The aspirin papers
	M J Underwood, R S More
	BMJ  1994;308:71-2 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Who benefits from medical interventions?
	G D Smith, M Egger
	BMJ  1994;308:72-4 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	IgA nephropathy
	D G Williams
	BMJ  1994;308:74-5 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Sunburn and melanoma: how strong is the evidence?
	R Marks, D Whiteman
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	Long term management after splenectomy: National guidelines, please
	P J Flegg
	BMJ  1994;308:131 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Widen criteria for vaccination
	S Reilly, A G Prentice, J A Copplestone, M D Hamon, J Sarangi
	BMJ  1994;308:131 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Lifelong penicillin unproved in trials..
	M Makris, M Greaves, D A Winfield, F E Preston, J S Lilleyman
	BMJ  1994;308:131-2 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	...and may be ineffective
	R G Finch, R Read
	BMJ  1994;308:132 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Fact sheets, posters, and protocol cards available
	P Baddeley, P Boyer, D M White
	BMJ  1994;308:132 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Americans recommend additional immunisation
	R P D Cooke, P A Gover, R J Grace
	BMJ  1994;308:132 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Hyposplenic patients need prophylactic penicillin
	A F Muller, P J Toghill
	BMJ  1994;308:132-3 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Consider HIV infection in thrombocytopenia
	M Fisher, B Peters, M McBride, V Kitchen
	BMJ  1994;308:133 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Datasheet at odds with government guidelines..
	P R A Taylor, M R Howard
	BMJ  1994;308:133 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	...has been amended
	R C A Graham
	BMJ  1994;308:133 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Consider prophylaxis in systemic lupus erythematosus
	K A Davies, H L C Beynon, M J Walport
	BMJ  1994;308:133 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Caesarean section rates: Evaluate the reasons for surgery
	C R Leitch, J J Walker
	BMJ  1994;308:133-4 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Patients unaware of anaesthetic risks
	M Mead, J White
	BMJ  1994;308:134 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Diabetes registers in general practice College reports higher prevalence
	D M Fleming
	BMJ  1994;308:134 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Hungarian registers new and improved
	G Jeremendy
	BMJ  1994;308:134-5 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Deregulating emergency contraception: The alternative may be unwanted pregnancies
	A Webb
	BMJ  1994;308:135-6 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Family planning nurses have useful skills
	M Kishen
	BMJ  1994;308:135 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Non-redemption of prescriptions: Linked to poor consultations
	T J Coleman
	BMJ  1994;308:135 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Homeless people miss out on prescribed treatment
	H Cooling
	BMJ  1994;308:135 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Lp (a) lipoprotein and impaired glucose tolerance: Association poorly investigated
	A C G Uprichard, L Shurzinske
	BMJ  1994;308:136 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Authors' reply
	M Farrer, F L Game, P H Winocour, M F Laker, K G M M Alberti, C J Albers, P C Adams, H A W Neil
	BMJ  1994;308:136 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Potassium depletion and rhabdomyolysis
	A J Larner
	BMJ  1994;308:136 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Imaging methods used in aortic dissection
	C M Francis, G R Sutherland, C M Turnbull
	BMJ  1994;308:136-7 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Training for house officers
	J Wilton
	BMJ  1994;308:136-7 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Standards of care should not depend on the patient's status
	J Gilbert
	BMJ  1994;308:137 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Health in Israeli occupied territories
	R Mazali
	BMJ  1994;308:137 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Somatoform pain disorder after road traffic accidents
	L H Field
	BMJ  1994;308:137-8 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi
	I J P Loefler
	BMJ  1994;308:138 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Health concerns in Kosovo
	Z Radovanovic
	BMJ  1994;308:138 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Overestimation of cost savings: in prevention of osteoporosis
	F French, D Torgerson, R W Porter
	BMJ  1994;308:138 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Resource implications of cancelled operations
	D L McWhinnie, J A Michaels, J Collin, P J Morris
	BMJ  1994;308:138-9 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Women consultants
	J Stark, H Demery
	BMJ  1994;308:139 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Information management and patient privacy
	G P Winyard, R T Rogers
	BMJ  1994;308:139 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	No deception in symposium supplement
	A M Gotto, G Assmann, R Paoletti
	BMJ  1994;308:139 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

