Alternative reports
	Jane Smith
	BMJ  2008;337:a2331 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

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	Aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular events
	William R Hiatt
	BMJ  2008;337:a1806 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Patellofemoral pain syndrome
	C Niek van Dijk, Willem M van der Tempel
	BMJ  2008;337:a1948 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Tight control of blood glucose and cardiovascular disease
	Philip Home
	BMJ  2008;337:a2105 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The Global Health Watch 2 report
	Ronald Labonte
	BMJ  2008;337:a2144 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Abdominal aortic aneurysm events in postmenopausal women
	Janet T Powell, Paul E Norman
	BMJ  2008;337:a1894 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Letters

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	NICE guidance on ADHD: Diversion and abuse of methylphenidate in light of new guidance
	Harry R Sumnall, Kerry Woolfall, Jon Cole, Adam Mackridge, Jim McVeigh
	BMJ  2008;337:a2287 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	NICE guidance on ADHD: NICE recommendations are not evidence based and could expose many to unnecessary harm
	Sami Timimi, Jon Jureidini, Jonathan Leo
	BMJ  2008;337:a2284 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	NICE guidance on ADHD: NICE should produce guidance on infant mental health
	Shirley A Gracias
	BMJ  2008;337:a2288 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Patterns of skeletal fractures in child abuse: "Unexplained" fractures
	James R Le Fanu, Rosemary Neary, Denise Bartlett
	BMJ  2008;337:a2279 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Automated external defibrillators: Defibrillators are only as good as the provider
	Anna R Gregory
	BMJ  2008;337:a2274 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

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	GlaxoSmithKline to limit payments it makes to US doctors to $150 000 a year
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2008;337:a2315 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Three quarters of deaths in developing world will be caused by heart and lung diseases by 2030
	John Zarocostas
	BMJ  2008;337:a2322 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	In brief
	BMJ  2008;337:a2317 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Time runs out to amend abortion law as fertility bill moves to Lords
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2008;337:a2273 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	NHS must make greater use of information technology
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  2008;337:a2303 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	GMC’s case against fertility doctor collapses
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2008;337:a2310 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Poor medical facilities in Afghanistan mean patients turn to hospitals in Pakistan
	Ashfaq Yusufzai
	BMJ  2008;337:a2291 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Doctors in US and Europe think work conditions are deteriorating
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2008;337:a2280 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Babies born to Ethiopian immigrant mothers in Israel have been needlessly infected with HIV
	Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
	BMJ  2008;337:a2308 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	European drugs agency withdraws antiobesity drug
	Anna Sayburn
	BMJ  2008;337:a2301 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	In brief
	BMJ  2008;337:a2330 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	German government demands two doctors approve prescribing of expensive drugs
	Annette Tuffs
	BMJ  2008;337:a2292 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Records of presidential candidates show McCain has had melanoma and Obama is using nicotine replacement therapy
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2008;337:a2260 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Preterm delivery is more likely in women with depressive symptoms
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2008;337:a2312 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Short Cuts

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	All you need to read in the other general journals
	BMJ  2008;337:a2294 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Feature

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	Health Economics: The credit crisis and health care
	John Appleby
	BMJ  2008;337:a2259 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Observations

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	Only Connect: Does this work for you?
	Nicholas A Christakis
	BMJ  2008;337:a2281 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Head to Head

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	Should influenza immunisation be mandatory for healthcare workers? Yes
	Charles M Helms, Philip M Polgreen
	BMJ  2008;337:a2142 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Should influenza immunisation be mandatory for healthcare workers? No
	David Isaacs, Julie Leask
	BMJ  2008;337:a2140 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Analysis

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	Why combating tobacco smuggling is a priority
	Robert West, Joy Townsend, Luk Joossens, Deborah Arnott, Sarah Lewis
	BMJ  2008;337:a1933 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Research

