Chernobyl, childhood cancer, and chromosome 21
	J Boice, M Linet
	BMJ  1994;309:139-140 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Recent developments in the drug treatment of motor neurone disease
	R W Orrell, R J M Lane, R J Guiloff
	BMJ  1994;309:140-141 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The woman on the kerb
	E Thompson
	BMJ  1994;309:141-142 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Please bypass the PORT
	T A Sheldon
	BMJ  1994;309:142-143 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Promoting research into peer review
	R Smith
	BMJ  1994;309:143-144 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's Letters

	Hormone replacement therapy Cardioprotective effect is genuine
	M H Duncan, J C Stevenson, M Baum, W F M Posthuma, R G J Westendorp, J P Vandenbroucke, A Air, G Y H Lip, D G Beevers
	BMJ  1994;309:191-192 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Coughing test to diagnose peritonitis Randomised controlled trials are needed
	A S Y Fung, T Kendrick, T A Jeddy, R H Vowles, J A Southam
	BMJ  1994;309:192 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Calcium, vitamin D, and hip fractures Incidence of falls may have decreased
	T Mets, D Torgerson, M Campbell
	BMJ  1994;309:193 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Overdose of diltiazem
	G Y H Lip, R E Ferner
	BMJ  1994;309:193 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Overdose of calcium channel blockers
	J J W M Stevens
	BMJ  1994;309:193 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Safety of thalidomide
	S Asscher
	BMJ  1994;309:193-194 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	When to do orchidopexy
	G Williams
	BMJ  1994;309:194 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Postmarketing surveillance
	S Voss, F Harris
	BMJ  1994;309:194 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Antenatal screening for syphilis Is not justified
	N Snowise, J Sweeney, G A Forster, B T Goh
	BMJ  1994;309:194 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Screening for toxoplasmosis
	C Asbury
	BMJ  1994;309:194-195 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Screening for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
	S M Crawford
	BMJ  1994;309:195 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Schizophrenia among residents of hostels for homeless people
	J Geddes, S Bailey, G Young, C Freeman, R Newton, R Priest
	BMJ  1994;309:195 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Skill mix in primary care
	R Bhopal
	BMJ  1994;309:195-196 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Database on clinical negligence
	G L W Bonney
	BMJ  1994;309:196 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hospital vocational training Local audits are helpful
	M Rickenbach, R Hicks, S Hargreaves
	BMJ  1994;309:196 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Prevention of suicide
	S Davies, A Buckley, P Naik, A S Lee
	BMJ  1994;309:196-197 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Guidelines for anticoagulation
	F Taylor, M Ramsay, A Renton, H Cohen
	BMJ  1994;309:197 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Service increment for teaching and research
	D Plamping, A Towle
	BMJ  1994;309:197-198 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Equity in health care Health needs vary among elderly people
	E S Williams, C M Scott, C Godber
	BMJ  1994;309:198 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Early management of myocardial infarction
	H R Wyllie, F G Dunn
	BMJ  1994;309:198 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Health and safety at work
	H G E Wilson, R M Agius
	BMJ  1994;309:198-199 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Primary care emergency centres Will result in chaos
	L C Luke, K Kumar, D B Olney
	BMJ  1994;309:199 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	German junior doctors in Britain
	H-J Bartz, W Kahlke
	BMJ  1994;309:199 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

This week's News

	Women in US sue makers of Norplant
	J Roberts
	BMJ  1994;309:145 [Extract] [Full text]

	Complaints against NHS increase
	J Warden
	BMJ  1994;309:145-146 [Extract] [Full text]

	Germany bans British beef
	H L Karcher
	BMJ  1994;309:146 [Extract] [Full text]

	BMA turns its back on performance related pay
	L Beecham
	BMJ  1994;309:147 [Extract] [Full text]

	New Zealand faces bed closures
	C Essex
	BMJ  1994;309:147 [Extract] [Full text]

	French antiviral drug is ruled ineffective
	A Dorozynski
	BMJ  1994;309:148 [Extract] [Full text]

	Herman the bull gets Dutch go ahead
	R Pascoe
	BMJ  1994;309:148-149 [Extract] [Full text]

	Two Burmese doctors held for political crimes
	L Byrne
	BMJ  1994;309:149 [Extract] [Full text]

	Paper free hospital leads the way
	B Christie
	BMJ  1994;309:149 [Extract] [Full text]

	Confusion reigns on staff grade, says report
	C Court
	BMJ  1994;309:150 [Extract] [Full text]

	Focus: Westminster: The ombudsman hits out
	J Warden
	BMJ  1994;309:150 [Extract] [Full text]

General practice

This week's General practice

	Cancer Prevention in Primary Care: Screening and self examination for breast cancer
	J Austoker
	BMJ  1994;309:168-174 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	Fortnightly Review: Diffuse lung disease: an approach to management
	R M Du Bois
	BMJ  1994;309:175 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of Sports Medicine: Assessment of physical performance
	C Williams
	BMJ  1994;309:180-184 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Medical ethics: four principles plus attention to scope
	R Gillon
	BMJ  1994;309:184 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Statistics Notes: Diagnostic tests 3: receiver operating characteristic plots
	D G Altman, J M Bland
	BMJ  1994;309:188 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

VIEWS AND REVIEWS

This week's VIEWS AND REVIEWS

	The BMA's annual representative meeting
	L Beecham, J Smith, J Mayor, L Bristow
	BMJ  1994;309:200 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The ghost in the machine
	C Douglas
	BMJ  1994;309:206 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Doctor in the raw
	T Greenhalgh
	BMJ  1994;309:206 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Conspiracy of silence
	M D Schwartz, A Kalet
	BMJ  1994;309:207-208 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Chernobyl and the media
	T B Brewin
	BMJ  1994;309:208-209 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Vote, vote, vote, for the GMC
	A G Hamilton
	BMJ  1994;309:209 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Aspects of Ageing: Perspectives on Later Life
	T Arie
	BMJ  1994;309:210 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Preventive Care for Elderly People
	B Livesley
	BMJ  1994;309:210 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Best books on oncology: a personal choice
	G Howard
	BMJ  1994;309:211 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  1994;309:212 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

This week's Corrections

	Correction
	BMJ  1994;309:179 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	Fallout from Chernobyl and incidence of childhood leukaemia in Finland, 1976-92
	A Auvinen, M Hakama, H Arvela, T Hakulinen, T Rahola, M Suomela, B Soderman, T Rytomaa
	BMJ  1994;309:151-154 [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Risk of acute childhood leukaemia in Sweden after the Chernobyl reactor accident
	U Hjalmars, M Kulldorff, G Gustafsson
	BMJ  1994;309:154-157 [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Significant increase in trisomy 21 in Berlin nine months after the Chernobyl reactor accident: temporal correlation or causal relation?
	K Sperling, J Pelz, R-D Wegner, A Dorries, A Gruters, M Mikkelsen
	BMJ  1994;309:158-161 [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Late deaths and survival after childhood cancer: implications for cure
	C M Robertson, M M Hawkins, J E Kingston
	BMJ  1994;309:162-167 [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Sleep disorders and melatonin rhythms in elderly people
	I Haimov, M Laudon, N Zisapel, M Souroujon, D Nof, A Shlitner, P Herer, O Tzischinsky, P Lavie
	BMJ  1994;309:167 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

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