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Vice versa
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2006;332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.0-f
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H pylori screening and eradication cuts dyspepsia—but at a cost [Full text]
Providing study results to participants is complex [Full text]
Rape victims want holistic post-rape services [Full text]
Stool tests don't reliably screen for coeliac disease in children [Full text]
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Who benefits from Helicobacter pylori eradication?
Brendan C Delaney
BMJ  2006;332:187-188, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.187
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Offering results to research participants
S Danielle MacNeil, Conrad V Fernandez
BMJ  2006;332:188-189, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.188
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Funding the global control of bird flu
Jennifer A Roberts
BMJ  2006;332:189-190, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.189
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Sex workers to pay the price
Petra Boynton, Linda Cusick
BMJ  2006;332:190-191, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.190
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Oxygen treatment at home
G J Gibson
BMJ  2006;332:191-192, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.191
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Waiting for radiotherapy: New initiatives may transform service
Robin D Hunter
BMJ  2006;332:235, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.235
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Waiting for radiotherapy: Financing increased capacity is a must
S Michael Crawford
BMJ  2006;332:235, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.235-a
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Introducing new health interventions: Diagnostics is the Cinderella of health technology assessment
Peter N Furness
BMJ  2006;332:235-236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.235-b
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Introducing new health interventions: Some initial risk taking is essential in adopting new surgical technology
Vinay P Rao
BMJ  2006;332:236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236
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Underfunding of primary care in deprived areas affects everyone
James N Hardy
BMJ  2006;332:236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236-a
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Surgery is an alternative
David Mahon, Michael Rhodes
BMJ  2006;332:236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236-b
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Posture is important
Norman K Gibbon
BMJ  2006;332:236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236-c
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When to test women for human papillomavirus: Testing is possible without increasing colposcopy referral rate
Johannes Berkhof, Folkert J van Kemenade, Peter J Snijders, René H Verheijen, Chris J Meijer
BMJ  2006;332:237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.237
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When to test women for human papillomavirus: Take this opportunity to screen for anal cancer too
Awori J Hayanga
BMJ  2006;332:237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.237-a
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Incapable patients and the law
David W Hewitt
BMJ  2006;332:237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.237-b
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Management of Clostridium difficile in NHS trusts
David Green
BMJ  2006;332:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.238
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Research governance: Research governance approval is putting people off research
Niall Galbraith, Carol Hawley, Valerie De-Souza
BMJ  2006;332:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.238-a
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Research governance: Whose idea is it?
Hazel Thornton
BMJ  2006;332:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.238-b
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Many cancer networks are failing to improve services
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2006;332:193, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.193
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Norwegian researcher admits that his data were faked
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2006;332:193, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.193-a
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In brief
BMJ  2006;332:194, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.194
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Negative reports of mental health deter people from seeking help
Rebecca Coombes
BMJ  2006;332:194, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.194-a
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Private group wins Derbyshire GP contract
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2006;332:194, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.194-b
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NICE recommends drugs for moderate Alzheimer's disease
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2006;332:195, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.195
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US Supreme Court upholds Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2006;332:195, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.195-a
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Twin study shows cannabis makes moving to hard drugs more likely
Tony Sheldon
BMJ  2006;332:197, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.197-b
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Woman loses fight for parents' right to know of abortion advice
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198
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US health spending reaches a sixth of gross domestic product
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-a
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Review says oseltamivir and zanamivir should be kept for epidemics of flu
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2006;332:196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196
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Media�s treatment of Roy Meadow was "unfair," says High Court judge
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2006;332:196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-a
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German doctors march in protest at health cuts
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2006;332:196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-b
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Three hospital PFI schemes are delayed while government looks at their cost
