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This week's Editor's choice

Open access, and proud of it
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2005;330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.0-g
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Screening for abdominal aneurysm saves lives [Full text] FREE
Reporting of trial outcomes is incomplete and biased [Full text] FREE
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This week's Editorials

Diagnosis of coeliac disease
R G Peter Watson
BMJ  2005;330:739-740, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.739
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What makes a good clinical decision support system
Gretchen P Purcell
BMJ  2005;330:740-741, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.740
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Meeting the ethical needs of doctors
Daniel K Sokol
BMJ  2005;330:741-742, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.741
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Children with psychiatric disorders and learning disabilities
Emily Simonoff
BMJ  2005;330:742-743, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.742
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A wolf in sheep's clothing
Kamran Abbasi
BMJ  2005;330:744, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.744
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Adolescent development: Advice in ABC of adolescence is potentially misleading
Richard Quinton
BMJ  2005;330:789, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.789
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Adolescent development: Author's reply
Russell Viner
BMJ  2005;330:789, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.789-a
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Cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome: Data are insufficient and conclusion inappropriate
Abhijit Chaudhuri
BMJ  2005;330:789-790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.789-b
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Cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome: Authors' reply
Maja Stulemeijer, Lieke W A M de Jong, Theo J W Fiselier, Sigrid W B Hoogveld, Gijs Bleijenberg
BMJ  2005;330:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.790
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How to prevent caesarean deliveries deserves more study
James M Nicholson, Lisa C Kellar, Peter F Cronholm
BMJ  2005;330:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.790-a
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Early epidurals increase caesarean rate, meta-analysis shows
Michael C Klein
BMJ  2005;330:790, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.790-b
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Clomipramine and neuroleptic malignant syndrome: Literature on adverse reactions to psychotropic drugs continues to confuse
Geoffrey K Isbister, Nicholas A Buckley
BMJ  2005;330:790-791, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.790-c
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Clomipramine and neuroleptic malignant syndrome: Authors' reply
Alison Haddow, Martin Wilson
BMJ  2005;330:791, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.791
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Risks of gene therapy should be weighed against lack of alternatives for many diseases
Robert E MacLaren, Robin R Ali, Adrian J Thrasher
BMJ  2005;330:791, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.791-a
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Need for expertise based randomised controlled trials: Expertise based design has shortfalls
Eric Lim
BMJ  2005;330:791-792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.791-b
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Need for expertise based randomised controlled trials: Surgical research shares many similarities with psychotherapy research
Simon Hatcher
BMJ  2005;330:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.792
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Target SHOs and registrars for communication skills training
Erik T Walbeehm
BMJ  2005;330:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.792-a
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Old docs and new tricks: Seasoned doctors may be better than young doctors at some things
Louis B Jacques
BMJ  2005;330:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.792-b
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Old docs and new tricks: Efficiency is important
Graeme M Mackenzie
BMJ  2005;330:792, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.792-c
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Parents should have right to choose sex of child, say MPs
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2005;330:745, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.745
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Walk-in centres fail to take pressure off emergency services in England
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2005;330:745, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.745-a
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In brief
BMJ  2005;330:746, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.746
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US Supreme Court refuses to intervene in "right to die" case
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2005;330:746, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.746-a
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Europe is a "second class continent" for cancer research
Rory Watson
BMJ  2005;330:746, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.746-b
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Dutch Supreme Court backs damages for child for having been born
Tony Sheldon
BMJ  2005;330:747, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.747
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Draft mental health bill needs major overhaul, says committee
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2005;330:747, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.747-a
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Preventable infections are out of control in Canadian hospitals
David Spurgeon
BMJ  2005;330:748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.748
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FDA seeks to ease burden on trial review boards
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2005;330:748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.748-a
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Regular inspections of NHS trusts to be dropped, in favour of self reporting
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2005;330:748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.748-b
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Treatment of prostate cancer lags behind other cancers
Madeleine Brettingham
BMJ  2005;330:748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.748-c
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Consumers' organisation raises questions over choice in the NHS
Ann McGauran
BMJ  2005;330:748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.748-d
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Indian proposals to revalidate doctors get mixed reception
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2005;330:748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.748-e
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US health care needs higher taxes and rationing
David Spurgeon
BMJ  2005;330:748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.748-f
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Communicable disease and neonatal problems are still major killers of children
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2005;330:748, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.748-g
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This week's Short cuts

What's new in the other general journals
Alison Tonks
BMJ  2005;330:749, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.749
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This week's Papers

