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24 March 2007 (Vol 334, No 7594)
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Editor's choice: The Change Page
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2007;334, doi:10.1136/bmj.39161.561736.55
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US editor's choice: Stents or surgery?
Douglas Kamerow
BMJ  2007;334, doi:10.1136/bmj.39162.436458.3A
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Coronary revascularisation
David P Taggart
BMJ  2007;334:593-594, doi:10.1136/bmj.39154.552280.BE
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Transparency in health technology assessments
Alan Maynard
BMJ  2007;334:594-595, doi:10.1136/bmj.39132.363356.80
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Global health partnerships
Christopher J M Whitty, Linda Doull, Behzad Nadjm
BMJ  2007;334:595-596, doi:10.1136/bmj.39147.396285.BE
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New mental health legislation
John Crichton, Rajan Darjee
BMJ  2007;334:596-597, doi:10.1136/bmj.39155.567535.BE
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Urinary tract infection in primary care
Dee Mangin, Les Toop
BMJ  2007;334:597-598, doi:10.1136/bmj.39148.403206.80
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A good death: We need a mix of care in the NHS
Martin G Duerden
BMJ  2007;334:599, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.518461.FA
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Access to records: Vulnerable people have most to lose from online access
Brian H McKinstry
BMJ  2007;334:599, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.550833.FA
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Access to records: It's a catalyst for improvement
Robert K McKinley, Richard H Baker
BMJ  2007;334:599, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.553565.FA
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Drug eluting stents: What fuels public policy?
Mark H Wilson
BMJ  2007;334:599-600, doi:10.1136/bmj.39150.648762.BE
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Organ donation: Earnest debate is needed
Rasheed Ahmad
BMJ  2007;334:600, doi:10.1136/bmj.39154.707326.BE
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NICE on CAM: Appraisals of specific treatments are needed
Charlotte Paterson
BMJ  2007;334:600, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.570208.FA
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Cervical spondylosis: Dizziness is not diagnostic
Nicola A Cooper
BMJ  2007;334:600, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.530949.FA
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Dry mouth: Don't forget diabetes
Ian D Rubenstein
BMJ  2007;334:600, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.523750.FA
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MTAS: Good candidates surface in MTAS
Colin Borland
BMJ  2007;334:601, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.727222.FA
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MTAS: "Tell me the positives of MTAS"
Natalie M Green
BMJ  2007;334:601, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.700683.FA
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MTAS: Interview lacked depth
Akbar de Medici
BMJ  2007;334:601, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.704468.FA
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MTAS: In defence of MMC and MTAS
Simon J A Eccles
BMJ  2007;334:601, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.731910.FA
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MTAS: How can we cure MTAS?
Peter D Macdonald
BMJ  2007;334:601, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.723484.FA
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MTAS: Equality, transparency, fairness for all
J T George, Kavitha S Rozario
BMJ  2007;334:601, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.714282.FA
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MTAS: Unite to stop divide and rule
Andrew Clegg
BMJ  2007;334:601, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.709039.FA
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10 000 march in jobs protest
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2007;334:602-603, doi:10.1136/bmj.39160.616470.DB
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Falsely convicted Sally Clark dies suddenly
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2007;334:602-603, doi:10.1136/bmj.39160.770637.DB
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Doctors' pay is one reason for NHS debt
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2007;334:603, doi:10.1136/bmj.39161.363102.DB
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In Brief: News
BMJ  2007;334:604, doi:10.1136/bmj.39161.437708.BD
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NHS starts uploading clinical data to central computer
Michael Cross
BMJ  2007;334:604, doi:10.1136/bmj.39160.586829.BD
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Television show questions statins to boost ratings, Dutch doctors claim
Tony Sheldon
BMJ  2007;334:604-605, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.755718.DB
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UK government invites bids for general practices in supermarkets
Michael Day
BMJ  2007;334:605, doi:10.1136/bmj.39161.530914.BD
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Family planning needed to offset population growth
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2007;334:606, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.455058.DB
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South Africans to get AIDS plan
Pat Sidley
BMJ  2007;334:606-607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.713623.DB
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EU survey shows support for better warnings of alcohol risks
Rory Watson
BMJ  2007;334:606-607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.620289.DB
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Merck appeals rofecoxib verdict
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2007;334:607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.476910.DB
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Overweight doctors have increased mortality
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2007;334:607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39160.651157.BD
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Clinic fuels Canadian debate over private health care
David Spurgeon
BMJ  2007;334:607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.654294.DB
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Report calls for urgent action on ageism in treating stroke patients
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2007;334:607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.494282.DB
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Software makes it easier for journals to spot image manipulation
Caroline White
BMJ  2007;334:607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39160.666204.BD
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MPs crticise plans for restructuring research council institutes
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2007;334:607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39161.535787.4E
