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Trust and demand
Jane Smith
BMJ  2006;332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.0-f
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Assertive mental health service improved engagement [Full text]
Could screening for amblyopia be better targeted? [Full text]
Anxiety and depression in childhood may raise risk of ecstasy use [Full text]
Ethnic groups and differences in hypertension [Full text]
Biomedical research in developing countries needs local regulation [Full text]

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Ecstasy and the antecedents of illicit drug use
Kari Poikolainen
BMJ  2006;332:803-804, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.803
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Hepatitis B immunisation in Britain: time to change?
Jangu Banatvala, Pierre Van Damme, Nedret Emiroglu
BMJ  2006;332:804-805, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38797.621516.47, (Published 24 March 2006)
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The neglect of trauma surgery
Nigel R M Tai, James M Ryan, Adam J Brooks
BMJ  2006;332:805-806, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.805
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Gillick or Fraser? A plea for consistency over competence in children
Robert Wheeler
BMJ  2006;332:807, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.807
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Life expectancy: women now on top everywhere
Anna Barford, Danny Dorling, George Davey Smith, Mary Shaw
BMJ  2006;332:808, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.808
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Do enforced bicycle helmet laws improve public health?: Determining true effectiveness of safety measures
Riley Geary
BMJ  2006;332:852, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.852
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Do enforced bicycle helmet laws improve public health?: Evidence is conflicting
Tony Raven
BMJ  2006;332:852, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.852-a
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Do enforced bicycle helmet laws improve public health?: Start with an assessment of the base problem, rather than assume a solution
Peter J Clinch
BMJ  2006;332:852-853, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.852-b
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Physical treatments have valuable role in osteoarthritis
Jan M Bjordal, Rodrigo Alvaro Brandao Lopes-Martins, Bård Bogen, Mark Johnson
BMJ  2006;332:853, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.853
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Disorders of sodium balance: Iatrogenic hyponatraemia—water overload and not enough potassium
John A W Wildsmith
BMJ  2006;332:853, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.853-a
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Disorders of sodium balance: Hyponatraemia and drug use (and abuse)
Gerard McDade
BMJ  2006;332:853, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.853-b
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Disorders of sodium balance: Hyponatraemia can occur during transurethral resection of prostate
William H Konarzewski
BMJ  2006;332:853-854, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.853-c
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Disorders of sodium balance: Hypothyroidism and hyponatraemia: an old wives' tale?
Eric S Kilpatrick
BMJ  2006;332:854, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.854
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Disorders of sodium balance: Management of hypernatraemic dehydration differs in children
Jarlath McAloon
BMJ  2006;332:854, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.854-a
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The CMA's legitimation crisis
Mark H Wilson
BMJ  2006;332:854, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.854-b
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Guantanamo: a call for action: Good men need to do something
David J Nicholl
BMJ  2006;332:854-855, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.854-c
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Guantanamo: a call for action: Author's reply
Michael Wilks
BMJ  2006;332:855, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.855
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Guantanamo: a call for action: Doctors should not treat detainees only to render them fit for further abuse
Sabahat A Wasti, Sajid Z Bhatti
BMJ  2006;332:855, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.855-a
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Guantanamo: a call for action: Would GMC dismiss a complaint against Guantanamo doctor?
