NEWS AND NOTES
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:793-795, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.793 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	OBITUARY
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:796-798, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.796 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Review

This week's Book Review

	Medicine and Books
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:780-782, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.780 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	What's new in the new editions?
	Clifford Hawkins
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:782-784, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.782 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical Research

This week's Clinical Research

	Low dose β blockade in acute stroke ("BEST" trial): an evaluation
	D H Barer, J M Cruickshank, S B Ebrahim, J R A Mitchell
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:737-741, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.737 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Aromatase activity in adipose tissue from breast quadrants: a link with tumour site
	John S O'Neill, Robert A Elton, William R Miller
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:741-743, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.741 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Do patients fasting before and after operation receive their prescribed drug treatment?
	R Wyld, W S Nimmo
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:744, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.744 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

This week's Correspondence

	Peaks and troughs in demands on hospitals
	M F H Bush
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.786 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Should the pill be stopped preoperatively?
	John Guillebaud
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:786-787, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.786-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Should the pill be stopped preoperatively?
	G Robinson, H Cohen, I J Mackie, S J Machin
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:787, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.787 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Should the pill be stopped preoperatively?
	G C Kassianos, M G Kremer, D Metson, Jean Moriarty, D P Norman, M Tobin
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:787, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.787-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal computers in the Third World
	Krisantha Weerasuriya
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:787, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.787-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Carbon monoxide poisoning
	Robert J Howard
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:787-788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.787-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Carbon monoxide poisoning: Authors' reply
	Tim Meredith, Allister Vale
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.788 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Carbon monoxide poisoning
	J R Broome, R R Pearson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.788-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Carbon monoxide poisoning
	S C Cheetham, R W Horton, M R Crompton, C L E Katona
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.788-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Newly registered elderly patients
	J K Bynoe
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:788-789, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.788-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Psychiatry: private and public provision
	T H Turner, David Widgery
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:789, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.789 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Viral infection, human papillomavirus DNA, and cervical neoplasia
	W P Soutter
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:789, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.789-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Variability in biothesiometry: an error of technique?
	J M S Pearce
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:789, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.789-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Variability in biothesiometry: an error of technique?: Authors' reply
	Gareth Williams, Jaswinder S Gill, Vic Aber, Hugh M Mather
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:789-790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.789-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Anaesthetic services in obstetrics
	Michael Rosen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.790 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chronic fetal hypoxia in diabetic pregnancy
	Fiona M Fairlie, J J Walker, A M Mathers, Alan D Cameron
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.790-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chronic fetal hypoxia in diabetic pregnancy: Authors' reply
	R J Bradley, J M Brudenell, K H Nicolaides
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.790-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chronic fetal hypoxia in diabetic pregnancy
	F D Johnstone, N G Haddad, J M Steel, P Hoskins
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:790-791, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.790-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical experimentation in obstetrics
	Denis F Hawkins
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:791, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.791 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Merit awards
	Richard H R White
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:791, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.791-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The Shaw report
	Eric MacDonald
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:791, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.791-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Aspirin megatrials
	J P Vandenbroucke
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Dietary management of gastroenteritis in Britain
	R J Wilson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Should colonoscopy be the first investigation for colonic disease?
	J Rawlinson, F P McGinn, F J Brunton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Advice on contraceptive services for ethnic minorities
	Brian R McAvoy, Rabia Raza
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Special footwear
	R G S Platts
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Financial deprivation in the NHS
	Philip Roberts
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Secretor state of patients with diabetes mellitus
	P-J Lamey, T W MacFarlane, L P Samaranayake
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792-f [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Clumsy children
	K Pearman, P M Shenoi, M G Watson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792-g [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Upper gastrointestinal Kaposi's sarcoma in patients positive for HIV antibody
	Christopher P Conlon
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792-h [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Use of the word "abortion"
	R A A R Lawrence
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:i, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.792-i [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leading Articles

This week's Leading Articles

	Pathological gambling and its treatment
	Jim Orford
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:729-730, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.729 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	How positive is a positive pregnancy test?
	Tom Lind, P G Whittaker
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:730-731, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.730 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	β Blockers, lipids, and coronary atherosclerosis: fact or fiction?
	Robin J Northcote
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:731-732, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.731 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Private nursing home care: the middle way
	W J MacLennan
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:732-733, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.732 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Testing time for side room tests
	J G Collee
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:733, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.733 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Editorial freedom: a modest proposal to Dublin
	Stephen Lock
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:733-734, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.733-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Regular Review: Financing health care: the three options
	Rudolf Klein
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:734-736, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.734 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical Practice

This week's Medical Practice

	In vitro fertilisation in a small unit in the NHS
	Peter Bromwich, Andrew Walker, Stephen Kennedy, Mary Wiley, David Little, Caroline Ross, Ian Sargent, Joan Bellinger, Helen O'Reilly, Andres Lopez-Bernal, Amy L Brice, David Barlow
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:759-761, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.759 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	New Drugs: Adverse reactions. I
	D N Bateman, S Chaplin
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:761-764, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.761 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The objective structured interview for medical student selection
	D A Powis, R L B Neame, T Bristow, L B Murphy
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:765-768, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.765 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of Dermatology: Procedures
	D W S Harris
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:769-771, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.769 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Everyday Aids and Appliances: Aids for urinary incontinence
	Nigel Smith
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:772-773, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.772 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Research Policy: Problems with peer review and alternatives
	Richard Smith
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:774-777, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.774 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Epidemiology: Report from the PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:778-779, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.778 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View
	J M P Clancy, S A Shehade
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:785, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.785 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Papers and Short Reports

This week's Papers and Short Reports

	Seropositivity for HIV and the development of AIDS or AIDS related condition: three year follow up of the San Francisco General Hospital cohort
	Andrew R Moss, Peter Bacchetti, Dennis Osmond, Walter Krampf, Richard E Chaisson, Daniel Stites, Judith Wilber, Jean-Pierre Allain, James Carlson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:745-750, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.745 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Transvaginal compared with transvesical ultrasonography for recovery of oocytes for in vitro fertilisation
	David Barlow, Peter Bromwich, Mary Wiley, Andrew Walker, Caroline Ross, Stephen Kennedy, Andres Lopez-Bernal
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:751, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.751 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of high dose somatostatin analogue on growth hormone concentrations in acromegaly
	L M Sandler, J M Burrin, G F Joplin, S R Bloom
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:751-752, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.751-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Dialysis myelopathy: quadriparesis due to extradural amyloid of β2 microglobulin origin
	T J Allain, P E Stevens, L R Bridges, M E Phillips
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:752-753, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.752 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Strongyloidiasis in ex-Far East prisoners of war
	J A Hill
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:753, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.753 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Laparoscopic incisions at the lower umbilical verge
	Michael C East, Peter R M Steele
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:753-754, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.753-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhaling heroin during pregnancy: effects on the baby
	J E M Gregg, D C Davidson, A M Weindling
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:754, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.754 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Practice Observed

This week's Practice Observed

	Heroin users in general practice: ascertainment and features
	Ronald G Neville, James F McKellican, John Foster
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:755-758, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.755 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement

This week's Supplement

	The Week
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:799, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.799 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	No blank cheques from Mr Moore
	John Warden
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.800 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the council: Extra £1·5 billion needed for NHS
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:801-802, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.801 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Fundamental principle of NHS not in question, says minister
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:803, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.803 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cash squeeze shuts 3100 beds, say consultants
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:804, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6624.804 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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