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This issue's table of contents:
http://bmj.com/content/vol326/issue7388/?etoc
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Editor's Choice
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Walking Canada's way
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/0/e?etoc
This Week in the BMJ
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MS drugs are pricey, and more research on patients' is needed
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/0?etoc
NHS walk-in centres may not reduce workloads
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/0/a?etoc
Students don't appraise studies, they just interpret results
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/0/b?etoc
Teachers are important role models
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/0/c?etoc
Evidence for lowering LDL cholesterol in diabetes is lacking
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/0/d?etoc
Editorials
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Prognosis after heart transplantation
Ani Anyanwu and Tom Treasure
BMJ 2003;326 509-510
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/509?etoc
The health of indigenous peoples
Mason H Durie
BMJ 2003;326 510-511
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/510?etoc
Neurocysticercosis
Julio Sotelo
BMJ 2003;326 511-512
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/511?etoc
Moving beyond single and dual diagnosis in general practice
Nat Wright, Liam Smeeth, and Iona Heath
BMJ 2003;326 512-514
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/512?etoc
BMJ family highlights
Harvey Marcovitch and Kamran Abbasi
BMJ 2003;326 514
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/514?etoc
News
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WHO challenges food industry in report on diet and health
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/515?etoc
Asia grapples with obesity epidemics
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/515/a?etoc
In brief
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/516?etoc
BMA warns that too few people know response to a terrorist attack
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/516/a?etoc
Long term, low intensity warfarin helps against deep vein thrombosis
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/516/b?etoc
Three trusts deliberately misreported data, says Audit Commission
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/517?etoc
UK government advises tighter measures to reduce risk of CJD transmission
during neurosurgery
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/517/a?etoc
University is criticised for accepting tobacco money
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/519/c?etoc
Second coming for patient power
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/520?etoc
News roundup
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Biological father declared the legal father in IVF mix up
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/518?etoc
Bayer is forced to release documents over withdrawal of cerivastatin
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/518/a?etoc
Strong anti-tobacco treaty rejected by two rich nations
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/518/b?etoc
US drug sales continue to rise
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/518/c?etoc
No closer to understanding racial bias, admits GMC
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/518/d?etoc
GMC stalls on publication of Colman report
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/519?etoc
Negotiators hit the road to explain the proposed GP contract
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/519/a?etoc
Scotland opts for a more integrated approach to health care
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/519/b?etoc
News Extra
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Health secretary defends plans to create foundation hospitals
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/520/a?etoc
Commission publishes damning report on first PFI hospital
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/520/b?etoc
Water purifying system could save lives in developing countries
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/520/c?etoc
India plans to expand private sector in healthcare review
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/520/d?etoc
Perinatal mortality in Iraq more than tripled since sanctions
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/520/e?etoc
BMJ family highlights
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BMJ family highlights
Harvey Marcovitch
BMJ 2003;326 521
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/521?etoc
Papers
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Modelling the cost effectiveness of interferon beta and glatiramer acetate
in the management of multiple sclerosis * Commentary: Evaluating disease
modifying treatments in multiple sclerosis
Jim Chilcott, Chris McCabe, Paul Tappenden, Anthony O'Hagan, Nicola J
Cooper, Keith Abrams, Karl Claxton, and David H Miller
BMJ 2003;326 522
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/326/7388/522?etoc
Disclosure of financial competing interests in randomised controlled
trials: cross sectional review
Cary P Gross, Anu R Gupta, and Harlan M Krumholz
BMJ 2003;326 526-527
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/526?etoc
Total and cause specific mortality among Swedish women with cosmetic breast
implants: prospective study
V C M Koot, P H M Peeters, F Granath, D E Grobbee, and O Nyren
BMJ 2003;326 527-528
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/527?etoc
Systematic review of lipid lowering for primary prevention of coronary
heart disease in diabetes
Apoor S Gami, Victor M Montori, Patricia J Erwin, Mehmood A Khan, and
Steven A Smith
BMJ 2003;326 528-529
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/528?etoc
Primary care
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Effect of NHS walk-in centre on local primary healthcare services: before
and after observational study
Ronald T Hsu, Paul C Lambert, Mary Dixon-Woods, and Jennifer J
Kurinczuk
BMJ 2003;326 530
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/326/7388/530?etoc
