Memory of intraoperative events
	J G Jones
	BMJ  1994;309:967-968 [Full text]

	Controlling occupational exposure to anaesthetic gases
	I S Symington
	BMJ  1994;309:968-969 [Full text]

	The Cochrane Collaboration
	F Godlee
	BMJ  1994;309:969-970 [Full text]

	How many psychiatric beds?
	G Thornicroft, G Strathdee
	BMJ  1994;309:970-971 [Full text]

	The limits to health promotion
	N C H Stott, P Kinnersley, S Rollnick
	BMJ  1994;309:971-972 [Full text]

News

	Hospital closures
	H Karcher, D Spurgeon, C Essex, F B Charatan, B Christie, M Dolley, A Murdoch, G Nandan, A Dorozynski
	BMJ  1994;309:973-977 [Full text]

	Consultants will fight local pay
	L Beecham
	BMJ  1994;309:977-978 [Full text]

	New test for invalidity is accused of unfairness
	N Craft
	BMJ  1994;309:978 [Full text]

	Focus: London: Hospitals going the way of schools?
	J Smith
	BMJ  1994;309:978 [Full text]

Papers

	Randomised trial of hysterectomy, endometrial laser ablation, and transcervical endometrial resection for dysfunctional uterine bleeding
	S B Pinion, D E Parkin, D R Abramovich, A Naji, D A Alexander, I T Russell, H C Kitchener
	BMJ  1994;309:979-983 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Glycated haemoglobin values: problems in assessing blood glucose control in diabetes mellitus
	E S Kilpatrick, A G Rumley, M H Dominiczak, M Small
	BMJ  1994;309:983-986 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Indication for computed tomography of the brain in patients with first uncomplicated generalised seizure
	R A Schoenenberger, S M Heim
	BMJ  1994;309:986-989 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Managing injuries from sharp instruments in health care workers in Mersey
	R R White, E J Ridgway
	BMJ  1994;309:989-990 [Full text]

	Commercial source of drug information: comparison between the United Kingdom and India
	R K Dikshit, N Dikshit
	BMJ  1994;309:990-991 [Full text]

	Vertebral deformities as predictors of non-vertebral fractures
	H Burger, P L A Van Daele, D Algra, A Hofman, D E Grobbee, H E Schutte, J C Birkenhager, H A Pols
	BMJ  1994;309:991-992 [Full text]

	Use of translated written material to communicate with non-English speaking patients
	D J Tuffnell, K Nuttall, J Raistrick, T L Jackson
	BMJ  1994;309:992 [Full text]

General practice

	Randomised controlled trial of health promotion in general practice for patients at high cardiovascular risk
	M E Cupples, A McKnight
	BMJ  1994;309:993-996 [Abstract] [Full text]

	Statistics Notes: Quartiles, quintiles, centiles, and other quantiles
	D G Altman, J M Bland
	BMJ  1994;309:996 [Full text] [PDF]

Education and debate

	Fortnightly Review: Methadone maintenance treatment in opiate dependence: a review
	M Farrell, J Ward, R Mattick, W Hall, G V Stimson, D des Jarlais, M Gossop, J Strang
	BMJ  1994;309:997-1001 [Full text]

	Lesson of the Week: Overdosage of opiate from patient controlled analgesia devices
	D A Southern, M S Read
	BMJ  1994;309:1002 [Full text]

	APC of Breast Diseases: Breast Cancer - Epidemiology, risk factors, and Genetics
	K M McPherson, C M Steel, J M Dixon
	BMJ  1994;309:1003-1006 [Full text]

	Systematic Reviews: Obtaining data from randomised controlled trials: how much do we need for reliable and informative meta-analyses?
	M J Clarke, L A Stewart
	BMJ  1994;309:1007-1010 [Full text]

	Controversies in Management: Are antibiotics appropriate for sore throats? Costs outweigh the benefits
	P S Little, I Williamson
	BMJ  1994;309:1010-1012 [Full text]

	Careful prescribing is beneficial
	Pesach Shvartzman
	BMJ  1994;309:1011-1012 [Full text]

