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Good fetal growth and resilience to poor living standards [Full text] FREE
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Aetiology of coronary heart disease
Michael Marmot
BMJ  2001;323:1261-1262, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1261
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The "redisorganisation" of the NHS
Judith Smith, Kieran Walshe, David J Hunter
BMJ  2001;323:1262-1263, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1262
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Redefining leadership in health care
Tom Treasure
BMJ  2001;323:1263-1264, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1263
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Managing intersex
Sarah Creighton, Catherine Minto
BMJ  2001;323:1264-1265, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1264
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The European working time directive for doctors in training
Trevor Pickersgill
BMJ  2001;323:1266, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1266
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Referral of Dr Peter Mansfield to the GMC
Richard Whitmore, Malcolm Alexander, K D Bardhan, Alex Manning, Gregory Gardner
BMJ  2001;323:1304, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1304
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How best to organise acute hospital services?
Brian Harrison, David Ralphs, Victor Patterson, Richard T Taylor, Brian McCloskey
BMJ  2001;323:1305, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1305
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Acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain
Andrew Vickers, Dominik Irnich, Martin Krauss
BMJ  2001;323:1306, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1306
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Vaginal delivery after caesarean section
Betty-Anne Daviss, Kenneth C Johnson, Ina May Gaskin
BMJ  2001;323:1307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1307
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Second diphtheria booster in adults raises immunity to 92%
Akke Vellinga, Pierre Van Damme, Els Joosens, Marie van der Wielen, Herman Goossens
BMJ  2001;323:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1308
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Risk of macular degeneration with statin use should be interpreted with caution
Redmer van Leeuwen, Johannes R Vingerling, Paulus T V M de Jong
BMJ  2001;323:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1308
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Some children may not have had meningococcal C vaccine
Oluwatoyin Ejidokun, Brain O'Neill, Margaret Keating, Carole Bodkin
BMJ  2001;323:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1308
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Journals should see original protocols for clinical trials
C J Hawkey
BMJ  2001;323:1309, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1309
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Doctors seem not to be punished for dishonesty in their cv
Peter Wilmshurst
BMJ  2001;323:1309, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1309
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Membership of GMC seems to confer extra-long life
David B Goss
BMJ  2001;323:1309, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1309
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US scientists clone first human embryo
Alex Vass
BMJ  2001;323:1267, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1267
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NHS to receive higher share of public spending, Brown says
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2001;323:1267, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1267
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In brief
BMJ  2001;323:1268, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1268
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A third of surgeons in New South Wales admit to euthanasia
Christopher Zinn
BMJ  2001;323:1268, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1268
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AMA's new chief executive draws criticism
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2001;323:1268, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1268
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Mothers who kill their children can show intense grief
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2001;323:1269, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1269
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NSAIDs can lower risk of Alzheimer's
Scott Gottlieb
BMJ  2001;323:1269, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1269
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AIDS now fourth biggest killer worldwide, report says
Alex Vass
BMJ  2001;323:1271, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1271
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Scientists develop a "vaccine" against diabetes
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
BMJ  2001;323:1272, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1272
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Mortality in North Korea rises by 40% in seven years
Joe Lamar
BMJ  2001;323:1272, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1272
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Parents should have absolute rights over child’s body after death, report says
Bryan Christie
BMJ  2001;323:1270, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1270
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Fifth person dies from anthrax
Deborah Josefson
BMJ  2001;323:1270, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1270
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Costa Rica tackles high rates of stomach cancer
Claire Wallerstein
BMJ  2001;323:1270, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1270
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Combining anticoagulant drugs with herbal medicines is risky, report says
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2001;323:1270, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1270
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Doctors’ smoking cohort study ends
Martin Gaba
BMJ  2001;323:1270, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1270
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Vitamin cartel companies given record fines
Rory Watson
BMJ  2001;323:1271, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1271
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Commission asked to investigate racist discrimination against doctors
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2001;323:1271, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1271
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Spain opts to fuel health funds with petrol sales
Xavier Bosch
BMJ  2001;323:1271, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1271
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Germany faces shortfall in transplant organs
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2001;323:1272, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1272
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Ireland announces 30 primary care teams to provide "one stop services" to ease pressures on the hospital system
Doug Payne
