H pylori may be transmitted from parents to children [Full text]

	Intercalated degrees improve learning skills [Full text]

	Drug companies responded poorly to requests for information from doctors in Pakistan [Full text]

	Severe life events may lower the sex ratio [Full text]

	Omeprazole but not cisapride is effective against heartburn [Full text]

	How randomisation superseded alternation in clinical trials [Full text]

Editorials

	Managing patients with lung cancer
	Peter Simmonds
	BMJ  1999;319:527-528, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.527 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Learning from differences within the NHS
	Albert G Mulley, Jr
	BMJ  1999;319:528-530, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.528 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Epidural anaesthesia and analgesia: better outcome after major surgery?
	Donal J Buggy, Graham Smith
	BMJ  1999;319:530-531, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.530 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Hereditary haemochromatosis: to screen or not
	James E Haddow, Linda A Bradley
	BMJ  1999;319:531-532, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.531 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Trust wants help in formulating system to recognise performance of salaried GPs
	Sally Irvine, Lionel Joyce, Mike Barnes
	BMJ  1999;319:574, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.574 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Preventing injuries in children
	Elizabeth Waters, Patricia Priest, Charlie Foster, Anne Andermann, Denise Kendrick, Patricia Marsh, Katherine Fielding, Paul Miller
	BMJ  1999;319:574, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.574a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Sexual health of homosexual men and women
	Gary Brook, Robin Bell
	BMJ  1999;319:575, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.575 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The end of the heparin pump?
	Mark Lloyd, Christopher C Callander, Ken Stein, Tricia Nicholson, Neil Grubb
	BMJ  1999;319:575, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.575a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Number of cases operated on is important in volume-outcome debate for colorectal cancer
	Frank Kee
	BMJ  1999;319:576, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.576 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Role of antioxidant vitamins in prevention of cardiovascular diseases
	Andy Ness, Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith, Eva Lonn, Salim Yusuf
	BMJ  1999;319:577, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.577 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	CRASH trial is based on problematic meta-analysis
	B Gregson, N V Todd, D Crawford, C J Gerber, B Fulton, L Tacconi, P J Crawford, R P Sengupta
	BMJ  1999;319:578, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.578 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Response to requests for genetic testing is not based on age alone
	Peter S Harper, Ruth Glew, Ruth Harper
	BMJ  1999;319:578, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.578a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Genealogy certainly matters for multifactorial genetic disease
	Augustine Kong, Jeff Gulcher, Kari Stefansson
	BMJ  1999;319:578, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.578b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Researchers got it right in estimating numbers of doctors lost from NHS
	Michael Goldacre, Trevor Lambert
	BMJ  1999;319:579, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.579 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Bilateral cataract extraction can be safely done within 48 hours
	Adam Booth, Andrew Coombes, Chad Rostron
	BMJ  1999;319:579, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.579a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Pleasing both authors and readers
	Gunther Eysenbach, Tony Delamothe, Marcus Müllner, Richard Smith
	BMJ  1999;319:579, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.579b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Structuring the discussion of scientific papers
	Tom Jefferson, John R Petrie, Aldemar Araujo Castro
	BMJ  1999;319:580, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.580 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of screening on cervical cancer mortality in England and Wales
	Wai-Ching Leung, Peter D Sasieni
	BMJ  1999;319:581, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.581 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Having advanced resuscitation facilities at end of marathons does not guarantee survival
	L C Luke
	BMJ  1999;319:581, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.581a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

	Study gives reassurance on safety of xenotransplantation
	Janice Hopkins
	BMJ  1999;319:533, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.533 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Hypothyroidism in pregnancy affects babies' intelligence
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  1999;319:533, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.533a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Canadian doctors' threatened walk out averted
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  1999;319:534, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.534 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Junior doctors step up campaign over pay
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  1999;319:534, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.534a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  1999;319:534, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.534b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	FDA bans blood donation by people who have lived in UK
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  1999;319:535, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.535 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Hepatitis C infects almost 2%of US population
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  1999;319:535, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.535a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Report calls for elimination of tuberculosis in the US by 2010
	James Ciment
	BMJ  1999;319:535, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.535b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Overuse of animal antibiotics threatens human health
	Richard Woodman
	BMJ  1999;319:536, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.536 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	German doctors are unhappy about drugs budget
	Annette Tuffs
	BMJ  1999;319:536, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.536a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Guidelines ignored on resuscitation decisions
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  1999;319:536, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.536b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	Missed GP appointments cost NHS money
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  1999;319:536, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.536c [Extract] [Full text]

Clinical review

	Recent advances: Anaesthesia
	Andrew J Fox, David J Rowbotham
	BMJ  1999;319:557-560, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.557 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lesson of the week: Spontaneous rupture of Achilles tendon: missed presentation of Cushing's syndrome
	Abdusalam Mousa, Steve Jones, Anthony Toft, Petros Perros
	BMJ  1999;319:560-561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.560 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

