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8 January 2005 (Vol 330, No 7482)
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Death by tsunami and poverty
Kamran Abbasi
BMJ  2005;330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.0-f
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Demedicalising neck pain helps patients [Full text]
Expertise based trials may be the way forward for evaluating surgical interventions [Full text]
Migraine may be a risk factor for stroke [Full text]
Trials of gene transfer in humans need more caution [Full text]
Decision makers need to judge credibility of economic evaluations [Full text]

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Physiotherapy for neck and back pain
Nicholas Harvey, Cyrus Cooper
BMJ  2005;330:53-54, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.53, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Migraine and ischaemic stroke
D J Thomas
BMJ  2005;330:54-55, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.54, (Published 8 January 2005)
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The iron triangle of Japan's health care
James Kondo
BMJ  2005;330:55-56, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.55, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Primary care trusts and primary care research
Frederick Chen, Azeem Majeed
BMJ  2005;330:56-57, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.56, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Specialist palliative care in dementia
Julian C Hughes, Louise Robinson, Ladislav Volicer
BMJ  2005;330:57-58, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.57, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Evidence based medicine: does it make a difference?
Benjamin Druss
BMJ  2005;330:92, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.92, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Evidence based medicine: does it make a difference?: Make it evidence informed practice with a little wisdom
Paul Glasziou
BMJ  2005;330:92, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.92-a
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Evidence based medicine: does it make a difference?: Management of complex systems needs new approaches
David P Kernick
BMJ  2005;330:92-93, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.92-b
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Evidence based medicine: does it make a difference?
Ansgar Gerhardus
BMJ  2005;330:93, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.93, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Evidence based medicine: does it make a difference?: Evidence base is weak and comes too late for evidence based policy making
Tim Wilson
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Evidence based medicine: does it make a difference?: Numerophobia may be a problem in adopting evidence based medicine...
Yoav Ben-Shlomo
BMJ  2005;330:93, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.93-b
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Evidence based medicine: does it make a difference?: ...as may be a top down approach
Alireza Moayyeri, Akbar Soltani
BMJ  2005;330:93-94, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.93-c
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Evidence based medicine: does it make a difference?
Birte Twisselmann
BMJ  2005;330:94, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.94, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Inappropriateness of randomised trials for complex phenomena: Single trial is never enough evidence to base decisions on
Isabelle Boutron, Philippe Ravaud, Bruno Giraudeau
BMJ  2005;330:94, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.94-a
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Inappropriateness of randomised trials for complex phenomena
Mary Hannah
BMJ  2005;330:95, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.95, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Inappropriateness of randomised trials for complex phenomena: Author's reply
Andrew Kotaska
BMJ  2005;330:95, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.95-a
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Rationale for psychostimulants in ADHD
Alan Dugdale
BMJ  2005;330:95, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.95-b
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Impact of congenital colour vision deficiency
Barry L Cole
BMJ  2005;330:96, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.96, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Impact of congenital colour vision deficiency: Screening could help choice of medical career
Pieter A Wiegersma
BMJ  2005;330:96, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.96-a
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Impact of congenital colour vision deficiency: Poor colour vision does not have to be a hindrance
Robert G M Sellars
BMJ  2005;330:96, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.96-b
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Impact of congenital colour vision deficiency: Authors' reply
Jugnoo S Rahi, Phillippa Cumberland, Catherine S Peckham
BMJ  2005;330:96, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.96-c
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Disease threatens millions in wake of tsunami
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2005;330:59, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.59, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Charities and rock stars join forces to tackle world poverty
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2005;330:59, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.59-a
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Equality in the 1990s would have saved 900 000 black Americans
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2005;330:61, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.61-b
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Rejecting political correctness
Deborah Cohen, Kristina Fišter
BMJ  2005;330:62, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.62, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Doctors protest over Bush's nomination for top legal post
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2005;330:60, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.60-a
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Ties between regulators and business are attacked after politician takes top job in industry
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2005;330:60, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.60-b
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Hospitalisation rate for asthma in US women sailors doubles
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2005;330:60, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.60-c
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Indian researchers accused of violating ethical guidelines
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2005;330:60, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.60-d
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Articles criticising nevirapine trial may endanger babies' lives
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2005;330:61, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.61-a
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US bill to shield drug companies from product liability
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2005;330:62, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.62-a
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Asbestos company is forced to fund compensation shortfall
Bob Burton
BMJ  2005;330:62, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.62-b
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Czech government's move to cut drug costs sparks protests
Katka Krosnar
BMJ  2005;330:62, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.62-c
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Randomised trial of a brief physiotherapy intervention compared with usual physiotherapy for neck pain patients: outcomes and patients' preference
Jennifer A Klaber Moffett, David A Jackson, Stewart Richmond, Seokyung Hahn, Simon Coulton, Amanda Farrin, Andrea Manca, David J Torgerson
BMJ  2005;330:75, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38286.493206.82, (Published 7 December 2004)
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Recent developments in gene transfer: risk and ethics
Jonathan Kimmelman
BMJ  2005;330:79-82, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.79, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Lesson of the week: Child abuse and trichotillomania