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German hospital's use of trained nurse anaesthetists angers doctors
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2007;334:607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.522546.DB
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Conference urges greater effort to reduce human threat from avian influenza
Jane Parry
BMJ  2007;334:607, doi:10.1136/bmj.39161.772581.47
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Shortcuts from other journals: New treatment for sepsis disappointing in children
BMJ  2007;334:608, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.609271.80
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Shortcuts from other journals: Doctors must lead America's healthcare reform
BMJ  2007;334:608, doi:10.1136/bmj.334.7594.608-a
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Shortcuts from other journals: New tool makes good decisions for incapacitated patients
BMJ  2007;334:608, doi:10.1136/bmj.334.7594.608-b
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Shortcuts from other journals: US children to get a second dose of chickenpox vaccine
BMJ  2007;334:608-609, doi:10.1136/bmj.334.7594.608-c
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Shortcuts from other journals: Weekend admission is bad for patients with heart attack
BMJ  2007;334:609, doi:10.1136/bmj.334.7594.609
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Shortcuts from other journals: Zinc supplements probably reduce childhood deaths in Zanzibar
BMJ  2007;334:609, doi:10.1136/bmj.334.7594.609-a
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Shortcuts from other journals: India's HIV epidemic is complex, but not unbeatable
BMJ  2007;334:609, doi:10.1136/bmj.334.7594.609-b
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Shortcuts from other journals: CPR guidelines should be changed
BMJ  2007;334:609, doi:10.1136/bmj.334.7594.609-c
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Dying for a drink
Kate Eshelby
BMJ  2007;334:610-612, doi:10.1136/bmj.39150.398009.BEimages
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Media watch: How doctors can get behind the headlines
Ben Goldacre
BMJ  2007;334:613, doi:10.1136/bmj.39160.566285.47
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Improving school ethos may reduce substance misuse and teenage pregnancy
C Bonell, A Fletcher, J McCambridge
BMJ  2007;334:614-616, doi:10.1136/bmj.39139.414005.AD
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Omer Aziz, Christopher Rao, Sukhmeet Singh Panesar, Catherine Jones, Stephen Morris, Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou
BMJ  2007;334:617, doi:10.1136/bmj.39106.476215.BE (published 2 March 2007)
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Christopher Rao, Omer Aziz, Sukhmeet Singh Panesar, Catherine Jones, Stephen Morris, Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou
BMJ  2007;334:621, doi:10.1136/bmj.39112.480023.BE (published 2 March 2007)
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S C Griffin, J A Barber, A Manca, M J Sculpher, S G Thompson, M J Buxton, H Hemingway
BMJ  2007;334:624, doi:10.1136/bmj.39129.442164.55 (published 5 March 2007)
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Management of acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning
Darren M Roberts, Cynthia K Aaron
BMJ  2007;334:629-634, doi:10.1136/bmj.39134.566979.BE
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Rational imaging: Imaging the endometrium in postmenopausal bleeding
A Sahdev
BMJ  2007;334:635-636, doi:10.1136/bmj.39126.628924.BE
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Change page: Some patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation should carry flecainide or propafenone to self treat
A John Camm, Irina Savelieva
BMJ  2007;334:637, doi:10.1136/bmj.39143.720602.BE
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Personal views: Not even a dog's life
Raymond Towey
BMJ  2007;334:638, doi:10.1136/bmj.39101.591782.BE
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Review of the week: Watching the detectives: how the cholera riddle was solved
Wendy Moore
BMJ  2007;334:639, doi:10.1136/bmj.39150.659086.4E
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From the frontline: Belated Homemaker Day greetings
Des Spence
BMJ  2007;334:640, doi:10.1136/bmj.39160.622442.47
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In and out of hospital: Confessions of a collaborator
James Owen Drife
BMJ  2007;334:640, doi:10.1136/bmj.39160.491713.47
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Between the lines: Comfort for failures
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2007;334:641, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.666806.47
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Medical classics: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jim Pink, Lionel Jacobson
BMJ  2007;334:641, doi:10.1136/bmj.39157.673102.47
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This week's obituaries [PDF]

David Abraham Goitein Galton
Caroline Richmond
BMJ  2007;334:642, doi:10.1136/bmj.39125.732188.FA
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George Lyall Cantrell
Walter Rich
BMJ  2007;334:643, doi:10.1136/bmj.39153.716123.FA
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William Henry Cochrane
Roma Cochrane, Fiona Buckley
BMJ  2007;334:643, doi:10.1136/bmj.39153.682454.FA
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Anthony John Merrifield
Tony Merrifield
BMJ  2007;334:643, doi:10.1136/bmj.39153.625729.FA
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Edward Stewart Newlands
Regent Begent, Michael Seckl
BMJ  2007;334:643, doi:10.1136/bmj.39155.654861.BE
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James ("Jake") Knox Russell
Derek Tacchi
BMJ  2007;334:643, doi:10.1136/bmj.39155.563796.BE
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David Ainsley Watkins
Simon Watkins
BMJ  2007;334:643, doi:10.1136/bmj.39125.586806.80
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Minerva
BMJ  2007;334:644, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.414063.801
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Minerva
Elizabeth A West, Gavin A Wong
BMJ  2007;334:644, doi:10.1136/bmj.39156.414063.80
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BMJ  2007;334:628, doi:10.1136/bmj.39143.494120.BE
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A spot of bother
Simon Pirie
BMJ  2007;334:634, doi:10.1136/bmj.39105.740486.BE
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Positive "tea sign"
Michael V Holmes, Nora Knight
BMJ  2007;334:636, doi:10.1136/bmj.39129.602998.BE
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Modelling the cost effectiveness of interferon beta and glatiramer acetate in the management of multiple sclerosis
BMJ  2007;334, doi:10.1136/bmj.39155.488704.BE
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An alternative to the clinical negligence system
BMJ  2007;334, doi:10.1136/bmj.39161.424456.AD
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When are randomised trials unnecessary? Picking signal from noise
BMJ  2007;334, doi:10.1136/bmj.39161.547882.BE
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