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History will be the judge
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2010;340:c2447 (Published )
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Stem cell treatments and multiple sclerosis
Robin J M Franklin, Charles ffrench-Constant, professor of medical neurology
BMJ  2010;340:c1387 (Published )
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Diagnosing serious bacterial infection in young febrile children
Matthew J Thompson, Ann Van den Bruel
BMJ  2010;340:c2062 (Published )
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Targeted case finding for cardiovascular prevention
Tom Marshall
BMJ  2010;340:c1376 (Published )
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Viewing the body after a traumatic death
Glennys Howarth
BMJ  2010;340:c2301 (Published )
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Intelligence, education, and mortality
G David Batty, Mika Kivimaki, Ian J Deary
BMJ  2010;340:c563 (Published )
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NICE and chest pain diagnosis: W(h)ither the exercise ECG?
S Richard Underwood
BMJ  2010;340:c2387 (Published )
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NICE and chest pain diagnosis: NICE replies
Adam Timmis
BMJ  2010;340:c2391 (Published )
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NICE on unstable angina: Dangers in the guidance
James M Glancy
BMJ  2010;340:c2395 (Published )
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Eyes and detergent capsules: Do not assume strong alkalinity
Philip Malpass
BMJ  2010;340:c2399 (Published )
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Improving pharmacovigilance: Use of routinely collected data
Mariam Molokhia, Vasa Curcin, Azeem Majeed
BMJ  2010;340:c2403 (Published )
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Shaken baby syndrome: Report of pathologists’ meeting
Peter Furness
BMJ  2010;340:c2397 (Published )
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US anaesthesiologists are told not to take part in executions by lethal injection
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2010;340:c2432 (Published )
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Australia to mandate plain packs for cigarettes as part of new tobacco control offensive
Melissa Sweet
BMJ  2010;340:c2401 (Published )
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In brief
BMJ  2010;340:c2423 (Published )
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UK law firm starts action on "metal on metal" hip implants
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2010;340:c2394 (Published )
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Campaign is launched to save the Wellcome Trust medical history centre
Wendy Moore
BMJ  2010;340:c2364 (Published )
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Paediatrician David Southall is restored to the medical register
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2010;340:c2448 (Published )
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Artist behaving madly
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2010;340:c2308 (Published )
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Top education regulator in India is arrested on bribery allegations
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2010;340:c2355 (Published )
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New director of European disease centre defends its role in flu pandemic
Rory Watson
BMJ  2010;340:c2430 (Published )
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European Union prepares to tackle counterfeit drugs
Rory Watson
BMJ  2010;340:c2425 (Published )
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Workers behind China’s economic miracle are paying a heavy price
Jane Parry
BMJ  2010;340:c2396 (Published )
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FDA approves prostate cancer "vaccine"
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2010;340:c2431 (Published )
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Australia suspends seasonal flu vaccination of young children
Melissa Sweet
BMJ  2010;340:c2419 (Published )
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More women frontline healthcare workers would reduce maternal and child mortality
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2010;340:c2379 (Published )
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Evidence of patient benefit must be "at the heart" of NHS efficiency plans, warn doctors
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2010;340:c2393 (Published )
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AstraZeneca pays $520m fine for off label marketing
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2010;340:c2380 (Published )
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All you need to read in the other general journals
BMJ  2010;340:c2370 (Published )
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Body Politic: Message to new government: please ban buzzwords
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2010;340:c2407 (Published )
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Stem cell treatment: Stem cell renegades or pioneers?
