30 August 1997 (Vol 315, Issue 7107)

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Editor's Choice

The world's health transition still leaves some behind

BMJ 1997;315:0.1 (Published 30 August 1997)

News

Hospital waiting lists grow by 13% in England

BMJ 1997;315:501.1 (Published 30 August 1997)

Psychologist wins damages over theft of research

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China's smoking epidemic grows

BMJ 1997;315:501.3 (Published 30 August 1997)

American Medical Association apologises for commercial deal

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Israel places restrictions on health funds

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French doctors miss out on postmortem examinations

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Crackdown on locum doctors announced

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Tuberculosis infection process pinpointed

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Colombia struggles with health reform

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Medicinal marijuana provided at cost price

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Editorials

Improving the health of the world's poor

BMJ 1997;315:497 (Published 30 August 1997)

The trouble with bone allograft

BMJ 1997;315:498 (Published 30 August 1997)

Consumer participation in research and health care

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Adverse drug reactions: finding the needle in the haystack

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Letters

Intensive insulin treatment after acute myocardial infarction in diabetes mellitus

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Breast cancer risk with cyst type in cystic disease of the breast

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General practitioners' workload in primary care led NHS

BMJ 1997;315:546 (Published 30 August 1997)

Data on health economics of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes are needed

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GPs' perceptions of tolerability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants

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Letters - continued

Anonymity for unrelated bone marrow donors should remain

BMJ 1997;315:548 (Published 30 August 1997)

Diagnosing and managing polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis

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Doctors should be trained in lifting patients

BMJ 1997;315:550 (Published 30 August 1997)

Cognitive dysfunction may complicate assessment of pain in elderly patients

BMJ 1997;315:551.1 (Published 30 August 1997)

EU directive on bovine spongiform encephalopathy will not affect drugs

BMJ 1997;315:551.2 (Published 30 August 1997)

Obstructive sleep apnoea

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Minerva

Minerva

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Fillers

Endpiece: Problems of adolescence

BMJ 1997;315:0.6 (Published 30 August 1997)

Any questions: Why does HIV infection progress to AIDS?

BMJ 1997;315:0.7 (Published 30 August 1997)

This Week In the BMJ

Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is linked to deprivation

BMJ 1997;315:0.3 (Published 30 August 1997)

High dose vitamin A gives no benefit in childhood pneumonia

BMJ 1997;315:0.2 (Published 30 August 1997)

GPs' beliefs about their patients' expectations determine whether patients get drugs

BMJ 1997;315:0.5 (Published 30 August 1997)

Deprived areas benefit most from water fluoridation

BMJ 1997;315:0.4 (Published 30 August 1997)

Clinical Reviews

Fortnightly review: Stress, the brain, and mental illness

BMJ 1997;315:530 (Published 30 August 1997)

ABC of mental health: Mental health on the margins

BMJ 1997;315:536 (Published 30 August 1997)

Papers

Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial of efficacy of vitamin A treatment in non-measles childhood pneumonia

BMJ 1997;315:505 (Published 30 August 1997)

Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in west of Scotland: case ascertainment study

BMJ 1997;315:510 (Published 30 August 1997)

Water fluoridation, tooth decay in 5 year olds, and social deprivation measured by the Jarman score: analysis of data from British dental surveys

BMJ 1997;315:514 (Published 30 August 1997)

Electronic monitoring of vaccine cold chain in a metropolitan area

BMJ 1997;315:518 (Published 30 August 1997)

Papers - continued

Reporting of adverse drug reactions by hospital pharmacists: pilot scheme

BMJ 1997;315:519 (Published 30 August 1997)

General practice

Prescribing behaviour in clinical practice: patients' expectations and doctors' perceptions of patients' expectations—a questionnaire study

BMJ 1997;315:520 (Published 30 August 1997)

Information in practice

The diabetes audit and research in Tayside Scotland (darts) study: electronic record linkage to create a diabetes register

BMJ 1997;315:524 (Published 30 August 1997)

Netlines: The medical establishment on the webThe power of plug-insThe Dearing report on lineAnaesthetics on the web

BMJ 1997;315:529 (Published 30 August 1997)

Education and debate

How to read a paper: Papers that report diagnostic or screening tests

BMJ 1997;315:540 (Published 30 August 1997)

Soundings

A longer view

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Personal View

A doctor's dilemma

BMJ 1997;315:553.2 (Published 30 August 1997)

MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA

Publish and be damned?

BMJ 1997;315:554 (Published 30 August 1997)

Medicine and books

Injured Brains of Medical Minds. Views from Within

BMJ 1997;315:555.1 (Published 30 August 1997)

Questioning the Solution: The Politics of Primary Health Care and Child Survival

BMJ 1997;315:555.2 (Published 30 August 1997)

Career focus

Setting up and running a stress management service for doctors

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Briefing

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Briefing

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Briefing

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Corrections

ABC of mental health: Mental health emergencies

BMJ 1997;315:539.1 (Published 30 August 1997)

ABC of mental health: Addiction and dependence—I: Illicit drugs

BMJ 1997;315:539.2 (Published 30 August 1997)

Obituary

Margaret Gwendoline RobertsAnne Templeton Roddie (née Mathews)Barbara Margaret Ann Rogers (née Furniss)Roland Harvey RushtonDavid Gunn Scott

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