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16 June 2007 (Vol 334, No 7606)
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Editor's choice: Lives lived
Trish Groves
BMJ  2007;334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.525046.47
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US editor's choice: Someone to watch over me
Elizabeth Loder
BMJ  2007;334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39246.470764.3A
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Diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease of the lower limb
Andrew W Bradbury, Donald J Adam
BMJ  2007;334:1229-1230, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.344664.80
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Provision of primary care in different countries
John L Campbell
BMJ  2007;334:1230-1231, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39237.534560.80
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Transition of care in children with chronic disease
Colin Wallis
BMJ  2007;334:1231-1232, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39232.425197.BE
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Tamiflu and neuropsychiatric disturbance in adolescents
Simon R J Maxwell
BMJ  2007;334:1232-1233, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39240.497025.80
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Rosiglitazone and implications for pharmacovigilance
Dhruv Kazi
BMJ  2007;334:1233-1234, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.502546.BE
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Doctors and alcohol: Investing in alcohol is no longer responsible
Joseph M Barry, Tom O'Dowd
BMJ  2007;334:1235, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.435278.3A
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Safer play in rugby: Time to address safety in the tackle
Alastair P Greystoke
BMJ  2007;334:1235, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.446030.3A
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PTSD in Northern Ireland: Tell us more
Adarsh Shetty
BMJ  2007;334:1235-1236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.426192.3A
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Skin biopsy: Watch out for digital nerves
Bo Povlsen
BMJ  2007;334:1236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.429201.3A
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Rosiglitazone and heart deaths: Glycaemic control is a myth
Illtyd R Thomas
BMJ  2007;334:1236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39234.451296.3A
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Helping the world's poor: Let's help doctors work in the third world
Andrew L Perkins
BMJ  2007;334:1236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.432674.3A
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Trials and electronic records: A frightening industry proposal
Matthew L Grove
BMJ  2007;334:1236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.431875.3A
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FDA places "black box" warning on antidiabetes drugs
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2007;334:1237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.394456.DB
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Russian clinical research is threatened by ban on export of samples
Vasiliy Vlassov
BMJ  2007;334:1237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.621863.DB
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Gates Foundation funds new institute to evaluate global health data
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2007;334:1238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.424965.4E
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NHS IT system must use unique patient identifiers to achieve research potential
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2007;334:1238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.392523.DB
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NICE reviews its guidance against sequential use of anti-TNF drugs for arthritis
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2007;334:1238-1239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.417292.DB
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Community care could prevent deaths of thousands of severely malnourished children
John Zarocostas
BMJ  2007;334:1239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.445856.4E
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Women treated for early breast cancer should be followed for at least 10 years
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2007;334:1240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.725810.DB
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Strike cripples health services in South Africa
Pat Sidley
BMJ  2007;334:1240-1241, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.485579.DB
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Mortality from 12 top causes of death in US is still higher among men than women
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2007;334:1240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.704757.DB
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US parents take government to court over MMR vaccine
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2007;334:1241, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.362778.DB
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In Brief: News
BMJ  2007;334:1242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.628981.DB
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Congressional hearings highlight mistakes in case of tuberculosis patient
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2007;334:1242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.374757.DB
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NHS ends the financial year £500m in surplus
Michael Day
BMJ  2007;334:1242-1243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.608692.DB
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New regulations aim to prevent international health emergencies
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2007;334:1243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.666829.DB
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Government claims that it is consigning waiting lists to history
Michael Day
BMJ  2007;334:1243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.674595.DB
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Researchers warn of possible risks to children from new epilepsy drugs
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2007;334:1243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.699537.DB
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Bush says he will veto stem cell funding, despite vote in favour in Congress
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2007;334:1243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.359306.DB
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Shortcuts from other journals: Exercise and physiotherapy advice help subacute low back pain only in the short term
BMJ  2007;334:1244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.448356.801
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Shortcuts from other journals: The evidence on gene mutations in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer is accumulating
BMJ  2007;334:1244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.1244-a
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Shortcuts from other journals: Lowering homocysteine doesn't reduce the risk of thromboembolism
BMJ  2007;334:1244-1245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.1244-b
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Shortcuts from other journals: Preoperative chemotherapy improves outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer
BMJ  2007;334:1245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.1245
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Shortcuts from other journals: Eprodisate slows kidney decline in amyloid A amyloidosis
BMJ  2007;334:1245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.1245-a
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Shortcuts from other journals: Anti-CCP antibodies are better than rheumatoid factor for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis
BMJ  2007;334:1245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.1245-b
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European degrees: The course left out in the cold
Toby Reynolds
BMJ  2007;334:1246-1248, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39237.543889.AD
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Head to head: Should folic acid fortification be mandatory? Yes
Nicholas J Wald, Godfrey P Oakley
BMJ  2007;334:1252, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39232.493252.47
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Head to head: Should folic acid fortification be mandatory? No
Richard A Hubner, Richard D Houlston, Kenneth R Muir
BMJ  2007;334:1253, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39232.496227.47
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Media watch: Why don't journalists mention the data?
Ben Goldacre
BMJ  2007;334:1249, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.510718.59
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Medicine and the media: Don't blame it all on the bogey
Michael Day
BMJ  2007;334:1250-1251, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.680880.59
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What's on the web: What's so precious about originality
Simon Chapman
BMJ  2007;334:1251, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.425880.59
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How effective are expert patient (lay led) education programmes for chronic disease?