Impact of NHS walk-in centres on the workload of other local healthcare
providers: time series analysis
Melanie Chalder, Debbie Sharp, Laurence Moore, and Chris Salisbury
BMJ 2003;326 532
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/326/7388/532?etoc
10-minute consultation: Chronic low back pain
Jo Samanta, Julia Kendall, and Ash Samanta
BMJ 2003;326 535
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/535?etoc
Learning in practice
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Medical students' application of published evidence: randomised trial
Alan Schwartz and Jordan Hupert
BMJ 2003;326 536-538
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/326/7388/536?etoc
Clinical Review
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Diagnosis and management of scalp ringworm
L C Fuller, F J Child, G Midgley, and E M Higgins
BMJ 2003;326 539-541
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/539?etoc
Lesson of the week: Interfering antibodies affecting immunoassays in woman
with pet rabbits
Adrian Park, Mark Edwards, Mandy Donaldson, Mohammad Ghatei, and Karim
Meeran
BMJ 2003;326 541-542
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/541?etoc
ABC of learning and teaching in medicine: One to one teaching and feedback
Jill Gordon
BMJ 2003;326 543-545
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/543?etoc
Education and Debate
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Multisource feedback: a method of assessing surgical practice
Claudio Violato, Jocelyn Lockyer, and Herta Fidler
BMJ 2003;326 546-548
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/546?etoc
Letters
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Engaging patients with psychosis in consultations
Gomathinayagam S Rajesh, Rigo van Meer, Steve Moorhead, Rosemarie
McCabe, and Stefan Priebe
BMJ 2003;326 549
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/549?etoc
Some screening is necessary to identify excessive drinkers early in primary care
Nick Heather, Peter Anderson, Antoni Gual, and Kaija Seppa
BMJ 2003;326 550
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/550?etoc
Current medical treatment for tuberculosis
Lawrence P Ormerod, Ian A Campbell, Peter D O Davies, Atle Fretheim,
Michael D Iseman, Edward Chan, Ruth J Whitfield, Rosemary Khan, Anne
Smith, and Charlotte F J Rayner
BMJ 2003;326 550
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/550/a?etoc
Meningoencephalitis due to primary HIV infection
Mark Melzer, Shiobhan O'Shea, Ian Chrystie, Jangu Banatvala, and
Martin F Brewster
BMJ 2003;326 552
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/552?etoc
Care of dying patients
William G Notcutt and Shahid A Khan
BMJ 2003;326 552
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/552/a?etoc
State can make drugs available cheaply to poor people
Saroj Jayasinghe, Shyam Jayasinghe, and Pubudu de Silva
BMJ 2003;326 553
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/553?etoc
Inversion of emergency pyramid
Bruce J Finlayson, Adrian Fogarty, and Azeem Majeed
BMJ 2003;326 553
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/553/a?etoc
Obituaries
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Peter Harry Abbott
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/554?etoc
John Laughlin
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/554/a?etoc
Peter John Ryan
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/554/b?etoc
John ("Jack") Ferens Turner
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/554/c?etoc
Ranger Michael Whelan
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/554/d?etoc
Kenneth Dixon Woolas
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/554/e?etoc
Reviews
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Book: Medication Errors: Lessons for Education and Healthcare
Tony Avery
BMJ 2003;326 555
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/555?etoc
Book: Wine: A Scientific Exploration
Fred Kavalier
BMJ 2003;326 555
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/555/a?etoc
Book: Forensic Medicine: Clinical and Pathological Aspects
Alex Vass
BMJ 2003;326 556
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/556?etoc
Netlines
Harry Brown
BMJ 2003;326 556
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/556/a?etoc
Personal Views:
On being a conscientious objector to military service in 1959
Peter Bruggen
BMJ 2003;326 557
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/557?etoc
Soundings:
Complaints
Kevin Barraclough
BMJ 2003;326 557
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/557/a?etoc
Minerva
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http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/558
Fillers
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POEM: Rate control is better than rhythm control in atrial fibrillation
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/0/f?etoc
An ecumenical practice?
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/529?etoc
One hundred years ago: Canada and the cigarette question
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/541/a?etoc
Endpiece: Consultant reappraisal 2500 years ago
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/546/a?etoc
Career focus
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This week:
Rhona MacDonald
BMJ 2003;326 73
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/S73?etoc
Working for a primary care trust
Peter Aquino, Bhupinder Kohli, and Clare Davison
BMJ 2003;326 73
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/S73a?etoc
Bringing books to the world
Harumi Toyama
BMJ 2003;326 75
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/S75?etoc
Putting them through their PACES
Helen Gentles
BMJ 2003;326 76
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/S76?etoc
TIPS ON...: Learning contracts
Elizabeth Davies
BMJ 2003;326 77
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/S77?etoc
Profile: Gold medal medic
Karen Hebert
BMJ 2003;326 78
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/S78?etoc
Soap opera: Episode 14: A bad night's sleep
Nicola Sharp
BMJ 2003;326 79
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7388/S79?etoc
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