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28 June 2008 (Vol 336, No 7659)
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Climate change: our new responsibility
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2008;336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a529
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Cardiovascular risk tables
Thierry Christiaens
BMJ  2008;336:1445-1446, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a480, (Published 23 June 2008)
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Measuring deaths from conflict
Richard Garfield
BMJ  2008;336:1446-1447, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a146, (Published 19 June 2008)
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Seroprotection against serogroup C meningococcal disease
Lucieni O Conterno, Paul T Heath
BMJ  2008;336:1447-1448, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39577.487558.BE, (Published 5 June 2008)
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Effects of quality improvement collaboratives
Peter K Lindenauer
BMJ  2008;336:1448-1449, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a216, (Published 24 June 2008)
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Continuous publication
Fiona Godlee, Tony Delamothe, Jane Smith
BMJ  2008;336:1450, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a491
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Vitamin D deficiency: More evidence is needed before general supplementation
Miles D Witham
BMJ  2008;336:1451, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.480694.3A
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Vitamin D deficiency: Vitamin D deficiency is widespread in Scotland
Helga M Rhein
BMJ  2008;336:1451, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.479155.3A
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Missed opportunities: Undiagnosed HIV infection in patients with viral hepatitis
Anna Maria Geretti, Sara Madge, Marcus Posner, Geoff Dusheiko, Michael Jacobs
BMJ  2008;336:1451-1452, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.626782.3A
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Prolapsed intervertebral disc: What if back surgery was a drug?
Michael Vagg
BMJ  2008;336:1452, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.499583.3A
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Blood pressure in children: Is screening for essential hypertension in children essential?
Julian Tudor Hart
BMJ  2008;336:1452, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.490475.3A
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Aspects of summary care records: Let’s put worry about computer security into perspective
J E F Fitzgerald, A Nikkar-Esfahani, A A B Jamjoom, K K Shah, A G Acheson
BMJ  2008;336:1452-1453, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a479
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Aspects of summary care records: GP computerised summaries may not be accurate or complete
Pamela J F Smith
BMJ  2008;336:1453, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a477
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Invasive meningococcal disease: Cerebral perfusion in invasive meningococcal disease
Peter J Flegg
BMJ  2008;336:1453, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.510405.3A
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BMJ in smug docs storm: Methinks the professor doth protest too much
Paul W Dimmock
BMJ  2008;336:1453-1454, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.518819.3A
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NICE on lipid modification: NICE’s simplified approach can’t not work
Magnus I Hird
BMJ  2008;336:1454, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.524907.3A
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Climate change: Breastfeeding tackles both obesity and climate change
Rachel Myr
BMJ  2008;336:1454, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.618356.3A
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Climate change: Why so many open windows?
Barrie Smith
BMJ  2008;336:1454, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.621736.3A
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Government and industry reach new pricing deal to cut NHS drugs bill
Andrew Jack
BMJ  2008;336:1455, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a464
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Government announces review of copayments in the NHS
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2008;336:1455, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a444, (Published 19 June 2008)
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Opportunity was missed in choice of cervical cancer vaccine, health campaigners say
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2008;336:1456-1457, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a451, (Published 23 June 2008)
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Number of patients receiving angioplasty is rising, heart attack audit shows
Lisa Hitchen
BMJ  2008;336:1456, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a526
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NHS might have to attract more private money if it is to improve standards
Rebecca Coombes
BMJ  2008;336:1457, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a440, (Published 19 June 2008)
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Psychiatrist is suspended for three months for plagiarism
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2008;336:1457, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a487, (Published 23 June 2008)
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In brief
BMJ  2008;336:1458, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a509
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Judge orders South African health minister to do her job properly and bans unauthorised trials
Pat Sidley
BMJ  2008;336:1458, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a512
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Medical evidence exposes US use of torture
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2008;336:1458-1459, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a490
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UK aid has helped reduce maternal mortality in Bangladesh and Nepal by 40%
Siddhartha Yadav
BMJ  2008;336:1459, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a517
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Number of UK patients offered participation in clinical trials will be boosted
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2008;336:1460-1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a530
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Drug maker’s PR firm is force behind blood clot awareness campaign
Ray Moynihan
BMJ  2008;336:1460-1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a502
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UK children are more likely than others in Europe to rank their health as poor
Bryan Christie
BMJ  2008;336:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a470
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Zimbabwean doctors see big rise in cases of trauma in wake of political violence
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2008;336:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a539
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Government official wants school style inspections of general practices
Caroline White
BMJ  2008;336:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a541
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UK universities reluctant to collaborate with NHS for benefit of patients
Caroline White
BMJ  2008;336:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a542
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Professionals should be given more freedom to innovate, says King’s Fund
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2008;336:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a544
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Global health goals depend not just on more aid but better delivery
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2008;336:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a532
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Mobile phones do not pose health risk, German survey shows
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2008;336:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a545
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Personalised medicine requires regulatory change, former FDA head says
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2008;336:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a537
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Conservatives say they will drop internal NHS targets and focus on outcomes
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2008;336:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a546, (Published 25 June 2008)
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All you need to read in the other general journals
BMJ  2008;336:1462-1463, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a436
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Are international medical conferences an outdated luxury the planet can’t afford? Yes
Malcolm Green
BMJ  2008;336:1466, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a358
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Are international medical conferences an outdated luxury the planet can’t afford? No
James Owen Drife
BMJ  2008;336:1467, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a351
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Assessing Patient Care: NHS goes to the PROMS
Nicholas Timmins
BMJ  2008;336:1464-1465, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39618.627951.80
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Ahead of the game
Rebecca Coombes
BMJ  2008;336:1465, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39619.615463.59
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Only Connect: Health care in a web
Nicholas A Christakis
BMJ  2008;336:1468, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a452
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NHS at 60: How the NHS measures up
Tony Delamothe
BMJ  2008;336:1469-1471, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a385
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What is missing from descriptions of treatment in trials and reviews?
