This week's This week in the BMJ

	Birth remains risky for infants in Kathmandu [Full text] FREE

	Anticoagulation for stroke prophylaxis is effective in practice [Full text] FREE

	Defining an international standard for overweight and obesity in childhood [Full text] FREE

	Patients often have unvoiced agendas in consultations [Full text] FREE

	Teledermatology costs more than hospital consultation [Full text] FREE

	Young teenagers often regret early sexual intercourse [Full text] FREE

Editorials

This week's Editorials

	Anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation and risk factors for stroke
	Stuart J Connolly
	BMJ  2000;320:1219-1220, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1219 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	How to improve communication between doctors and patients
	Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, Tim Whelan
	BMJ  2000;320:1220-1221, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1220 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Treating hyperhidrosis
	Jack Collin, Paul Whatling
	BMJ  2000;320:1221-1222, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1221 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Waiting for the working draft from the human genome project
	Lon R Cardon, Hugh Watkins
	BMJ  2000;320:1223-1224, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1223 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Junior doctors' pay: a wake-up call to the NHS
	Fiona Moss
	BMJ  2000;320:1224, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1224 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	Fallout from the Shipman case
	J M N Hilton, John Havard, Stuart Horner, Raj Bhopal, Jim Hardy, Kath Checkland, Trefor Roscoe, Peter Morrell, Andrew J Hartle, Helen Clark
	BMJ  2000;320:1271, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1271 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Study on environmental hazards is flawed
	Suzanne Moffatt, Raj Bhopal
	BMJ  2000;320:1274, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1274 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Has the sun protection factor had its day?
	Philippe Autier, Gianluca Severi, Jean-François Doré, Mathieu Boniol, Richard Azurdia, Lesley Rhodes
	BMJ  2000;320:1274, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1274/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Resuscitation decisions are often not documented early enough
	Peter Davies
	BMJ  2000;320:1275, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1275 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The ethics of unlinked anonymous testing
	Angus Nicoll, Noel Gill, David Goldberg, Catherine Peckham, Bernard A Foëx, Anthony Kessel
	BMJ  2000;320:1275, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1275/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Post-traumatic stress disorder in doctors involved in the Omagh bombing
	Derek Summerfield
	BMJ  2000;320:1276, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1276 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Accidents at home are no more likely in deprived areas
	Gerry Waldron
	BMJ  2000;320:1276, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1276/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Incidence of hospital admission does not equal incidence of disease
	Louis H Pobereskin, J Robert Sneyd, David Gaist, Kaare Christensen, Michael Væth, Ioannis Tsiropoulos, Jørn Olsen, Henrik Toft Sørensen
	BMJ  2000;320:1277, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1277 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Social networks are important in preventing dependency in old age
	Helen Stoddart, Debbie Sharp, Ian Harvey
	BMJ  2000;320:1277, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1277/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Statins for stroke should be considered in biologically fit people over 75
	J Kelly, A Rudd
	BMJ  2000;320:1278, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1278 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Language, fairness, and the MRCGP examination
	George Boulos, Jammi N Rao
	BMJ  2000;320:1278, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1278/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

This week's News

	Gene therapy saves immune deficient babies in France
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2000;320:1225, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1225 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	US plans drugs stockpile to counter bioterrorism threat
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2000;320:1225, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1225/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Cancer "tsar" invites ideas for modernisation
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2000;320:1226, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1226 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	First results of vCJD survey show no signs of prion
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2000;320:1226, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1226/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	In brief
	BMJ  2000;320:1226, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1226/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Dutch workers entitled to smoke-free conditions, court rules
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2000;320:1227, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1227 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Britain's first "virtual hospital" gets go ahead
	Judy Jones
	BMJ  2000;320:1227, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1227/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Ireland's junior doctors to strike
	Doug Payne
	BMJ  2000;320:1227, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1227/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	African heads of state promise action against malaria
	Gavin Yamey
	BMJ  2000;320:1228, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1228 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Research does not reflect global disease burden
	BMJ  2000;320:1228, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1228/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

This week's News extra

	Drug resistant bacteria cause fresh concerns
	BMJ  2000;320:1228, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1228/b [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Lottery payout boosts NHS funds
	BMJ  2000;320:1228, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1228/c [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Psychiatric patients enjoy better life in community
	BMJ  2000;320:1228, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1228/d [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	Risk factors for neonatal encephalopathy in Kathmandu, Nepal, a developing country: unmatched case-control study
	Matthew Ellis, Nilu Manandhar, Dharma S Manandhar, Anthony M de L Costello
	BMJ  2000;320:1229-1236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1229 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Prospective cohort study to determine if trial efficacy of anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation translates into clinical effectiveness
	Lalit Kalra, Gloria Yu, Inigo Perez, Anil Lakhani, Nora Donaldson
	BMJ  2000;320:1236-1239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1236 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey
	Tim J Cole, Mary C Bellizzi, Katherine M Flegal, William H Dietz
	BMJ  2000;320:1240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1240 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Extent of regretted sexual intercourse among young teenagers in Scotland: a cross sectional survey
	Daniel Wight, Marion Henderson, Gillian Raab, Charles Abraham, Katie Buston, Sue Scott, Graham Hart
	BMJ  2000;320:1243-1244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1243 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Drug points: Burns after photodynamic therapy
	Shehan Hettiaratchy, John Clarke, Jorg Taubel, Chola Besa
	BMJ  2000;320:1245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1245 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Information in practice

