21 March 1998(vol 316, issue 7135)

This Week In the BMJ

• Phantom limb pain is not a sign of grief

  BMJ 1998; 316 :e (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Folic acid and vitamin B-12 and B-6 supplements reduce blood homocysteine concentrations

  BMJ 1998; 316 :b (Published 21 March 1998)

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• “Collapse” after pertussis vaccination does not recur after subsequent doses

  BMJ 1998; 316 :d (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Some infants develop hypoxaemia when breathing 15% oxygen

  BMJ 1998; 316 :a (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Antibiotics are unlikely to alter clinical course of acute cough

  BMJ 1998; 316 :f (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Psychosocial problems continue in homeless families after rehousing

  BMJ 1998; 316 :c (Published 21 March 1998)

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Editorials

• Effects of 15% oxygen on breathing patterns and oxygenation in infants

  BMJ 1998; 316 :873 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Children in the mountains

  BMJ 1998; 316 :874 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Why doesn't audit work?

  BMJ 1998; 316 :875 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Collapse reactions after whole cell pertussis vaccination

  BMJ 1998; 316 :876 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Simian virus 40 and human malignancy

  BMJ 1998; 316 :877 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Training in advanced trauma life support

  BMJ 1998; 316 :878 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Tackling violence

  BMJ 1998; 316 :879 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Cancer in parents: telling children

  BMJ 1998; 316 :880 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Letters

• Fast track admission for children with sickle cell crises

  BMJ 1998; 316 :934 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Management of sickle cell disease

  BMJ 1998; 316 :935 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Management of aseptic meningitis secondary to intravenous immunoglobulin

  BMJ 1998; 316 :936 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Coordinated neonatal screening programme for haemoglobin disorders is needed

  BMJ 1998; 316 :937 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Future of preschool vision screening

  BMJ 1998; 316 :937 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Doctors are not pressured into giving prescriptions

  BMJ 1998; 316 :938 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Article showed how not to read economic evaluations

  BMJ 1998; 316 :939 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Use of lasers can cause visual impairment

  BMJ 1998; 316 :939 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Separate R&D budget is needed for monitoring effects of new drugs

  BMJ 1998; 316 :939 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Resource allocation to health authorities

  BMJ 1998; 316 :939 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• New biomolecular assays must be tested by direct study in the developing world

  BMJ 1998; 316 :940 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• BMA cannot bring proceedings arising out of incidents in other countries

  BMJ 1998; 316 :940 (Published 21 March 1998)

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News

• Smoking in public should be restricted

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• In brief

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Secrecy still surrounds contraception in Ireland

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Teen pregnancies rise in England and Wales

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Purchase of Read codes heavily criticised by National Audit Office

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• MRC issues guidelines for clinical trials

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Call for national body to ensure blood transfusion safety

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Irish face flood of compensation claims

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Studies reject aspirin for prevention of pre-eclampsia

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Catalonia tries to tackle growing waiting lists

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Turnaround in cancer trends seen in the US

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Sponge baths for premature babies may harm

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Anaesthesiologists in battle against nurse anaesthetists in the US

  BMJ 1998; 316 :881 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Clinical Reviews

• Recent advances: Cardiology

  BMJ 1998; 316 :911 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Lesson of the week: Haemochromatosis as an endocrine cause of subfertility

  BMJ 1998; 316 :915 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• ABC of allergies: Perennial rhinitis

  BMJ 1998; 316 :917 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Minerva

• Minerva

  BMJ 1998; 316 :948 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Editor's Choice

• Medical journals and the media

  BMJ 1998; 316 :0 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Papers

• Effect of exposure to 15% oxygen on breathing patterns and oxygen saturation in infants: interventional study

  BMJ 1998; 316 :887 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Lowering blood homocysteine with folic acid based supplements: meta-analysis of randomised trials

  BMJ 1998; 316 :894 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Mental health problems of homeless children and families: longitudinal study

  BMJ 1998; 316 :899 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Rate of recurrent collapse after vaccination with whole cell pertussis vaccine: follow up study

  BMJ 1998; 316 :902 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Phantom pain, anxiety, depression, and their relation in consecutive patients with amputated limbs: case reports

  BMJ 1998; 316 :903 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Influence of travel patterns on mortality from injury among teenagers in England and Wales, 1985-95: trend analysis

  BMJ 1998; 316 :904 (Published 21 March 1998)

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General practice

• Quantitative systematic review of randomised controlled trials comparing antibiotic with placebo for acute cough in adults

  BMJ 1998; 316 :906 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Education and debate

• Ethical debate: Sex, drugs, and the invasion of privacyRespect for privacy and the case of Mr KCommentary: Hospital can never be homeCommentary: Silence may be the best advocacyCommentary: Nurses should recognise patients' rights to autonomyCommentary: Patients should have privacy as long as they do not harm themselves or others

  BMJ 1998; 316 :921 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Urgency and priority for cardiac surgery: a clinical judgment analysis

  BMJ 1998; 316 :925 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Supermarket cigarettes: the brands that dare not speak their name

  BMJ 1998; 316 :929 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Coping with loss: Bereavement in childhood

  BMJ 1998; 316 :931 (Published 21 March 1998)

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MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

• Health secretary wants to work with cliniciansScotland needs different models of health careBUPA sets up “doctors' scheme”BMA spouse membership widened

  BMJ 1998; 316 :943 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Soundings

• Selling out

  BMJ 1998; 316 :944 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Personal View

• Just another Sunday

  BMJ 1998; 316 :944 (Published 21 March 1998)

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MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA

• The hot air on passive smoking

  BMJ 1998; 316 :945 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• GMC under the cosh

  BMJ 1998; 316 :945 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Medicine and books

• Developing Professional Judgement in Health Care

  BMJ 1998; 316 :947 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Mass Listeria: The Meaning of Health Scares

  BMJ 1998; 316 :947 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Career focus

• Career development centres for doctors

  BMJ 1998; 316 :S2-7135 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Briefing

  BMJ 1998; 316 :S3-7135 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• Briefing

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• Briefing

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• Briefing

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Fillers

• Endpiece: What's a network?

  BMJ 1998; 316 :904 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• A shaggy dog story: Caffeine and canine

  BMJ 1998; 316 :916 (Published 21 March 1998)

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• An initiation: Unequal encounter

  BMJ 1998; 316 :920 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Correction

• Mother knows best

  BMJ 1998; 316 :933 (Published 21 March 1998)

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Obituary

• Isidor (“Okkie”) GordonJohn Simpson NobleHarry PandovStanley RivlinJudith Sarah Thomas (née Avery)Clifford Grant TullohRichard George (“Dickie”) VineWilliam WalkerArthur Watts

  BMJ 1998; 316 :941 (Published 21 March 1998)

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