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Breaking the embargo
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2008;337:a2852 (Published )
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Suicide risk after a suicide attempt
Udo Reulbach, Stefan Bleich
BMJ  2008;337:a2512 (Published )
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Screening for colorectal cancer
Joan Austoker, Paul Hewitson
BMJ  2008;337:a2207 (Published )
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Caffeine intake during pregnancy
Jorn Olsen, Bodil Hammer Bech
BMJ  2008;337:a2316 (Published )
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Auditory processing disorders
Doris-Eva Bamiou, Linda M Luxon
BMJ  2008;337:a2080 (Published )
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Coronary stent thrombosis in the perioperative period
Nicholas L M Cruden, Scott A Harding, David E Newby
BMJ  2008;337:a2074 (Published )
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Doctors' health: Treating doctors’ distress
Christopher L Manning
BMJ  2008;337:a2810 (Published )
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Doctors' health: Caring for doctors at work
Liz Miller
BMJ  2008;337:a2795 (Published )
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Doctors' health: Support for Edinburgh GPs
Helga Rhein
BMJ  2008;337:a2796 (Published )
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Doctors' health: Support for London doctors
William Shanahan
BMJ  2008;337:a2797 (Published )
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Doctors' health: Researching students’ wellbeing
Helen Macdonald, Harriet Stewart, Alyson Hall, Karrie Fehilly
BMJ  2008;337:a2799 (Published )
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Doctors' health: Medical students and alcohol
Ferhal Utku, Ken Checinski
BMJ  2008;337:a2798 (Published )
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Statin induced myopathy: Dipstick test for myoglobinuria
Simon W Lines, Andrew J P Lewington
BMJ  2008;337:a2789 (Published )
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Statin induced myopathy: SEARCH genome study’s results
Colin White
BMJ  2008;337:a2792 (Published )
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Statin induced myopathy: Use of statins with ciclosporin
Brian Camilleri
BMJ  2008;337:a2788 (Published )
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Medical classics: La Bohème and tuberculosis
Peter D O Davies
BMJ  2008;337:a2587 (Published )
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Health secretary asks commission to look into role of four NHS trusts in Baby P case
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2008;337:a2845 (Published )
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Legal tactics to delay launch of generic drugs cost Europe {euro}3bn, report says
Andrew Jack
BMJ  2008;337:a2817 (Published )
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Cases of measles in England and Wales are highest for 13 years
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2008;337:a2820 (Published )
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Compulsory reporting of stabbings is no panacea for knife crime, surgeon tells MPs
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2008;337:a2767 (Published )
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Eli Lilly encouraged patients to ask for a prescription only drug, says industry watchdog
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2008;337:a2824 (Published )
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Charity sets up fund to defend researcher being sued for libel
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2008;337:a2822 (Published )
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Late diagnosis of cancer has been major factor in poor survival in England
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2008;337:a2848 (Published )
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Charity commits more money to investigating cancers with poor survival
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2008;337:a2800 (Published )
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Care in hospitals often lacks compassion, says report
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2008;337:a2821 (Published )
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Russia defies WHO antismoking convention by allowing misleading advertising
Vasiliy Vlassov
BMJ  2008;337:a2837 (Published )
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Head and shoulders above the rest
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2008;337:a2830 (Published )
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In brief
BMJ  2008;337:a2831 (Published )
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Scientist is denied renewal of licence to carry out research on primates
Ned Stafford
BMJ  2008;337:a2815 (Published )
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India considers new polio vaccine, kindling debate on strategy
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2008;337:a2809 (Published )
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Report sparks controversy over cause of children’s psychiatric symptoms
Karen McColl
BMJ  2008;337:a2818 (Published )
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Catholic church threatens to derail reproductive health bill in Philippines
Ben Bland
BMJ  2008;337:a2777 (Published )
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All you need to read in the other general journals
BMJ  2008;337:a2802 (Published )
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Regenerative medicine: Regeneration games
Geoff Watts
BMJ  2008;337:a1321 (Published )
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Profile: On commission
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2008;337:a2673 (Published )
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Border Crossing: The medical travellers’ tale
Tessa Richards
BMJ  2008;337:a2829 (Published )
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What are the prospects of stem cell therapy for neurology?