Christopher J Burns-Cox, Andrew Rouse, David Halpin, Vidhu Mayor, Tom Marshall
BMJ  2006;332:855, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.855-b
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Another 2.4 million health professionals needed, says WHO
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2006;332:809, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.809
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Swiss judge orders HIV positive woman to disclose partners' names
Bojan Pancevski
BMJ  2006;332:809, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.809-a
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In brief
BMJ  2006;332:810, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.810
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All older people should be guaranteed basic level of care
Michael Day
BMJ  2006;332:810, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.810-a
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Chinese rules on transplantation do not go far enough
Jane Parry
BMJ  2006;332:810, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.810-b
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NICE says doctors could help 165 000 more smokers to quit
Balaji Ravichandran
BMJ  2006;332:811, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.811
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Meta-analysis challenges benefits of moderate drinking
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2006;332:811, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.811-a
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UK government gives consultants pay award in stages
Michael Day
BMJ  2006;332:813, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.813-c
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Vaccines against cervical cancer provoke US controversy
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2006;332:814, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.814
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Aspirin will loom largein World Cup shindig
Michael Leidig
BMJ  2006;332:814, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.814-a
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Government favours "creative destruction" of the NHS
Adrian O'Dowd
BMJ  2006;332:814, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.814-b
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Gene therapy cures two men of immune system disorder
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2006;332:812, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.812
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Men who became ill in drug trial improve
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2006;332:812, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.812-a
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Becker promotes condom use in Germany
Michael Leidig
BMJ  2006;332:812, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.812-b
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Authors threaten to withhold articles from CMAJ
David Spurgeon
BMJ  2006;332:812, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.812-c
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Doctors are failing to tell diabetic people about UK driving rules
Lisa Hitchen
BMJ  2006;332:812, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.812-d
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Joint public-private initiative aims to boost public health in India
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2006;332:813, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.813
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Reform group calls for shake up in NHS funding
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2006;332:813, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.813-a
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Zambia scraps healthcare fees for poor rural people
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2006;332:813, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.813-b
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Lift patent barriers to increase access to medicines, says commission
John Zarocostas
BMJ  2006;332:814, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.814-c
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Alcohol accounts for high proportion of cancer deaths in central and eastern Europe
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2006;332:814, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.814-d
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Research identifies the most common cancers in teenagers and young adults
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2006;332:814, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.814-e
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The REACT study: randomised evaluation of assertive community treatment in north London
Helen Killaspy, Paul Bebbington, Robert Blizard, Sonia Johnson, Fiona Nolan, Stephen Pilling, Michael King
BMJ  2006;332:815-820, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38773.518322.7C, (Published 16 March 2006)
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Readmission after hysterectomy and prophylactic low molecular weight heparin: retrospective case-control study
Gary Cook, John Depares, Maneesh Singh, Patrick McElduff
BMJ  2006;332:819-820, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38783.624444.55, (Published 15 March 2006)
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Does amblyopia affect educational, health, and social outcomes? Findings from 1958 British birth cohort
J S Rahi, P M Cumberland, C S Peckham
BMJ  2006;332:820-825, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38751.597963.AE, (Published 6 March 2006)
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Commentary: Does amblyopia matter?
Michael Clarke
BMJ  2006;332:824, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38772.411146.AE, (Published 6 March 2006)
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Symptoms of anxiety and depression in childhood and use of MDMA: prospective, population based study
Anja C Huizink, Robert F Ferdinand, Jan van der Ende, Frank C Verhulst
BMJ  2006;332:825-828, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38743.539398.3A, (Published 24 February 2006)
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Sleep disorders in children and adolescents
Suresh Kotagal, Paul Pianosi
BMJ  2006;332:828-832, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.828
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Hypertension and ethnic group
Morris J Brown
BMJ  2006;332:833-836, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.833
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Lesson of the week: Testicular tumour presenting as gynaecomastia
Maya Harris, Syed Rizvi, John Hindmarsh, Rob Bryan
BMJ  2006;332:837, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.837
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ABC of wound healing: Infections
Brendan Healy, Andrew Freedman
BMJ  2006;332:838-841, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.838
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Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals
Alison Tonks
BMJ  2006;332:842-843, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.842
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Health policy: Referral management centres: promising innovations or Trojan horses?
