08 May 1999(vol 318, issue 7193)

This Week In the BMJ

• Mental health services should aim to improve safety

  BMJ 1999; 318 :b (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Educational package changed management of menorrhagia in primary care

  BMJ 1999; 318 :d (Published 08 May 1999)

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• CME in primary care can make a difference

  BMJ 1999; 318 :g (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Cervical screening is probably responsible for reducing deaths

  BMJ 1999; 318 :c (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Asthma resource centre did not improve management of asthma

  BMJ 1999; 318 :e (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Educational interventions can be evaluated

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Editorials

• Time for evidence based medical education

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1223 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• The case for structuring the discussion of scientific papers

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1224 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Suicide and homicide by people with mental illness

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1225 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Management of pituitary tumours

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• Chronic pelvic pain syndrome

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Letters

• Genetically modified foods and the Pusztai affair

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• Vitamin D deficiency

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• Medical rules are needed in marathons in the United Kingdom

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• Pseudo-EBM-ers have their own lexicon

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• Pregnancy does not mean that patients with tuberculosis must stop treatment

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1286 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Cluster randomised trials

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• Areca nuts can have deleterious effects

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1287 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Fractures of the thoracolumbar spine in major trauma patients

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1287 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Evidence does not exist that dyspepsia heralds gastric cancer in its earliest stage

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• Adjusting for multiple testing in studies is less important than other concerns

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• Cited studies did not show relation between maternal anxiety and birth weight

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• Inclusive questions are needed when taking a sexual history

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• Drugs for epilepsy have teratogenic risks

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• Alcohol intake and cancer of the upper digestive tract

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• Meeting the healthcare needs of refugees and asylum seekers

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News

• UK lags behind in fight against heart disease

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1229 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Ethnic Albanian doctor abducted from her home in Kosovo

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1229 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• In brief

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• GMC advises trusts on governance

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1230 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Cloning may cause health defects

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• Reform at WHO is too slow, say critics

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1231 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Some HIV patients can stop taking prophylaxis against infections

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1231 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Thousands of smear tests reviewed

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1231 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Fee for service doctors dispense more antibiotics in Canada

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1232 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Germany fails to introduce drugs “blacklist”

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1232 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• New virus is identified in Malaysia epidemic

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1232 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Australian army infected troops and internees in second world war

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1233 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• US conference looks at improving patient safety

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• Dutch minister warns that illegal immigrants must receive care

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• EU tackles pollution related illness

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• European network for patients' rights set up

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Clinical Reviews

• Hepatology

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• Operative delivery

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Minerva

• Minerva

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Editor's Choice [GP]

• “I don't know”: the three most important words in education

  BMJ 1999; 318 :a (Published 08 May 1999)

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Editor's Choice

• “I don't know”: the three most important words in education

  BMJ 1999; 318 :0 (Published 08 May 1999)

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Papers

• Suicide within 12 months of contact with mental health services: national clinical survey

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1235 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Mental disorder and clinical care in people convicted of homicide: national clinical survey

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1240 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Effect of screening on cervical cancer mortality in England and Wales: analysis of trends with an age period cohort model

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1244 (Published 08 May 1999)

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General practice

• Randomised controlled trial of educational package on management of menorrhagia in primary care: the Anglia menorrhagia education study

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1246 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Clustered randomised trial of an intervention to improve the management of asthma: Greenwich asthma study

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1251 (Published 08 May 1999)

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Education and debate

• Guidelines for evaluating papers on educational interventions

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• Evaluating and researching the effectiveness of educational interventions

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• Evaluating educational interventions

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• Trend spotting: fashions in medical education

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• Does continuing medical education in general practice make a difference?

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1276 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Learner centred approaches in medical education

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MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

• BMA launches consultation on Helsinki DeclarationAccident departments are not used properlyPCGs and PCTs will have advantagesHealth secretary asked to look at workforce crisisManaged clinical networks move ahead in Scotland

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1293 (Published 08 May 1999)

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MULTIMEDIA

• Forensic Sciences in Clinical Medicine: A Case Study Approach

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1294 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1294 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• War and Public Health

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• “Don't smoke,” buy Marlboro

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• WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

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NETLINES

• Netlines

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Personal View

• I don't believe in excellence

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Soundings

• … a joy forever

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Career focus

• Choosing a career

  BMJ 1999; 318 :S2-7193 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Briefing

  BMJ 1999; 318 :S3-7193 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Briefing

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• Briefing

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• Briefing

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Fillers

• Always check the x ray film

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1239 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• The silent sentinels

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1245 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• For a fee

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1251 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Gender

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1251 (Published 08 May 1999)

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• Umpire needed

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• Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom

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Obituary

• ObituariesHenry Taylor HowattJohn Erskine MalcolmRonald George MilneWilliam Francis O'DwyerJeffrey Richard Scholey

  BMJ 1999; 318 :1292 (Published 08 May 1999)

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