v disability
	P O D Pharoah
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1693-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Terms of reference: pre-embryo
	David Short
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1693-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Double standards on alcohol
	Rajith N de Silva
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1693-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Hyposensitisation
	H K Watson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1693-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Clinical Algorithms: Compulsory detention in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983
	G F Searle
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1693-f [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Artist's impression
	P A Isaac, P L Hallam
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1693-g [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical Practice

This week's Medical Practice

	Medicine and the Media
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1677, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1677 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Exploring therapeutic risks
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1678-1679, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1678 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medicine and Books
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1681-1684, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1681 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View
	David Meldrum
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1685, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1685 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

This week's Research Article

	Video recording and child abuse.
	R Meadow
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1629-1630, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1629 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Penetrating cardiac injuries.
	D P Taggart, I J Reece
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1630-1631, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1630 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	McKeown reassessed.
	S C Farrow
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1631-1632, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1631 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Aetiology of acute appendicitis.
	K W Heaton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1632-1633, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1632 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Imaging pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
	C D Flower
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1633-1634, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1633 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The BMA's priorities.
	G Macpherson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1634-1635, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1634 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	School dinners.
	B A Wharton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1635-1636, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1635 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Deux chevaux, Jaguar--or Ford.
	T Smith
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1636, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1636 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Apnoeic episodes induced by smothering: two cases identified by covert video surveillance.
	D P Southall, V A Stebbens, S V Rees, M H Lang, J O Warner, E A Shinebourne
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1637-1641, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1637 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Third trimester placental grading by ultrasonography as a test of fetal wellbeing.
	J Proud, A M Grant
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1641-1644, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1641 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Delivery after caesarean section: review of 2176 consecutive cases.
	B G Molloy, O Sheil, N M Duignan
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1645-1647, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1645 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Influence of proteinuria on vascular disease, blood pressure, and lipoproteins in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
	P H Winocour, P N Durrington, M Ishola, D C Anderson, H Cohen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1648-1651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1648 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Proteinuria: value as predictor of cardiovascular mortality in insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
	K Borch-Johnsen, S Kreiner
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1651-1654, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1651 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Oesophageal pain exacerbated by propranolol.
	G Bassotti, M Gaburri, M A Pelli, A Morelli
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1655, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1655 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Hypoglycaemia in insulin dependent diabetics: is advice heeded?
	P G McNally, D H MacIver, N I Jowett, J R Hearnshaw
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1655-1656, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1655-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Possible reactivation of hepatitis D with chronic delta antigenaemia by human immunodeficiency virus.
	A G Shattock, H Finlay, I B Hillary
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1656-1657, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1656 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Loin pain and haematuria syndrome: possible association with intrarenal arterial spasms.
	V Bergroth, Y T Konttinen, D Nordström, L Laasonen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1657, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1657 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Changing incidence of non-accidental injury to children in South Glamorgan.
	J Jenkins, O P Gray
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1658, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1658 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Fatal bronchospasm after topical lignocaine before bronchoscopy.
	S P Ruffles, J G Gayres
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1658-1659, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1658-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Minimising bruising in the antecubital fossa after venepuncture.
	A Dyson, D Bogod
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1659, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1659 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Huntington's disease: deterioration in clinical state during treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor.
	J Goldblatt, A Bryer
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1659-1660, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1659-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical stereotypes and medical realities.
	J Woolf, I C McManus
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1660, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1660 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prospective study of symptoms and signs in acutely ill infants in general practice.
	A Wright, G H Luffingham, D North
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1661-1662, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1661 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Manchester air disaster.
	S P O'Hickey, C A Pickering, P E Jones, J D Evans
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1663-1667, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1663 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	After safe sex, safe surgery?
	J Cobb
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1667-1668, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1667 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	What is a good consultant? When you have a terminal illness.
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1668, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1668 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Doctor, soldier, scientist, and shikari (H.E. Shortt).
	T Richards
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1669-1670, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1669 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of AIDS. Counselling.
	D Miller
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1671-1674, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1671 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	AIDS and medical confidentiality.
	R Gillon
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1675-1677, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1675 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Testicular torsion in older men.
	M J Dennis, S F Fahim, P T Doyle
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1680, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1680 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The search for a hormonal switch for obesity.
	G Williams, S R Bloom
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1686-1687, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1686-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Carcinoma of the cervix in young women.
	M Ashby
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1688, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1688-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Surrogacy.
	P Steptoe
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1688-1689, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1688-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting with ureteric colic.
	D O'Donnell
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1689, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1689 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Evaluation of portable haemoglobinometer in general practice.
	C White, D Obeid
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1689, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1689-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Housing conditions and ill health.
	R Rozzini, A Bianchetti, S Franzoni, M Trabucchi
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1690 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement

This week's Supplement

	The Week
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1701, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1701 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Man of the hour?
	Jack Warden
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1702, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1702 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Senior hospital staffs conference
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1703-1705, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1703 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the HJS conference
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1705-1706, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1705 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the LMC conference
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1707, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1707 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Community medicine conference
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1987;294:1708, doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6588.1708 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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