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This week's Editor's choice

Stay at home
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2005;331, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.0-f
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Crisis resolution teams seem to improve mental health services [Full text] FREE
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This week's Editorials

Bridging the equity gap in maternal and child health
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
BMJ  2005;331:585-586, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38603.526644.47, (Published 9 September 2005)
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Evidence based reform of mental health care
Patrick D McGorry
BMJ  2005;331:586-587, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.586
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Reforming research ethics committees
Richard E Ashcroft, Ainsley J Newson, Piers M W Benn
BMJ  2005;331:587-588, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.587
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Which career first?
Susan Bewley, Melanie Davies, Peter Braude
BMJ  2005;331:588-589, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.588
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Soft tissue tumours of the extremities
Ken Mannan, T W Briggs
BMJ  2005;331:590, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.590
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This week's Letters

Childhood cancer and power lines: What do the data mean?
Nick Day, Tim Eden, Patricia McKinney, Eve Roman, Jill Simpson
BMJ  2005;331:634, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.634
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Childhood cancer and power lines: Results do not support causal role for electromagnetic fields
Sarah J Hepworth, Richard G Feltbower, Roger C Parslow, Patricia A McKinney
BMJ  2005;331:634-635, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.634-a
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Childhood cancer and power lines: Results depend on chosen control group
Leeka Kheifets, Maria Feychting, Joachim Schüz
BMJ  2005;331:635, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.635
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Childhood cancer and power lines: Study had important omissions
Roger W Coghill
BMJ  2005;331:635, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.635-a
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Childhood cancer and power lines: Summary of responses
Birte Twisselmann
BMJ  2005;331:636, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.636
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Childhood cancer and power lines: Authors' reply
Gerald Draper, Tim Vincent, Mary E Kroll, John Swanson
BMJ  2005;331:636-637, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.636-a
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Using mobile phones in hospitals: Risks were worth running during SARS epidemic
Peter K K Au-Yeung
BMJ  2005;331:637, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.637
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Using mobile phones in hospitals: Evidence is lacking, but risk may not be nothing
Alex G Birkett
BMJ  2005;331:637, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.637-a
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Using mobile phones in hospitals: New phones seem not to interfere with new equipment
Velupandian Guruswamy
BMJ  2005;331:637, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.637-b
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Review of publication bias in studies on publication bias: Studies on publication bias are probably susceptible to the bias they study
Fujian Song
BMJ  2005;331:637-638, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.637-c
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Review of publication bias in studies on publication bias: Meta-research on publication bias does not help transfer research results to patient care
Peter Kranke
BMJ  2005;331:638, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.638
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Review of publication bias in studies on publication bias: Here's a proposal for editors that may help reduce publication bias
M Maria Glymour, Ichiro Kawachi
BMJ  2005;331:638, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.638-a
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Review of publication bias in studies on publication bias: Mandatory publication of data may help
Jeffrey Mann
BMJ  2005;331:638, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.638-b
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Review of publication bias in studies on publication bias: Systematic review is needed
Raeburn B Forbes, Mark McCarron
BMJ  2005;331:638, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.638-c
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UK team hopes to create a human embryo from three donors
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2005;331:591, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.591
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Lancet criticises its owner for hosting international arms fair
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2005;331:591, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.591-a
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In brief
BMJ  2005;331:592, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.592
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Bush unveils mental health action plan
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2005;331:592, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.592-a
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Mental health plans are not being fully implemented in England
Andrew Cole
BMJ  2005;331:592, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.592-b
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UK chancellor announces new type of fund to provide $4bn vaccine aid
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2005;331:593, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.593
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Goals to reduce poverty and infant mortality will be missed
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2005;331:593, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.593-a
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Senior doctors admit mistakes in campaign for more open culture
Rebecca Coombes
BMJ  2005;331:595, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.595-b
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FDA ducks decision on emergency contraceptive
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2005;331:596, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.596
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UK agency recommends better monitoring of multidrug resistant E coli
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2005;331:594, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.594
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Poor management, not drug costs, is hampering implementation of NICE guidance
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2005;331:594, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.594-a
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Eight in 10 dancers have an injury each year, survey shows
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2005;331:594, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.594-b
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US study shows that folic acid fortification decreases neural tube defects
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2005;331:594, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.594-c
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Pathologist faces GMC hearing over altered autopsy report
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2005;331:594, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.594-d
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Scotland doesn't have enough high dependency beds, report says
Bryan Christie
BMJ  2005;331:595, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.595
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European MPs offer extension of patents to companies developing drugs for children
Rory Watson
BMJ  2005;331:595, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.595-a
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Bush visits disaster area a third time to try to allay criticisms
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2005;331:596, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.596-a
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World needs fresh research priorities and new policies to tackle changing patterns of chronic disease
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2005;331:596, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.596-b
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Expert on AIDS says epidemic can now be reversed
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2005;331:596, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.596-c
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Smoking may increase abdominal obesity
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2005;331:596, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.596-d
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This week's Short cuts

Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals
Alison Tonks
BMJ  2005;331:597-598, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.597
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This week's Papers

