08 May 1999 (Vol 318, Issue 7193)

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Editor's Choice

“I don't know”: the three most important words in education

BMJ 1999;318:0.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

News

UK lags behind in fight against heart disease

BMJ 1999;318:1229.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Ethnic Albanian doctor abducted from her home in Kosovo

BMJ 1999;318:1229.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

In brief

BMJ 1999;318:1230.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

GMC advises trusts on governance

BMJ 1999;318:1230.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Cloning may cause health defects

BMJ 1999;318:1230.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

Reform at WHO is too slow, say critics

BMJ 1999;318:1231.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Some HIV patients can stop taking prophylaxis against infections

BMJ 1999;318:1231.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Thousands of smear tests reviewed

BMJ 1999;318:1231.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

Fee for service doctors dispense more antibiotics in Canada

BMJ 1999;318:1232.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Germany fails to introduce drugs “blacklist”

BMJ 1999;318:1232.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

New virus is identified in Malaysia epidemic

BMJ 1999;318:1232.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

Australian army infected troops and internees in second world war

BMJ 1999;318:1233.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

US conference looks at improving patient safety

BMJ 1999;318:1233.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Dutch minister warns that illegal immigrants must receive care

BMJ 1999;318:1234.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

EU tackles pollution related illness

BMJ 1999;318:1234.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

European network for patients' rights set up

BMJ 1999;318:1234.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

Editorials

Time for evidence based medical education

BMJ 1999;318:1223 (Published 8 May 1999)

The case for structuring the discussion of scientific papers

BMJ 1999;318:1224 (Published 8 May 1999)

Suicide and homicide by people with mental illness

BMJ 1999;318:1225 (Published 8 May 1999)

Management of pituitary tumours

BMJ 1999;318:1226 (Published 8 May 1999)

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome

BMJ 1999;318:1227 (Published 8 May 1999)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Genetically modified foods and the Pusztai affair

BMJ 1999;318:1284.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Vitamin D deficiency

BMJ 1999;318:1284.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Medical rules are needed in marathons in the United Kingdom

BMJ 1999;318:1285 (Published 8 May 1999)

Pseudo-EBM-ers have their own lexicon

BMJ 1999;318:1286.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Pregnancy does not mean that patients with tuberculosis must stop treatment

BMJ 1999;318:1286.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Letters - continued

Cluster randomised trials

BMJ 1999;318:1286.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

Areca nuts can have deleterious effects

BMJ 1999;318:1287.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Fractures of the thoracolumbar spine in major trauma patients

BMJ 1999;318:1287.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Evidence does not exist that dyspepsia heralds gastric cancer in its earliest stage

BMJ 1999;318:1288.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Adjusting for multiple testing in studies is less important than other concerns

BMJ 1999;318:1288.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Cited studies did not show relation between maternal anxiety and birth weight

BMJ 1999;318:1288.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

Inclusive questions are needed when taking a sexual history

BMJ 1999;318:1289.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Drugs for epilepsy have teratogenic risks

BMJ 1999;318:1289.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Alcohol intake and cancer of the upper digestive tract

BMJ 1999;318:1289.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

Meeting the healthcare needs of refugees and asylum seekers

BMJ 1999;318:1291 (Published 8 May 1999)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 1999;318:1298 (Published 8 May 1999)

Fillers

Always check the x ray film

BMJ 1999;318:1239 (Published 8 May 1999)

The silent sentinels

BMJ 1999;318:1245 (Published 8 May 1999)

For a fee

BMJ 1999;318:1251.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Gender

BMJ 1999;318:1251.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

Umpire needed

BMJ 1999;318:1280.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom

BMJ 1999;318:1280.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

This Week In the BMJ

Mental health services should aim to improve safety

BMJ 1999;318:0.3 (Published 8 May 1999)

Educational package changed management of menorrhagia in primary care

BMJ 1999;318:0.5 (Published 8 May 1999)

CME in primary care can make a difference

BMJ 1999;318:0.8 (Published 8 May 1999)

Cervical screening is probably responsible for reducing deaths

BMJ 1999;318:0.4 (Published 8 May 1999)

Asthma resource centre did not improve management of asthma

BMJ 1999;318:0.6 (Published 8 May 1999)

Educational interventions can be evaluated

BMJ 1999;318:0.7 (Published 8 May 1999)

Clinical Reviews

Hepatology

BMJ 1999;318:1256 (Published 8 May 1999)

Operative delivery

BMJ 1999;318:1260 (Published 8 May 1999)

Editor's Choice [GP]

“I don't know”: the three most important words in education

BMJ 1999;318:0.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Papers

Suicide within 12 months of contact with mental health services: national clinical survey

BMJ 1999;318:1235 (Published 8 May 1999)

Mental disorder and clinical care in people convicted of homicide: national clinical survey

BMJ 1999;318:1240 (Published 8 May 1999)

Effect of screening on cervical cancer mortality in England and Wales: analysis of trends with an age period cohort model

BMJ 1999;318:1244 (Published 8 May 1999)

General practice

Randomised controlled trial of educational package on management of menorrhagia in primary care: the Anglia menorrhagia education study

BMJ 1999;318:1246 (Published 8 May 1999)

Clustered randomised trial of an intervention to improve the management of asthma: Greenwich asthma study

BMJ 1999;318:1251.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Education and debate

Guidelines for evaluating papers on educational interventions

BMJ 1999;318:1265 (Published 8 May 1999)

Evaluating and researching the effectiveness of educational interventions

BMJ 1999;318:1267 (Published 8 May 1999)

Evaluating educational interventions

BMJ 1999;318:1269 (Published 8 May 1999)

Trend spotting: fashions in medical education

BMJ 1999;318:1272 (Published 8 May 1999)

Does continuing medical education in general practice make a difference?

BMJ 1999;318:1276 (Published 8 May 1999)

Learner centred approaches in medical education

BMJ 1999;318:1280.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

BMA launches consultation on Helsinki DeclarationAccident departments are not used properlyPCGs and PCTs will have advantagesHealth secretary asked to look at workforce crisisManaged clinical networks move ahead in Scotland

BMJ 1999;318:1293 (Published 8 May 1999)

MULTIMEDIA

Forensic Sciences in Clinical Medicine: A Case Study Approach

BMJ 1999;318:1294.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years

BMJ 1999;318:1294.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

War and Public Health

BMJ 1999;318:1295.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

“Don't smoke,” buy Marlboro

BMJ 1999;318:1296.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

BMJ 1999;318:1296.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

NETLINES

Netlines

BMJ 1999;318:1295.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Personal View

I don't believe in excellence

BMJ 1999;318:1297.1 (Published 8 May 1999)

Soundings

… a joy forever

BMJ 1999;318:1297.2 (Published 8 May 1999)

Career focus

Choosing a career

BMJ 1999;318:S2-7193 (Published 8 May 1999)

Briefing

BMJ 1999;318:S3-7193 (Published 8 May 1999)

Briefing

BMJ 1999;318:S3a-7193 (Published 8 May 1999)

Briefing

BMJ 1999;318:S3b-7193 (Published 8 May 1999)

Briefing

BMJ 1999;318:S3c-7193 (Published 8 May 1999)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

ObituariesHenry Taylor HowattJohn Erskine MalcolmRonald George MilneWilliam Francis O'DwyerJeffrey Richard Scholey

BMJ 1999;318:1292 (Published 8 May 1999)