Correction: Lister's statue
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1202, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1202 [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Articles

This week's Articles

	NEWS AND NOTES
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1200-1202, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1200 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	OBITUARY
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1203-1204, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1203 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Review

This week's Book Review

	Spring Books: Nobly wild, not mad?
	Martin Roth
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1165-1168, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1165 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: Friend to truth
	David Short
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1169, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1169 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: Base barreltones
	Bernard Keeffe
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1170, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1170 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: Emptiness
	J C Bignall
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1171, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1171 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: Resolution and independence
	Maeve O'Connor
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1171-1172, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1171-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: Dark ages of Greece
	C R Whittaker
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1172-1173, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1172 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: Her Majesty's treasure
	W F Bynum
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1174-1175, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1174 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: On the spot
	Bernard Lennox
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1175, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1175 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: High spirits in the Low Countries
	Peter Dormer
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1176-1177, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1176 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: The triumph of life
	Christopher Booth
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1177-1178, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1177 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: And what's what
	Martin Raw
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1178, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1178 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: The sound of silence
	Queenie Stearn
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1179, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1179 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: A bosom heaved with never ceasing sighs
	Greg Wilkinson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1180, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1180 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: Mortal combat
	Thurstan B Brewin
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1181-1182, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1181 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring Books: Casualty: a scriptwriter's POV
	Ginnie Hole
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1182-1184, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1182 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical Research

This week's Clinical Research

	Does adding fibre to a low energy, high carbohydrate, low fat diet confer any benefit to the management of newly diagnosed overweight type II diabetics?
	V A Beattie, C A Edwards, J P Hosker, D R Cullen, J D Ward, N W Read
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1147-1149, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1147 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Reversal of postmenopausal vertebral bone loss by oestrogen and progestogen: a double blind placebo controlled study
	N Munk-Jensen, S Pors Nielsen, E B Obel, P Bonne Eriksen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1150-1152, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1150 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

This week's Correspondence

	Myocardial infarction: the first 24 hours
	Peter Carson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1192, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1192 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Myocardial infarction: the first 24 hours
	R H Robson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1192, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1192-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Randomised trial of prophylactic daily aspirin in British male doctors
	Ellen Weber
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1193, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1193 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Randomised trial of prophylactic daily aspirin in British male doctors: Authors' reply
	Richard Doll, Richard Gray, Keith Wheatley
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1193, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1193-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Audit of a surgical firm by microcomputer
	Felix Weale
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1193, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1193-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Audit of a surgical firm by microcomputer: Author's reply
	D C Dunn
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1193, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1193-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Reactions to contrast media
	Myer Goldman, Brian Eyes
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1193-1194, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1193-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early growth in diabetic pregnancy
	Roger A Fisken
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1194, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1194 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early growth in diabetic pregnancy: Author's reply
	Minna Bloch Petersen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1194, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1194-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	HIV infection: risks of false positive serology
	Felicity Nicholson, Jennifer M Best, J E Banatvala
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1194, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1194-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The use of varicella vaccine in Britain
	H O Kangro, R B Heath
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1194-1195, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1194-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Plastic insulin syringes
	F Dudley Hart
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1195, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1195 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Plastic insulin syringes
	H J Black
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1195, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1195-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Adult epiglottitis
	J E Davies, D G John
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1195, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1195-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Adult epiglottitis: Authors' reply
	S Mehtar, L Bangham
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1195, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1195-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Private nursing home care
	P J Fletcher, D G MacMahon
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1195-1196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1195-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Private nursing home care
	R S MacWalter, S Shridhar
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1196 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Controlling symptoms in advanced cancer
	P L C Xavier
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1196-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Controlling symptoms in advanced cancer: Author's reply
	T Declan Walsh
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1196-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Dietary management of gastroenteritis
	Robert J D Moy
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1196-1197, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1196-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Patients' assessment of out of hours care
	David J Williams
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1197, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1197 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Hypnotic drug use among the elderly living at home
	Renzo Rozzini, Angelo Bianchetti, Giuliano Binetti, Marco Trabucchi
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1197, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1197-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Section 47 of National Assistance Act: a time for change?
	S S Bakhshi
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1197, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1197-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A licence for breast cancer screening?
	David Slater
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1197-1198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1197-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A licence for breast cancer screening?
	P S Boulter
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1198 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Hypocalcaemia after parathyroidectomy
	Mohammed Yaqoob, Rasheed Ahmad, Eric Simkin
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1198-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical carpal scaphoid injuries
	M Reichl, M A Khan
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1198-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Körner, nomenclature, and SNOMED
	William Dodd
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1198-1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1198-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Lethality of AIDS
	Norman R Grist
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1199 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Young age as a prognostic factor in cervical cancer
	E Sugden, R Kalra, C J Alcock
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1199-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Management response to childhood accidents
	Patrick J Morrison
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1199-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Fear of HIV infection and reduction in heterosexual gonorrhoea
	P D Woolley, C B Bowman, G R Kinghorn
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1199-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Benign multinodular goitre and Horner's syndrome
	M P Williams
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1199-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Benign multinodular goitre and Horner's syndrome
	Stella R Lowry, R A Shinton, G Jamieson, A Manche
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1199-e [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Controlling symptoms in advanced cancer
	Ruth Owen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1199-f [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Hepatitis B vaccines
	T J Attree, R K Knight
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1199-g [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Points: Wheelchairs
	Charles M Flood
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1199, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1199-h [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leading Articles

