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15 May 2010 (Vol 340, No 7755)
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A new era for child protection
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2010;340:c2572 (Published )
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Identifying medical students at risk of subsequent misconduct
Alison Reid
BMJ  2010;340:c2169 (Published )
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Prevention of falls in the community
Lindy Clemson
BMJ  2010;340:c2244 (Published )
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Recurrence of hyperemesis across generations
Catherine Nelson-Piercy
BMJ  2010;340:c2178 (Published )
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Leadership in medical education
John Bligh, Julie Brice
BMJ  2010;340:c2351 (Published )
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Where now for child protection?
Heather Payne
BMJ  2010;340:c2535 (Published )
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Commissioning in English NHS: Time to debate neoliberalism
Clive Peedell
BMJ  2010;340:c2521 (Published )
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Commissioning in English NHS: The market delusion
Peter M B English
BMJ  2010;340:c2522 (Published )
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Oropharyngeal cancer: Fastest increasing cancer in Scotland, especially in men
Elizabeth J Junor, Gillian R Kerr, David H Brewster
BMJ  2010;340:c2512 (Published )
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Oropharyngeal cancer: Australian data show increase
Angela Hong, On behalf of A Grulich (University of New South Wales), D Jones (University of Sydney), S Lee (University of Western Sydney), S Garland(University of Melbourne), T Dobbins (University of New South Wales), J Clark (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital), G Harnett
BMJ  2010;340:c2518 (Published )
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Colorectal cancer: Secondary care data may mislead
William T Hamilton, Margaret P Astin, Tom Griffin, Richard D Neal, Peter W Rose
BMJ  2010;340:c2503 (Published )
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Colorectal cancer: Authors’ reply
Henrica C W de Vet, Petra Jellema, Danielle A W M van der Windt, David J Bruinvels, Christian D Mallen, Stijn J B van Weyenberg, Chris J Mulder
BMJ  2010;340:c2504 (Published )
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Colorectal cancer: Negative results may falsely reassure
Lucy V Harding
BMJ  2010;340:c2507 (Published )
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Chlamydia infection: Treatment may not be simple
David K Murray
BMJ  2010;340:c2499 (Published )
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Chlamydia infection: Don’t forget contraception
Lucinda Farmer
BMJ  2010;340:c2496 (Published )
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Chlamydia infection: Screening needs more answers
Jan van Bergen
BMJ  2010;340:c2502 (Published )
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Mortality and the pill: Wrong conclusions drawn, again
Joel Brind
BMJ  2010;340:c2523 (Published )
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Mortality and the pill: Authors’ reply
Philip C Hannaford, Lisa Iversen, Tatiana V Macfarlane, Alison M Elliott, Valerie Angus, Amanda J Lee
BMJ  2010;340:c2525 (Published )
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US anti-abortion activists target state laws
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2010;340:c2527 (Published )
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Around 200 women launch claim for damages from trust that neglected warnings
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2010;340:c2569 (Published )
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In brief
BMJ  2010;340:c2500 (Published )
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Work stress raises risk of heart disease among women under 50, study finds
Rebecca Wilkins
BMJ  2010;340:c2508 (Published )
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Loss of science champion in election is "sad day for science and government"
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2010;340:c2543 (Published )
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GP acted "irresponsibly" when treating 18 patients with painkillers
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2010;340:c2487 (Published )
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Offer syphilis testing in brothels and saunas to stem China’s epidemic, suggest researchers
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2010;340:c2497 (Published )
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Asians and Pacific islanders in US need greater prominence in research
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2010;340:c2495 (Published )
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Two charities challenge company’s patent on Plumpy’Nut
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2010;340:c2510 (Published )
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President’s plan pledges greater funds to reduce violence against women and girls
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2010;340:c2526 (Published )
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Southall plans new career as expert witness in child protection cases
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2010;340:c2529 (Published )
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All you need to read in the other general journals