Paul Glasziou, Emma Meats, Carl Heneghan, Sasha Shepperd
BMJ  2008;336:1472-1474, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39590.732037.47
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Predicting cardiovascular risk in England and Wales: prospective derivation and validation of QRISK2
Julia Hippisley-Cox, Carol Coupland, Yana Vinogradova, John Robson, Rubin Minhas, Aziz Sheikh, Peter Brindle
BMJ  2008;336:1475-1482, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39609.449676.25, (Published 23 June 2008)
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Fifty years of violent war deaths from Vietnam to Bosnia: analysis of data from the world health survey programme
Ziad Obermeyer, Christopher J L Murray, Emmanuela Gakidou
BMJ  2008;336:1482-1486, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a137, (Published 19 June 2008)
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Seroprotection against serogroup C meningococcal disease in adolescents in the United Kingdom: observational study
M D Snape, D F Kelly, S Lewis, C Banner, L Kibwana, C E Moore, L Diggle, T John, L M Yu, R Borrow, A Borkowski, C Nau, A J Pollard
BMJ  2008;336:1487-1491, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39563.545255.AE, (Published 5 June 2008)
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Evidence for the impact of quality improvement collaboratives: systematic review
Loes M T Schouten, Marlies E J L Hulscher, Jannes J E van Everdingen, Robbert Huijsman, Richard P T M Grol
BMJ  2008;336:1491-1494, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39570.749884.BE, (Published 24 June 2008)
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Refeeding syndrome: what it is, and how to prevent and treat it
Hisham M Mehanna, Jamil Moledina, Jane Travis
BMJ  2008;336:1495-1498, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a301
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Evidence Based Case Report: Pulmonary embolism in a patient taking clozapine
Vinod H Srihari, T Warren Lee
BMJ  2008;336:1499-1501, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39545.690613.47
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Pregnancy Plus: Migraine in pregnancy
Peter J Goadsby, Jay Goldberg, Stephen D Silberstein
BMJ  2008;336:1502-1504, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39559.675891.AD
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Review of the Week: The world inside the head
Christopher Martyn
BMJ  2008;336:1505, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39554.490683.DF
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Why should doctors be interested in climate change?
Mike Gill
BMJ  2008;336:1506, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39617.634190.59
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Personal View: Ten practical actions for doctors to combat climate change
Jenny Griffiths, Alison Hill, Jackie Spiby, Mike Gill, Robin Stott
BMJ  2008;336:1507, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39617.642720.59
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From the Frontline: A golden syrup
Des Spence
BMJ  2008;336:1508, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a510
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The Bigger Picture: Placenta tales
Mary E Black
BMJ  2008;336:1508, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a508
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Between the Lines: In with the wrong crowd
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2008;336:1509, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39610.640012.59
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Medical Classic: An Enemy of the People
Anna Shore
BMJ  2008;336:1509, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39611.599479.4E
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BMJ  2008;336:1512, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a443
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Caroline Angit, Loma Gardner, Ian Coulson
BMJ  2008;336:1512, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a442
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A patient who changed my practice: One’s own medicine
David Crampsey
BMJ  2008;336:1494, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a269
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Diagnosis and management of hypocalcaemia
BMJ  2008;336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a334, (Published 12 June 2008)
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Fifty years of violent war deaths from Vietnam to Bosnia: analysis of data from the world health survey programme
BMJ  2008;336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a498
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Health and wealth in Europe
BMJ  2008;336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a501
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The US needs more doctors—probably
BMJ  2008;336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a504
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Obituary: Wallace William Brigden
BMJ  2008;336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a505
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Christine Margaret Puxon
Caroline Richmond
BMJ  2008;336:1510, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a476
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June Almeida (née Hart)
Joyce Almeida
BMJ  2008;336:1511, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a434
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Belinda Mary Brewer
Dilys Lai
BMJ  2008;336:1511, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a325
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James Cowie
Clive McGavin
BMJ  2008;336:1511, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a327
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Alexander Kirkpatrick
Terry Kirkpatrick
BMJ  2008;336:1511, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a329
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Jane Knowles
Cecilia Batten, Wendy Davies
BMJ  2008;336:1511, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a265
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James Waddell
Norman Waddell
BMJ  2008;336:1511, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a222
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