This Week In the BMJ Vigabatrin may cause visual field constriction BMJ 1997; 314 :d (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Concussive convulsions after sports injury are not serious BMJ 1997; 314 :b (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Demand for renal services will rise as ethnic minorities age BMJ 1997; 314 :e (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Less frequent follow up in breast cancer is not associated with deterioration in health BMJ 1997; 314 :c (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Out of hours: GPs, deputising services, and GP cooperatives handle patients differently BMJ 1997; 314 :a (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Editorials Out of hours primary care BMJ 1997; 314 :157 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Epilepsy: getting the diagnosis right BMJ 1997; 314 :158 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Lack of oats toxicity in coeliac disease BMJ 1997; 314 :159 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Hysterectomy: will it pay the bills in 2007? BMJ 1997; 314 :160 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Drinking before sedation BMJ 1997; 314 :162 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease BMJ 1997; 314 :163 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Don't treat shackled patients BMJ 1997; 314 :164 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Letters Data are not now collected by ethnic group in South Africa BMJ 1997; 314 :220 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Dealing with patients with HIV infection BMJ 1997; 314 :220 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Activists in India are promoting good health of babies through breast feeding BMJ 1997; 314 :221 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Having some lifesaving skills must be better than having none BMJ 1997; 314 :222 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Clinical effects of anticoagulants in suspected acute myocardial infarction BMJ 1997; 314 :222 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Metabolic effects of antihypertensive treatment should not be overstated BMJ 1997; 314 :223 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Authors' arguments about infertility services were based on a misunderstanding BMJ 1997; 314 :224 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Investigations to diagnose cause of dizziness in elderly people BMJ 1997; 314 :224 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Implementing guidance on hepatitis B for applicants to medical school is time consuming BMJ 1997; 314 :225 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Predicting adverse cardiac events after myocardial infarction and thrombolysis BMJ 1997; 314 :225 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Varicella vaccine in pregnancy BMJ 1997; 314 :226 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Methods of surveying patients' satisfaction BMJ 1997; 314 :227 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Deprivation payments to general practitioners BMJ 1997; 314 :227 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Microbiologists are available 24 hours a day to give advice BMJ 1997; 314 :229 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Decision to resect an adrenal mass depends on size of mass and age of patient BMJ 1997; 314 :229 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Pessimistic views of the NHS BMJ 1997; 314 :230 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission First patient was airlifted from highlands of Scotland in 1933, not 1953 BMJ 1997; 314 :230 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission News India to control foreign research involving Indian patients BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Court hears assisted suicide debate BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission In brief BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Doctors involved in human rights' abuses in Kenya BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Hormone scandal hits France BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Baby milk companies accused of breaching marketing code BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Gulf war syndrome linked to chemical exposure BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission End to state regulation of health costs in New York BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Hong Kong University turns down tobacco money BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission No risk of breast cancer with abortions BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Belgium bans tobacco advertising BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Fetal bone marrow transplants spark hope for genetic diseases BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Tonsil test hope for CJD BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Blood tests urged for CJD carriers BMJ 1997; 314 :165 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Clinical Reviews Recent advances: Paediatric anaesthesia BMJ 1997; 314 :201 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Science, medicine, and the future: Role of molecular cell biology in understanding disease BMJ 1997; 314 :203 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Lesson of the week: prevalence of concomitant disease in patients with iron deficiency anaemia BMJ 1997; 314 :206 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Minerva Minerva BMJ 1997; 314 :238 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Editor's Choice Television can help medicine BMJ 1997; 314 :0 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Papers Retrospective study of concussive convulsions in elite Australian rules and rugby league footballers: phenomenology, aetiology, and outcome BMJ 1997; 314 :171 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Popularity of less frequent follow up for breast cancer in randomised study: initial findings from the hotline study BMJ 1997; 314 :174 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Weight loss in people with Alzheimer's disease: a prospective population based analysis BMJ 1997; 314 :178 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies among healthcare workers of two teaching hospitals. Who is at risk? BMJ 1997; 314 :179 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Severe persistent visual field constriction associated with vigabatrin BMJ 1997; 314 :180 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission General practice Observational study of a general practice out of hours cooperative: measures of activity BMJ 1997; 314 :182 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Comparison of out of hours care provided by patients' own general practitioners and commercial deputising services: a randomised controlled trial. I: The process of care BMJ 1997; 314 :187 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Comparison of out of hours care provided by patients' own general practitioners and commercial deputising services: a randomised controlled trial. II: the outcome of care BMJ 1997; 314 :190 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Reliability and validity of a new measure of patient satisfaction with out of hours primary medical care in the united kingdom: development of a patient questionnaire BMJ 1997; 314 :193 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Nurse telephone triage in out of hours primary care: a pilot study BMJ 1997; 314 :198 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Changing the pattern out of hours: a survey of general practice cooperatives BMJ 1997; 314 :199 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Education and debate Diabetes and hypertension in britain's ethnic minorities: implications for the future of renal services BMJ 1997; 314 :209 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Association of use of a log book and experience as a preregistration house officer: interview survey BMJ 1997; 314 :213 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Commentary: educational initiatives deserve randomised controlled trials BMJ 1997; 314 :216 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Funding the NHS: A little local difficulty? BMJ 1997; 314 :216 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST Doctors continue to report funding problemsBMA wants to meet health secretary on white papersGPs seek amendments to primary care bill BMJ 1997; 314 :233 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Personal Views Mangia meno (eat less) BMJ 1997; 314 :234 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission From catamaran to Cantabrigia BMJ 1997; 314 :234 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA French angst over nuclear power BMJ 1997; 314 :235 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Hospital closures: for good or for ill? BMJ 1997; 314 :236 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Helping Children with Ill or Disabled Parents BMJ 1997; 314 :237 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Medicine and books Minefields in their Hearts BMJ 1997; 314 :237 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Career focus Audiological medicine BMJ 1997; 314 :S2-7075 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Responses Briefing BMJ 1997; 314 :S3-7075 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Briefing BMJ 1997; 314 :S3a-7075 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Fillers Mistakes avoided: On life and death certificates BMJ 1997; 314 :g (Published 18 January 1997) Permission A memorable patient: Deceived by appearances BMJ 1997; 314 :i (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Opening my mind BMJ 1997; 314 :f (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Child B: a personal view BMJ 1997; 314 :h (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Obituary Harry AngelmanShevan AbdulKarim AyoubWalter CalvertSheila Mary Ross Dronfield (née Williams)Jean Lilian HallumEdward Harford-ReesFrank Edward HobbsAir Vice Marshall Thomas (“Tom”) Conchar MacdonaldThomas Goronwy OwenAlex Norman Barron StottBasil StricklandJennifer Ann Thomson (née Chown) BMJ 1997; 314 :231 (Published 18 January 1997) Permission Back to top PreviousNext