This week's This week in the BMJ

	Testing for D-dimer is useful in diagnosing venous thrombosis [Full text] FREE

	Getting clinicians to use evidence from systematic reviews is difficult [Full text] FREE

	Ethnicity is more important than social class in young people's use of health services [Full text] FREE

	A third of women would prefer a female breast surgeon [Full text] FREE

	Younger HIV positive men have higher risk of acquiring gonorrhoea [Full text] FREE

	Nurses can safely manage half of out of hours calls in primary care [Full text] FREE

Editorials

This week's Editorials

	Severe mental illness in prisoners
	Tom Fryers, Traolach Brugha, Adrian Grounds, David Melzer
	BMJ  1998;317:1025-1026 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	NHS Direct
	David Pencheon
	BMJ  1998;317:1026-1027 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Changing practice in maternity care
	Marc J N C Keirse
	BMJ  1998;317:1027-1028 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Sticks and stones
	Paul Freeling, Linda Gask
	BMJ  1998;317:1028-1029 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Fluoroquinolone resistance
	Laura J V Piddock
	BMJ  1998;317:1029-1030 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	Use of calcium channel blockers and risk of suicide
	Ulf Bergman, Göran Isacsson, Bengt-Erik Wiholm, Anders Sundström, Lars Alfredsson, Ya-Ting Chen, Robert W Makuch, Gunnar Lindberg, Jonas Ranstam, Arne Melander, Kerstin Bingefors, Lennart Råstam
	BMJ  1998;317:1076 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Practicalities of warfare required service personnel to be vaccinated against anthrax
	Peter Blain, Nigel Lightfoot, Barbara Bannister
	BMJ  1998;317:1077 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	European Medicines Evaluation Agency is ahead of national licensing authorities
	Fernand Sauer
	BMJ  1998;317:1078 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Identifying asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with persistent cough
	Joseph M Rothenberg, A B Chang, I B Masters, H A Thiadens, D S Postma
	BMJ  1998;317:1078 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	NSAIDs need not usually be withheld after orthopaedic surgery
	Peter G Stone, Elize Richards
	BMJ  1998;317:1079 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Cost effectiveness of community leg ulcer clinics
	Paul J Whatling, Robert B Galland, John C Platt, C V Ruckley, Peter J Franks, Christine J Moffatt, C Jane Morrell
	BMJ  1998;317:1079 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Terminology for early pregnancy loss must be changed
	David J R Hutchon, Sandra Cooper
	BMJ  1998;317:1081 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Medical and psychological effects of early discharge after surgery for breast cancer
	B J Mander, G Cunnick, M Daultrey, G C Wishart, A D Purushotham, John D Sheehan, J Bonnema, A M E A van Wersch, A N van Geel, J F A Pruyn, P I M Schmitz, M A Paul, T Wiggers
	BMJ  1998;317:1081 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Outcome of low back pain in general practice
	Meryl Deane, David Crick, Alastair Hay, Paresh Kothari, Thomas Niemeyer, Michael Grevitt, Peter R Croft, Gary J Macfarlane, Ann C Papageorgiou, Elaine Thomas, Alan J Silman
	BMJ  1998;317:1083 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Successful treatment of toenail mycosis with terbinafine and itraconazole gives long term benefits
	M Bräutigam, G Weidinger, S Nolting
	BMJ  1998;317:1084 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Post-exposure prophylaxis against HIV infection is hard to supply for expatriate staff
	AW Logie
	BMJ  1998;317:1084 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

This week's News

	Beef safety compromised, says former CMO
	John Warden
	BMJ  1998;317:1031 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Nobel prize for medicine awarded for work on nitric oxide
	BMJ  1998;317:1031 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	In brief
	BMJ  1998;317:1032 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	AIDS deaths fall by nearly one half
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  1998;317:1032 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	South African AIDS plan criticised
	Pat Sidley
	BMJ  1998;317:1032 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	British GP may face further murder charges
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  1998;317:1033 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Cancer diagnosis is often missed
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  1998;317:1033 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Environmental policy must take into account public opinion
	Tessa Richards
	BMJ  1998;317:1033 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Health of the Nation deemed a failure
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  1998;317:1034 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Suspension of hepatitis B vaccinationcondemned
	Alexander Dorozynski
	BMJ  1998;317:1034 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Oral treatment for hepatitis B gets approval in United States
	Deborah Josefson
	BMJ  1998;317:1034 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Tories urge private cash for NHS
	John Warden
	BMJ  1998;317:1035 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	"Liquid ecstasy" trading to be investigated
	Alex Brooks
	BMJ  1998;317:1035 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	GP cooperatives in Scotland benefit patients and doctors
	Bryan Christie
	BMJ  1998;317:1035 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Chiropractic treatment is of limited benefit
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  1998;317:1036 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Ireland's waiting list initiative is failing
	Doug Payne
	BMJ  1998;317:1036 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

