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6 April 2002 (Vol 324, No 7341)
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Meningococcal C vaccination is cost effective [Full text]
Intensive follow up after surgery for colorectal cancer improves survival [Full text]
Parents recognise benefits of postmortems [Full text]
Visual aids help patients understand risk [Full text]
Change in psychological agreement makes doctors unhappy [Full text]
A new agreement is needed if the NHS is to reform [Full text]
NICE is not fulfilling its promise [Full text]

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Areca nut use: an independent risk factor for oral cancer
Saman Warnakulasuriya, Chetan Trivedy, Timothy J Peters
BMJ  2002;324:799-800, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.799
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Murder by fake drugs
Paul N Newton, Nicholas J White, Jan A Rozendaal, Michael D Green
BMJ  2002;324:800-801, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.800
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Management of co-infection with HIV and TB
R Colebunders, M L Lambert
BMJ  2002;324:802-803, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.802
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Epidemiology of HIV in China
Kong-lai Zhang, Shao-Jun Ma
BMJ  2002;324:803-804, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.803
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Pakistan's doctors protest at killing of 13 colleagues this year
Zarar Khan
BMJ  2002;324:805, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.805
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Staff shortages threaten public health in London
Alex Vass
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In brief
BMJ  2002;324:806, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.806
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Indian group seeks ban on use of electroconvulsive therapy without anaesthesia
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2002;324:806, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.806/a
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Bush to drop medical records privacy clause
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2002;324:806, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.806/b
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Global Fund overwhelmed by requests
Fiona Fleck
BMJ  2002;324:807, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.807
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HIV drug under review as firm withdraws FDA application
Pat Sidley
BMJ  2002;324:807, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.807/a
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Oregon jury hits Philip Morris with $150m damages for low tar cigarettes
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2002;324:808, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.808
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WHO links long term pill use to cervical cancer
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2002;324:808, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.808/a
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Ombudsman criticises GP for striking patients off without warning
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2002;324:808, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.808/b
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US prisoner at centre of heart transplant row
Deborah Josefson
BMJ  2002;324:808, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.808/c
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US drug companies will meet more than half the cost of drug approval
Deborah Josefson
BMJ  2002;324:808, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.808/d
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Drug industry writers propose code of ethical conduct
Gavin Yamey
BMJ  2002;324:808, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.808/e
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Australian government forced to bail out medical malpractice insurer
Christopher Zinn
BMJ  2002;324:808, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.808/f
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Caroline L Trotter, W John Edmunds
BMJ  2002;324:809, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.809
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Andrew G Renehan, Matthias Egger, Mark P Saunders, Sarah T O'Dwyer
BMJ  2002;324:813, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.813
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Judith Rankin, Chris Wright, Tom Lind
BMJ  2002;324:816-818, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.816
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Sue Horrocks, Elizabeth Anderson, Chris Salisbury
BMJ  2002;324:819-823, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.819
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Johann Steurer, Joachim E Fischer, Lucas M Bachmann, Michael Koller, Gerben ter Riet
BMJ  2002;324:824-826, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.824
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Explaining risks: turning numerical data into meaningful pictures
Adrian Edwards, Glyn Elwyn, Al Mulley
BMJ  2002;324:827-830, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.827
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ABC of clinical electrocardiography: Acute myocardial infarction---Part I
Francis Morris, William J Brady
BMJ  2002;324:831-834, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.831
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A painful experience
Liam Farrell
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The role of role avoidance
Paul Reynolds
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Unhappy doctors: what are the causes and what can be done?
Nigel Edwards, Mary Jane Kornacki, Jack Silversin
BMJ  2002;324:835-838, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.835
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The medical profession, the public, and the government
Chris Ham, K G M M Alberti
BMJ  2002;324:838-842, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.838
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From guidance to practice: Why NICE is not enough
Thomas H S Dent, Mike Sadler
BMJ  2002;324:842-845, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.842
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Legalising active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide
David Oliver, Jackie Fisher, Malcolm Savage, Andrew G Rivett, Peter Barratt, Alison Davis, Jean Davies, Sharon Davies
BMJ  2002;324:846, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.846
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Doctors should not decide on medical and "existential" suffering
Bob Bury
BMJ  2002;324:848, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.848
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Medical education must be rehabilitated in Afghanistan
S Mannion, E Chaloner, F Homayoun
BMJ  2002;324:848, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.848/a
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National screening programme for diabetic retinopathy
Colin Clements, Clive B Prince, Somdutt Prasad, Anil Aralikatti, Helen Swindlehurst, Louis G Clearkin
BMJ  2002;324:849, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.849
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Infections and risk factors in entrants to Irish prisons
Sarman Singh, Oscar Simooya, Nawa Sanjobo
BMJ  2002;324:850, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.850
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Complaints about advertising of medicines are encouraged
Heather Simmonds
BMJ  2002;324:850, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.850/a
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Declarations for new doctors are unnecessary
William T Stevenson
BMJ  2002;324:851, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.851
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Continuity would be achieved with patient held records
Julian T Hart
BMJ  2002;324:851, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.851/a
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Hospital responsibilities and communication must be clear
Simant Westley
BMJ  2002;324:851, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.851/b
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Pattern of some parents' complaints against doctors must be recognised
R A Smith, D W Beverley, R J Ball
BMJ  2002;324:852, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.852
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Investigating doctors' performance can cause problems of consent and confidentiality
M E Y Capek, M O Roland
BMJ  2002;324:852, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.852/a
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Thomas Gordon Wadsworth
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853
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Alison Dalziel (née Shannon)
E Narayana
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/a
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Philip Evans
C R Morgan
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/b
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Rob Harris
J Harris, A Khanna
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/c
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Boleslaw Zygmunt Jaskmanicki
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/d
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Joseph Kevin McConnon
Mari-Ann Ott-McConnon
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/e
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Denis Hubert Merrin
Peter Merrin
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/f
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Herzl Sless
Arthur Curtis
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Prakash Chandra Srivastava
Stephen W Millar
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/h
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Harold James Macklin Stratton
G I M Ross
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/i
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Elisabeth Peta ("Jane") Walker (née Shaw)
Joy Main
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/j
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Dorthothy Wright (née Senior)
Brendan W Mason
BMJ  2002;324:853, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.853/k
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Minerva
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On becoming 79
Mike Courtenay
BMJ  2002;324:812, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.812
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A memorable patient: Bridging medicine
Kishor Choudhari
BMJ  2002;324:823, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.823
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One hundred years ago: Should milk be boiled?
BMJ  2002;324:827, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.827/a
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The treatment of an abscess is . . .
Sundaram V Ramanan
BMJ  2002;324:845, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.845
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Book: Living Proof: A Medical Mutiny
Ross Camidge
BMJ  2002;324:855, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.855
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Book: Allowing Dignity in Death
Abi Berger
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Book: The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus: An International Perspective
Robert Matz
BMJ  2002;324:856, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7341.856
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Why so unhappy?
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Bookcase
Alex Vass
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Website of the week: Assisted suicide
Gavin Yamey
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