Jonathan Gornall
BMJ  2010;340:c2041 (Published )
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US Medical Injury Claims: Farewell, 12 good men and true
David Payne
BMJ  2010;340:c1881 (Published )
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Is modern genetics a blind alley? Yes
James Le Fanu
BMJ  2010;340:c1156 (Published )
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Is modern genetics a blind alley? No
D J Weatherall
BMJ  2010;340:c1088 (Published )
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Time to move to presumed consent for organ donation
Sheila M Bird, John Harris
BMJ  2010;340:c2188 (Published )
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Clinical review: Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea
Steven Powell, Haytham Kubba, Chris O'Brien, Mike Tremlett
BMJ  2010;340:c1918 (Published )
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Rate of cervical cancer, severe intraepithelial neoplasia, and adenocarcinoma in situ in primary HPV DNA screening with cytology triage: randomised study within organised screening programme
Ahti Anttila, Laura Kotaniemi-Talonen, Maarit Leinonen, Matti Hakama, Pekka Laurila, Jussi Tarkkanen, Nea Malila, Pekka Nieminen
BMJ  2010;340:c1804 (Published )
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The accuracy of clinical symptoms and signs for the diagnosis of serious bacterial infection in young febrile children: prospective cohort study of 15 781 febrile illnesses
Jonathan C Craig, Gabrielle J Williams, Mike Jones, Miriam Codarini, Petra Macaskill, Andrew Hayen, Les Irwig, Dominic A Fitzgerald, David Isaacs, Mary McCaskill
BMJ  2010;340:c1594 (Published )
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Estimating the population impact of screening strategies for identifying and treating people at high risk of cardiovascular disease: modelling study
Parinya Chamnan, Rebecca K Simmons, Kay-Tee Khaw, Nicholas J Wareham, Simon J Griffin
BMJ  2010;340:c1693 (Published )
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Viewing the body after bereavement due to a traumatic death: qualitative study in the UK
A Chapple, S Ziebland
BMJ  2010;340:c2032 (Published )
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The Competent Novice: Managing sudden death in hospital
Paul J Frost, Stephen Leadbeatter, Matt P Wise
BMJ  2010;340:c962 (Published )
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A Patient's Journey: Acquired brain injury
Linda Kat, Karen Schipper, Jeroen Knibbe, Tineke A Abma
BMJ  2010;340:c808 (Published )
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10-Minute Consultation: "My baby keeps bringing up his feeds!"
Jayanta Banerjee, Mita M Roy, Sheetal Bhojani, Naina Emcy
BMJ  2010;340:c2189 (Published )
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Bernie Mapstone
Wendy Moore
BMJ  2010;340:c2416 (Published )
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Noorali Dewi Dhanji
John Bolt
BMJ  2010;340:c2268 (Published )
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Douglas Thomson Gordon
Ivor Hadley
BMJ  2010;340:c2273 (Published )
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Robert William Hall
R E Maclaurin
BMJ  2010;340:c2343 (Published )
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Helen Howard (née Raw)
R W Howard
BMJ  2010;340:c2336 (Published )
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Sharafat Hussain-Qureshi
Abrar Hussain-Qureshi
BMJ  2010;340:c2333 (Published )
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James Alexander McCheyne Paterson
Andrew Paterson
BMJ  2010;340:c2339 (Published )
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Elizabeth Joan Stokes
Geoff Ridgway, Brian Harrison
BMJ  2010;340:c2329 (Published )
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Personal View: The cancer emperor’s new clothes: Australia’s historic legislation for plain tobacco packaging
Simon Chapman, Becky Freeman
BMJ  2010;340:c2436 (Published )
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Review of the Week: How much is one life worth?
Karol Sikora
BMJ  2010;340:c2365 (Published )
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Between the Lines: A diary of the plague year
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2010;340:c2418 (Published )
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Medical Classics: Mad
Jackie Gordon
BMJ  2010;340:c1875 (Published )
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From the Frontline: Divorced of reasoning
Des Spence
BMJ  2010;340:c2438 (Published )
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Outside the Box: Medical metaphors
Trisha Greenhalgh
BMJ  2010;340:c2415 (Published )
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Picture Quiz: An ominous cough
Harpreet Ranu, Shelley Srivastava, Brendan Madden
BMJ  2010;340:c1994 (Published )
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OnExamination Quiz: Cholesterol
BMJ  2010;340:c2381 (Published )
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Statistical Question: Errors when statistical hypothesis testing
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2010;340:c2348 (Published )
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Case Report: Multiple emboli after gastrectomy
Matthew Rogers, Graham Smith
BMJ  2010;340:c1663 (Published )
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Hamid Tehrani, Jenny Goodenough, Azhar Iqbal
BMJ  2010;340:c2384 (Published )
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Understanding self, understanding others
Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu
BMJ  2010;340:c2252 (Published )
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