21 November 1998 (Vol 317, Issue 7170)

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Editor's Choice

Big, “little,” and medium sized problems

BMJ 1998;317:0.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

News

Decline in altruism threatens blood supplies

BMJ 1998;317:1405.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

Smoking rises sharply among US university students

BMJ 1998;317:1405.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

In brief

BMJ 1998;317:1406.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

GMC sets up steering group on revalidation

BMJ 1998;317:1406.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

Spanish doctors criticised for high tech births

BMJ 1998;317:1406.3 (Published 21 November 1998)

Few cancer patients benefit from palliative chemotherapy

BMJ 1998;317:1407.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

Dental council aims to cut anaesthetic rate

BMJ 1998;317:1407.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

“Let them drink milk,” says UN

BMJ 1998;317:1407.3 (Published 21 November 1998)

Medical students face uncertain future

BMJ 1998;317:1408.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

US spends more than £16bn on alternative remedies

BMJ 1998;317:1408.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

Epidemics predicted for hurricane zone

BMJ 1998;317:1409.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

Delay in plasma replacement

BMJ 1998;317:1409.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

Doctors demand centres for injury prevention

BMJ 1998;317:1410.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

King's Fund calls for support for carers

BMJ 1998;317:1410.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

Abortion row erupts again

BMJ 1998;317:1410.3 (Published 21 November 1998)

Editorials

Counting the dead in China

BMJ 1998;317:1399 (Published 21 November 1998)

Safer non-cardiac surgery for patients with coronary artery disease

BMJ 1998;317:1400 (Published 21 November 1998)

Body mass index standards for children

BMJ 1998;317:1401 (Published 21 November 1998)

Prophylactic mastectomy: deliverance or delusion?

BMJ 1998;317:1402 (Published 21 November 1998)

The “professional cleansing” of nurses

BMJ 1998;317:1403 (Published 21 November 1998)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Magnetic resonance imaging may be alternative to necropsy

BMJ 1998;317:1450.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

Depression as a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease in men

BMJ 1998;317:1450.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

Effectiveness of treatments for infantile colic

BMJ 1998;317:1451 (Published 21 November 1998)

Letters - continued

Embryonic abnormalities at medical termination of pregnancy

BMJ 1998;317:1452 (Published 21 November 1998)

Detection of changes in mortality after heart surgery

BMJ 1998;317:1453.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

Son's reaction to his circumcision was predictable

BMJ 1998;317:1453.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

Professional and practice development plans for primary care teams

BMJ 1998;317:1454 (Published 21 November 1998)

Reducing radon levels

BMJ 1998;317:1455 (Published 21 November 1998)

Mentioning smoking as a cause of death on death certificates

BMJ 1998;317:1456.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

Royal Medical Benevolent Fund reminds readers of its Christmas appeal

BMJ 1998;317:1456.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 1998;317:1464 (Published 21 November 1998)

This Week In the BMJ

Confidential inquiry helps to minimise maternal risks

BMJ 1998;317:0.5 (Published 21 November 1998)

Women use more oral steroids for asthma than men

BMJ 1998;317:0.7 (Published 21 November 1998)

Acute bronchitis may predict future lung disease

BMJ 1998;317:0.6 (Published 21 November 1998)

Planning and resources are needed to help refugees

BMJ 1998;317:0.8 (Published 21 November 1998)

Loss of doctors from NHS remains stable

BMJ 1998;317:0.4 (Published 21 November 1998)

Tobacco will kill a third of the young men in China

BMJ 1998;317:0.3 (Published 21 November 1998)

Clinical Reviews

Control of chronic pain

BMJ 1998;317:1438 (Published 21 November 1998)

Fractures of the thoracolumbar spine in major trauma patients

BMJ 1998;317:1442.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

Editor's Choice [GP]

Big, “little,” and medium sized problems

BMJ 1998;317:0.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

Papers

Emerging tobacco hazards in China: 1. Retrospective proportional mortality study of one million deaths

BMJ 1998;317:1411 (Published 21 November 1998)

Emerging tobacco hazards in China: 2. Early mortality results from a prospective study

BMJ 1998;317:1423 (Published 21 November 1998)

Career pathways and destinations 18 years on among doctors who qualified in the United Kingdom in 1977: postal questionnaire survey

BMJ 1998;317:1425 (Published 21 November 1998)

Career destinations seven years on among doctors who qualified in the United Kingdom in 1988: postal questionnaire survey

BMJ 1998;317:1429 (Published 21 November 1998)

Reducing maternal mortality: reaudit of recommendations in reports of confidential inquiries into maternal deaths

BMJ 1998;317:1431 (Published 21 November 1998)

Acute bronchitis and clinical outcome three years later: prospective cohort study

BMJ 1998;317:1433.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

Filler

How to avoid contagious diseases

BMJ 1998;317:1433.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

A little bit of luck

BMJ 1998;317:1433.3 (Published 21 November 1998)

A very rare bleeding disorder

BMJ 1998;317:1437 (Published 21 November 1998)

Basis of Zen practice

BMJ 1998;317:1442.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

Many patients are struggling too

BMJ 1998;317:1449 (Published 21 November 1998)

General Practice

Sex differences in the use of asthma drugs: cross sectional study

BMJ 1998;317:1434 (Published 21 November 1998)

Education and debate

Refugees and primary care: tackling the inequalities

BMJ 1998;317:1444 (Published 21 November 1998)

Theories of disability in health practice and research

BMJ 1998;317:1446 (Published 21 November 1998)

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

Extra GPs needed for primary care gapGovernment amends review body's remitGMC to consult on guidance for medical managersNHS 1999 cash allocationsBMA Notices

BMJ 1998;317:1459 (Published 21 November 1998)

MEDICINE AND MULTIMEDIA

Prevention of Micronutrient Deficiencies: Tools for Policy Makers and Public Health Workers

BMJ 1998;317:1460.1 (Published 21 November 1998)

What to do in a general practice emergency

BMJ 1998;317:1460.2 (Published 21 November 1998)

An Evidence-Based Resource for Pain

BMJ 1998;317:1460.3 (Published 21 November 1998)

Mirror image

BMJ 1998;317:1460.4 (Published 21 November 1998)

Science, sense, and substance

BMJ 1998;317:1460.5 (Published 21 November 1998)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

BMJ 1998;317:1460.8 (Published 21 November 1998)

Personal View

Some NHS care is unacceptable

BMJ 1998;317:1460.6 (Published 21 November 1998)

Soundings

The people vote; the doctor calls

BMJ 1998;317:1460.7 (Published 21 November 1998)

Career focus

Appraising appraisal

BMJ 1998;317:S2-7170 (Published 21 November 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;317:S3-7170 (Published 21 November 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;317:S3a-7170 (Published 21 November 1998)

Briefing: Consultants will be able to nominate themselves for a distinction ...

BMJ 1998;317:S3b-7170 (Published 21 November 1998)

Correction

Odds ratios should be avoided when events are common

BMJ 1998;317:1456.3 (Published 21 November 1998)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Alan UsherDavid Walter Hugh BarnesHenry Herbert Evans BattenThomas Roy FarrimondJohn FerringtonDonald KellockJohn Stewart KennedyThomas William Aitken McKayBasil Elystan MilesAmiya Pada MukherjeeArpan Mukherjee

BMJ 1998;317:1457 (Published 21 November 1998)