BMJ  2010;340:c2486 (Published )
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Drug development: Making it local
Karen McColl
BMJ  2010;340:c2470 (Published )
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Ethics Man: What to tell junior doctors about ethics
Daniel K Sokol
BMJ  2010;340:c2489 (Published )
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Should undergraduate medical students be regulated? Yes
Jane Dacre, Peter Raven
BMJ  2010;340:c1677 (Published )
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Should undergraduate medical students be regulated? No
Edward Davies
BMJ  2010;340:c1806 (Published )
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Community pharmacy: Community pharmacy: moving from dispensing to diagnosis and treatment
Elizabeth Richardson, Allyson M Pollock
BMJ  2010;340:c2298 (Published )
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Community falls prevention for people who call an emergency ambulance after a fall: randomised controlled trial
Philippa A Logan, C A C Coupland, J R F Gladman, O Sahota, V Stoner-Hobbs, K Robertson, V Tomlinson, M Ward, T Sach, A J Avery
BMJ  2010;340:c2102 (Published )
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Recurrence of hyperemesis gravidarum across generations: population based cohort study
Ase Vikanes, Rolv Skjaerven, Andrej M Grjibovski, Nina Gunnes, Siri Vangen, Per Magnus
BMJ  2010;340:c2050 (Published )
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The impact of removing financial incentives from clinical quality indicators: longitudinal analysis of four Kaiser Permanente indicators
Helen Lester, Julie Schmittdiel, Joe Selby, Bruce Fireman, Stephen Campbell, Janelle Lee, Alan Whippy, Philip Madvig
BMJ  2010;340:c1898 (Published )
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Risk factors at medical school for subsequent professional misconduct: multicentre retrospective case-control study
Janet Yates, David James
BMJ  2010;340:c2040 (Published )
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding
Matthew Kurien, Mark E McAlindon, David Westaby, David S Sanders
BMJ  2010;340:c2414 (Published )
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A Patient's Journey: Sleep apnoea: from person to patient, and back again
Peter C Gotzsche, Soren Berg
BMJ  2010;340:c360 (Published )
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Safety Alerts: Early detection of complications after gastrostomy: summary of a safety report from the National Patient Safety Agency
Frances Healey, David S Sanders, Tara Lamont, John Scarpello, Taofikat Agbabiaka
BMJ  2010;340:c2160 (Published )
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Helen Ranney
Geoff Watts
BMJ  2010;340:c2533 (Published )
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David Howard Casson
Mark Dalzell
BMJ  2010;340:c2464 (Published )
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John Peter Duffy
Helen Duffy, Maria Duffy
BMJ  2010;340:c2488 (Published )
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Paul Grasso
Kenneth Butterworth, James Pedersen
BMJ  2010;340:c2484 (Published )
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John James Griffiths
David Griffiths
BMJ  2010;340:c2465 (Published )
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Harry Kopelman
Michael Kopelman, Peter Kopelman
BMJ  2010;340:c2468 (Published )
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Basil Messer
Ruth Baker, Laurence Messer
BMJ  2010;340:c2471 (Published )
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David Verel
Joan Scruton
BMJ  2010;340:c2467 (Published )
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Personal View: The failure of modern textbooks
Roger K Allen
BMJ  2010;340:c2132 (Published )
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Review of the Week: A far from fairytale romance
Richard Hurley
BMJ  2010;340:c2570 (Published )
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Between the Lines: The spur of death
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2010;340:c2491 (Published )
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Medical Classics: Montaigne’s Essays
Julian Sheather
BMJ  2010;340:c2539 (Published )
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From the Frontline: Bad medicine: chlamydia
Des Spence
BMJ  2010;340:c2547 (Published )
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The Best Medicine: Consumer receptive alternative preparations (CRAP)
Liam Farrell
BMJ  2010;340:c2492 (Published )
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Picture Quiz: A rare cause of abdominal pain
Clare Anderson, Hugh Colvin
BMJ  2010;340:c2112 (Published )
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Statistical Question: One sided and two sided hypothesis tests
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2010;340:c2458 (Published )
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Case report: Clinical examination for developmental dysplasia of the hip in neonates: how to stay out of trouble
D M Eastwood, A de Gheldere
BMJ  2010;340:c1965 (Published )
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OnExamination Quiz: Intravenous fluids
BMJ  2010;340:c2473 (Published )
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Susannah Penney, Ida Amir, Antonio Belloso, Pradeep Morar
BMJ  2010;340:c2453 (Published )
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The telephone rings...
Vasandhara Mahendrayogam
BMJ  2010;340:c861 (Published )
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