News

This week's News

	AMA fights for improvements in Aborigines' health
	C Zinn
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Compensation urged for US radiation victims
	R Rhein
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Brazil fights to save biodiversity
	J Rocha
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	US sets standards for mammography
	F B Charatan
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Improve clinical effectiveness, says DoH
	A Tonks
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Government sets targets for Scottish diet
	B Christie
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Focus: London: The year that manpower controls finally crumble
	J Smith
	BMJ  1994;308:76-81 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	Collaborative overview of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy Prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke by prolonged antiplatelet therapy in various categories of patients
	BMJ  1994;308:81-106 [Abstract] [Full text] FREE

	Indications for operation in suspected appendicitis and incidence of perforation
	R Andersson, A Hugander, A Thulin, P O Nystrom, G Olaison
	BMJ  1994;308:107-110 [Abstract] [Full text] FREE

	Renal disease and use of topical non-steroidal: anti-inflammatory drugs
	C A O'Callaghan, P A Andrews, C G Ogg
	BMJ  1994;308:110-11 [Full text] FREE

	Formal measurement of clinical uncertainty: prelude to a trial in perinatal medicine
	R Lilford
	BMJ  1994;308:111-113 [Full text] FREE

	Correction: A randomised controlled trial to test equivalence between retinyl palmitate and B carotene for vitamin A deficiency
	BMJ  1994;308:111-113 [Full text] FREE

	Drug points: Fever, vasculitic rash, arthritis, pericarditis, and pericardial effusion after mesalazine
	A G Lin, K R Hine
	BMJ  1994;308:113 [Full text] FREE

	Drug points: Is there a problem with long term use of sumatriptan in acute migraine?
	M J Osborne, R C T Austin, K J Dawson, L Lange
	BMJ  1994;308:113 [Full text] FREE

	Drug points: Myoclonus associated with propafenone
	T P Chua, T Farrell, D P Lipkin
	BMJ  1994;308:113 [Full text] FREE

	Drug points: Allopurinol interaction with cyclosporin
	M Gorrie, M Beaman, A Nicholls, P Blackwell
	BMJ  1994;308:113 [Full text] FREE

General practice

This week's General practice

	Enriching Careers in General Practice: Building morale through personal development
	S Handysides
	BMJ  1994;308:114-116 [Full text] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	An economic view of high compliance as a screening objective
	D J Torgerson, C Donaldson
	BMJ  1994;308:117-19 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Hypoxia in childhood pneumonia: better detection and more oxygen needed in developing countries
	T Dyke, N Brown
	BMJ  1994;308:119-20 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	ABC of Emergency Radiology: THE KNEE
	BMJ  1994;308:121-125 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Minimally Invasive Surgery: Neurosurgery
	D G Thomas, N D Kitchen
	BMJ  1994;308:126-8 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

VIEWS AND REVIEWS

This week's VIEWS AND REVIEWS

	Medicopolitical Digest CCSC sets up working party on the new NHS
	L Beecham
	BMJ  1994;308:140 [Full text] FREE

	Soundings on Soundings
	T Greenhalgh
	BMJ  1994;308:142 [Full text] FREE

	Words that obscure meaning
	B Dixon
	BMJ  1994;308:142 [Full text] FREE

	Through uncharted waters
	T Greenway
	BMJ  1994;308:143 [Full text] FREE

	How to Break Bad News
	P J Toghill
	BMJ  1994;308:144 [Full text] FREE

	The International Classification of Primary Care in the European Community
	M Pringle
	BMJ  1994;308:144 [Full text] FREE

	Best books on neurology: a personal choice
	J Greene
	BMJ  1994;308:145 [Full text] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  1994;308:146 [Full text] FREE

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