Arterial bypass surgery and smokers
	J T Powell, R M Greenhalgh
	BMJ  1994;308:607-608 [Full text]

	Misuse of alcohol or drugs by elderly people
	F J Dunne
	BMJ  1994;308:608-609 [Full text]

	Policy on drug misuse in Europe
	M Farrell, J Strang, J Neeleman, P Reuter
	BMJ  1994;308:609-610 [Full text]

	Recent initiatives by the European Union
	M Joffe
	BMJ  1994;308:610-611 [Full text]

	Diagnosing the undiagnosed with diabetes
	P D Home
	BMJ  1994;308:611-612 [Full text]

	Are clinical information systems safe?
	M F Smith
	BMJ  1994;308:612 [Full text]

News

	Clunis inquiry cites "catalogue of failure"
	C Court
	BMJ  1994;308:613 [Full text]

	Irish mothers called for hepatitis C virus screening
	A Murdoch
	BMJ  1994;308:613-614 [Full text]

	Zidovudine could cut transmission of HIV by mothers
	J Roberts
	BMJ  1994;308:614 [Full text]

	Israel loses minister over health insurance
	J Siegel-Itzkovich
	BMJ  1994;308:614-615 [Full text]

	Drug misuse is soaring worldwide warns control board
	L Dillner
	BMJ  1994;308:615 [Full text]

	People with sickle cell disease need better services
	L Dillner
	BMJ  1994;308:616 [Full text]

	Dutch law defines patients' rights
	T Sheldon
	BMJ  1994;308:616 [Full text]

	British women targeted for science
	C White
	BMJ  1994;308:617 [Full text]

	Cigarettes could be classified as drugs in US
	J Roberts
	BMJ  1994;308:617 [Full text]

	Gulf states test foreigners for AIDS
	P Kandela
	BMJ  1994;308:617 [Full text]

	Two American hospitals in dilemma over brain death
	F B Charatan
	BMJ  1994;308:618 [Full text]

	Focus: Washington: Oregon overwhelmed in its first three weeks
	J Roberts
	BMJ  1994;308:618 [Full text]

Papers

	Non-invasive detection of malignancy by identification of unusual CD44 gene activity in exfoliated cancer cells
	Y Matsumura, D Hanbury, J Smith, D Tarin
	BMJ  1994;308:619-624 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Management of acute diarrhoea in diabetic patients using oral rehydration solutions containing glucose, rice, or glycine
	R Haider, A K Azad Khan, S K Roy, N Dewan, A N Alam, D Mahalanabis
	BMJ  1994;308:624-626 [Abstract] [Full text]

	The outcome of targeting community mental health services: evidence from the West Lambeth schizophrenia cohort
	A S Conway, D Melzer, A S Hale
	BMJ  1994;308:627-630 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Nocturnal blood pressure in normotensive subjects and those with white coat, primary, and secondary hypertension
	M Middeke, J Schrader
	BMJ  1994;308:630-632 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Effect of advertising on awareness of symptoms of diabetes among the general public: the British Diabetic Association Study
	B M Singh, J J W Prescott, R Guy, S Walford, M Murphy, P H Wise
	BMJ  1994;308:632-636 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Prevalence of HIV infection in patients attending an inner city accident and emergency department
	M C Poznansky, J Torkington, G Turner, M J K Bankes, J V Parry, J A Connell, R Touquet, J Weber
	BMJ  1994;308:636 [Full text]

General practice

	Measuring prescribing: the shortcomings of the item
	S M Bogle, C M Harris
	BMJ  1994;308:637-640 [Abstract] [Full text]

Education and debate

	Do growth chart centiles need a face lift?
	T J Cole
	BMJ  1994;308:641-642 [Full text]

	Grand Rounds - Hammersmith Hospital: Complicated myocardial infarction Ventricular septal rupture is a surgical emergency
	P K Mazeika
	BMJ  1994;308:643-645 [Full text]

	Medicine in Europe: The changing scene in general practice in Europe
	P R Evans
	BMJ  1994;308:645-648 [Full text]

	Correction: American and European recommendations for screening mammography in younger women: a cultural divide
	BMJ  1994;308:648 [Full text]

Letters

	Antiplatelet prophylaxis Combination treatment may cause bleeding
	V Seagroatt, C Bulstrode, D W Murray, P H Wittmann, F W Wittmann, R Collins, C Baigent, R Peto, B Farrell, J L Sullivan
	BMJ  1994;308:651-652 [Full text]

	Managing halitosis Thorough history and examination are important
	H Richardson, A J N Prichard, S G Parmar, P C Naik
	BMJ  1994;308:652 [Full text]

