The aspirin papers
	M J Underwood, R S More
	BMJ  1994;308:71-2 [Full text]

	Who benefits from medical interventions?
	G D Smith, M Egger
	BMJ  1994;308:72-4 [Full text]

	IgA nephropathy
	D G Williams
	BMJ  1994;308:74-5 [Full text]

	Sunburn and melanoma: how strong is the evidence?
	R Marks, D Whiteman
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Full text]

News

	AMA fights for improvements in Aborigines' health
	C Zinn
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Full text]

	Compensation urged for US radiation victims
	R Rhein
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Full text]

	Brazil fights to save biodiversity
	J Rocha
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Full text]

	US sets standards for mammography
	F B Charatan
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Full text]

	Improve clinical effectiveness, says DoH
	A Tonks
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Full text]

	Government sets targets for Scottish diet
	B Christie
	BMJ  1994;308:75-6 [Full text]

	Focus: London: The year that manpower controls finally crumble
	J Smith
	BMJ  1994;308:76-81 [Full text]

Papers

	Collaborative overview of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy Prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke by prolonged antiplatelet therapy in various categories of patients
	BMJ  1994;308:81-106 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Indications for operation in suspected appendicitis and incidence of perforation
	R Andersson, A Hugander, A Thulin, P O Nystrom, G Olaison
	BMJ  1994;308:107-110 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Renal disease and use of topical non-steroidal: anti-inflammatory drugs
	C A O'Callaghan, P A Andrews, C G Ogg
	BMJ  1994;308:110-11 [Full text]

	Formal measurement of clinical uncertainty: prelude to a trial in perinatal medicine
	R Lilford
	BMJ  1994;308:111-113 [Full text]

	Correction: A randomised controlled trial to test equivalence between retinyl palmitate and B carotene for vitamin A deficiency
	BMJ  1994;308:111-113 [Full text]

	Drug points: Fever, vasculitic rash, arthritis, pericarditis, and pericardial effusion after mesalazine
	A G Lin, K R Hine
	BMJ  1994;308:113 [Full text]

	Drug points: Is there a problem with long term use of sumatriptan in acute migraine?
	M J Osborne, R C T Austin, K J Dawson, L Lange
	BMJ  1994;308:113 [Full text]

	Drug points: Myoclonus associated with propafenone
	T P Chua, T Farrell, D P Lipkin
	BMJ  1994;308:113 [Full text]

	Drug points: Allopurinol interaction with cyclosporin
	M Gorrie, M Beaman, A Nicholls, P Blackwell
	BMJ  1994;308:113 [Full text]

General practice

	Enriching Careers in General Practice: Building morale through personal development
	S Handysides
	BMJ  1994;308:114-116 [Full text]

Education and debate

	An economic view of high compliance as a screening objective
	D J Torgerson, C Donaldson
	BMJ  1994;308:117-19 [Full text]

	Hypoxia in childhood pneumonia: better detection and more oxygen needed in developing countries
	T Dyke, N Brown
	BMJ  1994;308:119-20 [Full text]

	ABC of Emergency Radiology: THE KNEE
	BMJ  1994;308:121-125 [Full text]

	Minimally Invasive Surgery: Neurosurgery
	D G Thomas, N D Kitchen
	BMJ  1994;308:126-8 [Full text]

Letters

	Long term management after splenectomy: National guidelines, please
	P J Flegg
	BMJ  1994;308:131 [Full text]

	Widen criteria for vaccination
	S Reilly, A G Prentice, J A Copplestone, M D Hamon, J Sarangi
	BMJ  1994;308:131 [Full text]

	Lifelong penicillin unproved in trials..
	M Makris, M Greaves, D A Winfield, F E Preston, J S Lilleyman
	BMJ  1994;308:131-2 [Full text]

	...and may be ineffective
	R G Finch, R Read
	BMJ  1994;308:132 [Full text]

	Fact sheets, posters, and protocol cards available
	P Baddeley, P Boyer, D M White
	BMJ  1994;308:132 [Full text]

	Americans recommend additional immunisation
	R P D Cooke, P A Gover, R J Grace
	BMJ  1994;308:132 [Full text]

	Hyposplenic patients need prophylactic penicillin
	A F Muller, P J Toghill
	BMJ  1994;308:132-3 [Full text]