Chris Griffiths, Gill Foster, Jean Ramsay, Sandra Eldridge, Stephanie Taylor
BMJ  2007;334:1254-1256, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39227.698785.47
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Duplex ultrasonography, magnetic resonance angiography, and computed tomography angiography for diagnosis and assessment of symptomatic, lower limb peripheral arterial disease: systematic review
Ros Collins, Jane Burch, Gillian Cranny, Raquel Aguiar-Ibáñez, Dawn Craig, Kath Wright, Elizabeth Berry, Michael Gough, Jos Kleijnen, Marie Westwood
BMJ  2007;334:1257, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39217.473275.55, (Published 4 June 2007)
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Diagnostic scope of and exposure to primary care physicians in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States: cross sectional analysis of results from three national surveys
Andrew B Bindman, Christopher B Forrest, Helena Britt, Peter Crampton, Azeem Majeed
BMJ  2007;334:1261, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39203.658970.55, (Published 15 May 2007)
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Acute coronary syndromes without ST segment elevation
Ron J G Peters, Shamir Mehta, Salim Yusuf
BMJ  2007;334:1265-1269, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39220.618646.AE
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A patient's journey: Cystic fibrosis
Emma Wicks
BMJ  2007;334:1270-1271, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39188.741944.47
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Change page: Established corticosteroid creams should be applied only once daily in patients with atopic eczema
Hywel C Williams
BMJ  2007;334:1272, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39195.636319.80
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10-minute consultation: Chronic kidney disease
Prabir Kumar Mitra, Peter R W Tasker, M S Ell
BMJ  2007;334:1273, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39196.714491.94
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Personal views: Communication—the forgotten palliative care emergency
Mark Pickering, Rob George
BMJ  2007;334:1274, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39157.685220.47
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Review of the week: Fractured: picking up the pieces
Jessica Watson
BMJ  2007;334:1275, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39239.704248.4E
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From the frontline: 110%
Des Spence
BMJ  2007;334:1276, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.556389.47
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Past caring: Jobs for the boys
Wendy Moore
BMJ  2007;334:1276, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.478970.59
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Between the lines: The casualties of Waugh
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2007;334:1277, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39239.466516.59
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Medical classics: Extensile exposure
Craig Gerrand
BMJ  2007;334:1277, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39244.530706.59
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Minerva
BMJ  2007;334:1280, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.502789.BE1
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Minerva
Alexander Harris, Gordon Buchanan
BMJ  2007;334:1280, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.502789.BE
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An event that changed our lives
Geoffrey Marsh, Patrick Sweeny
BMJ  2007;334:1264, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39196.561030.BE
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Is presumed consent the answer to organ shortages?
BMJ  2007;334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.495590.BE
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Remedial action
BMJ  2007;334:s214, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s214, (Published 16 June 2007)
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Up for grabs
BMJ  2007;334:s214, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s214-a, (Published 16 June 2007)
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It's all academic to me
BMJ  2007;334:s214, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s214-b, (Published 16 June 2007)
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A touch of the blarney
BMJ  2007;334:s214, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s214-c, (Published 16 June 2007)
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How good is your training?
BMJ  2007;334:s214, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s214-d, (Published 16 June 2007)
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Freedom of information?
BMJ  2007;334:s214, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s214-e, (Published 16 June 2007)
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EDITOR's CHOICE: It's a wrap
Sabina Dosani
BMJ  2007;334:s215, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s215, (Published 16 June 2007)
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Lights, camera, consultation
Marie Rolli
BMJ  2007;334:s215-s216, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s215-a, (Published 16 June 2007)
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Overheard in a corridor of power
Brian Keighley
BMJ  2007;334:s217, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s217, (Published 16 June 2007)
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Teaching communication skills: should we give up?
Kieran Walsh
BMJ  2007;334:s218, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s218, (Published 16 June 2007)
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Doc at the races
Andrew Low
BMJ  2007;334:s219, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s219, (Published 16 June 2007)
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Master of Science (MSc) in orthopaedic engineering
Wasim Khan
BMJ  2007;334:s220, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s220, (Published 16 June 2007)
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The acquisition of medical knowledge
Neville W Goodman
BMJ  2007;334:s221, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s221, (Published 16 June 2007)
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Dennis Ougrin
BMJ  2007;334:s222, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s222, (Published 16 June 2007)
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George Oosthuizen
BMJ  2007;334:s222, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7606.s222-a, (Published 16 June 2007)
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Miles Weatherall
Estlin Waters
BMJ  2007;334:1278, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.578160.BE
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Josephine Alice Coreen Weatherall (née Ogston)
Miranda Mugford, Alison Macfarlane
BMJ  2007;334:1278, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.530116.BE
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Khalid Tariq Al Naib
Saad Shakir
BMJ  2007;334:1279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39234.632002.BE
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William Bingham
J S Bingham, E A Barnett
BMJ  2007;334:1279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39237.689549.BE
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Stuart Gordon Adam Forsyth
John Ford
BMJ  2007;334:1279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39232.832940.BE
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Robert John Jameson
Paul Booth, Angela Jameson, David Jameson
BMJ  2007;334:1279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39234.678438.BE
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Geoffrey Laurence Scott
Helena Daly, John Hudson
BMJ  2007;334:1279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39232.788634.BE
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Anthony Robert ("Bob") Teuten
Richard Teuten
BMJ  2007;334:1279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39218.605984.BE
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