	Compliance in screening programmes High compliance essential in cervical screening programme..
	D Jenkins, S Gallivan, C Sherlaw-Johnson, J Patnick, J Austoker
	BMJ  1994;308:652-653 [Full text]

	Anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation
	P M W Bath, M M Brown, G A MacGregor
	BMJ  1994;308:653 [Full text]

	Gangliosides and the Guillain-Barre syndrome No causal link
	J C Samson, M G Fiori, F Grigoletto, M Massarotti, R Matano
	BMJ  1994;308:653-654 [Full text]

	Variation in caesarean section rates What difference does it make?
	M Joffe, M H Hall
	BMJ  1994;308:654-655 [Full text]

	An office at last
	J M Brown
	BMJ  1994;308:655 [Full text]

	Preventing the hand-arm vibration syndrome
	R A Palmer, J Collin
	BMJ  1994;308:655 [Full text]

	Pertussis immunisation and neurological illness
	S Sepkowttz
	BMJ  1994;308:655 [Full text]

	Old fashioned photographs
	E Bengough
	BMJ  1994;308:655 [Full text]

	Access to specialist palliative care May be expnding too quickly
	C Regnard, R Parker, F M B Calman, H J Dobbs
	BMJ  1994;308:655-656 [Full text]

	Arbitration and the NHS
	K R K Harding
	BMJ  1994;308:656 [Full text]

	Sunburn and melanoma
	S A Will, C B J Woodman
	BMJ  1994;308:656 [Full text]

	Doctors and execution in Turkey
	P Mansour
	BMJ  1994;308:656-657 [Full text]

	Clinical ecology
	S Davies, D Downing
	BMJ  1994;308:657 [Full text]

	Confidentiality, contraception, and young people
	D Paintin
	BMJ  1994;308:657 [Full text]

	Avoidable factors in stroke
	G F Mead, P A O'Neill, C N McCollum
	BMJ  1994;308:657 [Full text]

	Fluoroquinolones in upper respiratory tract infections
	M Spiteri
	BMJ  1994;308:657-658 [Full text]

	Tobacco advertising near schools
	B Guthrie
	BMJ  1994;308:658 [Full text]

	Home visits by general practitioners A different experience
	D P B Pound, P Barlow
	BMJ  1994;308:658 [Full text]

	New techniques in assisted conception Consultation document incomprehensible
	V McDonald, D Axworthy, S Golombok, R Cook, A Bish, C Murray
	BMJ  1994;308:658-659 [Full text]

	Infant death and consanguineous marriage
	K H Orstavik, R Lindemann, J Steen
	BMJ  1994;308:659 [Full text]

	Training SHOs to resuscitate newborn infants
	S Richmond, J Beesley
	BMJ  1994;308:659 [Full text]

	Repetitive strain injury and myalgic encephalomyelitis
	M Hotopf
	BMJ  1994;308:659-660 [Full text]

	Avoiding delays in emergency admissions
	R Madhok
	BMJ  1994;308:660 [Full text]

	Osteoarthritis of weight bearing joints
	J M Bland
	BMJ  1994;308:660 [Full text]

	Conference on tobacco and health
	D J Walder
	BMJ  1994;308:660 [Full text]

	Doctors cannot ration care
	A M Gordhandas
	BMJ  1994;308:660 [Full text]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  1994;308:668 [Full text]

Corrections

	Correction: How effective is nicotine replacement therapy in helping people to stop smoking?
	BMJ  1994;308:627-630 [Full text]

VIEWS AND REVIEWS

	Royal colleges produce evidence of reduced activity
	L Beecham
	BMJ  1994;308:661 [Full text]

	The judge makes hospital rounds
	G Dunea
	BMJ  1994;308:663 [Full text]

	Pathogens in popular food
	B Dixon
	BMJ  1994;308:663 [Full text]

	Travels and travails
	S Miller
	BMJ  1994;308:664 [Full text]

	Who's got learning disabilities?
	T Heller
	BMJ  1994;308:664-665 [Full text]

	America goes crazy for "the happy pill"
	G McBride
	BMJ  1994;308:665 [Full text]

	Medical Ethics Today: Its Practice and Philosophy
	M Saunders
	BMJ  1994;308:666 [Full text]

	Charity Appeals: The Complete Guide to Success
	L Nelson
	BMJ  1994;308:666 [Full text]

	Best books on infectious diseases: a personal choice
	A Nicoll, D Nathwam
	BMJ  1994;308:667 [Full text]

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