	Consider HIV infection in thrombocytopenia
	M Fisher, B Peters, M McBride, V Kitchen
	BMJ  1994;308:133 [Full text]

	Datasheet at odds with government guidelines..
	P R A Taylor, M R Howard
	BMJ  1994;308:133 [Full text]

	...has been amended
	R C A Graham
	BMJ  1994;308:133 [Full text]

	Consider prophylaxis in systemic lupus erythematosus
	K A Davies, H L C Beynon, M J Walport
	BMJ  1994;308:133 [Full text]

	Caesarean section rates: Evaluate the reasons for surgery
	C R Leitch, J J Walker
	BMJ  1994;308:133-4 [Full text]

	Patients unaware of anaesthetic risks
	M Mead, J White
	BMJ  1994;308:134 [Full text]

	Diabetes registers in general practice College reports higher prevalence
	D M Fleming
	BMJ  1994;308:134 [Full text]

	Hungarian registers new and improved
	G Jeremendy
	BMJ  1994;308:134-5 [Full text]

	Deregulating emergency contraception: The alternative may be unwanted pregnancies
	A Webb
	BMJ  1994;308:135-6 [Full text]

	Family planning nurses have useful skills
	M Kishen
	BMJ  1994;308:135 [Full text]

	Non-redemption of prescriptions: Linked to poor consultations
	T J Coleman
	BMJ  1994;308:135 [Full text]

	Homeless people miss out on prescribed treatment
	H Cooling
	BMJ  1994;308:135 [Full text]

	Lp (a) lipoprotein and impaired glucose tolerance: Association poorly investigated
	A C G Uprichard, L Shurzinske
	BMJ  1994;308:136 [Full text]

	Authors' reply
	M Farrer, F L Game, P H Winocour, M F Laker, K G M M Alberti, C J Albers, P C Adams, H A W Neil
	BMJ  1994;308:136 [Full text]

	Potassium depletion and rhabdomyolysis
	A J Larner
	BMJ  1994;308:136 [Full text]

	Imaging methods used in aortic dissection
	C M Francis, G R Sutherland, C M Turnbull
	BMJ  1994;308:136-7 [Full text]

	Training for house officers
	J Wilton
	BMJ  1994;308:136-7 [Full text]

	Standards of care should not depend on the patient's status
	J Gilbert
	BMJ  1994;308:137 [Full text]

	Health in Israeli occupied territories
	R Mazali
	BMJ  1994;308:137 [Full text]

	Somatoform pain disorder after road traffic accidents
	L H Field
	BMJ  1994;308:137-8 [Full text]

	Schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi
	I J P Loefler
	BMJ  1994;308:138 [Full text]

	Health concerns in Kosovo
	Z Radovanovic
	BMJ  1994;308:138 [Full text]

	Overestimation of cost savings: in prevention of osteoporosis
	F French, D Torgerson, R W Porter
	BMJ  1994;308:138 [Full text]

	Resource implications of cancelled operations
	D L McWhinnie, J A Michaels, J Collin, P J Morris
	BMJ  1994;308:138-9 [Full text]

	Women consultants
	J Stark, H Demery
	BMJ  1994;308:139 [Full text]

	Information management and patient privacy
	G P Winyard, R T Rogers
	BMJ  1994;308:139 [Full text]

	No deception in symposium supplement
	A M Gotto, G Assmann, R Paoletti
	BMJ  1994;308:139 [Full text]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  1994;308:146 [Full text]

VIEWS AND REVIEWS

	Medicopolitical Digest CCSC sets up working party on the new NHS
	L Beecham
	BMJ  1994;308:140 [Full text]

	Soundings on Soundings
	T Greenhalgh
	BMJ  1994;308:142 [Full text]

	Words that obscure meaning
	B Dixon
	BMJ  1994;308:142 [Full text]

	Through uncharted waters
	T Greenway
	BMJ  1994;308:143 [Full text]

	How to Break Bad News
	P J Toghill
	BMJ  1994;308:144 [Full text]

	The International Classification of Primary Care in the European Community
	M Pringle
	BMJ  1994;308:144 [Full text]

	Best books on neurology: a personal choice
	J Greene
	BMJ  1994;308:145 [Full text]

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