BMJ  2001;323:1272, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1272
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World Bank helps fund growth of health services in central Europe
Carl Kovac
BMJ  2001;323:1272, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1272
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Size at birth and resilience to effects of poor living conditions in adult life: longitudinal study
D J P Barker, T Forsén, A Uutela, C Osmond, J G Eriksson
BMJ  2001;323:1273, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1273
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Measuring later health status of high risk infants: randomised comparison of two simple methods of data collection
David Field, Elizabeth S Draper, Melanie J Gompels, Colin Green, Ann Johnson, David Shortland, Mitch Blair, Bradley Manktelow, Caroline R Lamming, Catherine Law
BMJ  2001;323:1276, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1276
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Implications of childhood obesity for adult health: findings from thousand families cohort study
Charlotte M Wright, Louise Parker, Douglas Lamont, Alan W Craft
BMJ  2001;323:1280-1284, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1280
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Access to infertility investigations and treatment in couples infected with HIV: questionnaire survey
Ade Apoola, Judith tenHof, P S Allan
BMJ  2001;323:1285, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1285
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Frequency of eating and concentrations of serum cholesterol in the Norfolk population of the European prospective investigation into cancer (EPIC-Norfolk): cross sectional study
Silvia M O Titan, Sheila Bingham, Ailsa Welch, Robert Luben, Suzy Oakes, Nicholas Day, Kay-Tee Khaw
BMJ  2001;323:1286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1286
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This week's Clinical review

Science, medicine, and the future: Cellular immunotherapy for cancer
Anne C Armstrong, David Eaton, Joanne C Ewing
BMJ  2001;323:1289-1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1289
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ABC of the upper gastrointestinal tract: Indigestion: When is it functional?
Nicholas J Talley, Nghi Phung, Jamshid S Kalantar
BMJ  2001;323:1294-1297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1294
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Passing out parade
Colin Douglas
BMJ  2001;323:1315, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1315
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Bullying in medicine
Anonymous
BMJ  2001;323:1314, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1314
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Pills to Africa: how to donate effectively
John H Day, Christopher B D Lavy
BMJ  2001;323:1315, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1315
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Quality improvement report: Information given to patients before appointments and its effect on non-attendance rate
K J Hardy, S V O'Brien, N J Furlong
BMJ  2001;323:1298-1300, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1298
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NICE: faster access to modern treatments? Analysis of guidance on health technologies
James Raftery
BMJ  2001;323:1300-1303, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1300
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Jeffrey Isner
Laura Newman
BMJ  2001;323:1310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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Salem F Al-Damluji
Saad Al-Damluji
BMJ  2001;323:1310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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Michael William Leitrim Clements
David Rapley
BMJ  2001;323:1310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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Caroline Stevenson Duff
John E M Duff
BMJ  2001;323:1310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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John Gordon Edgar
J S Metcalfe
BMJ  2001;323:1310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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Penelope Hammick
G M G Barton
BMJ  2001;323:1310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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Eric Theodore Knudsen
Anthony Knudsen
BMJ  2001;323:1310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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Alastair Mackintosh Suttie
Patrick G C Manson
BMJ  2001;323:1310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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Roger West
Andrew West
BMJ  2001;323:1310, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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John Deryk Wallace Whitney
Peter Wright
BMJ  2001;323:i, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1310
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Minerva
BMJ  2001;323:1316, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1316
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Endpiece: A chameleon
BMJ  2001;323:1286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1286
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Miguel de Cervantes, hydropsy, and Thomas Sydenham
Bruno Simini
BMJ  2001;323:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1293
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A memorable patient: To cure a mockingbird
John Richardson
BMJ  2001;323:1297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1297
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This week's Corrections

Prescriptions with potential drug interactions dispensed at Swedish pharmacies in January 1999: cross sectional study
BMJ  2001;323:1303, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1303
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Revisiting the Cochrane Collaboration
BMJ  2001;323:1303, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1303
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Prospective health impact assessment: pitfalls, problems, and possible ways forward
BMJ  2001;323:1303, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1303
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Book: A Mind So Rare: The Evolution of Human Consciousness
Bruce Charlton
BMJ  2001;323:1312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1312
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Book: A History of Surgery
Sanjay A Pai
BMJ  2001;323:1312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1312
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Book: The Cloning Sourcebook
Trefor Jenkins
BMJ  2001;323:1313, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1313
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Urgently needed: leadership and mutual respect
BMJ  2001;323, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.0
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Netlines
Harry Brown
BMJ  2001;323:1313, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1313
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Website of the week: Childhood obesity
Kamran Abbasi
BMJ  2001;323:1314, doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7324.1314
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