This week's Leading Articles

	Meningococcal septicaemia and meningitis: a rising tide
	G Venkat Raman
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1141-1142, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1141 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	After the horror
	Beverley Raphael, Warwick Middleton
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1142-1144, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1142 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cyclists need helmets
	John P Bull
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1144, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1144 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	What sort of "health checks" for older people?
	E G Buckley, J Williamson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1144-1145, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1144-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	DNA topoisomerases in cancer treatment
	J G McVie
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1145-1146, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1145 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spring changes to the social security system
	Anne Ketley, Janice Turner
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1146, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1146 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Medical Practice

This week's Medical Practice

	Everyday Aids and Appliances: Artificial limbs
	Duncan H G Cotter
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1185-1187, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1185 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Is a preemployment chest radiograph necessary for NHS employees?
	S J Jachuck, C L Bound, C E Jones, M Bryson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1187-1188, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1187 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medicolegal: Judge "not satisfied" that whooping cough vaccine causes permanent brain damage
	Clare Dyer
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1189-1190, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1189 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View
	Nicky Britten
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1191, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1191 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Papers and Short Reports

This week's Papers and Short Reports

	Health care of physically handicapped young adults
	Martin C O Bax, Diane P L Smyth, Andrew P Thomas
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1153-1155, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1153 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Preceding infection as an important risk factor for ischaemic brain infarction in young and middle aged patients
	Jaana Syrjänen, Ville V Valtonen, Matti Iivanainen, Markku Kaste, Jussi K Huttunen
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1156-1160, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1156 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Percutaneous renal embolisation in renovascular hypertension
	Domenico Russo, Vittorio E Andreucci, Vittorio Iaccarino, Raffaella Niola, Antonio Dal Canton, Guiseppe Conte
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1160-1161, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1160 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Letterbox finger
	D Menzies
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1161, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1161 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Head injuries, helmets, cycle lanes, and cyclists
	A H R W Simpson, P S Unwin, I W Nelson
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1161-1162, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1161-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Increased prevalence of non-secretors in patients with Graves' disease: evidence for an infective aetiology?
	A Collier, A W Patrick, A D Toft, C C Blackwell, V James, D M Weir
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1162, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1162 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Practice Observed

This week's Practice Observed

	Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis: an estimate
	R R West, T C O'Dowd, J E Smail
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1163-1164, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1163 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Supplement

This week's Supplement

	The Week
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1205, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1205 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	No agenda for dismantling NHS, forum told
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1206-1208, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1206 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Parliamentary statistical battle over revised benefits
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1208, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1208 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BMA Notice
	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)  1988;296:1208, doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6630.1208-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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