A Saraswat
BMJ  2005;330:83-84, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.83, (Published 8 January 2005)
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ABC of alcohol: Alcohol in the body
Alex Paton
BMJ  2005;330:85-87, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.85, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Need for expertise based randomised controlled trials
P J Devereaux, Mohit Bhandari, Mike Clarke, Victor M Montori, Deborah J Cook, Salim Yusuf, David L Sackett, Claudio S Cinà, S D Walter, Brian Haynes, Holger J Schünemann, Geoffrey R Norman, Gordon H Guyatt
BMJ  2005;330:88, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.88
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Book: Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business & Bad Medicine
David Woods
BMJ  2005;330:99, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.99, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Art: The Human Body Revealed
Daniel Engber
BMJ  2005;330:100, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.100
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PERSONAL VIEW: The P value of empathy
Craig Watson
BMJ  2005;330:101, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.101
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SOUNDINGS: Sudan in winter
James Owen Drife
BMJ  2005;330:101, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.101-a
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Minerva
BMJ  2005;330:102, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.102
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POEM*: Optimal oral antiplatelet therapy for vascular disease
BMJ  2005;330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.0-e
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Endpiece: The distresses of the indigent
Jeremy Hugh Baron
BMJ  2005;330:72, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.72, (Published 8 January 2005)
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A memorable mistake: None so blind
F Morgan
BMJ  2005;330:78, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.78, (Published 8 January 2005)
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The pledge
Wladyslaw Essigman
BMJ  2005;330:84, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.84, (Published 8 January 2005)
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When I use a word: Medical emoticons
Jeff Aronson
BMJ  2005;330:87, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.87, (Published 8 January 2005)
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bmjlearning.com: Work based learning
Kieran Walsh
BMJ  2005;330:91, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.91, (Published 8 January 2005)
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The next small step
BMJ  2005;330:82, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.82, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Monitoring global health: time for new solutions
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If the honey doesn't get you, the bees will
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Cadavers as teachers: the dissecting room experience in Thailand
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Is it possible for a doctor to work in public or international relations?
Tim Albert
BMJ  2005;330:s12, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s12, (Published 8 January 2005)
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How do you become an oral and maxillofacial surgeon in the United Kingdom?
Andrew Gibbons
BMJ  2005;330:s12, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s12-a, (Published 8 January 2005)
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How can I apply for a job without GMC registration, and how can I get GMC registration without a job?
Jo Constable
BMJ  2005;330:s12, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s12-b, (Published 8 January 2005)
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I am a GMC registered overseas doctor. I have applied for over 300 SHO posts and have not been shortlisted once. I have emailed over 400 consultants asking for a clinical attachment, with no luck. My curriculum vitae is perfect—please advise.
Faisal Hanif
BMJ  2005;330:s12, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s12-c, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Doctors in the spotlight
Graham Easton
BMJ  2005;330:s13, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s13, (Published 8 January 2005)
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The feminisation of medicine
Jane H Roberts
BMJ  2005;330:s13-s15, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s13-a, (Published 8 January 2005)
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How would you cope in the media spotlight?
Matthew Lee
BMJ  2005;330:s16-s17, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s16, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Searching the internet
Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
BMJ  2005;330:s17, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s17, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Type and teams
Anita Houghton
BMJ  2005;330:s18-s19, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s18, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Postgraduate diploma in cognitive behaviour therapy (PGDipCBT)
M S Krishnan
BMJ  2005;330:s20, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.s20, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Critical appraisal
Haitham Alshafey
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Henning Ruben
BMJ  2005;330:97, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.97, (Published 8 January 2005)
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Samuel Isaac Cohen
BMJ  2005;330:98, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.98, (Published 8 January 2005)
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John Hunter Annan
H Marshall Williams
BMJ  2005;330:98, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.98-a
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Biswanath Bhattacharjee
S P Mukherjee, D K Banerjee
BMJ  2005;330:98, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.98-b
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John Henry Rolland Ramsay
Crichton Ramsay, Wendy Seed
BMJ  2005;330:98, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.98-c
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Ann Lindsay Stewart
Simon Roth, John Wyatt, Osmund Reynolds, Duncan Hutchison
BMJ  2005;330:98, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.98-d
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Risk of ischaemic stroke in people with migraine: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Mahyar Etminan, Bahi Takkouche, Francisco Caamaño Isorna, Ali Samii
BMJ  2005;330:63, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38302.504063.8F, (Published 13 December 2004)
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Comparing estimates of cost effectiveness submitted to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) by different organisations: retrospective study
A H Miners, Martina Garau, Dogan Fidan, A J Fischer
BMJ  2005;330:65, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38285.482350.82, (Published 15 December 2004)
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Optimal search strategies for retrieving systematic reviews from Medline: analytical survey
Victor M Montori, Nancy L Wilczynski, Douglas Morgan, R Brian Haynes, for the Hedges Team
BMJ  2005;330:68, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38336.804167.47, (Published 24 December 2004)
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Rise in "no indicated risk" primary caesareans in the United States, 1991-2001: cross sectional analysis
Eugene Declercq, Fay Menacker, Marian MacDorman
BMJ  2005;330:71-72, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38279.705336.0B, (Published 19 November 2004)
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Implementation of recommendations for the care of children in UK emergency departments: national postal questionnaire survey
R Salter, I K Maconochie
BMJ  2005;330:73-74, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38313.580324.F7, (Published 3 December 2004)
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DRUG POINTS: Synovitis induced by alendronic acid can present as acute carpal tunnel syndrome
David Gwynne Jones, Ruth Savage, John Highton
BMJ  2005;330:74, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7482.74, (Published 8 January 2005)
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