This Week In the BMJ Switching from cigarettes to cigars or pipes benefits health BMJ 1997; 314 :b (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Placental weight to birthweight ratio: just a surrogate marker? BMJ 1997; 314 :c (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Benefits of corticosteroid treatment in head injury are still uncertain BMJ 1997; 314 :a (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Providing continuity of care in primary care doesn't mean being there all the time BMJ 1997; 314 :f (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Many diabetics in institutional care are not well managed BMJ 1997; 314 :e (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Reliability of public oriented healthcare information on the internet is poor BMJ 1997; 314 :d (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Editorials Oestrogen receptors and breast cancer BMJ 1997; 314 :1843 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Reforming the New Zealand health reforms BMJ 1997; 314 :1844 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Vitamin E and cardiovascular protection in diabetes BMJ 1997; 314 :1845 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission HIV associated tuberculosis BMJ 1997; 314 :1847 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Devolution and the Scottish NHS BMJ 1997; 314 :1848 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Letters Rationing health care BMJ 1997; 314 :1901 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms after bacterial gastroenteritis BMJ 1997; 314 :1902 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Dual publication of surgical abstracts is acceptable BMJ 1997; 314 :1903 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission General practitioners prefer to work in cooperatives for out of hours work BMJ 1997; 314 :1904 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Trial of prescribing strategies in managing sore throat BMJ 1997; 314 :1904 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Compliance and concordance with treatment BMJ 1997; 314 :1905 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Donations of orthopaedic equipment also cause problems BMJ 1997; 314 :1906 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Overcoming racism in the NHS BMJ 1997; 314 :1906 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Treatment for haemophilia by calendar in Hungary BMJ 1997; 314 :1907 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Quoting intermediate analyses can only mislead BMJ 1997; 314 :1907 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Network of “medical buddies” is needed BMJ 1997; 314 :1908 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Court ordered caesarean sections are discouraging women from seeking obstetric care BMJ 1997; 314 :1908 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Conclusions about why doctors change their practice were not supported by the data BMJ 1997; 314 :1908 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission News US tobacco firms agree to $369bn deal BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Health authorities plan legal action against tobacco companies BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission In brief BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission South African Truth Commission calls doctors to account for their actions during the apartheid era BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Russian doctors protest over state of nation's health BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission UK government to tackle prescription fraud BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Tories to revise health policy BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Norwegian GPs move to a list based system BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Colombia is confused over legalisation of euthanasia BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Responses British GPs debate user charges BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Institute for Medical Ethics faces up to flood of dilemmas BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Links with leukaemia confirmed for French nuclear plant BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Focus: Brussels – The union gets interested in ethics BMJ 1997; 314 :1849 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Clinical Reviews Science, medicine, and the future: Colorectal Cancer BMJ 1997; 314 :1882 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission ABC of mental health: Anxiety BMJ 1997; 314 :1886 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Minerva Minerva BMJ 1997; 314 :1918 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Selection Selection BMJ 1997; 314 :k (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Editor's Choice A week for hedgehogs over foxes BMJ 1997; 314 :0 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Papers Corticosteroids in acute traumatic brain injury: systematic review of randomised controlled trials BMJ 1997; 314 :1855 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Responses Prospective study of effect of switching from cigarettes to pipes or cigars on mortality from three smoking related diseases BMJ 1997; 314 :1860 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Prospective cohort study of factors influencing the relative weights of the placenta and the newborn infant BMJ 1997; 314 :1864 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Diabetes in institutionalised elderly people: a forgotten population? BMJ 1997; 314 :1868 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Drug points: Drug induced psychosis with doxazosin BMJ 1997; 314 :1869 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission General practice What future for continuity of care in general practice? BMJ 1997; 314 :1870 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Statistics Notes: Units of analysis BMJ 1997; 314 :1874 (Published 28 June 1997) PDF Permission Information in practice Reliability of health information for the public on the world wide web: systematic survey of advice on managing fever in children at home BMJ 1997; 314 :1875 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Responses Commentary: measuring quality and impact of the world wide web BMJ 1997; 314 :1879 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Netlines BMJ 1997; 314 :1881 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Education and debate Gp budget holding in new zealand: lessons for Britain and elsewhere? BMJ 1997; 314 :1890 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission New Zealand's health reforms: a clash of cultures BMJ 1997; 314 :1892 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Managed care: Implications of managed care for health systems, clinicians, and patients BMJ 1997; 314 :1895 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Health in China: Maternal and child health in China BMJ 1997; 314 :1898 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST Local medical commitee conference BMJ 1997; 314 :1911 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Soundings Man's best friend BMJ 1997; 314 :1914 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Personal Views Burundi … an illustration of the problem BMJ 1997; 314 :1914 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Unfamiliar territory BMJ 1997; 314 :1915 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Medicine and books Managing Manic Depressive Disorders BMJ 1997; 314 :1916 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Health Economics: An Introduction to Economic Evaluation; Elementary Economic Evaluation in Health Care BMJ 1997; 314 :1916 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Health at the Crossroads: Transport Policy and Urban Health BMJ 1997; 314 :1917 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Career focus Attaining competence in English BMJ 1997; 314 :S2-7098 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Briefing BMJ 1997; 314 :S3-7098 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Briefing BMJ 1997; 314 :S3a-7098 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Briefing BMJ 1997; 314 :S3b-7098 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Fillers Endpiece: Two modes of thought BMJ 1997; 314 :h (Published 28 June 1997) Permission A memorable patient: A shocking recollection BMJ 1997; 314 :j (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Responses A memorable patient: When all else fails examine the patient BMJ 1997; 314 :i (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Obituary David Wynne DaviesMagdolna (“Magda”) ErdohaziThomas EvansPhilip Golding-WoodCharles Hezzy GoodliffeDennis MalcolmStanley Frederick MarshallWilliam Edward Smith MarshallRobert MaxwellGeoffrey Wilberforce MilledgeJohn Moss BMJ 1997; 314 :1909 (Published 28 June 1997) Permission Back to top PreviousNext