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	The prevention of progression of arterial disease and diabetes (POPADAD) trial: factorial randomised placebo controlled trial of aspirin and antioxidants in patients with diabetes and asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease
	Jill Belch, Angus MacCuish, Iain Campbell, Stuart Cobbe, Roy Taylor, Robin Prescott, Robert Lee, Jean Bancroft, Shirley MacEwan, James Shepherd, Peter Macfarlane, Andrew Morris, Roland Jung, Christopher Kelly, Alan Connacher, Norman Peden, Andrew Jamieson, David Matthews, Graeme Leese, John McKnight, Iain O'Brien, Colin Semple, John Petrie, Derek Gordon, Stuart Pringle, Ron MacWalter, Prevention of Progression of Arterial Disease and Diabetes Study Group, Diabetes Registry Group, and Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
	BMJ  2008;337:a1840 (Published ) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Foot orthoses and physiotherapy in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: randomised clinical trial
	Natalie Collins, Kay Crossley, Elaine Beller, Ross Darnell, Thomas McPoil, Bill Vicenzino
	BMJ  2008;337:a1735 (Published ) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Abdominal aortic aneurysm events in the women’s health initiative: cohort study
	Frank A Lederle, Joseph C Larson, Karen L Margolis, Matthew A Allison, Matthew S Freiberg, Barbara B Cochrane, William F Graettinger, J David Curb
	BMJ  2008;337:a1724 (Published ) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Introduction of shared electronic records: multi-site case study using diffusion of innovation theory
	Trisha Greenhalgh, Katja Stramer, Tanja Bratan, Emma Byrne, Yara Mohammad, Jill Russell
	BMJ  2008;337:a1786 (Published ) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical Review

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	Preservation of fertility in adults and children diagnosed with cancer
	Roger Hart
	BMJ  2008;337:a2045 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Practice

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	Guidelines: Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection: summary of NICE guidance
	David Leaper, Shona Burman-Roy, Ana Palanca, Katherine Cullen, Danielle Worster, Eva Gautam-Aitken, Martin Whittle, On behalf of the Guideline Development Group
	BMJ  2008;337:a1924 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Commentary: Controversies in NICE guidance on surgical site infection
	Zygmunt H Krukowski, Julie Bruce
	BMJ  2008;337:a2120 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Lesson of the Week: Giant cell arteritis causing aortic dissection and acute hypertension
	Yvo M Smulders, Dominique W M Verhagen
	BMJ  2008;337:a426 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	10-Minute Consultation: New patient asking for a benzodiazepine prescription
	Simon de Lusignan, Nicola Buxton, Andy Kent
	BMJ  2008;337:a658 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

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	Kenneth Till
	John Wilson, Anthony D Hockley
	BMJ  2008;337:a2193 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	David Drummond Hart
	Aileen D Woodger
	BMJ  2008;337:a2046 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Joan Davies (nee Evans)
	Cyril Davies, Delyth Howard
	BMJ  2008;337:a2232 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Kenneth Mills Tomlinson
	Cherry Tomlinson
	BMJ  2008;337:a2257 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Harold Francis Hope-Stone
	John Blandy
	BMJ  2008;337:a2238 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	John Warburton Lewis
	Kathryn Robinson
	BMJ  2008;337:a2237 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Heather Sims Williams
	Mike Whitfield
	BMJ  2008;337:a2255 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Philip Warner Robertson
	Alasdair Geddes
	BMJ  2008;337:a2251 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Views & Reviews

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	Personal View: The person in the patient
	Alastair M Santhouse
	BMJ  2008;337:a2262 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Between the Lines: Counting our blessings
	Theodore Dalrymple
	BMJ  2008;337:a1791 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Medical Classics: La Bohème
	Trisha Greenhalgh
	BMJ  2008;337:a2282 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	From the Frontline: You can call me Des
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2008;337:a2328 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Drug Tales and Other Stories: Model behaviour
	Ike Iheanacho
	BMJ  2008;337:a2268 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Endgames

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	Picture Quiz: Fatigue, facial flushing, and ankle and abdominal swelling in a 53 year old man
	Rose Abbott, Harry R Dalton
	BMJ  2008;337:a2042 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Prize quiz: Consent
	BMJ  2008;337:a2296 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Statistical question: Risk
	John Fletcher
	BMJ  2008;337:a2293 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Case report: Normal pregnancy or neoplasia?
	Alexandre Rozenholc, Patrick Petignat
	BMJ  2008;337:a2107 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

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	BMJ  2008;337:a2263 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Louise Dickinson, Andrew J Symes, Kenneth M Anson
	BMJ  2008;337:a2266 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Filler

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	Paper hazards
	H V Wyatt
	BMJ  2008;337:a267 (Published ) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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