NEWS AND NOTES
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:721-723, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.721 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	OBITUARY
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Book Review

This week's Book Review

	Medicine and Books
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Clinical Research

This week's Clinical Research

	Glycaemic threshold for changes in electroencephalograms during hypoglycaemia in patients with insulin dependent diabetes
	Stig Pramming, Birger Thorsteinsson, Bent Stigsby, Christian Binder
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:665-667, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.665 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Does halothane anaesthesia decrease the metabolic and endocrine stress responses of newborn infants undergoing operation?
	Kanwal J S Anand, W G Sippell, N M Schofield, A Aynsley-Green
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:668-672, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.668 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

This week's Correspondence

	Nursing grievances
	J K Sanderson
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	Nursing grievances
	David Negus
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:714, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.714-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	HIV infection: the challenge to general practitioners
	A A Glynn, P P Mortimer
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:714, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.714-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Antigen detection in primary HIV infection
	Dietmar Fuchs, Ernst R Werner, Arno Hausen, Manfred P Dierich, Gilbert Reibnegger, Helmut Wachter
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:714-715, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.714-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Late abortions and the law
	David Weeks
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:715, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.715 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Late abortions and the law
	Julia Pickworth, John Burn
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:715, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.715-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Late abortions and the law
	Margaret White
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:715, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.715-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Late abortions and the law
	Peggy Norris
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:715-716, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.715-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Late abortions and the law
	John Walton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:716, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.716 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Late abortions and the law
	D A Langridge
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:716, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.716-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Late abortions and the law
	Derek A McHardy, E M Bendor-Samuel, P R Bendor-Samuel, S R M Brooke, A C Latham, P J C Wood
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:716, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.716-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cancer after nuclear weapons tests
	Tom Sorahan
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:716, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.716-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cancer after nuclear weapons tests: Authors' reply
	S C Darby, R Doll, C R Muirhead
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:716-717, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.716-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clumsy children
	Ian McKinlay
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:717, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.717 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clumsy children
	J F Stein
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:717, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.717-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Achieving a Balance—a time for action
	J R Salaman
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:717-718, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.717-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pitfalls in the glucose tolerance test
	K Wiener
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:718, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.718 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pitfalls in the glucose tolerance test
	S J Evans, P W Longland
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:718, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.718-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Paediatric oncology information pack
	Lisa Curtice
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:718, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.718-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Shift system for a neonatal intensive care unit
	David Howe
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:718-719, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.718-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The need to make rugby safer
	D Gregory Jones
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:719, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.719 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tardive dyskinesia
	Trevor H Turner
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:719, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.719-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Charging patients for eye tests
	Peter Kopelman, David Keable-Elliott
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:719, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.719-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Charging patients for eye tests
	P Joan Bishop
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:719, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.719-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inappropriate dental care in casualty departments
	I C Mackie, P Hobson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:719-720, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.719-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical hijack
	Alan H Freeman, Thomas Sherwood
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	Points: Malaria in Britain
	Elizabeth D A McCall-Smith
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	Points: Malaria in Britain
	R S Bhopal
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	Points: The Acheson report
	Glynis Double
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:720, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.720-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Walking sticks
	J B Millard
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:720, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.720-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Elastic stockings
	G V Johnson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:720, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.720-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Smoking in aircraft and trains
	Frank Preston
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:720, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.720-f [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: The private hospital and the surgical trainee
	D N Baron
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	Points: Rediscovering the diaphragm
	Dermot Murray
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Leading Articles

This week's Leading Articles

	A blot on the profession
	Stella Lowry, Gordon Macpherson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:657-658, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.657 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Who needs pulse oximetry?
	John S M Zorab
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:658-659, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.658 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Research into aging: exploding myths
	Tessa Richards
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:659, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.659 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Physical exercise and mental health
	E Szabadi
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:659-660, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.659-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Regular Review: Iron and infection
	C Hershko, T E A Peto, D J Weatherall
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:660-664, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.660 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical Practice

This week's Medical Practice

	Audit of a surgical firm by microcomputer: five years' experience
	D C Dunn
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:687-691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.687 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Research Policy: Glimpses of the National Institutes of Health II: review systems and evaluation
	Richard Smith
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:691-695, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.691 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Postviral fatigue syndrome: time for a new approach
	Anthony S David, Simon Wessely, Anthony J Pelosi
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:696-699, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.696 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Crohn's disease presenting as anorexia nervosa
	A P Jenkins, J Treasure, R P H Thompson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:699-700, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.699 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Everyday Aids and Applicances: Choosing easy chairs for the disabled
	Malcolm Ellis
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:701-702, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.701 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of Dermatology: Black spots in the skin
	P K Buxton, D Kemmett
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:703-705, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.703 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	New Drugs: Thrombolytic treatment and new calcium antagonists
	John Feely, Terence Pringle, Derek Maclean
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:705-708, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.705 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medicine and the Media
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:708-709, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.708 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View
	George Taylor
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:713, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.713 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Papers and Short Reports

This week's Papers and Short Reports

	Epidemiology of chickenpox in England and Wales, 1967-85
	Carol A Joseph, Norman D Noah
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:673-676, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.673 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Reference values for 75 g oral glucose tolerance test in pregnancy
	M Hatem, F Anthony, P Hogston, D J F Rowe, K J Dennis
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:676-678, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.676 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Median age at death as an indicator of premature mortality
	Eric Jannerfeldt, Lars-Gunnar Hörte
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:678-681, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.678 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Availability of "proper officers" out of office hours to manage urgent communicable disease and environmental health problems
	Mukesh Kapila, Celia Duff
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:681-682, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.681 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Infective endocarditis complicating tricuspid valve disease in the carcinoid syndrome
	D G Menzies, I W Campbell, I R Starkey
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:682, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.682 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhibitory effects of ranitidine on flushing and serum serotonin concentrations in carcinoid syndrome
	M Noppen, A Jacobs, S Van Belle, P Herregodts, G Somers
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:682-683, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.682-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Buerger's disease associated with IgA nephropathy: report of two cases
	P Remy, C Jacquot, D Nochy, J N Fiessinger, M Diallo, J Bariety, J F Mathieu
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	Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: detection of measles virus sequences in RNA extracted from circulating lymphocytes
	Jean-Guy Fournier, Jacqueline Gerfaux, Anne-Marie Joret, Pierre Lebon, Shmuel Rozenblatt
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Practice Observed

This week's Practice Observed

	Appointment systems: evaluation of a flexible system offering patients limited choice
	A T Harrison
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:685-686, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.685 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement

This week's Supplement

	The Week
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:725, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.725 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Changing the script
	John Warden
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:726-728, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.726 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BMA council: candidates in 1988-90 election
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:727, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.727 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	MPs want more money for NHS
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:728, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6623.728 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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