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Depression in children
Philip Hazell
BMJ  2002;325:229-230, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.229
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Mr Milburn's good hospital guide
Rudolf Klein
BMJ  2002;325:230-231, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.230
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Continuous combined hormone replacement therapy and endometrial hyperplasia
David F Archer
BMJ  2002;325:231-232, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.231
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Prevention and cure of type 2 diabetes
Jonathan Pinkney
BMJ  2002;325:232-233, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.232
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Counting the cost of medical negligence
Paul Fenn
BMJ  2002;325:233-234, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.233
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War on the roads
J Gordon Avery, Penny Avery, John Dwyer, David S Thompson, Tony H Reinhardt-Rutland, Nicholas Moore, Adnan A Hyder, Irvine S L Loudon
BMJ  2002;325:277, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.277
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Prehospital care for road traffic casualties
Mark J Coates, B Salkin, Darren Braude, Robert M Domeier
BMJ  2002;325:279, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.279
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Doctors' self rating of skills in evidence based medicine
John Macleod, Jonathan Mant, Hamish McLaren
BMJ  2002;325:280, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.280
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General practice based interventions to prevent repeat episodes of deliberate self harm
Alex J Mitchell, Judith Horrocks, David Owens, Allan House
BMJ  2002;325:281, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.281
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Management of dyspepsia should be individualised
Neal Maskrey, Ruth Micklewright
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A case of mistaken muscles
Robert H Whitaker, Philip D Welsby, Giles N Cattermole, A Jewell, K Bean, K Yong
BMJ  2002;325:282, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.282
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Surgeons top the number of referrals to assessment authority
Caroline White
BMJ  2002;325:235, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.235
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Judge criticises paediatrician for "overstating" sex abuse allegations
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2002;325:235, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.235/a
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In brief
BMJ  2002;325:236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.236
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Health professionals question "star ratings" for NHS
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2002;325:236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.236/a
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Former Peruvian government censured over sterilisations
Xavier Bosch
BMJ  2002;325:236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.236/b
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Judge dismisses test case on third generation pill
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2002;325:237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.237
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Fertility watchdog says that donor identity should be revealed
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2002;325:237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.237/a
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New surgery opens for asylum seekers
Claire McKenna
BMJ  2002;325:237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.237/b
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Lords support animal experiments but call for alternatives
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2002;325:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.238
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Charity calls for ban on tobacco industry funding of research
Mark Gould
BMJ  2002;325:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.238/a
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Medical degrees from former Soviet countries are under question
Sanjay Kumar
BMJ  2002;325:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.238/b
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Blood pressure controls needed to save on European health bills
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2002;325:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.238/c
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Governments need to be more aware of human rights implications of health care
Fiona Fleck
BMJ  2002;325:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.238/d
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"Alarming increase" in clinical negligence claims in Wales
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2002;325:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.238/e
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Geneticist found guilty in baby selling scheme
Carl Kovac
BMJ  2002;325:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.238/f
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European patent changed to restrict use of embryonic stem cells
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2002;325:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.238/g
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Viagra for blue babies likely to be trialled
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2002;325:238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.238/h
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Effect on endometrium of long term treatment with continuous combined oestrogen-progestogen replacement therapy: follow up study
Michael Wells, David W Sturdee, David H Barlow, Lian G Ulrich, Karen O'Brien, Michael J Campbell, Martin P Vessey, Anthony J Bragg
BMJ  2002;325:239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.239
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Assessment of independent effect of olanzapine and risperidone on risk of diabetes among patients with schizophrenia: population based nested case-control study
Carol E Koro, Donald O Fedder, Gilbert J L'Italien, Sheila S Weiss, Laurence S Magder, Julie Kreyenbuhl, Dennis A Revicki, Robert W Buchanan
BMJ  2002;325:243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.243
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Process and impact of mergers of NHS trusts: multicentre case study and management cost analysis
Naomi Fulop, Gerasimos Protopsaltis, Andrew Hutchings, Annette King, Pauline Allen, Charles Normand, Rhiannon Walters
BMJ  2002;325:246, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.246
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Association between competing interests and authors' conclusions: epidemiological study of randomised clinical trials published in the BMJ
Lise L Kjaergard, Bodil Als-Nielsen
BMJ  2002;325:249, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.249
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Effect of prenatal exposure to oestrogen on quality of semen: comparison of twins and singleton brothers
Lone Storgaard, Jens Peter Bonde, Erik Ernst, Claus Yding Andersen, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, Jørn Olsen
BMJ  2002;325:252-253, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.252
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Comparison of agreement between different measures of blood pressure in primary care and daytime ambulatory blood pressure
Paul Little, Jane Barnett, Lucy Barnsley, Jean Marjoram, Alex Fitzgerald-Barron, David Mant
BMJ  2002;325:254, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.254
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Comparison of acceptability of and preferences for different methods of measuring blood pressure in primary care
Paul Little, Jane Barnett, Lucy Barnsley, Jean Marjoram, Alex Fitzgerald-Barron, David Mant
BMJ  2002;325:258-259, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.258
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Recent developments: Travel medicine
Jane N Zuckerman
BMJ  2002;325:260-264, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.260
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ABC of psychological medicine: Functional somatic symptoms and syndromes
Richard Mayou, Andrew Farmer
BMJ  2002;325:265-268, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.265
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Graduation for oldies
James Owen Drife
BMJ  2002;325:287, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.287/a
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A leap of faith?
Alan Cameron
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This week's Education and debate