Letters

	Active management of labour
	Kieran O'Driscoll
	BMJ  1994;309:1015 [Full text]

	Continual audit is important
	M S Robson
	BMJ  1994;309:1015 [Full text]

	Standards vary among institutions
	John F Stratton
	BMJ  1994;309:1015 [Full text]

	Non-randomised studies cannot be ignored
	T H Bloomfield
	BMJ  1994;309:1015-1016 [Full text]

	Strict definition of labour is essential
	John Hughes
	BMJ  1994;309:1016 [Full text]

	WHO partogram helps
	Christopher Lennox
	BMJ  1994;309:1016 [Full text]

	Non-randomised studies cannot be ignored
	J G Thornton, R J Lilford
	BMJ  1994;309:1016 [Full text]

	Care of dying patients in hospital Palliative care teams have helped
	M Bennett, D Alison, K Simpson
	BMJ  1994;309:1017 [Full text]

	Things have improved
	P Stone, C Phillips, A Mabbott, P Langstone
	BMJ  1994;309:1017 [Full text]

	Guidelines have improved care
	M Stevenson
	BMJ  1994;309:1017 [Full text]

	Care may not be recorded in the notes
	I Haslock
	BMJ  1994;309:1017-101 [Full text]

	Carers need support
	N Ramsay
	BMJ  1994;309:1017-1018 [Full text]

	Technology foresight
	P Greenaway
	BMJ  1994;309:1018 [Full text]

	Use of fetal eggs for research
	D W Evans
	BMJ  1994;309:1018 [Full text]

	Results of prescription event monitoring study of salmeterol
	R D Mann
	BMJ  1994;309:1018 [Full text]

	Possible benefits of low molecular weight heparins
	L Breimer
	BMJ  1994;309:1019 [Full text]

	Future of inpatient adolescent psychiatric units
	H Behr, M Hodes
	BMJ  1994;309:1019 [Full text]

	Acanthamoeba keratitis
	D V Seal, J Hay
	BMJ  1994;309:1019 [Full text]

	Improving patient confidentiality
	P Barlow
	BMJ  1994;309:1019-1020 [Full text]

	Circumcision and uncircumcision
	J Warren
	BMJ  1994;309:1020 [Full text]

	Importance of awareness of religious customs
	E Aitken
	BMJ  1994;309:1020 [Full text]

	Confidential help is available
	Anonymous
	BMJ  1994;309:1020 [Full text]

	Occupational health departments can help and be trusted
	J Harrison
	BMJ  1994;309:1020 [Full text]

	Value of Kleihauer test
	R P Balfour, F G Williams, J A F Napier
	BMJ  1994;309:1020-1021 [Full text]

	Government clarifies long term NHS care
	J Andrews
	BMJ  1994;309:1021 [Full text]

	Floating eye clinic
	D P Choyce
	BMJ  1994;309:1021 [Full text]

	Acronymophilia: Abbreviations and acronyms are different
	J Wafula, S J Krikler, P Nicol
	BMJ  1994;309:1021 [Full text]

Obituaries

	BMJ  1994;309:1013-1014 [Full text]

Minerva

	Minerva
	J P Fisher
	BMJ  1994;309:1028 [Full text]

VIEWS AND REVIEWS

	Minister steps in to meet new deal targets
	L Beecham
	BMJ  1994;309:1022 [Full text]

	Vaccines for children
	G Dunea
	BMJ  1994;309:1023 [Full text]

	Healing ancient and modern
	J Hollis-Triantafillou
	BMJ  1994;309:1023 [Full text]

	Listening to the silence
	S Spence
	BMJ  1994;309:1024 [Full text]

	A healthy profit
	L Bromley
	BMJ  1994;309:1024-1025 [Full text]

	The tip of the iceberg
	A McCartney
	BMJ  1994;309:1025 [Full text]

	Neurological Emergencies
	W J Lance
	BMJ  1994;309:1026 [Full text]

	Mitochondrial Disorders in Neurology
	L Bromley
	BMJ  1994;309:1026-1027 [Full text]

	Medicine and Moral Reasoning
	H S Furness
	BMJ  1994;309:1027 [Full text]

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