10 January 1998 (Vol 316, Issue 7125)

This Week In the BMJ

Editorials

Partnership with patients

BMJ 1998;316:85 (Published 10 January 1998)

What makes a good reviewer of manuscripts?

BMJ 1998;316:86 (Published 10 January 1998)

Dead sober or dead drunk?

BMJ 1998;316:87 (Published 10 January 1998)

Minimally invasive coronary surgery: fad or future?

BMJ 1998;316:88 (Published 10 January 1998)

Managing diabetes in residential and nursing homes

BMJ 1998;316:89 (Published 10 January 1998)

Changing the law on decision making for mentally incapacitated adults

BMJ 1998;316:90 (Published 10 January 1998)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Screening toddlers for iron deficiency anaemia in general practice

BMJ 1998;316:145 (Published 10 January 1998)

Deaths from accidental drug poisoning in teenagers

BMJ 1998;316:146 (Published 10 January 1998)

MRI is best technique for imaging acute osteomyelitis

BMJ 1998;316:147.1 (Published 10 January 1998)

Cognitive behaviour therapy has role in treatment of medically unexplained physical symptoms

BMJ 1998;316:147.2 (Published 10 January 1998)

Trial of breast cancer screening in younger women is necessary

BMJ 1998;316:148.1 (Published 10 January 1998)

Greater attempts must be made to promote positive roles for elderly people

BMJ 1998;316:148.2 (Published 10 January 1998)

Alliance between medical profession and consumers already exists in breast cancer

BMJ 1998;316:148.3 (Published 10 January 1998)

Practice in prescribing emergency contraceptives in A and E departments varies

BMJ 1998;316:149.1 (Published 10 January 1998)

Dominant gene probably caused some of defects ascribed to thalidomide

BMJ 1998;316:149.2 (Published 10 January 1998)

Allergic contact dermatitis to oestradiol patches might have been expected

BMJ 1998;316:149.3 (Published 10 January 1998)

Potential biases were not taken into account in study of waiting times

BMJ 1998;316:150.1 (Published 10 January 1998)

Making the diagnosis of asthma

BMJ 1998;316:150.2 (Published 10 January 1998)

Compliance is not all

BMJ 1998;316:151.1 (Published 10 January 1998)

Letters - continued

Assessing methodological quality of published papers

BMJ 1998;316:151.2 (Published 10 January 1998)

Home Office addicts index no longer exists

BMJ 1998;316:151.3 (Published 10 January 1998)

Clostridium botulinum was named because of association with “sausage poisoning”

BMJ 1998;316:151.4 (Published 10 January 1998)

News

Questions remain as Hong Kong's avian flu crisis continues

BMJ 1998;316:91.1 (Published 10 January 1998)

Dutch whooping cough epidemic puzzles scientists

BMJ 1998;316:91.2 (Published 10 January 1998)

Doctor's hunger strike fails to win funds

BMJ 1998;316:91.3 (Published 10 January 1998)

German doctors face new liabilities

BMJ 1998;316:91.4 (Published 10 January 1998)

Expensive laxatives not neccessarily best

BMJ 1998;316:91.5 (Published 10 January 1998)

Doctors to face disciplinary action over Irish hepatitis C scandal

BMJ 1998;316:91.6 (Published 10 January 1998)

“Mr Rationing” is unafraid to speak out

BMJ 1998;316:91.7 (Published 10 January 1998)

Clinical Reviews

Recent advances: Gastroenterology

BMJ 1998;316:125 (Published 10 January 1998)

ABC of palliative care: Communication with patients, families, and other professionals

BMJ 1998;316:130 (Published 10 January 1998)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 1998;316:160 (Published 10 January 1998)

Medicine and books

Editor's Choice

Beyond informing patients to involving them

BMJ 1998;316:0.1 (Published 10 January 1998)

Papers

Education and debate

Weighted comparison of means

BMJ 1998;316:129 (Published 10 January 1998)

Integrated care pathways

BMJ 1998;316:133 (Published 10 January 1998)

Russia: sex, drugs, and AIDS and MSF

BMJ 1998;316:138 (Published 10 January 1998)

Meta-analysis Spurious precision? Meta-analysis of observational studies

BMJ 1998;316:140 (Published 10 January 1998)

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

Soundings

The Devil's bargain

BMJ 1998;316:155.1 (Published 10 January 1998)

Personal Views

Editorial ethics

BMJ 1998;316:155.2 (Published 10 January 1998)

Kenya eye safari

BMJ 1998;316:156 (Published 10 January 1998)

The poster session: is the writing on the wall?

BMJ 1998;316:157 (Published 10 January 1998)

Career focus

Paediatric anaesthesia

BMJ 1998;316:S2-7125 (Published 10 January 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;316:S3-7125 (Published 10 January 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;316:S3a-7125 (Published 10 January 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;316:S3b-7125 (Published 10 January 1998)

Fillers

BMA Notices: Merger of BMA divisions

BMJ 1998;316:0.8 (Published 10 January 1998)

A patient that changed my practice: Mother knows best

BMJ 1998;316:0.13 (Published 10 January 1998)

One hundred years ago: A marriage examining board

BMJ 1998;316:0.10 (Published 10 January 1998)

Fifty years ago: The new NHS

BMJ 1998;316:0.12 (Published 10 January 1998)

A memorable patient: Déjà vu

BMJ 1998;316:0.9 (Published 10 January 1998)

Compromises: A light anecdote

BMJ 1998;316:0.11 (Published 10 January 1998)

Corrections

Obituary