This week's Information in practice

	Multicentre randomised control trial comparing real time teledermatology with conventional outpatient dermatological care: societal cost-benefit analysis
	R Wootton, S E Bloomer, R Corbett, D J Eedy, N Hicks, H E Lotery, C Mathews, J Paisley, K Steele, M A Loane
	BMJ  2000;320:1252-1256, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1252 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Further details of sensitivity analysis] FREE

	Infopoints: Online appointment booking to rapid access chest pain clinic
	Iain Findlay, Janey Sommerville, Paul MacIntyre, Allan Harkness, David Cunningham, Barry Goldberg
	BMJ  2000;320:1256, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1256 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

This week's Clinical review

	Science, medicine, and the future: Genetic epidemiology
	Jaakko Kaprio
	BMJ  2000;320:1257-1259, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1257 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Lesson of the week: Congenital neonatal thyrotoxicosis and previous maternal radioiodine therapy
	C M Smith, J Gavranich, A Cotterill, C P Rodda
	BMJ  2000;320:1260-1261, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1260 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	ABC of arterial and vascular disease: Secondary prevention of peripheral vascular disease
	Sean Tierney, Fiona Fennessy, David Bouchier Hayes
	BMJ  2000;320:1262-1265, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1262 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

General practice

This week's General practice

	Patients' unvoiced agendas in general practice consultations: qualitative study
	Christine A Barry, Colin P Bradley, Nicky Britten, Fiona A Stevenson, Nick Barber
	BMJ  2000;320:1246-1250, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1246 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Risk of suicide among users of calcium channel blockers: population based, nested case-control study
	Christiane Gasse, Laura E Derby, Catherine Vasilakis, Hershel Jick
	BMJ  2000;320:1251, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1251 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

This week's Soundings

	A medical error
	George Dunea
	BMJ  2000;320:1283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1283/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Personal views

This week's Personal views

	The sins of expertness and a proposal for redemption
	David L Sackett
	BMJ  2000;320:1283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1283 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	Ethical debate: Brain stem death: managing care when accepted medical guidelines and religious beliefs are in conflict • Consideration and compromise are possible • Commentary: Delay in stopping treatment can become unreasonable and unfair
	David Inwald, Immanuel Jakobovits, Andy Petros, Malcolm Fisher, Raymond F Raper
	BMJ  2000;320:1266-1268, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1266 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The function of the discussion section in academic medical writing
	John R Skelton, Sarah J L Edwards
	BMJ  2000;320:1269-1270, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1269 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries

	Michael Anthony Heasman • Alick Smart Ritchie Peffers • Daireen Ione Rees (née Forster) • David Samuel Rosenberg • Rosalie Taylor
	George Forwell, Douglas Peffers, Hugh Rees, Margaret Greiff, Mary Burke, Elisabeth Shoenberg
	BMJ  2000;320:1279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1279 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2000;320:1284, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1284 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	One hundred years ago: Human hibernation
	BMJ  2000;320:1245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1245/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The health benefits from collecting for Christian Aid
	Martin Schweiger
	BMJ  2000;320:1265, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1265 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom
	BMJ  2000;320:1269, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1269/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: Cause of conditions
	BMJ  2000;320:1269, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1269/b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Corrections

This week's Corrections

	Association between postnatal catch-up growth and obesity in childhood: prospective cohort study
	BMJ  2000;320:1244 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

TV

This week's TV

	TV: The psychokiller strikes again
	Rita Mairead Condren, Peter Byrne
	BMJ  2000;320:1282, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1282 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

BOOK

This week's BOOK

	Book: Neurology and Medicine
	Yvonne Hart
	BMJ  2000;320:1281, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1281 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: Policy and Health: Implications for Development in Asia
	Michel Thuriaux
	BMJ  2000;320:1281, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1281/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE

This week's CHOICE

	Experts: off with their heads
	BMJ  2000;320, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.0 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE GP

This week's CHOICE GP

	Experts: off with their heads
	BMJ  2000;320, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.0/a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

This week's WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

	Website of the week: Exploring the genome
	Douglas Carnall
	BMJ  2000;320:1282, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1282/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

This week's MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

	BMA responds to proposals on the GMC • Government wants to help GPs • GPs angry at allocation of out of hours money • NI doctors want to meet Tony Blair
	BMJ  2000;320:1280, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7244.1280 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

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