14 August 1999(vol 319, issue 7207)

This Week In the BMJ

• A high ratio of killed to wounded suggests a war crime

  BMJ 1999; 319 :c (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Class and language get in the way of referral for angina in deprived areas

  BMJ 1999; 319 :f (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Nearly one in three weapon injuries occur outside combat

  BMJ 1999; 319 :e (Published 14 August 1999)

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• As military efficiency of weapons increases, so does their likelihood of injuring civilians

  BMJ 1999; 319 :d (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Bullets should be prohibited on the basis of the damage they do, not just their construction

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Editorials

• Medicine and international humanitarian law

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• Who gets hurt by all these weapons?

  BMJ 1999; 319 :395 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Preventive medicine: can conflicts be prevented?

  BMJ 1999; 319 :396 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Doctors and torture

  BMJ 1999; 319 :397 (Published 14 August 1999)

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Letters

• Number of land mine victims in Kosovo is high

  BMJ 1999; 319 :450 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Treatment of hepatitis C infection

  BMJ 1999; 319 :450 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori in functional dyspepsia

  BMJ 1999; 319 :451 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• UK trial of policy of neonatal ECMO provides most reliable information so far

  BMJ 1999; 319 :452 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Managing atrial fibrillation in elderly people

  BMJ 1999; 319 :452 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Non-specific abdominal pain during school term may be due to viral infections then

  BMJ 1999; 319 :454 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Tackling health inequalities in primary care

  BMJ 1999; 319 :454 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Patients with tuberculosis can be managed effectively in the community

  BMJ 1999; 319 :455 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Neuropsychiatric condition must be thoroughly assessed before treatment of hepatic encephalopathy

  BMJ 1999; 319 :455 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Effects of Soho bomb were little compared with Omagh bomb

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News

• British doctors in Kosovo appeal for NHS help

  BMJ 1999; 319 :399 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Influenza drug to undergo “fast track” assessment by NICE

  BMJ 1999; 319 :400 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Nuns to run first heroin injecting room

  BMJ 1999; 319 :400 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• In brief

  BMJ 1999; 319 :400 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Indian medical authorities act on antenatal sex selection

  BMJ 1999; 319 :401 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Gulf war leaves legacy of cancer

  BMJ 1999; 319 :401 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Tuberculosis ravages Philippine slums

  BMJ 1999; 319 :402 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Animal tests rise in Great Britain

  BMJ 1999; 319 :402 (Published 14 August 1999)

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Clinical Reviews

• Lessons learnt and future expectations of complex emergencies

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• Recovery from intensive care

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Minerva

• Minerva

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Editor's Choice

• A not so distant mirror

  BMJ 1999; 319 :0 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• A not so distant mirror

  BMJ 1999; 319 :a (Published 14 August 1999)

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Papers

• Clinical and legal significance of fragmentation of bullets in relation to size of wounds: retrospective analysis

  BMJ 1999; 319 :403 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Mortality associated with use of weapons in armed conflicts, wartime atrocities, and civilian mass shootings: literature review

  BMJ 1999; 319 :407 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Effect of type and transfer of conventional weapons on civilian injuries: retrospective analysis of prospective data from Red Cross hospitals

  BMJ 1999; 319 :410 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Circumstances around weapon injury in Cambodia after departure of a peacekeeping force: prospective cohort study

  BMJ 1999; 319 :412 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Incidence of weapon injuries not related to interfactional combat in Afghanistan in 1996: prospective cohort study

  BMJ 1999; 319 :415 (Published 14 August 1999)

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General practice

• Barriers to referral in patients with angina: qualitative studyCommentary: Generalisability and validity in qualitative research

  BMJ 1999; 319 :418 (Published 14 August 1999)

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Education and debate

• New challenges for humanitarian protection

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• Eugenics and human rights

  BMJ 1999; 319 :435 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• North-South research partnerships: the ethics of carrying out research in developing countries

  BMJ 1999; 319 :438 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• The Icelandic database—do modern times need modern sagas?

  BMJ 1999; 319 :441 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Sharia punishment, treatment, and speaking outSupporting sharia or providing treatment: the International Committee of the Red CrossLearning to express dissent: Médecins Sans Frontières

  BMJ 1999; 319 :445 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Science for evil: the scientist's dilemma

  BMJ 1999; 319 :448 (Published 14 August 1999)

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Books

• Forensic Taphonomy: The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains

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• The Definition of Death: Contemporary Controversies

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Personal Views

• Time flies….

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• Lest we forgive

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Soundings

• The laws of thermodynamics

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Career focus

• Becoming a general practitioner trainer

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• Briefing

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• Briefing

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• Briefing

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• Briefing

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Fillers

• Crossed lines

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• Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom

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• The Black Smoke Nuisance

  BMJ 1999; 319 :427 (Published 14 August 1999)

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• Doctor's dilemma

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Obituary

• John Leonard DawsonSusan Mary BarclayEdward (“Edoo”) Michael BarkerAndrew DickAudrey Colquhoun-Pett

  BMJ 1999; 319 :456 (Published 14 August 1999)

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