This Week In the BMJ Poverty, not income inequality, determines mortality BMJ 1997; 314 :c (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Opiate dependent drug injectors can be treated successfully in general practice BMJ 1997; 314 :d (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Other staff may be better than doctors in requesting necropsies BMJ 1997; 314 :e (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Risk of gonorrhoea correlates with ethnic and socioeconomic group or area of residence BMJ 1997; 314 :a (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Debate over collecting ethnic data continues BMJ 1997; 314 :b (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Editorials Race, ethnicity, and sexual health BMJ 1997; 314 :1703 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Disillusioned doctors BMJ 1997; 314 :1705 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Supporting diversity in primary care BMJ 1997; 314 :1706 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Fighting malaria BMJ 1997; 314 :1707 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Responses Letters Iron deficiency anaemia BMJ 1997; 314 :1759 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission More teenagers seem to be seeking contraceptive advice from their general practitioner BMJ 1997; 314 :1760 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Increased parity and risk of trisomy 21 BMJ 1997; 314 :1760 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Brain damage in divers BMJ 1997; 314 :1761 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Consent procedure for coronary angioplasty is haphazard BMJ 1997; 314 :1762 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Informed participation in screening is essential BMJ 1997; 314 :1762 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Wait for further evidence confirming effect of interferon beta in multiple sclerosis BMJ 1997; 314 :1763 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Deaths related to methadone have doubled in Lothian BMJ 1997; 314 :1763 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Increased house dust mite allergen in synthetic pillows may explain increased wheezing BMJ 1997; 314 :1763 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Thyroxine should be tried in clinically hypothyroid but biochemically euthyroid patients BMJ 1997; 314 :1764 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Responses Large pragmatic randomised studies of new antiepileptic drugs are needed BMJ 1997; 314 :1764 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Patients from coronary care units should be given their electrocardiograms and carry them at all times BMJ 1997; 314 :1764 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Photograph was insensitive BMJ 1997; 314 :1765 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Editors are justified in asking authors to cite equivalent references from same journal BMJ 1997; 314 :1765 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission New Zealand priority criteria project BMJ 1997; 314 :1765 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission News European surveillance network to be set up BMJ 1997; 314 :1709 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Woman asks court for peaceful death BMJ 1997; 314 :1709 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission In brief BMJ 1997; 314 :1709 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission New French government will try to reduce health costs BMJ 1997; 314 :1709 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission US patients can sue HMOs BMJ 1997; 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Prospective study of effect of clinical audit on rate of requests BMJ 1997; 314 :1729 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission General practice General practitioner centred scheme for treatment of opiate dependent drug injectors in Glasgow BMJ 1997; 314 :1730 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Education and debate Sexual health–a Health of the Nation failure BMJ 1997; 314 :1743 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission HIV and AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis in ethnic minorities in United Kingdom: Is surveillance serving its purpose? BMJ 1997; 314 :1747 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Is research into ethnicity and health racist, unsound, or important science? 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BMJ 1997; 314 :1771 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Career focus Nuclear medicine (from A career hot spot: nuclear medicine BMJ 1997; 314 :S2-7096 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Briefing BMJ 1997; 314 :S3-7096 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Briefing BMJ 1997; 314 :S3a-7096 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Briefing BMJ 1997; 314 :S3b-7096 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Fillers Before the internet: Medical advice for the world BMJ 1997; 314 :j (Published 14 June 1997) Permission BMJ audit: time to decision and publication BMJ 1997; 314 :i (Published 14 June 1997) Permission A salutary lesson: Family secrets BMJ 1997; 314 :g (Published 14 June 1997) Permission My most unfortunate mistake: A memorable viva BMJ 1997; 314 :h (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Obituary Sir Robert Stevenson AitkenAbraham AnsellPeter Llewellyn BlaxterAlan James BoothJames Stark Greig BurnettJames Brian (“Jim”) Clark BMJ 1997; 314 :1766 (Published 14 June 1997) Permission Back to top PreviousNext