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1 January 2011 (Vol 342, No 7787)
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Wishing you a rational new year
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2010;341:c7377 (Published )
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Elective single versus double embryo transfer
Allan Templeton
BMJ  2010;341:c7083 (Published )
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Induction of labour for intrauterine growth restriction at term
Louise C Kenny, Lesley McCowan
BMJ  2010;341:c6768 (Published )
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Transmission of HIV to infants whose mothers seroconvert postnatally
Jeffrey S A Stringer, M Bradford Guffey
BMJ  2010;341:c6269 (Published )
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Industry sponsored bias in cost effectiveness analyses
Ava John-Baptiste, Chaim Bell
BMJ  2010;341:c5350 (Published )
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Does long term aspirin prevent cancer?
Paul Moayyedi, Janusz A Jankowski
BMJ  2010;341:c7326 (Published )
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Go now, says NHS chief: Bad soldiers and bad officers
Ian Nesbitt
BMJ  2010;341:c7289 (Published )
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Go now, says NHS chief: Time for debate
Rajith N de Silva
BMJ  2010;341:c7291 (Published )
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VAT on alcohol: Ways to control alcohol price
Jonathan D Chick, Jan S Gill, Heather Black
BMJ  2010;341:c7007 (Published )
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Public health advances: Concerns about tobacco control
Tom Yates, Martin McKee, Kate E Pickett, Martin Dockrell, Anna Gilmore, Gerard Hastings, Alan Maryon-Davis, Alexander Macara
BMJ  2010;341:c7294 (Published )
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Paediatric ENT surgery: BAPO response to Des Spence
Michael Rothera
BMJ  2010;341:c7292 (Published )
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Paediatric ENT surgery: Evidence above vitriol
Peter J Robb
BMJ  2010;341:c7295 (Published )
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Paediatric ENT surgery: Author’s reply
Des Spence
BMJ  2010;341:c7302 (Published )
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Reducing insulin errors: Try electronic prescribing
Gregory Scott, Frank Cross
BMJ  2010;341:c7011 (Published )
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Knife crime victims: Disclosing identity is not sensible or effective
Adrian A Boyle, Fiona Lecky
BMJ  2010;341:c7014 (Published )
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Abandoned HealthSpace: Patient’s view of HealthSpace
Helga J Perry
BMJ  2010;341:c7219 (Published )
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Abandoned HealthSpace: It’s a great idea and workable
A Neil Turner, Donal O'Donoghue, Keith Simpson
BMJ  2010;341:c7211 (Published )
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Abandoned HealthSpace: Smart phones may help
Dominic King, Henry Lee, Ara Darzi
BMJ  2010;341:c7216 (Published )
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Abandoned HealthSpace: Sharing access might increase engagement
Paul Wicks
BMJ  2010;341:c7209 (Published )
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US drug companies paid $15bn fines for criminal and civil violations over the past five years
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2010;341:c7360 (Published )
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NICE is told to halt work on 19 public health topics
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2010;341:c7306 (Published )
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Cancer survival in UK and Denmark lags behind that in Australia, Canada, and Sweden
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2010;341:c7372 (Published )
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Critics attack new NHS breast screening leaflet for failing to address harms
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2010;341:c7267 (Published )
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Discount war is predicted as NHS trusts are given right to compete on price
Jeremy Laurance
BMJ  2010;341:c7366 (Published )
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Companies that want to charge a higher than basic price for a new drug will have to give evidence that it’s worth it
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2010;341:c7296 (Published )
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Confessions of a top doc
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2010;341:c7093 (Published )
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Six Kosovar doctors face charges of illegal organ trafficking
Paul Lewis
BMJ  2010;341:c7290 (Published )
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Risks of health reform are branded "unacceptably high," as wave of opposition breaks over health secretary’s head
Adrian O'Dowd
BMJ  2010;341:c7359 (Published )
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All you need to read in the other general journals
BMJ  2010;341:c7264 (Published )
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Diabetes: How small changes led to big profits for insulin manufacturers
Deborah Cohen, Philip Carter
BMJ  2010;341:c7139 (Published )
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The Medical Year: 2010: a nudge in the wrong direction
Jeremy Laurance
BMJ  2010;341:c7248 (Published )
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Save the Children BMJ Christmas Appeal: Free healthcare in Sierra Leone
Kimberly S Johnson
BMJ  2010;341:c7268 (Published )
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Is coronary artery bypass grafting the treatment of choice for diabetic patients with multivessel disease? Yes
Nicholas Brooks
BMJ  2010;341:c6961 (Published )
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Is coronary artery bypass grafting the treatment of choice for diabetic patients with multivessel disease? No
Iqbal Malik
BMJ  2010;341:c6975 (Published )