Siddharthan Chandran
BMJ  2008;337:a1934 (Published )
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Risk of suicide after suicide attempt according to coexisting psychiatric disorder: Swedish cohort study with long term follow-up
Dag Tidemalm, Niklas Langstrom, Paul Lichtenstein, Bo Runeson
BMJ  2008;337:a2205 (Published )
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Hospital admissions for self harm after discharge from psychiatric inpatient care: cohort study
David Gunnell, Keith Hawton, Davidson Ho, Jonathan Evans, Susan O'Connor, John Potokar, Jenny Donovan, Nav Kapur
BMJ  2008;337:a2278 (Published )
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Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and risk of fetal growth restriction: a large prospective observational study
CARE Study Group
BMJ  2008;337:a2332 (Published )
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Drug use in children: cohort study in three European countries
Miriam C J M Sturkenboom, Katia M C Verhamme, Alfredo Nicolosi, Macey L Murray, Antje Neubert, Daan Caudri, Gino Picelli, Elif Fatma Sen, Carlo Giaquinto, Luigi Cantarutti, Paola Baiardi, Maria-Grazia Felisi, Adriana Ceci, Ian C K Wong, on behalf of the TEDDY European Network of Excellence
BMJ  2008;337:a2245 (Published )
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Test, episode, and programme sensitivities of screening for colorectal cancer as a public health policy in Finland: experimental design
Nea Malila, Tiina Oivanen, Outi Malminiemi, Matti Hakama
BMJ  2008;337:a2261 (Published )
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Melanoma—Part 2: management
Christina Thirlwell, Paul Nathan
BMJ  2008;337:a2488 (Published )
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Commentary: Controversies in NICE guidance on metastatic spinal cord compression
Robert Coleman
BMJ  2008;337:a2555 (Published )
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Guidelines: Diagnosis and management of patients at risk of or with metastatic spinal cord compression: summary of NICE guidance
B D White, A J Stirling, E Paterson, K Asquith-Coe, A Melder, on behalf of the Guideline Development Group
BMJ  2008;337:a2538 (Published )
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John Lowell Kilgour
Caroline Richmond
BMJ  2008;337:a2853 (Published )
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Jacob Cherian
P T Cherian, O J Cherian
BMJ  2008;337:a2736 (Published )
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John Herman Higgins
Ishaq Abu-Arafeh
BMJ  2008;337:a2756 (Published )
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Faiza Bary Malik
Hasib R Choudhury, Prakash C Das
BMJ  2008;337:a2765 (Published )
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Matthew Robert Wakelin Utting
Robert F Spencer, James S Heal
BMJ  2008;337:a2755 (Published )
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Alison Margaret Watson
Liz Bingham, Jenny Watson, Nicki Williams
BMJ  2008;337:a2754 (Published )
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Irvan Yentis
Joe Luder
BMJ  2008;337:a2651 (Published )
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Personal View: Person centred care or public health improvement?
Andre Matalon
BMJ  2008;337:a2129 (Published )
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From the frontline: Medicine à la mode
Des Spence
BMJ  2008;337:a2833 (Published )
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The Best Medicine: Blue blood
Liam Farrell
BMJ  2008;337:a2827 (Published )
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Between the Lines: In praise of the simple life
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2008;337:a2828 (Published )
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Medical Classics: ER
David King
BMJ  2008;337:a2785 (Published )
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Review of the Week: War: what is it good for?
Colin Martin
BMJ  2008;337:a2783 (Published )
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Case Report: A case of life threatening postpartum haemorrhage
S Macdonald, K Brown, M Wyatt
BMJ  2008;337:a2425 (Published )
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Statistical question: Who said it?
John Fletcher
BMJ  2008;337:a2724 (Published )
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Picture quiz: Retinopathy of prematurity
Clare M Wilson, Alistair R Fielder
BMJ  2008;337:a2648 (Published )
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Prize quiz: Trauma
BMJ  2008;337:a2842 (Published )
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BMJ  2008;337:a2772 (Published )
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James Henderson, Peter Dziewulski
BMJ  2008;337:a2776 (Published )
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Diogenes syndrome
Brian Murray
BMJ  2008;337:a2534 (Published )
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