This week's News extra

	Doctors win South African registration battle
	Pat Sidley
	BMJ  1998;317:1036 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	D-dimer testing as an adjunct to ultrasonography in patients with clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis: prospective cohort study
	Enrico Bernardi, Paolo Prandoni, Anthonie W A Lensing, Giancarlo Agnelli, Giuliana Guazzaloca, Gianluigi Scannapieco, Franco Piovella, Fabio Verlato, Cristina Tomasi, Marco Moia, Luigi Scarano, Antonio Girolami
	BMJ  1998;317:1037-1040 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Randomised trial of educational visits to enhance use of systematic reviews in 25 obstetric units
	Jeremy C Wyatt, Sarah Paterson-Brown, Richard Johanson, Douglas G Altman, Michael J Bradburn, Nicholas M Fisk
	BMJ  1998;317:1041-1046 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Use of health services by children and young people according to ethnicity and social class: secondary analysis of a national survey
	Helen Cooper, Chris Smaje, Sara Arber
	BMJ  1998;317:1047-1051 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Patients' preference for male or female breast surgeons: questionnaire study
	Iona Reid
	BMJ  1998;317:1051-1060 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Factors associated with gonorrhoea in men aware of being positive for HIV infection: case-control study
	S T Sadiq, A J Copas, A M Johnson
	BMJ  1998;317:1052-1053 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

This week's Clinical review

	Recent advances: Medical microbiology
	Harold Richardson, Fiona Smaill
	BMJ  1998;317:1060-1062 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	ABC of oxygen: Oxygen at high altitude
	Andrew J Peacock
	BMJ  1998;317:1063-1066 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

General practice

This week's General practice

	Safety and effectiveness of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care: randomised controlled trial
	Val Lattimer, Steve George, Felicity Thompson, Eileen Thomas, Mark Mullee, Joanne Turnbull, Helen Smith, Michael Moore, Hugh Bond, Alan Glasper
	BMJ  1998;317:1054-1059 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

This week's Soundings

	We won't forget you, Bill
	Liam Farrell
	BMJ  1998;317:1091 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Personal views

This week's Personal views

	Virtual politics in the new NHS
	Brian Salter
	BMJ  1998;317:1091 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	Rationing and the health authority
	Tony Hope, Nicholas Hicks, D J M Reynolds, Roger Crisp, Sian Griffiths
	BMJ  1998;317:1067-1069 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Personal paper: Validity of advertising claims for multivitamin preparation Vitacor 20/90 on the internet
	Uwe Tröger, Frank P Meyer
	BMJ  1998;317:1069-1071 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Theories in health care and research: Theories of masculinity
	Clare Moynihan
	BMJ  1998;317:1072-1075 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Understanding controlled trials: What outcomes should be measured?
	Martin Roland, David Torgerson
	BMJ  1998;317:1075-1080 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

VIEWS AND REVIEWS

This week's VIEWS AND REVIEWS

	September Bestsellers
	BMJ  1998;317:1090 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Soundbites
	BMJ  1998;317:1090 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries

	John Bruce Bittiner • Amélie Boyd • David Christy Dunn • Judith Anne Hardy • Leonard Shenfield
	Bruce Bittiner, John Boyd, Robert Boyd, Stephen Boyd, and Richard Boyd, Michael Lindop, S J Shribman, Joe Lister
	BMJ  1998;317:1085 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  1998;317:1092 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	Endpiece: Prescribing pressures
	BMJ  1998;317:1053 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	One hundred years ago: Medicine in Holland
	BMJ  1998;317:1053 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	A memorable patient: An oldfashioned miracle
	T Kirkpatrick
	BMJ  1998;317:1053 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	One hundred years ago: The Roumanian soldier and the spirit ration
	BMJ  1998;317:1060 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Career focus

This week's Career focus

	Starting a new consultant post
	Richard Hardern
	BMJ  1998;317:2 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Briefing: Mentoring for doctors is a vague concept, though there seem ...
	BMJ  1998;317:3 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Briefing: Deception in recruitment processes is, understandably, a live issue for ...
	BMJ  1998;317:3a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Briefing: System favours inside candidates EDITOR - Cook's articles on recruitment ...
	BMJ  1998;317:3b [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE

This week's CHOICE

	Such things as values
	BMJ  1998;317 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE GP

This week's CHOICE GP

	Such things as values
	BMJ  1998;317 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

SCIENCE COMMENTARY

This week's SCIENCE COMMENTARY

	Vaginal viricidesanother way to tackle HIV transmission
	Abi Berger
	BMJ  1998;317:1053 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

This week's MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

	Health department shows lack of understanding • BMA council supports action over review body remit • BMA calls for urgent decision on Viagra • Consultants are wary of revalidation proposal • Doctors oppose regulation changes • Getting consultant advice to PCGs
	BMJ  1998;317:1086 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

MEDICINE AND MULTIMEDIA

This week's MEDICINE AND MULTIMEDIA

	Book: The Woman in the Surgeon's Body
	Sarah Creighton
	BMJ  1998;317:1088 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: Regulating How We Die: The Ethical, Medical and Legal Issues Surrounding Physician-Assisted Suicide
	Ariel Rosita King
	BMJ  1998;317:1088 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: How Science Takes Stock: the Story of Meta-analysis
	David Moher
	BMJ  1998;317:1088 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Webstite of the week: www.chiro.org
	Douglas Carnall
	BMJ  1998;317:1088 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	CD Rom: The National Research Register
	Ian Roberts
	BMJ  1998;317:1088 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

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