Adrian O�Dowd
BMJ  2006;332:196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-c
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US agency wants to limit lawsuits against drug manufacturers
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2006;332:196, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-d
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GPs facing removal from primary care trusts� lists may get legal representation
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2006;332:197, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.197
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Health department gives �12m backing to Dr Foster company
Michael Day
BMJ  2006;332:197, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.197-a
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Funding of bird flu initiative exceeds expectations
Jane Parry
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-b
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Moralistic campaigns are pushing out AIDS prevention work that is based on science, report says
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-c
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Claim that “smart” weapons pose little risk to civilians is “absurd”
Tessa Smallwood
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-d
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Switzerland moves to curb healthcare costs by sending patients abroad
Clare Chapman
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-e
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Health officials say free prescriptions will not be available to more patients
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-f
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Hospital compromised safety of its patients, report says
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-g
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Scientists produce new tool for studying brain development
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-h
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Impact of Helicobacter pylori eradication on dyspepsia, health resource use, and quality of life in the Bristol helicobacter project: randomised controlled trial
J Athene Lane, Liam J Murray, Sian Noble, Matthias Egger, Ian M Harvey, Jenny L Donovan, Prakash Nair, Richard F Harvey
BMJ  2006;332:199-204, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38702.662546.55, (Published 20 January 2006)
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Compliance with QUOROM and quality of reporting of overlapping meta-analyses on the role of acetylcysteine in the prevention of contrast associated nephropathy: case study
Giuseppe G L Biondi-Zoccai, Marzia Lotrionte, Antonio Abbate, Luca Testa, Enrico Remigi, Francesco Burzotta, Marco Valgimigli, Enrico Romagnoli, Filippo Crea, Pierfrancesco Agostoni
BMJ  2006;332:202-209, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38693.516782.7C, (Published 16 January 2006)
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Receiving a summary of the results of a trial: qualitative study of participants' views
Mary Dixon-Woods, Clare Jackson, Kate C Windridge, Sara Kenyon
BMJ  2006;332:206-210, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38675.677963.3A, (Published 9 January 2006)
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Women's experiences of and preferences for services after rape in South Africa: interview study
N J Christofides, D Muirhead, R K Jewkes, L Penn-Kekana, D N Conco
BMJ  2006;332:209-213, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38664.482060.55, (Published 5 December 2005)
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Detection of secretory IgA antibodies against gliadin and human tissue transglutaminase in stool to screen for coeliac disease in children: validation study
Matthias Kappler, Susanne Krauss-Etschmann, Veronika Diehl, Hannelore Zeilhofer, Sibylle Koletzko
BMJ  2006;332:213-214, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38688.654028.AE, (Published 23 December 2005)
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Venous thromboembolism
Andrew D Blann, Gregory Y H Lip
BMJ  2006;332:215-219, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.215
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Impact of a medically supervised safer injection facility on community drug use patterns: a before and after study
Thomas Kerr, Jo-Anne Stoltz, Mark Tyndall, Kathy Li, Ruth Zhang, Julio Montaner, Evan Wood
BMJ  2006;332:220-222, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.220
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ABC of breast diseases: Medical treatment of early breast cancer. IV: neoadjuvant treatment
Ian Smith, Susan Chua
BMJ  2006;332:223-224, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.223
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Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals
Alison Tonks
BMJ  2006;332:225-226, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.225
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Public health: Blowing smoke: British American Tobacco's air filtration scheme
Nadine Rae Leavell, Monique E Muggli, Richard D Hurt, James Repace
BMJ  2006;332:227-229, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.227
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Professional regulation: Developing standards, criteria, and thresholds to assess fitness to practise
Richard Baker
BMJ  2006;332:230-232, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.230
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Commentary: Criteria, competencies, and confidence tricks
Richard Wakeford
BMJ  2006;332:233, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.233
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Learning and teaching: What the educators are saying
Brian Jolly
BMJ  2006;332:234, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.234
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TV: Alternative Medicine
John Garrow
BMJ  2006;332:241, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.241
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Press: Scientists seek chemical reaction from journalists
Naomi Marks
BMJ  2006;332:242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.242
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Web: Dream Anatomy
Trevor Rimmer
BMJ  2006;332:242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.242-a
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Art: Bio-bling: making jewellery from human tissue
Colin Martin
BMJ  2006;332:243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.243
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Book: The Placebo Effect and Health: Combining Science and Compassionate Care
Anton J M de Craen
BMJ  2006;332:243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.243-a
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Personal views: Do doctors who volunteer their services in disasters overseas do more harm than good?
