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08 December 2001 (Vol 323, Issue 7325)

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Editor's Choice

Saving the NHS (reprise)

BMJ 2001;323:0.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

News

Doctor referred to GMC after inquiry into epilepsy diagnoses

BMJ 2001;323:1323.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

In brief

BMJ 2001;323:1324.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

Reform of NICE needed to boost its credibility

BMJ 2001;323:1324.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

Poorest women 20 times more likely to die in childbirth

BMJ 2001;323:1324.3 (Published 8 December 2001)

Wanless report sparks debate on funding of health service

BMJ 2001;323:1325.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

Blair backtracks on meeting EU health spending

BMJ 2001;323:1325.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

One in three children malnourished in parts of Europe

BMJ 2001;323:1326.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

Dying woman's demand for right to assisted suicide is rejected

BMJ 2001;323:1326.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

Editorials

Endocrine disrupters and human health

BMJ 2001;323:1317 (Published 8 December 2001)

Estimating the financial requirements of health care

BMJ 2001;323:1318 (Published 8 December 2001)

Chest pain in people with normal coronary anatomy

BMJ 2001;323:1319 (Published 8 December 2001)

Adult obesity and growth in childhood

BMJ 2001;323:1320 (Published 8 December 2001)

Managing major public health crises

BMJ 2001;323:1321 (Published 8 December 2001)

Letters

This week's Letters section

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Risk of adverse birth outcomes near landfill sites

BMJ 2001;323:1365 (Published 8 December 2001)

Diagnosing myocardial infarction

BMJ 2001;323:1366 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Integrating genetics into primary care in practice

BMJ 2001;323:1367.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Depressed mood during pregnancy and after childbirth

BMJ 2001;323:1367.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Patients and medical power

BMJ 2001;323:1368 (Published 8 December 2001)

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National Blood Service can provide useful data for antenatal detection of HIV

BMJ 2001;323:1369.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Incentive payments may reduce time for clinical care

BMJ 2001;323:1369.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Law of supply and demand applies in NHS

BMJ 2001;323:1370.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Letters - continued

Social exclusion must be considered in global terms

BMJ 2001;323:1370.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Obituaries

This week's Obituaries section

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Sydney Gottlieb

BMJ 2001;323:1371.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

Nicholas John Chamberlain

BMJ 2001;323:1371.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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James Allan Garrett

BMJ 2001;323:1371.3 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Alan Hadfield Gowenlock

BMJ 2001;323:1371.4 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Raymond John Harvey

BMJ 2001;323:1371.5 (Published 8 December 2001)

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John (“Hans”) Horton

BMJ 2001;323:1371.6 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Lilian Kerr

BMJ 2001;323:1371.7 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Sydney Mander Laird

BMJ 2001;323:1371.8 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Kenneth Marshall

BMJ 2001;323:1371.9 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Arumugam Sittampalam

BMJ 2001;323:1371.10 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Minerva

BMJ 2001;323:1376 (Published 8 December 2001)

Fillers

The war in South Africa

BMJ 2001;323:1338.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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A poor historian

BMJ 2001;323:1339 (Published 8 December 2001)

When guidelines fail

BMJ 2001;323:1343 (Published 8 December 2001)

A memorable journey into the past

BMJ 2001;323:1353 (Published 8 December 2001)

Essoins and EOKA

BMJ 2001;323:1357 (Published 8 December 2001)

This Week In the BMJ

Review of repeat prescriptions by pharmacists is effective and cost effective

BMJ 2001;323:0.5 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Schizophrenia in ethnic minorities is more common in white neighbourhoods

BMJ 2001;323:0.4 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Training health workers improves rates of breast feeding

BMJ 2001;323:0.6 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Early neonatal mortality is more likely in infants born at night

BMJ 2001;323:0.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Mother's weight predicts adult obesity better than birth weight

BMJ 2001;323:0.3 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Clinical Reviews

Respiratory medicine

BMJ 2001;323:1349 (Published 8 December 2001)

Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and pain

BMJ 2001;323:1354 (Published 8 December 2001)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Antioxidant vitamins make lipid lowering drugs less effective

BMJ 2001;323:1323.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Emergency cancer patients receive poor care

BMJ 2001;323:1323.3 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Gynaecologists blame high incidence of back pain on their work

BMJ 2001;323:1323.4 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Irish government to revamp primary care

BMJ 2001;323:1323.5 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Papers

Timing of birth and infant and early neonatal mortality in Sweden 1973-95: longitudinal birth register study

BMJ 2001;323:1327 (Published 8 December 2001)

Fetal and early life growth and body mass index from birth to early adulthood in 1958 British cohort: longitudinal study

BMJ 2001;323:1331 (Published 8 December 2001)

Incidence of schizophrenia in ethnic minorities in London: ecological study into interactions with environment

BMJ 2001;323:1336 (Published 8 December 2001)

Prescriptions for antiulcer drugs in Australia: volume, trends, and costs

BMJ 2001;323:1338.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

Primary care

Randomised controlled trial of clinical medication review by a pharmacist of elderly patients receiving repeat prescriptions in general practice

BMJ 2001;323:1340 (Published 8 December 2001)

Information in practice

Doctors' use of electronic medical records systems in hospitals: cross sectional survey

BMJ 2001;323:1344 (Published 8 December 2001)

IER—an educational resource for health informatics in general practice

BMJ 2001;323:1348 (Published 8 December 2001)

Education and debate

Effect on rates of breast feeding of training for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

BMJ 2001;323:1358 (Published 8 December 2001)

Violence in the workplaceThe nurse's experienceCommentary: Could guidelines reduce number of incidents?Commentary: Carers deserve care tooCommentary: Roles and identities

BMJ 2001;323:1362 (Published 8 December 2001)

Books

From Detached Concern to Empathy: Humanizing Medical Practice

BMJ 2001;323:1373.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

Medicine and Literature: The Doctor's Companion to the Classics

BMJ 2001;323:1373.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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TV

Psychiatrists get an offer they cannot refuse

BMJ 2001;323:1374.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

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WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Taking a history

BMJ 2001;323:1374.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Personal View

Great expectations: a relative dilemma

BMJ 2001;323:1375.1 (Published 8 December 2001)

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Soundings

I and i

BMJ 2001;323:1375.2 (Published 8 December 2001)

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