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Letter

This week's Letter

Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Reserve thrombolysis for patients who would benefit.
T Levy

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Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Don't rush to widen criteria.
N Stephens

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Deciding who needs thrombolysis. A normal ECG means better prognosis.
R C Davis

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Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Validation of ECG diagnosis inadequate.
O M Jolobe

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Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Disappearing ST elevation could mean reperfusion.
J Byrne

BMJ 1993;307:799-800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.799
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Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Domiciliary ECGs unreliable.
S M Haq, N I Jowett

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Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Acronyms must be explained.
T O Cheng

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Changing childbirth. Antenatal care must be shared.
A A Stephen

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Changing childbirth. Domino schemes preferable to team midwifery.
L F Smith

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Drug treatment during Ramadan. Don't be complacent about diabetes.
A E Gold, K M MacLeod, B M Frier

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Drug treatment during Ramadan. Stopping bronchodilator treatment is dangerous.
R S Wheatly, M P Shelly

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Funding policies for HIV and AIDS. Need more and better information.
V Hochuli

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Funding policies for HIV and AIDS. GPs should be more involved.
S Smith, C Parker, S Shaunak, S Ash, R Bhatt

BMJ 1993;307:801-802, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.801-c
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Funding policies for HIV and AIDS. Patients benefit from shared care.
H Williams

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Funding policies for HIV and AIDS. Patients have access to palliative care.
A Tookman, A Kurowska

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Urinary microalbumin excretion and preterm birth.
P N Baker, G A Hackett

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Muscle cramps during prednisolone treatment.
S O Mcligeyo

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Mental health professionals favour community supervision orders.
T Burns, K Goddard, R Bale

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Risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in bodybuilders.
H M Perry

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Underenumeration in the 1991 census.
E J Thompson

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Forced hyperventilation increases blood pressure.
I G Chadwick, G P Todd, L E Ramsay

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Distribution of mental health professionals in primary care.
S Weich

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Protecting the public.
M Quinton

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HIV and insurance.
P Morgan-Capner, G A Holbrook, J A O'Donoghue

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Care of suicidal prisoners. Use of unfurnished rooms is exceptional...
R J Wool

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Care of suicidal prisoners. ...and a last resort.
M H Rowlands

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Care of suicidal prisoners. Deliberate self harm is underreported.
W A Hart

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Letters

This week's Letters

Deciding who needs thrombolysis: Authors' reply
John Rawles, Jacqueline Adams, Roger Trent

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Changing childbirth: Report is wrong to dismiss poverty
P A Cresswell

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Drug treatment during Ramadan: Don't be complacent about diabetes: Authors' reply
Norbert Klöcker, Herbert Noack

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Regulation of locum staff
Andreas C M Heinze

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Complaints procedures
Michael Lewis

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Talc is not magnesium trisilicate
L K Fowler

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Education & Debate

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Style Matters: Advertising in medical journals
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

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Corrections

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Correction: Serum screening for Down's syndrome

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News

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Obituary

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Medicopolitical Digest

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Soundings

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Personal view

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Medicine and the Media

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Minerva

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Book Review

This week's Book Review

Medicine and Books

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Research Article

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The psychology of multiple allergy.
L M Howard, S Wessely

BMJ 1993;307:747-748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.747
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Death from occupational disease.
A Seaton

BMJ 1993;307:749, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.749
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Will the new antipsychotics improve the treatment of schizophrenia?
T Hale

BMJ 1993;307:749-750, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.749-a
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Public opinion and the NHS.
N Pfeffer, A M Pollock

BMJ 1993;307:750-751, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.750
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Health care reform: the global search for utopia.
R Klein

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Tuberculosis and poverty.
D P Spence, J Hotchkiss, C S Williams, P D Davies

BMJ 1993;307:759-761, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.759
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Investigation of urinary tract infection in childhood.
L Jadresic, K Cartwright, N Cowie, B Witcombe, D Stevens

BMJ 1993;307:761-764, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.761
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Prospective study of prenatal screening for Down's syndrome with free beta human chorionic gonadotrophin.
K Spencer, P Carpenter

BMJ 1993;307:764-769, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.764
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Chronic constipation in long stay elderly patients: a comparison of lactulose and a senna-fibre combination.
A P Passmore, K Wilson-Davies, C Stoker, M E Scott

BMJ 1993;307:769-771, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.769
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Problems in assessing contents of metered dose inhalers.
D J Williams, A C Williams, D G Kruchek

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Smoking and periductal mastitis.
N J Bundred, M S Dover, N Aluwihare, E B Faragher, J M Morrison

BMJ 1993;307:772-773, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.772
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Colourings, flavourings, and sugars in children's medicines in India.
M L Kulkarni, C Sureshkumar, V Venkataramana

BMJ 1993;307:773, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.773
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Age of exposure to infections and risk of childhood leukaemia.
E Petridou, D Kassimos, M Kalmanti, H Kosmidis, S Haidas, V Flytzani, D Tong, D Trichopoulos