Randomised controlled trial of acute mental health care by a crisis resolution team: the north Islington crisis study
Sonia Johnson, Fiona Nolan, Stephen Pilling, Andrew Sandor, John Hoult, Nigel McKenzie, Ian R White, Marie Thompson, Paul Bebbington
BMJ  2005;331:599, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38519.678148.8F, (Published 15 August 2005)
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A randomised multicentre trial of integrated versus standard treatment for patients with a first episode of psychotic illness
Lone Petersen, Pia Jeppesen, Anne Thorup, Maj-Britt Abel, Johan Øhlenschlæger, Torben Østergaard Christensen, Gertrud Krarup, Per Jørgensen, Merete Nordentoft
BMJ  2005;331:602, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38565.415000.E01, (Published 2 September 2005)
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Psychological and behavioural reactions to the bombings in London on 7 July 2005: cross sectional survey of a representative sample of Londoners
G James Rubin, Chris R Brewin, Neil Greenberg, John Simpson, Simon Wessely
BMJ  2005;331:606, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38583.728484.3A, (Published 26 August 2005)
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Graffiti, greenery, and obesity in adults: secondary analysis of European cross sectional survey
Anne Ellaway, Sally Macintyre, Xavier Bonnefoy
BMJ  2005;331:611-612, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38575.664549.F7, (Published 19 August 2005)
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Drug points: Tetraparesis associated with colchicine is probably due to inhibition by verapamil of the P-glycoprotein efflux pump in the blood-brain barrier
Uwe Tröger, Hartmut Lins, Jean-M Scherrmann, Claus-Werner Wallesch, Stefanie M Bode-Böger
BMJ  2005;331:613, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38568.639688.F7, (Published 7 September 2005)
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This week's Primary care

Modelling the decline in coronary heart disease deaths in England and Wales, 1981-2000: comparing contributions from primary prevention and secondary prevention
Belgin Unal, Julia Alison Critchley, Simon Capewell
BMJ  2005;331:614, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38561.633345.8F, (Published 17 August 2005)
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10-minute consultation: Cancer prevention
Janusz Jankowski, Emma Boulton
BMJ  2005;331:618, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.618
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This week's Clinical review

Scabies: diagnosis and treatment
Graham Johnston, Mike Sladden
BMJ  2005;331:619-622, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.619
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Lesson of the week: Fatal allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome after treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricaemia
Alfonso Gutiérrez-Macías, Eva Lizarralde-Palacios, Pedro Martínez-Odriozola, Felipe Miguel-De la Villa
BMJ  2005;331:623-624, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.623
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ABC of health informatics: Is a consultation needed?
Frank Sullivan, Jeremy C Wyatt
BMJ  2005;331:625-627, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.625
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This week's Education and debate

Ethics in practice: Revealing the diagnosis of androgen insensitivity syndrome in adulthood
Jennifer Conn, Lynn Gillam, Gerard S Conway
BMJ  2005;331:628-630, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.628
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Developing clinical guidelines: a challenge to current methods
Rosalind Raine, Colin Sanderson, Nick Black
BMJ  2005;331:631-633, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.631
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This week's Obituaries

Walter Somerville
Caroline Richmond
BMJ  2005;331:639, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.639
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Maria Elisabeth Johanna (Marlies) Eenhuizen-Graham
Andrew Graham
BMJ  2005;331:639, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.639-a
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John Adolf Riedel
Martin Fisher
BMJ  2005;331:639, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.639-b
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This week's reviews

TV: Big Brother's Little Baby
Tony Sheldon
BMJ  2005;331:640, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.640
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Book: The Medical Miscellany; An Essential Medical Miscellany
Kevin Barraclough
BMJ  2005;331:641, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.641
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Book: The Trauma of Terrorism. Sharing Knowledge and Shared Care: An International Handbook
Judith Issroff
BMJ  2005;331:641, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.641-a
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PERSONAL VIEW: My brush with the FBI
Gavin Yamey
BMJ  2005;331:642, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.642
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PERSONAL VIEW: Confession of a climate criminal
Ian Roberts
BMJ  2005;331:643, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.643
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SOUNDINGS: Goodbye and hello
Colin Douglas
BMJ  2005;331:643, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.643-a
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This week's Minerva

Minerva
BMJ  2005;331:644, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.644
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This week's Fillers

POEM*: Herpes zoster vaccine is safe and effective for older adults
BMJ  2005;331, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.0-e
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Endpiece: The triumph of our art?
Terry Smyth
BMJ  2005;331:612, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.612
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Endpiece: A timeless lesson
Ravi Sohal
BMJ  2005;331:624, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.624
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War wound
William Mair
BMJ  2005;331:630, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.630
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Chocolate poisoning
Fiona Finlay, Simon Guiton
BMJ  2005;331:633, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.633
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This week's Corrections

Basic transthoracic echocardiography
BMJ  2005;331:613, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.613-a
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The Law and Ethics of Medical Research: International Bioethics and Human Rights
BMJ  2005;331:613, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.613-b
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Radiation from CT and perfusion scanning in pregnancy
BMJ  2005;331:613, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.613-c
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Alternative breast cancer drug shows promise
BMJ  2005;331:622, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.622
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Delayed prescribing of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infection
BMJ  2005;331:622, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.622-a
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Obituary: Paddy Donaldson
BMJ  2005;331:622, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.622-b
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Agencies scale up African relief
BMJ  2005;331:622, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.622-c
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Editor's choice: The pressure of time
Douglas Kamerow
BMJ  2005;331:E375, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.E375
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Editorial: Screening for glaucoma
Russell Harris
BMJ  2005;331:E376-E377, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.E376
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Funding the public health response to terrorism
Erica Frank
BMJ  2005;331:E378-E379, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.E378
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Letter: RAPID RESPONSE FROM BMJ.COM
Uffe Ravnskov
BMJ  2005;331:E380, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.E380
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Letter: RAPID RESPONSES FROM BMJ.COM
Wen Bin Liang, Nelly Ninis
BMJ  2005;331:E381, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.E381
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BMJ  2005;331:E382, doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.E382
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