General practice

	Heartburn treatment in primary care: randomised, double blind study for 8 weeks
	Jan G Hatlebakk, Arild Hyggen, Per H Madsen, Per O Walle, Tom Schulz, Petter Mowinckel, Tomm Bernklev, Arnold Berstad
	BMJ  1999;319:550-553, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.550 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Heartburn Study Group and sample size calculation][extra: Flow of participants] FREE

	Doctor-patient relationships in primary care Doctor, help! My child has cancer • The parent • The doctor
	BMJ  1999;319:554-556, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.554 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

	Luvvies' guide
	James Owen Drife
	BMJ  1999;319:585, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.585a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Personal views

	Self regulation at work: a case study
	William Hamilton, Nicholas Bradley
	BMJ  1999;319:585, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.585 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Education and debate

	Randomised controlled trials in psychiatry: important but poorly accepted
	Gavin Andrews
	BMJ  1999;319:562-564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.562 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Randomised controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine: past achievements, future challenges
	Salim Yusuf
	BMJ  1999;319:564-568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.564 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Contribution of randomised controlled trials to understanding and management of early breast cancer
	Michael Baum, Joan Houghton
	BMJ  1999;319:568-571, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.568 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A change in scientific approach: from alternation to randomised allocation in clinical trials in the 1940s
	P D'Arcy Hart
	BMJ  1999;319:572-573, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.572 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  1999;319:586, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.586 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	Endpiece: Training
	BMJ  1999;319:546, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.546a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: The accordionist
	Paul Vincent
	BMJ  1999;319:556, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.556 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom
	BMJ  1999;319:572, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.572a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	A phrase which should inform my practice: A positive response from the GP
	Andrew Bush
	BMJ  1999;319:573, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.573 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Cardiac surgery audit raises concern over equity of access
	BMJ  1999;319:535, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.535c [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Gulf war leaves legacy of cancer
	BMJ  1999;319:535, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.535d [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Heterogeneity of coronary heart disease risk factors in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and European origin populations; cross sectional study
	BMJ  1999;319:546, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.546 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Career focus

	Planning the medical workforce
	Keith Ryde
	BMJ  1999;319:2, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.2 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Briefing: It's not just the NHS that faces charges...
	BMJ  1999;319:3, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.3 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Briefing: The requirement to pass the Australian examination has been waived...
	BMJ  1999;319:3a, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.3a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

ART

	Art: The Time of Our Lives
	Sean A Spence
	BMJ  1999;319:583, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.583 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BOOK

	Book: Surgical Emergencies
	Roger Saadia
	BMJ  1999;319:584, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.584 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

CHOICE

	Deep learning?
	BMJ  1999;319, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.0 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BOOKCASE

	Bookcase
	Christopher Martyn
	BMJ  1999;319:584, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.584a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

CHOICE GP

	Deep learning?
	BMJ  1999;319, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.0a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

	Website of the week: Randomised controlled trials
	Douglas Carnall
	BMJ  1999;319:584, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.584b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Henry Hasted Dale Anderson • Geoffrey Robert France Burrow • William Robert ("Wilbert") Dickie • Aaron Gilbert • Paul Stringer
	Jen Campbell, Ralph Blakey, Elizabeth M Burrow-Plasier, Herbert Gallagher, Sara Gilbert, Emma Stringer
	BMJ  1999;319:582, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.582 [Extract] [Full text]

Papers

	Familial clustering of Helicobacter pylori infection: population based study • Commentary: Helicobacter pylorithe story so far
	Patrizia Dominici, Stefano Bellentani, Anna Rita Di Biase, Gioconda Saccoccio, Aurelia Le Rose, Flora Masutti, Laura Viola, Fiorella Balli, Claudio Tiribelli, Roberto Grilli, Michele Fusillo, Enzo Grossi, Mike Thomson
	BMJ  1999;319:537-541, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.537 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Intercalated degrees, learning styles, and career preferences: prospective longitudinal study of UK medical students
	I C McManus, P Richards, B C Winder
	BMJ  1999;319:542-546, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.542 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Responses from pharmaceutical companies to doctors' requests for more drug information in Pakistan: postal survey
	Assad Hafeez, Zafar Mirza
	BMJ  1999;319:547, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.547 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Severe periconceptional life events and the sex ratio in offspring: follow up study based on five national registers
	Dorthe Hansen, Henrik Møller, Jørn Olsen
	BMJ  1999;319:548-549, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.548 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Drug points: Fatal erythroderma associated with pentostatin
	H S Ghura, A J Carmichael, D Bairstow, R Finney
	BMJ  1999;319:549, doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7209.549 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

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