31 October 1998 (Vol 317, Issue 7167)

Editor's Choice

Fifty years of randomised controlled trials

BMJ 1998;317:0.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

News

UK surgeons may undergo performance review every five years

BMJ 1998;317:1173.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Expert team to investigate concerns at Scottish hospital

BMJ 1998;317:1173.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

In brief

BMJ 1998;317:1174.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

US abortion doctor shot dead

BMJ 1998;317:1174.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

Iceland breast cancer study questions the risk attributable to gene mutations

BMJ 1998;317:1174.3 (Published 31 October 1998)

Unmatched bone marrow transplants successfully treat leukaemia

BMJ 1998;317:1175.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

UK survey shows improved diet in elderly

BMJ 1998;317:1175.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

UK paediatric surgeon wins libel damages

BMJ 1998;317:1175.3 (Published 31 October 1998)

US expands prescribing recommendations for aspirin

BMJ 1998;317:1176.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Nurse shortage threatens UK care

BMJ 1998;317:1176.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

Neutron beam therapy targets brain cancer

BMJ 1998;317:1176.3 (Published 31 October 1998)

Editorials

Unbiased, relevant, and reliable assessments in health care

BMJ 1998;317:1167 (Published 31 October 1998)

Clinical trials in primary care

BMJ 1998;317:1168 (Published 31 October 1998)

Trials: the next 50 years

BMJ 1998;317:1170 (Published 31 October 1998)

Cluster randomised trials: time for improvement

BMJ 1998;317:1171 (Published 31 October 1998)

Being a modern pharmaceutical company

BMJ 1998;317:1172 (Published 31 October 1998)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Protecting children from armed conflict

BMJ 1998;317:1249 (Published 31 October 1998)

Randomised controlled trial exists of levonorgestrel intrauterine system for menorrhagia

BMJ 1998;317:1250.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Clarification of comments on trial of aminosidine in visceral leishmaniasis

BMJ 1998;317:1250.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children

BMJ 1998;317:1250.3 (Published 31 October 1998)

Cholestanol and survival with simvastatin

BMJ 1998;317:1252 (Published 31 October 1998)

Cholesterol lowering diets and coronary heart disease

BMJ 1998;317:1253.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Single dose of anti-D immunoglobulin for antenatal prophylaxis is smaller in the Netherlands than in the United Kingdom

BMJ 1998;317:1253.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

EU doctors get caught in training trap

BMJ 1998;317:1254.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Views & Reviews

BOOKCASE

Christopher Martyn

BMJ 1998;317:1262.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

Fillers

A surfeit of experts

BMJ 1998;317:1200 (Published 31 October 1998)

Labour and refreshment

BMJ 1998;317:1201.3 (Published 31 October 1998)

How to buy gadgets

BMJ 1998;317:1202.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

Alternative definitions

BMJ 1998;317:1209.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

The inflating lady

BMJ 1998;317:1230 (Published 31 October 1998)

Nosocomial

BMJ 1998;317:1242 (Published 31 October 1998)

This Week In the BMJ

Clinical Reviews

Papers

Filler

Never underestimate a placebo

BMJ 1998;317:1190 (Published 31 October 1998)

The new NHS: The BMA under fire

BMJ 1998;317:1201.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

General Practice

Education and debate

Education and debate - continued

TBRCT

STREPTOMYCIN IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

BMJ 1998;317:1248.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

THE CONTROLLED THERAPEUTIC TRIAL

BMJ 1998;317:1248.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

STREPTOMYCIN TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

BMJ 1998;317:1248.3 (Published 31 October 1998)

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

MEDICINE AND MULTIMEDIA

Randomised Controlled Trials: A User's Guide

BMJ 1998;317:1258.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Choosing between randomised and non-randomised studies: a systematic review

BMJ 1998;317:1258.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

Urinary Disorders and Male Health: A Decision Making Guide for Patients

BMJ 1998;317:1258.3 (Published 31 October 1998)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

BMJ 1998;317:1258.4 (Published 31 October 1998)

Reviews

This week's Reviews section

Tuberculosis: story of medical failure

BMJ 1998;317:1260 (Published 31 October 1998)

Minerva

BMJ 1998;317:1262.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Personal View

Evaluating new treatments

BMJ 1998;317:1261.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Soundings

Winter draws on

BMJ 1998;317:1261.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

Career focus

Urological surgery

BMJ 1998;317:S2-7167 (Published 31 October 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;317:S3-7167 (Published 31 October 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;317:S3a-7167 (Published 31 October 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;317:S3b-7167 (Published 31 October 1998)

Correction

Effects of the Heartbeat Wales programme

BMJ 1998;317:1254.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

Corrections

Obituary