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23 June 2007 (Vol 334, No 7607)
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Editor's choice: Evidence to inform
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2007;334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39252.523519.47
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US editor's choice: Changing what we do
Douglas Kamerow
BMJ  2007;334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39253.656134.3A
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Decision aids for women with a previous caesarean section
Jeremy A Lauer, Ana P Betrán
BMJ  2007;334:1281-1282, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.535532.80
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Community based health insurance in developing countries
Manuela De Allegri, Rainer Sauerborn
BMJ  2007;334:1282-1283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39240.632963.80
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beta blockers and statins in non-cardiac surgery
Stephen Bolsin, Mark Colson, Myles Conroy
BMJ  2007;334:1283-1284, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39217.382836.BE
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Diabetic ketoacidosis
Ketan K Dhatariya
BMJ  2007;334:1284-1285, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39237.661111.80
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Centralised application services for specialist training
Tony Delamothe
BMJ  2007;334:1285-1286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39252.411192.80
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Glomerular filtration rate: Reporting eGFR has benefits
Charlotte E Bebb, Richard P Burden
BMJ  2007;334:1287, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.723206.3A
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Glomerular filtration rate: eGFR in changing drug regimens
Jeffrey K Aronson
BMJ  2007;334:1287, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.716806.3A
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HIV and pregnancy: Are we doing enough?
A Jayasuriya, P S Allan
BMJ  2007;334:1287-1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.438519.3A
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Genetics and insurance: Effect on premiums is small
R Guy Thomas
BMJ  2007;334:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.696238.3A
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Rickets: Prevention message is not getting through
Scott Williamson, Stephen Greene
BMJ  2007;334:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.699780.3A
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MTAS: Response from the BMA
Sam Everington, Jonathan Fielden, Michael Rees, Jo Hilborne, Hamish Meldrum, Chris Spencer-Jones
BMJ  2007;334:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39252.476875.BE
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Greater vigilance needed to tackle domestic abuse, says BMA
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2007;334:1289, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39252.343958.4E
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Academics join forces in training fight as junior doctors face uncertainty over their future
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2007;334:1289, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39252.540417.FA
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Citizens' alliance condemns EC report as "undocumented" and "biased"
Ray Moynihan
BMJ  2007;334:1290, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.457315.4E
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US cancer groups highlight symptoms of early ovarian cancer
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2007;334:1290-1291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.412870.DB
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Richard Granger resigns as chief executive of Connecting for Health
Adrian O'Dowd and Michael Cross
BMJ  2007;334:1290-1291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.605475.DB
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Denmark halves Down's births by non-invasive screening in early pregnancy
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2007;334:1291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.369815.DB
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In Brief: News
BMJ  2007;334:1292, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.641736.4E
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Teenage measles outbreak shows shortcomings in Japan's immunisation programme
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2007;334:1292, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39248.481701.DB
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Netherlands bans smoking in enclosed public places but allows closed smoking rooms
Tony Sheldon
BMJ  2007;334:1292-1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39248.516366.DB
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Is Wisconsin or Hawaii the healthiest US state?
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2007;334:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.380428.DB
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Community treatment orders stay in mental health bill
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2007;334:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39252.466817.DB
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Scientists plead for right to create interspecies embryos
Andrew Cole
BMJ  2007;334:1294, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.667164.DB
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King's Fund accepts funding for seminars from US insurance company
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2007;334:1294, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.500220.4E
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Red Cross concerned over deterioration in medical services in Afghanistan
John Zarocostas
BMJ  2007;334:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.642859.DB
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GPs condemn Labour for failing the NHS
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2007;334:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39248.595741.DB
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Doctors say no to more independent treatment centres
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2007;334:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.445694.4E
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Drink and drugs fuel sexual health problems in youth, group warns
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2007;334:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.438299.4E
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Vitamin D from sun exposure may protect against solid cancers, researchers find
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2007;334:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.425995.4E
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EC recognises threat to use of MRI
Rory Watson
BMJ  2007;334:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39248.627384.DB
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Shortcuts from other journals: Limiting residents' working hours saves lives
BMJ  2007;334:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.1296
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Shortcuts from other journals: Africa trains non-doctors to fill the workforce gap
BMJ  2007;334:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.635463.80
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Shortcuts from other journals: Abnormal haematocrit linked to higher surgical mortality in men over 65
BMJ  2007;334:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.1296-b
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Shortcuts from other journals: Patients with complex needs get high quality care
BMJ  2007;334:1296-1297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.1296-c
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Shortcuts from other journals: FDA considers curbing use of erythropoietins for patients with cancer
BMJ  2007;334:1297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.1297
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Shortcuts from other journals: Prophylactic fluconazole prevents fungal infections in preterm babies
BMJ  2007;334:1297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.1297-a
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Shortcuts from other journals: Cardiac resynchronisation works for eligible patients with heart failure
BMJ  2007;334:1297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.1297-b
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Obesity: In search of fat profits
Geoff Watts
BMJ  2007;334:1298-1299, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39241.483681.AD
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Specialist training: MTAS: which way now?
BMJ  2007;334:1300, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39252.407350.68
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Life and death: Let's get tough on the causes of health inequality
Iona Heath
BMJ  2007;334:1301, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.502813.59
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Selection for specialist training: what can we learn from other countries?