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: single centre randomised controlled trial
Jes S Lindholt, Svend Juul, Helge Fasting, Eskild W Henneberg
BMJ  2005;330:750, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38369.620162.82, (Published 9 March 2005)
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Identifying outcome reporting bias in randomised trials on PubMed: review of publications and survey of authors
An-Wen Chan, Douglas G Altman
BMJ  2005;330:753, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38356.424606.8F, (Published 28 January 2005)
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Perceptions of open access publishing: interviews with journal authors
Sara Schroter, Leanne Tite, Richard Smith
BMJ  2005;330:756, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38359.695220.82, (Published 26 January 2005)
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Commentary: Open access publishing: too much oxygen?
Jeffrey K Aronson
BMJ  2005;330:759, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.759
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NHS smoking cessation services and smoking prevalence: observational study
Eugene Milne
BMJ  2005;330:760, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38407.755521.F7, (Published 18 March 2005)
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This week's Primary care

Effects of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind controlled trial
Helen Elden, Lars Ladfors, Monika Fagevik Olsen, Hans-Christian Ostgaard, Henrik Hagberg
BMJ  2005;330:761, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38397.507014.E0, (Published 18 March 2005)
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This week's Information in practice

Improving clinical practice using clinical decision support systems: a systematic review of trials to identify features critical to success
Kensaku Kawamoto, Caitlin A Houlihan, E Andrew Balas, David F Lobach
BMJ  2005;330:765, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38398.500764.8F, (Published 14 March 2005)
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This week's Clinical review

Recent developments in bisphosphonates for patients with metastatic breast cancer
Mary C Gainford, George Dranitsaris, Mark Clemons
BMJ  2005;330:769-773, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.769
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Lesson of the week: Atypical presentation of coeliac disease
R M Furse, A S Mee
BMJ  2005;330:773-774, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.773
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Lesson of the week: Antibody negative coeliac disease presenting in elderly people—an easily missed diagnosis
David S Sanders, David P Hurlstone, Mark E McAlindon, Marios Hadjivassiliou, Simon S Cross, Graeme Wild, Christopher J Atkins
BMJ  2005;330:775-776, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.775
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ABC of adolescence: Substance misuse: alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, and other drugs
Yvonne Bonomo, Jenny Proimos
BMJ  2005;330:777-780, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.777
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This week's Education and debate

Five pitfalls in decisions about diagnosis and prescribing
Jill G Klein
BMJ  2005;330:781-783, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.781
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Commentary: Can we avoid bias?
Colin P Bradley
BMJ  2005;330:784, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.784
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Current controversies: Surgery is the best intervention for severe coronary artery disease
David P Taggart
BMJ  2005;330:785-786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.785
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US and UK health care: a special relationship?: Moving towards true integration
Richard G A Feachem, Neelam K Sekhri
BMJ  2005;330:787-788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.787
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This week's Obituaries

Frank Pantridge
Alun Evans
BMJ  2005;330:793, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.793
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Herbert Erik Reiss
Frank Loeffler
BMJ  2005;330:794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.794
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Dorothy Joan Mary ("Joan") Baker
Andrew Baker
BMJ  2005;330:794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.794-a
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Keith Arthur Moore
Raymond Hurt
BMJ  2005;330:794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.794-b
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William Douglas Park
Richard Pertwee
BMJ  2005;330:794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.794-c
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Jan Pollert
Beryl Turner, Mary Farquharson
BMJ  2005;330:794, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.794-d
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This week's reviews

Web: Your money where your mouse is
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2005;330:795, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.795
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Book: Poison Arrows: The Amazing Story of how Prozac and Anaesthetics were Developed from Deadly Jungle Poison Darts
Leyla Sanai
BMJ  2005;330:796, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.796
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Film: The Keys to the House (Le Chiavi di Casa)
Khalid Ali
BMJ  2005;330:796, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.796-a
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PERSONAL VIEW: The biggest conflict of interest
David Berger
BMJ  2005;330:797, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.797
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SOUNDINGS: Professional courtesy
Kevin Barraclough
BMJ  2005;330:797, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.797-a
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Minerva
BMJ  2005;330:798, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.798
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This week's Fillers

POEM*: Aerobic exercise is effective for mild to moderate depression
BMJ  2005;330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.0-f
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Endpiece: A warning
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2005;330:752, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.752
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A memorable patient: Doing the kind thing
Chris Burns-Cox, Rachel Gilbert
BMJ  2005;330:764, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.764
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BMJ  2005;330:774, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.774
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Endpiece: A practical man
Peter Morrell
BMJ  2005;330:776, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.776
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Endpiece: Test of intelligence
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2005;330:783, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.783
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A memorable patient: When laughing is scarce
Eric Mackay
BMJ  2005;330:784, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.784-a
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A nice little interest
Eleanor Lewis
BMJ  2005;330:786, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.786
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One hundred years ago: Insanity and murder
BMJ  2005;330:788, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.788
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This week's Corrections

Acute treatment of moderate to severe depression with hypericum extract WS 5570 (St John's wort): randomised controlled double blind non-inferiority trial versus paroxetine
BMJ  2005;330:759, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.759-a
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NICE proposes to withdraw Alzheimer's drugs from NHS
BMJ  2005;330:759, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.759-b
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Children may die when left in overheated cars
BMJ  2005;330:759, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.759-c
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