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Towards a global social contract
Richard Smith
BMJ  2004;328, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.0-g
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Maternal and child health vital to progress of South Asia [Full text]
The double burden of diseases in South Asia [Full text]
In Pakistan, one in three people are anxious or depressed [Full text]
Acetazolamide is better than ginkgo biloba for mountain sickness [Full text]
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Who smokes in India? [Full text]

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Is there hope for South Asia?
Zulfiqar Bhutta, Samiran Nundy, Kamran Abbasi
BMJ  2004;328:777-778, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.777
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Marketing of medicines in India
Chandra M Gulhati
BMJ  2004;328:778-779, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.778
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Postgraduate medical education in South Asia
Lalitha Mendis, B V Adkoli, R K Adhikari, M Muzaherul Huq, Asma Fozia Qureshi
BMJ  2004;328:779, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.779
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Tobacco related harm in South Asia
Diyanath Samarasinghe, Colvin Goonaratna
BMJ  2004;328:780, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.780
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Cardiovascular and infectious diseases in South Asia: the double whammy
Buddha Basnyat, Lalini Chandika Rajapaksa
BMJ  2004;328:781, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.781
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Surgery in South Asia
Musthaq Ahmed, Asad Raja, Samiran Nundy
BMJ  2004;328:782, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.782
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Amalgamation of South Asia's medical community will benefit all
K C Mahajan
BMJ  2004;328:837, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.837
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: SAARC: regional cooperation for sustainable health
Sania Nishtar
BMJ  2004;328:837, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.837-a
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Initiative is exciting fantasy
Sanjay Mansukhbhai Rajpara
BMJ  2004;328:837, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.837-b
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Peace is a must
Malvinder S Parmar
BMJ  2004;328:838, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.838
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: With peace, enter diseases of old age
Ediriweera B R Desapriya
BMJ  2004;328:838, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.838-a
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Poverty is an acquired problem
Antony R Charles
BMJ  2004;328:838, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.838-b
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Educated people should be champions
R N Srivastava
BMJ  2004;328:838, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.838-c
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Egalitarianism is the key to improvement
Anuruddha M Abeygunasekera
BMJ  2004;328:838-839, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.838-d
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Skills of evidence based medicine need to be taught
Evangelia Chryssafidou, Theodoros N Arvanitis, Khalid S Khan, Aravinthan Coomarasamy
BMJ  2004;328:839, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.839
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Better understanding is achievable
Buddha Basnyat
BMJ  2004;328:839, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.839-a
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Who cares about superspecialisation?
Shah A Khan, Azra S Hasan
BMJ  2004;328:839, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.839-b
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South Asian health: what is to be done?: Teach people how to fish
Majid Jalil
BMJ  2004;328:839, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.839-c
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Bush accused of blocking access to cheap AIDS drugs
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2004;328:783, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.783
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New watchdog given power to overturn GMC acquittals
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2004;328:783, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.783-a
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In brief
BMJ  2004;328:784, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.784
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Medical charity criticises shortcomings of DOTS in management of tuberculosis
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2004;328:784, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.784-a
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US study shows wide variation in approach to ductal carcinoma in situ
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2004;328:785, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.785
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Canadian doctors welcome public health initiatives in wake of SARS
Barbara Kermode-Scott
BMJ  2004;328:785, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.785-a
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South Asian theme issue: Every breath you take
Sanjay Kumar
BMJ  2004;328:787, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.787
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South Asian theme issue: The great technological divide
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2004;328:788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.788
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South Asian theme issue: No mean feet
Dinesh Singhal, Samiran Nundy
BMJ  2004;328:789, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.789
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South Asian theme issue: Karachi's quiet revolutionary
Khabir Ahmad
BMJ  2004;328:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.790
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Trials of two microbicides to be launched in Africa
Stephen Pincock
BMJ  2004;328:786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.786
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Surgeon wins £815 000 from BMA
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2004;328:786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.786-a
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Three quarters of young UK adults risk skin cancer by seeking suntan
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2004;328:786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.786-b
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US healthcare lobbyists outspend other pressure groups
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2004;328:786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.786-c
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Data collection is poor because staff don't see the point
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2004;328:786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.786-d
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UK academy wants neuroscience research to benefit patients more quickly
Chibuzo Odigwe
BMJ  2004;328:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.790-a
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Kosovans should not be sent home before mental health needs are assessed
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2004;328:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.790-b
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Community based teams can transform mental health services, says report
Debashis Singh
BMJ  2004;328:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.790-c
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Doctors question government's prediction of an end to premature heart deaths
Katherine Burke
BMJ  2004;328:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.790-d
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UK recommends adoption of international guidelines on exposure to electromagnetic fields
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2004;328:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.790-e
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Patterns and distribution of tobacco consumption in India: cross sectional multilevel evidence from the 1998-9 national family health survey
S V Subramanian, Shailen Nandy, Michelle Kelly, Dave Gordon, George Davey Smith
BMJ  2004;328:801-806, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.801
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Burden of non-communicable diseases in South Asia
Abdul Ghaffar, K Srinath Reddy, Monica Singhi
BMJ  2004;328:807-810, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.807
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Burden of infectious diseases in South Asia
Anita K M Zaidi, Shally Awasthi, H Janaka deSilva
BMJ  2004;328:811-815, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.811
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Maternal and child health: is South Asia ready for change?
Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Indu Gupta, Harendra de'Silva, Dharma Manandhar, Shally Awasthi, S M Moazzem Hossain, M A Salam
BMJ  2004;328:816-819, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.816
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Effect of maternal mental health on infant growth in low income countries: new evidence from South Asia
Vikram Patel, Atif Rahman, K S Jacob, Marcus Hughes
BMJ  2004;328:820-823, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.820
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Role of gender in health disparity: the South Asian context
Fariyal F Fikree, Omrana Pasha
BMJ  2004;328:823-826, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.823
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Importance of health research in South Asia
Ritu Sadana, Carol D'Souza, Adnan A Hyder, A Mushtaque R Chowdhury
BMJ  2004;328:826-830, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.826
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Community development and its impact on health: South Asian experience
S M Moazzem Hossain, Abbas Bhuiya, Alia Rahman Khan, Iyorlumun Uhaa
BMJ  2004;328:830-833, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.830
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Integrating health care for mothers and children in refugee camps and at district level
Assad Hafeez, Rubina Riaz, Samin Ullah Shah, Javed Pervaiz, David Southall
BMJ  2004;328:834-836, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.834
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Film: Munnabhai M.B.B.S.
Sanjai Pai
BMJ  2004;328:841, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.841
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SOUNDINGS: Evidence based medicine
Imre Loefler
BMJ  2004;328:842, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.842
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Website of the week: Websites on South Asian health
Chibuzo Osdigwe
BMJ  2004;328:842, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.842-a
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PERSONAL VIEW: Is cricket the magic glue that unites South Asia?
Saad Shafqat, Nadir Bharucha
BMJ  2004;328:843, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.843
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Minerva
BMJ  2004;328:844, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.844
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POEM*: Half of wrist ganglions resolve spontaneously
BMJ  2004;328, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.0-f
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Endpiece: On healing
Neesav Goyal
BMJ  2004;328:799, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.799
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A memorable call: A house call in Nepal's Himalayas
Puncho Gurung
BMJ  2004;328:806, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.806
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A memorable patient: Spiritual relief
Sarah Hull
BMJ  2004;328:815, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.815
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Hindu mythology and medicine
R Raveendra Varma
BMJ  2004;328:819, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.819
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Interactive case report: A 66 year old with breathlessness
BMJ  2004;328:836, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.836
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Is it possible to leave a specialist registrar job after signing a contract? How many months' notice should someone give, and what are the consequences?
Sarah Burnett
BMJ  2004;328:s132, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s132, (Published 12 February 2004)
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Some of my friends have told me that most foreign doctors who go to the United Kingdom fail to get any job. I am interested in psychiatry; what is the situation?
Manoj Kumar
BMJ  2004;328:s132, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s132-a, (Published 12 February 2004)
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I'm working as a locum GP and I'd like to sit the MRCGP exam. How do I find a practice where I can do my video consultations for the exam?
Robbie Coull
BMJ  2004;328:s132, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s132-b, (Published 12 February 2004)
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I am contemplating temporary work in Spain. How do I go about registering as a doctor there?
Jo Constable
BMJ  2004;328:s132, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s132-c, (Published 12 February 2004)
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Which research degree should I do—MSc, MD, or PhD?
Shehan Hettiaratchy
BMJ  2004;328:s132, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s132-d, (Published 12 February 2004)
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THIS WEEK
Rhona MacDonald
BMJ  2004;328:s133, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s133, (Published 12 February 2004)
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The helicopter emergency medical service
Alastair Newton
BMJ  2004;328:s133-s134, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s133-a, (Published 12 February 2004)
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Working in the media 2: getting a foot in the door
Graham Easton
BMJ  2004;328:s135-s136, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s135, (Published 12 February 2004)
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Swapping on-call shifts: a guide for junior doctors
Kayvan Shokrollah
BMJ  2004;328:s137, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s137, (Published 12 February 2004)
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"Stop moaning. In my day we did a one in two and enjoyed it"
Zhaleh Khaleeli Anwar
BMJ  2004;328:s138, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s138, (Published 12 February 2004)
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Being a successful SHO in emergency medicine (A&E)
A Abhinav
BMJ  2004;328:s138, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s138-a, (Published 12 February 2004)
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Modernising Medical Careers—what's all the fuss about?
Rhona MacDonald
BMJ  2004;328:s139, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s139, (Published 12 February 2004)
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Nicola Sharp
BMJ  2004;328:s140, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.s140, (Published 12 February 2004)
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Sarwar Jehan Zuberi
N A Jafarey
BMJ  2004;328:840, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.840
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Minoo S Shroff
Nazli Siddiqui
BMJ  2004;328:840, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.840-a
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Three day versus five day treatment with amoxicillin for non-severe pneumonia in young children: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
BMJ  2004;328:791, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38049.490255.DE, (Published 16 March 2004)
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Risk factors, prevalence, and treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders in Pakistan: systematic review
Ilyas Mirza, Rachel Jenkins
BMJ  2004;328:794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.794
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Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled comparison of ginkgo biloba and acetazolamide for prevention of acute mountain sickness among Himalayan trekkers: the prevention of high altitude illness trial (PHAIT)
Jeffrey H Gertsch, Buddha Basnyat, E William Johnson, Janet Onopa, Peter S Holck
BMJ  2004;328:797, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38043.501690.7C, (Published 11 March 2004)
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India versus Pakistan and the power of a six: an analysis of cricket results
Kamran Abbasi, Khalid S Khan
BMJ  2004;328:800, doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.800
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