31 October 1998 (Vol 317, Issue 7167)

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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

Two thousand schizophrenia trials, 1948-97—and still much room for improvement

BMJ 1998;317:0.3 (Published 31 October 1998)

Patient centred care produced greater satisfaction but less knowledge

BMJ 1998;317:0.6 (Published 31 October 1998)

Concealed random allocation protects against bias in clinical trials

BMJ 1998;317:0.4 (Published 31 October 1998)

Quality of life is rarely and poorly measured in randomised controlled trials

BMJ 1998;317:0.5 (Published 31 October 1998)

Terms used to describe trials may have different meanings for patients

BMJ 1998;317:0.2 (Published 31 October 1998)

Clinical Reviews

The ethics of randomised controlled trials from the perspectives of patients, the public, and healthcare professionals

BMJ 1998;317:1209.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Assessing and interpreting arterial blood gases and acid-base balance

BMJ 1998;317:1213 (Published 31 October 1998)

Papers

Random allocation or allocation at random? Patients' perspectives of participation in a randomised controlled trial

BMJ 1998;317:1177 (Published 31 October 1998)

Content and quality of 2000 controlled trials in schizophrenia over 50 years

BMJ 1998;317:1181 (Published 31 October 1998)

The unpredictability paradox: review of empirical comparisons of randomised and non-randomised clinical trials

BMJ 1998;317:1185 (Published 31 October 1998)

Reporting on quality of life in randomised controlled trials: bibliographic study

BMJ 1998;317:1191 (Published 31 October 1998)

Analysis and interpretation of cost data in randomised controlled trials: review of published studies

BMJ 1998;317:1195 (Published 31 October 1998)

A randomised trial of hospital versus home administered enemas for flexible sigmoidoscopy

BMJ 1998;317:1201.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

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

Randomised controlled trial of patient centred care of diabetes in general practice: impact on current wellbeing and future disease risk

BMJ 1998;317:1202.1 (Published 31 October 1998)

Education and debate

Controlled trials: the 1948 watershed

BMJ 1998;317:1217 (Published 31 October 1998)

Use of randomisation in the Medical Research Council's clinical trial of streptomycin in pulmonary tuberculosis in the 1940s

BMJ 1998;317:1220 (Published 31 October 1998)

Mammography and the politics of randomised controlled trialsCommentary: The public has a role to play in translating evidence into practiceCommentary: Why are researchers surprised when there is not a smooth transition from research into practice?

BMJ 1998;317:1224 (Published 31 October 1998)

Marketing medicines through randomised controlled trials: the case of interferon

BMJ 1998;317:1231 (Published 31 October 1998)

“A calculated risk”: the Salk polio vaccine field trials of 1954

BMJ 1998;317:1233 (Published 31 October 1998)

Education and debate - continued

Efficient management of randomised controlled trials: nature or nurture

BMJ 1998;317:1236 (Published 31 October 1998)

Experimentation and social interventions: a forgotten but important history

BMJ 1998;317:1239 (Published 31 October 1998)

The controlled clinical trial turns 100 years: Fibiger's trial of serum treatment of diphtheria

BMJ 1998;317:1243 (Published 31 October 1998)

Ovarian ablation in breast cancer, 1896 to 1998: milestones along hierarchy of evidence from case report to Cochrane review

BMJ 1998;317:1246 (Published 31 October 1998)

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

GPs in England will receive advice about PCGsWMA to examine doping in sportBMA warns about cuts to defence medical servicesConfusion remains over patient packs

BMJ 1998;317:1257 (Published 31 October 1998)

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

Cost effectiveness of community leg ulcer clinicsSensitivity of tools used may explain difference in results between studies

BMJ 1998;317:1254.3 (Published 31 October 1998)

Antiretroviral combination therapy and HIV infection

BMJ 1998;317:1254.4 (Published 31 October 1998)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Henry RussellAllan Urquhart DownieChristopher Chilcot EvansJohn Bonham Carter EveleghGustav (“Gus”) Julius FraenkelDesmond Robert GambleAlexander (“Sanyi”) GellertBeryl Jennie GoffHenry Russell

BMJ 1998;317:1255 (Published 31 October 1998)