Tony Jefferis
BMJ  2007;334:1302-1304, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39238.447338.AD
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Two decision aids for mode of delivery among women with previous caesarean section: randomised controlled trial
Alan A Montgomery, Clare L Emmett, Tom Fahey, Claire Jones, Ian Ricketts, Roshni R Patel, Tim J Peters, Deirdre J Murphy, DiAMOND Study Group
BMJ  2007;334:1305, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39217.671019.55, (Published 31 May 2007)
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Equitable utilisation of Indian community based health insurance scheme among its rural membership: cluster randomised controlled trial
M Kent Ranson, Tara Sinha, Mirai Chatterjee, Fenil Gandhi, Rupal Jayswal, Falguni Patel, Saul S Morris, Anne J Mills
BMJ  2007;334:1309, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39192.719583.AE, (Published 25 May 2007)
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Diagnosis and treatment of sciatica
B W Koes, M W van Tulder, W C Peul
BMJ  2007;334:1313-1317, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39223.428495.BE
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Pregnancy plus: Inherited thrombophilia and pregnancy associated venous thromboembolism
Wendy Lim, John W Eikelboom, Jeffrey S Ginsberg
BMJ  2007;334:1318-1321, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39205.484572.55
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Personal views: Should doctors go to patients' funerals?
Bruce Arroll, Karen Falloon
BMJ  2007;334:1322, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.616678.47
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Review of the week: Seeds of discontent
Abi Berger
BMJ  2007;334:1323, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39246.670428.59
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From the frontline: Stubbed out
Des Spence
BMJ  2007;334:1324, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.717257.59
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In and out of hospital: Back from Basra
James Owen Drife
BMJ  2007;334:1324, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.654410.59
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Between the lines: Sheer delight in doing evil
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2007;334:1325, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.456817.59
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Medical classics: The Bell Jar
Iain McClure
BMJ  2007;334:1325, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39240.652813.DB
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Minerva
BMJ  2007;334:1328, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39248.411424.AD1
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Minerva
J E Tomlinson, R I S Winterton, H Peach, J Dunbar
BMJ  2007;334:1328, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39248.411424.AD
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A memorable patient: Lost in the process
Lynette Wilkinson
BMJ  2007;334:1312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39213.432315.DE
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A memorable patient: Appendicitis in the Himalayas
Ram Hari Ghimire
BMJ  2007;334:1321, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39217.714884.BE
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Effect of insulating existing houses on health inequality: cluster randomised study in the community
BMJ  2007;334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39246.620486.AE
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Managing suspected research misconduct
BMJ  2007;334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39246.631875.AE
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EDITOR'S CHOICE: Ancient and modern
Peter Cross
BMJ  2007;334:s225, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.s225, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Let there be light...
Sally Carter
BMJ  2007;334:s225-s227, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.s225-a, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Interventional radiology
Yasmin Akram
BMJ  2007;334:s227, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.s227, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Histopathology
Peter W Johnston
BMJ  2007;334:s228, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.s228, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Choosing a specialty
Jin Liang James Tee
BMJ  2007;334:s229, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.s229, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Microsurgery course
Sujatha Tadiparthi
BMJ  2007;334:s230, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.s230, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Houseman days
Neville W Goodman
BMJ  2007;334:s231, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.s231, (Published 23 June 2007)
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A medic with a taste for working in war zones
Claire Frauenfelder
BMJ  2007;334:s232, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.s232, (Published 23 June 2007)
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I am currently a GP working in Malaysia and recently got a degree in business administration (MBA). What opportunities are there for me in the non-medical sector?
Rodger Charlton
BMJ  2007;334:gp236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp236, (Published 23 June 2007)
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According to the new consultant contract, do we get paid a supplement for on-call duties according to the intensity and frequency of the on call if the on call would be part of programmed activity (PA)?
Rachel L Hooke
BMJ  2007;334:gp236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp236-a, (Published 23 June 2007)
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I currently work as a staff grade in accident and emergency/surgery. I am taking home less per month than I was as a senior house officer in the exact same job—is this possible?
Simon Eccles
BMJ  2007;334:gp236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp236-b, (Published 23 June 2007)
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EDITOR'S CHOICE: Ancient and modern
Peter Cross
BMJ  2007;334:gp237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp237, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Let there be light...
Sally Carter
BMJ  2007;334:gp237-gp239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp237-a, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Interventional radiology
Yasmin Akram
BMJ  2007;334:gp239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp239, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Histopathology
Peter W Johnston
BMJ  2007;334:gp240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp240, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Choosing a specialty
Jin Liang James Tee
BMJ  2007;334:gp241, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp241, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Microsurgery course
Sujatha Tadiparthi
BMJ  2007;334:gp242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp242, (Published 23 June 2007)
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Houseman days
Neville W Goodman
BMJ  2007;334:gp243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp243, (Published 23 June 2007)
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A medic with a taste for working in war zones
Claire Frauenfelder
BMJ  2007;334:gp244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.334.7607.sgp244, (Published 23 June 2007)
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This week's obituaries [PDF]

Prudence Tunnadine
Caroline Richmond
BMJ  2007;334:1326, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39246.488044.BE
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Charles Alan Blake Clemetson
Michael Innis, F Edward Yazbak
BMJ  2007;334:1327, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.750637.BE
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Ian Thomas Twistington Higgins
Millicent Higgins
BMJ  2007;334:1327, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.682106.BE
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Frank Ian Lee
Pamela Lee
BMJ  2007;334:1327, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.789398.BE
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Margaret Lauretta Mabel Manford
Dai Davies
BMJ  2007;334:1327, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39245.702245.BE
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Barry Windsor Roper
Irene Roper
BMJ  2007;334:1327, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39239.686100.BE
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Graham Waterson Somerville
Neil Somerville
BMJ  2007;334:1327, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39239.670694.BE
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