Myfanwy Davies, Glyn Elwyn
BMJ  2006;332:844-846, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.844
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Commentary: Patients are not commodities
Iona Heath
BMJ  2006;332:846-847, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.846
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Commentary: Not another innovation
James Owen Drife
BMJ  2006;332:847-848, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.847
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Global medicine: Regulation of biomedical research in Africa
Sylvester C Chima
BMJ  2006;332:848-851, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.848
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TV: Panorama. The Hospital That Failed Women
Nigel Bundred
BMJ  2006;332:858, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.858
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Film: Unknown White Male
Piyal Sen
BMJ  2006;332:859, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.859
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Book: Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises
Ray Moynihan
BMJ  2006;332:859, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.859-a
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Personal views: Poverty, health, and the role of doctors
Bassem Saab, Jumana Antoun
BMJ  2006;332:860, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.860
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Personal views: Reconciling 21st century temptations with 20th century resources and problems
Marcos Bosi Ferraz
BMJ  2006;332:861, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.861
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Soundings: Medicine is not a club
Liam Farrell
BMJ  2006;332:861, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.861-a
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Minerva
BMJ  2006;332:862, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.862
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bmjupdates+: Weight of evidence favours ketamine for children having fracture reduction
BMJ  2006;332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.0-e
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Middle East perspectives: Call for papers
Christiane Rehwagen, Tessa Richards
BMJ  2006;332:818, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.818
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A memorable patient: When a medical qualification is not good enough
Guy Houghton
BMJ  2006;332:827, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.827
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Concealment is power
Walter Loebl
BMJ  2006;332:832, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.832
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Do it yourself thermotherapy
Jacqueline Buijs, Rinske Boersma
BMJ  2006;332:841, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.841
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A memorable patient: A rank offence
G Narayan
BMJ  2006;332:851, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.851
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Advice
BMJ  2006;332:856, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.856-a
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No clear evidence for countries that have enforced the wearing of helmets
BMJ  2006;332:837, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.837-a
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What should you do if you think your references are unfair and the superior you worked for has a personal vendetta against you?
Carl Gray
BMJ  2006;332:s132, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s132, (Published 8 April 2006)
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I would like to visit the United Kingdom as an observer in colorectal or endocrine surgery. How do I start the process?
Adam Poole
BMJ  2006;332:s132, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s132-a, (Published 8 April 2006)
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Troubled times ahead for IMGs
BMJ  2006;332:s132, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s132-b, (Published 8 April 2006)
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this week
Sabina Dosani
BMJ  2006;332:gp133, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.sgp133, (Published 8 April 2006)
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GPs with special interests
Sabreena Malik
BMJ  2006;332:gp133-gp134, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.sgp133-a, (Published 8 April 2006)
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this week
Sabina Dosani
BMJ  2006;332:s133, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s133, (Published 8 April 2006)
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Does the whole in health care need to be filled holistically?
Julie Sladden
BMJ  2006;332:s133-s134, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s133-a, (Published 8 April 2006)
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Merits of a convoluted career path
Harriet Nitch-Smith
BMJ  2006;332:s135, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s135, (Published 8 April 2006)
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Advice for doctors in financial trouble
Michael Baber
BMJ  2006;332:s136-s137, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s136, (Published 8 April 2006)
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Post-presentation questions
Faisal Kiani
BMJ  2006;332:s137, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s137, (Published 8 April 2006)
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"You were good but someone else was better": a look at interview feedback
Olivier Picard
BMJ  2006;332:s138-s139, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s138, (Published 8 April 2006)
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Off the wall solutions for on the ball doctors
BMJ  2006;332:s139, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s139, (Published 8 April 2006)
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A professor of complementary medicine
Leyla Sanai
BMJ  2006;332:s140, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.s140, (Published 8 April 2006)
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Abdullah Nakas
Mary E Black
BMJ  2006;332:856, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.856
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Ewen Crighton Bramwell
David J D Farrow
BMJ  2006;332:857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.857
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David Alexander ("Sandy") Mann
Christopher Booth, Susan Turner
BMJ  2006;332:857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.857-a
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Gwyn Meirion Mason
R W Galloway
BMJ  2006;332:857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.857-b
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Christopher Moran
Ed Moran, Neil Hopkinson
BMJ  2006;332:857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.857-c
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Robert Thomas Paul
John Quarrie
BMJ  2006;332:857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.857-d
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Eric Sarraff
Peter Holmes, Paul Goulden
BMJ  2006;332:857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.857-e
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Ronald F Welch
P Clark, D Shove
BMJ  2006;332:857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.857-f
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Edgar Ralph ("Mike") Wide
Gordon Cooper
BMJ  2006;332:857, doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7545.857-g
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