24 December 1977 (Vol 2, Issue 6103)

Research Articles

Appeasement 1977 style.

BMJ 1977;2:1619 (Published 24 December 1977)

Hidden hazards of cremation.

BMJ 1977;2:1620 (Published 24 December 1977)

Targets for prevention.

BMJ 1977;2:1621.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Country health.

BMJ 1977;2:1621.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Golfers' wrist.

BMJ 1977;2:1622.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

The cancer patient: communication and morale.

BMJ 1977;2:1623 (Published 24 December 1977)

What is the monetary value of a human life?

BMJ 1977;2:1627 (Published 24 December 1977)

An unusual case of "pot belly".

BMJ 1977;2:1630.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Smoking behaviour in medical students.

BMJ 1977;2:1630.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

A problem with ear piercing.

BMJ 1977;2:1631 (Published 24 December 1977)

Tetracycline sensitivity as a cause of excessive flatus.

BMJ 1977;2:1632.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Le Dantec virus infection in a patient who had not been to West Africa.

BMJ 1977;2:1632.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Cardiac arrhythmia after mushroom ingestion.

BMJ 1977;2:1633.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Male dyspareunia due to short frenulum: an indication for adult circumcision.

BMJ 1977;2:1633.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Dry beriberi in a slimmer.

BMJ 1977;2:1634 (Published 24 December 1977)

Acute poisoning with Potter's Asthma Remedy.

BMJ 1977;2:1635.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Heart disease in life-long cyclists.

BMJ 1977;2:1635.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Skateboard injuries: preliminary report.

BMJ 1977;2:1636 (Published 24 December 1977)

Clinical responsibility: II. Where does the patient stand? When did you last see your psychiatrist?

BMJ 1977;2:1637 (Published 24 December 1977)

Where shall John go? Boston, USA.

BMJ 1977;2:1642 (Published 24 December 1977)

Operation in Japan.

BMJ 1977;2:1646 (Published 24 December 1977)

A case of self-diagnosis.

BMJ 1977;2:1648 (Published 24 December 1977)

Physical deformity of Richard III.

BMJ 1977;2:1650 (Published 24 December 1977)

Fasting girls and our attitudes to them.

BMJ 1977;2:1652 (Published 24 December 1977)

Research Articles - continued

Stephen Hales, DD, FRS.

BMJ 1977;2:1656 (Published 24 December 1977)

The first BMA Gold Medal.

BMJ 1977;2:1658 (Published 24 December 1977)

Perinatal mortality rates by birth weight.

BMJ 1977;2:1671.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Still dissolving discs?

BMJ 1977;2:1671.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Leading Article

Spring in Gibraltar

BMJ 1977;2:1622.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Book Review

Medicine and Books

BMJ 1977;2:1661 (Published 24 December 1977)

Medical Practice

Christmas Quiz, 1977

BMJ 1977;2:1664 (Published 24 December 1977)

Materia Non Medica

BMJ 1977;2:1665 (Published 24 December 1977)

Personal View

BMJ 1977;2:1666 (Published 24 December 1977)

Letters

Childhood malaria in Britain.

BMJ 1977;2:1667.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Management of children with nephrotic syndrome.

BMJ 1977;2:1667.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Prevention of vitamin D deficiency in the elderly.

BMJ 1977;2:1668.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Incidence and mortality of acute pancreatitis.

BMJ 1977;2:1668.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Alpha-fetoprotein in antenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects.

BMJ 1977;2:1669.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

ECT and the media.

BMJ 1977;2:1669.3 (Published 24 December 1977)

Life with spina bifida.

BMJ 1977;2:1670.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Indications for prenatal chromosome analysis.

BMJ 1977;2:1670.3 (Published 24 December 1977)

False-negative results in urine testing for glucose.

BMJ 1977;2:1670.4 (Published 24 December 1977)

Survival of infants of 1000 g birth weight or less.

BMJ 1977;2:1670.5 (Published 24 December 1977)

Ganglia.

BMJ 1977;2:1671.3 (Published 24 December 1977)

Sterilisation and its reversal.

BMJ 1977;2:1672.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Thalidomide and cranial nerve abnormalities.

BMJ 1977;2:1672.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Pathogenesis of acute appendicitis.

BMJ 1977;2:1672.3 (Published 24 December 1977)

Richter's hernia at site of insertion of laparoscope.

BMJ 1977;2:1673.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Letters - continued

Labetalol and urinary catecholamines.

BMJ 1977;2:1673.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Shadow over Maltese medicine.

BMJ 1977;2:1673.3 (Published 24 December 1977)

Prevalence of communicable diseases.

BMJ 1977;2:1673.4 (Published 24 December 1977)

Emergency in emergency departments.

BMJ 1977;2:1673.5 (Published 24 December 1977)

Time and money.

BMJ 1977;2:1674.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Dental dispute.

BMJ 1977;2:1674.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Registration of overseas doctors.

BMJ 1977;2:1674.3 (Published 24 December 1977)

Skill and differentials.

BMJ 1977;2:1675.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

Correspondence

Management of children with nephrotic syndrome

BMJ 1977;2:1667.3 (Published 24 December 1977)

Alpha-fetoprotein in antenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects

BMJ 1977;2:1669.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Life with spina bifida

BMJ 1977;2:1670.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

Registration of overseas doctors

BMJ 1977;2:1674.4 (Published 24 December 1977)

Supply Board Working Group

BMJ 1977;2:1675.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

New consultant contract

BMJ 1977;2:1675.3 (Published 24 December 1977)

Points from letters: Emergency in emergency departments

BMJ 1977;2:1675.4 (Published 24 December 1977)

Points from letters: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

BMJ 1977;2:1675.5 (Published 24 December 1977)

Points from letters: Piercedear hazard

BMJ 1977;2:1675.6 (Published 24 December 1977)

Articles

OBITUARY

BMJ 1977;2:1676 (Published 24 December 1977)

NEWS AND NOTES

BMJ 1977;2:1678 (Published 24 December 1977)

Supplements

Dental anaesthetic fees

BMJ 1977;2:1680.1 (Published 24 December 1977)

NHS Superannuation Scheme

BMJ 1977;2:1680.2 (Published 24 December 1977)

BMA: 21st Annual Clinical Meeting—Programme

BMJ 1977;2:1681 (Published 24 December 1977)

Junior hospital staff—Improved cover arrangements

BMJ 1977;2:1682 (Published 24 December 1977)