Hasan Tahir, Zafar Iqbal
BMJ  2006;332:244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.244
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Prostitution shake-up: one sex worker's view
BMJ  2006;332:245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.245
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Soundings: Emerging infections
Imre Loefler
BMJ  2006;332:245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.245-a
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Minerva
BMJ  2006;332:246, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.246
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bmjupdates+: Most patients with sciatica get no worthwhile relief from epidural steroids
BMJ  2006;332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.0-e
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Endpiece: The ABC of pharmacy
RG Hamilton
BMJ  2006;332:212, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.212
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One hundred years ago: Colour blindness on the football field
BMJ  2006;332:214, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.214
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So, those who can't do it, teach it?
Farhad B Naini
BMJ  2006;332:219, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.219
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Interactive case report: An alcoholic patient who continues to drink
BMJ  2006;332:222, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.222
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Endpiece: The tortures that result from high living
Jeremy Hugh Baron
BMJ  2006;332:229, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.229
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Surviving the night shift
BMJ  2006;332:s32, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s32, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Saving for a rainy day
BMJ  2006;332:s32, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s32-a, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Back to business
BMJ  2006;332:s32, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s32-b, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Oh, I'm going to Barbados...
BMJ  2006;332:s32, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s32-c, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Tough talking
BMJ  2006;332:s32, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s32-d, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Career confusion?
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Are you fully covered?
BMJ  2006;332:s32, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s32-f, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Board lays down guidance
BMJ  2006;332:s32, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s32-g, (Published 28 January 2006)
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this week
Peter Cross
BMJ  2006;332:gp33, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.sgp33, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Careers in academic general practice
Geoff Watts
BMJ  2006;332:gp33-gp34, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.sgp33-a, (Published 28 January 2006)
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this week
Peter Cross
BMJ  2006;332:s33, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s33, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Oral medicine
Alan Mighell
BMJ  2006;332:s33-s35, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s33-a, (Published 28 January 2006)
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The savvy doctor
Peter Old
BMJ  2006;332:gp35-gp36, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.sgp35, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Off the wall solutions for on the ball doctors
BMJ  2006;332:gp36, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.sgp36, (Published 28 January 2006)
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How to become an oral and maxillofacial surgeon
Noman Shah
BMJ  2006;332:s36-s37, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s36, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Child care in the NHS
Julie Sladden
BMJ  2006;332:gp37-gp38, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.sgp37, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Career development for academic medicine—a nine step strategy
Linda Pololi
BMJ  2006;332:s38-s39, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s38, (Published 28 January 2006)
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How to make the most of your GP registrar year
Subia Rushd
BMJ  2006;332:gp39, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.sgp39, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Applying for grants
Shreelata Datta, Penny Law
BMJ  2006;332:s39, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s39, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Doctors' health
Julie Sladden
BMJ  2006;332:gp40, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.sgp40, (Published 28 January 2006)
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Irish Songs and Ballads
Kieran Walsh
BMJ  2006;332:gp40, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.sgp40-a, (Published 28 January 2006)
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The chairman of a head and neck cancer charity
Elina Kiverniti
BMJ  2006;332:s40, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.s40, (Published 28 January 2006)
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David Greenfield
Robert Graham, David Banks, Peter Fentem
BMJ  2006;332:239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.239
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Elizabeth Gemmell
Ray Kerry
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240
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James Harper
Morag Williams
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-a
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Brendan Keane
Des Collins
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-b
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Francis Rankin Kilpatrick
Stewart Kilpatrick
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-c
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Fergus James Macartney
Bob Anderson
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-d
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Douglas Andrew Campbell Reid
Hugh Henderson
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-e
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David Vigushin
R C Coombes
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-f
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