Efficacy, safety, and cost of new anticancer drugs
Silvio Garattini, Vittorio Bertele'
BMJ  2002;325:269-271, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.269
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Quality improvement report: Learning from adverse incidents involving medical devices
John Amoore, Paula Ingram
BMJ  2002;325:272-275, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.272
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Economics notes: Converting international cost effectiveness data to UK prices
Toby B Gosden, David J Torgerson
BMJ  2002;325:275-276, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.275
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Phyllis Marjorie Mortimer, née Spreadbury
Alyson Elliman, Frances Lefford, Jack Mortimer
BMJ  2002;325:283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.283
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John Anderson
Betty Anderson
BMJ  2002;325:283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.283/a
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Walter Dickson
G V Feldman
BMJ  2002;325:283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.283/b
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David William Weir Hendry
Michael Hendry
BMJ  2002;325:283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.283/c
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Margaret Mallinson (née Bowden)
Andy Scrace, Denis Parr
BMJ  2002;325:283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.283/d
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William Greer Manderson
Hugh Conway
BMJ  2002;325:283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.283/e
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Robert Steel Morton
G R Kinghorn
BMJ  2002;325:283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.283/f
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George Alfred Fiske Quinnell
Philip Quinnell
BMJ  2002;325:283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.283/g
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Alastair Robertson
Elizabeth M Robertson
BMJ  2002;325:283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.283/h
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Minerva
BMJ  2002;325:288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.288
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One hundred years ago: The Simplon Tunnel
BMJ  2002;325:239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.239/a
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When I use a word: When I use a mocking bird
Jeff Aronson
BMJ  2002;325:245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.245
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A memorable patient: "When can I go home?"
Aml Abdala, Dimitrios Kassimos
BMJ  2002;325:253, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.253
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Three memorable patients: Friends in need
BMJ  2002;325:259, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.259/b
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When I use a word: Pelvis
Ed Walker
BMJ  2002;325:264, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.264
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One hundred years ago: Rudolf Virchow
BMJ  2002;325:275, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.275/a
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This week's Corrections

ABC of clinical electrocardiography: Conditions not primarily affecting the heart
BMJ  2002;325:259, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.259
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Delaying folic acid fortification of flour
BMJ  2002;325:259, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.259/a
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This week's BOOK

Book: Medical Error: What Do We Know? What Do We Do?
David Woods
BMJ  2002;325:285, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.285
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Book: Women's Mental Health: A Comprehensive Textbook
Helen Pattison
BMJ  2002;325:285, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.285/a
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This week's CHOICE

Western medicine: a confidence trick driven by the drug industry?
BMJ  2002;325, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.0/h
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This week's MARKETING

Marketing: Celebrity selling---part two
Ray Moynihan
BMJ  2002;325:286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7358.286
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This week's WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Website of the week: Depressed children
Claire McKenna
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