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Impact of introducing near patient testing for standard investigations in general practice.
E Rink, S Hilton, A Szczepura, J Fletcher, B Sibbald, C Davies, P Freeling, J Stilwell

BMJ 1993;307:775-778, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.775
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Alzheimer's disease.
M Rossor

BMJ 1993;307:779-782, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.779
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Health care in Moscow.
M Ryan

BMJ 1993;307:782-784, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.782
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ABC of emergency radiology. Cervical spine--I.
P A Driscoll, R Ross, D A Nicholson

BMJ 1993;307:785-788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.785
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Controversies in treatment: Should a sexual offender be allowed castration?
M Alexander, J Gunn, D A Cook, P J Taylor, J Finch

BMJ 1993;307:790-793, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.790
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Cost-effectiveness analysis.
R Robinson

BMJ 1993;307:793-795, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.793
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	Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Reserve thrombolysis for patients who would benefit.
	T Levy
	BMJ 1993;307:798-800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.798 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Don't rush to widen criteria.
	N Stephens
	BMJ 1993;307:798-800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.798-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Deciding who needs thrombolysis. A normal ECG means better prognosis.
	R C Davis
	BMJ 1993;307:798-800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.798-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Validation of ECG diagnosis inadequate.
	O M Jolobe
	BMJ 1993;307:798-800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.798-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Disappearing ST elevation could mean reperfusion.
	J Byrne
	BMJ 1993;307:799-800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.799 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Domiciliary ECGs unreliable.
	S M Haq, N I Jowett
	BMJ 1993;307:799-800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.799-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Deciding who needs thrombolysis. Acronyms must be explained.
	T O Cheng
	BMJ 1993;307:799-800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.799-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Changing childbirth. Antenatal care must be shared.
	A A Stephen
	BMJ 1993;307:800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.800-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Changing childbirth. Domino schemes preferable to team midwifery.
	L F Smith
	BMJ 1993;307:800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.800-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug treatment during Ramadan. Don't be complacent about diabetes.
	A E Gold, K M MacLeod, B M Frier
	BMJ 1993;307:800-801, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.800-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug treatment during Ramadan. Stopping bronchodilator treatment is dangerous.
	R S Wheatly, M P Shelly
	BMJ 1993;307:801, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.801-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Funding policies for HIV and AIDS. Need more and better information.
	V Hochuli
	BMJ 1993;307:801, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.801-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Funding policies for HIV and AIDS. GPs should be more involved.
	S Smith, C Parker, S Shaunak, S Ash, R Bhatt
	BMJ 1993;307:801-802, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.801-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Funding policies for HIV and AIDS. Patients benefit from shared care.
	H Williams
	BMJ 1993;307:802, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.802 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Funding policies for HIV and AIDS. Patients have access to palliative care.
	A Tookman, A Kurowska
	BMJ 1993;307:802, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.802-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Urinary microalbumin excretion and preterm birth.
	P N Baker, G A Hackett
	BMJ 1993;307:802, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.802-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Muscle cramps during prednisolone treatment.
	S O Mcligeyo
	BMJ 1993;307:802-803, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.802-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Mental health professionals favour community supervision orders.
	T Burns, K Goddard, R Bale
	BMJ 1993;307:803, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.803 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in bodybuilders.
	H M Perry
	BMJ 1993;307:803, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.803-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Underenumeration in the 1991 census.
	E J Thompson
	BMJ 1993;307:803, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.803-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Forced hyperventilation increases blood pressure.
	I G Chadwick, G P Todd, L E Ramsay
	BMJ 1993;307:803-804, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.803-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Distribution of mental health professionals in primary care.
	S Weich
	BMJ 1993;307:804, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.804 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Protecting the public.
	M Quinton
	BMJ 1993;307:804, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.804-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	HIV and insurance.
	P Morgan-Capner, G A Holbrook, J A O'Donoghue
	BMJ 1993;307:805, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.805 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Care of suicidal prisoners. Use of unfurnished rooms is exceptional...
	R J Wool
	BMJ 1993;307:805, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.805-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Care of suicidal prisoners. ...and a last resort.
	M H Rowlands
	BMJ 1993;307:805, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.805-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Care of suicidal prisoners. Deliberate self harm is underreported.
	W A Hart
	BMJ 1993;307:805, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.805-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Deciding who needs thrombolysis: Authors' reply
	John Rawles, Jacqueline Adams, Roger Trent
	BMJ 1993;307:799-800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.799-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Changing childbirth: Report is wrong to dismiss poverty
	P A Cresswell
	BMJ 1993;307:800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.800 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug treatment during Ramadan: Don't be complacent about diabetes: Authors' reply
	Norbert Klöcker, Herbert Noack
	BMJ 1993;307:801, doi: 10.1136/bmj.307.6907.801 [PDF] [Request Permissions]