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On the Contrary: Half truths and one and a half truths about assisted dying
Tony Delamothe
BMJ  2010;341:c7282 (Published )
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Lobby Watch: Care Not Killing
Jane Cassidy
BMJ  2010;341:c7284 (Published )
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Getting better value from the NHS drug budget
James C Moon, Andrew S Flett, Brian B Godman, Anthony M Grosso, Anthony S Wierzbicki
BMJ  2010;341:c6449 (Published )
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Commentary: Achieving savings will not be straightforward
David Phizackerley
BMJ  2010;341:c7161 (Published )
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Clinical effectiveness of elective single versus double embryo transfer: meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials
D J McLernon, K Harrild, C Bergh, M J Davies, D de Neubourg, J C M Dumoulin, J Gerris, J A M Kremer, H Martikainen, B W Mol, R J Norman, A Thurin-Kjellberg, A Tiitinen, A P A van Montfoort, A M van Peperstraten, E Van Royen, S Bhattacharya
BMJ  2010;341:c6945 (Published )
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Induction versus expectant monitoring for intrauterine growth restriction at term: randomised equivalence trial (DIGITAT)
K E Boers, S M C Vijgen, D Bijlenga, J A M van der Post, D J Bekedam, A Kwee, P C M van der Salm, M G van Pampus, M E A Spaanderman, K de Boer, J J Duvekot, H A Bremer, T H M Hasaart, F M C Delemarre, K W M Bloemenkamp, C A van Meir, C Willekes, E J Wijnen, M Rijken, S le Cessie, F J M E Roumen, J G Thornton, J M M van Lith, B W J Mol, S A Scherjon, on behalf of the DIGITAT study group
BMJ  2010;341:c7087 (Published )
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Effects of B vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids on cardiovascular diseases: a randomised placebo controlled trial
Pilar Galan, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Sebastien Czernichow, Serge Briancon, Jacques Blacher, Serge Hercberg, for the SU.FOL.OM3 Collaborative Group
BMJ  2010;341:c6273 (Published )
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Mother to child transmission of HIV among Zimbabwean women who seroconverted postnatally: prospective cohort study
Jean H Humphrey, Edmore Marinda, Kuda Mutasa, Lawrence H Moulton, Peter J Iliff, Robert Ntozini, Henry Chidawanyika, Kusum J Nathoo, Naume Tavengwa, Alison Jenkins, Ellen G Piwoz, Philippe Van de Perre, Brian J Ward, on behalf of the ZVITAMBO study group
BMJ  2010;341:c6580 (Published )
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Nature of socioeconomic inequalities in neonatal mortality: population based study
Lucy K Smith, Bradley N Manktelow, Elizabeth S Draper, Anna Springett, David J Field
BMJ  2010;341:c6654 (Published )
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Recent advances in the management of rheumatoid arthritis
Naomi B Klarenbeek, Pit J S M Kerstens, Tom W J Huizinga, Ben A C Dijkmans, Cornelia F Allaart
BMJ  2010;341:c6942 (Published )
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Guidelines: Sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in children and young people: summary of NICE guidance
Mike Sury, Ian Bullock, Silvia Rabar, Kathleen DeMott
BMJ  2010;341:c6819 (Published )
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A Patient's Journey: Heart transplant
Andrew Maiklem, Ed Nicol
BMJ  2010;341:c4918 (Published )
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Gunnar Stickler
Ned Stafford
BMJ  2010;341:c7349 (Published )
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Carys Margaret Bannister
Jaleel Miyan
BMJ  2010;341:c7238 (Published )
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Mary Belshaw
Tony M Hirst
BMJ  2010;341:c7311 (Published )
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Richard Humphrey Tudor Edwards
C Mark Wiles
BMJ  2010;341:c6774 (Published )
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James Shearer Frew
John S G Blair
BMJ  2010;341:c7252 (Published )
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Vivek Vijayanand Raut
Neil Molony
BMJ  2010;341:c7308 (Published )
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Geoffrey David Ward
M F B Grundy
BMJ  2010;341:c7255 (Published )
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Personal View: If the pope can change his mind on condoms, why not emergency contraceptives?
Sara Carrillo de Albornoz
BMJ  2010;341:c7073 (Published )
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Review: Fat of the land
Richard Smith
BMJ  2010;341:c7140 (Published )
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Review: "The illness is the side story"
Anne Taylor
BMJ  2010;341:c6970 (Published )
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Between the Lines: A doctor’s dramatic diary
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2010;341:c7152 (Published )
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Medical Classics: All That Jazz
Desmond O'Neill
BMJ  2010;341:c7122 (Published )
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From the Frontline: Bad medicine: general practice
Des Spence
BMJ  2010;341:c7336 (Published )
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Starting Out: Not all is patient centred
Kinesh Patel
BMJ  2010;341:c7154 (Published )
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Picture Quiz: Suprapubic pain, frequency, and haematuria—with a twist
Anika Sud, Jaimin Bhatt, Adam Jones
BMJ  2010;341:c6855 (Published )
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Statistical Question: Sources of bias in randomised controlled trials II
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2010;341:c7053 (Published )
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onExamination Quiz: Bilirubin
BMJ  2010;341:c7146 (Published )
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Rokhsareh Elledge, Varadarajan Baskar
BMJ  2010;341:c7134 (Published )
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The hunt for "chemo wine"
Jimmy Weir
BMJ  2010;341:c649 (Published )
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