Do mistakes matter?
	Kamran Abbasi
	BMJ  2004;328, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.0-g [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

This week in the BMJ

This week in the BMJ [Full text] [PDF]

	Use NSAIDs for renal colic [Full text]

	People with cleft lip and palate live less long [Full text]

	Enteral nutrition is better than parenteral in acute pancreatitis [Full text]

	Admissions for chest pain are increasing [Full text]

	Does eradicating H pylori improve gastric symptoms? [Full text]

	Epidural analgesia does not increase risk of caesarean intervention [Full text]

Editorials

	Whole body magnetic resonance imaging
	Stephen J Eustace, Erik Nelson
	BMJ  2004;328:1387-1388, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1387 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Full image]

	Eradicating H pylori
	Brendan Delaney, Paul Moayyedi
	BMJ  2004;328:1388-1389, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1388 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional references]

	Choice and equity: lessons from long term care
	Christopher Deeming, Justin Keen
	BMJ  2004;328:1389-1390, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1389 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A firm foundation for senior house officers
	Derek Gallen, Ed Peile
	BMJ  2004;328:1390-1391, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1390 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tackling the next influenza pandemic
	Ran D Balicer, Michael Huerta, Itamar Grotto
	BMJ  2004;328:1391-1392, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1391 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

News

	Doctor charged with misconduct over murder claim
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2004;328:1393, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1393 [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2004;328:1394, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1394 [Full text] [PDF]

	Thyroid cancer has increased 12-fold in women since Chernobyl
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2004;328:1394, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1394-a [Full text] [PDF]

	Early localised prostate cancer may accelerate after 15 years
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2004;328:1394, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1394-b [Full text] [PDF]

	GlaxoSmithKline faces US lawsuit over concealment of trial results
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2004;328:1395, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1395 [Full text] [PDF]

	Report shows strong sex differences in teenage health behaviour
	Bryan Christie
	BMJ  2004;328:1395, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1395-a [Full text] [PDF]

	Smoking habits of ethnic groups lead to higher risk of heart disease
	Lynn Eaton
	BMJ  2004;328:1397, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1397-b [Full text] [PDF]

	Charity suspends work in Afghanistan after five staff are killed
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2004;328:1398, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1398 [Full text] [PDF]

	Pain control often neglected in war areas
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2004;328:1398, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1398-a [Full text] [PDF]

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

	Safest and cheapest antiemetics should be used first for postoperative nausea
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2004;328:1396, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1396 [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	GPs should have greater role in commissioning hospital services
	Debashis Singh
	BMJ  2004;328:1396, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1396-a [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	New centre is set up to promote evidence based surgery in the United Kingdom
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2004;328:1396, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1396-b [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Homeless families in England report high levels of depression
	Tiago Villanueva
	BMJ  2004;328:1396, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1396-c [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Coordination needed between primary and secondary care for chronic diseases
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2004;328:1396, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1396-d [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	West Nile infections are occurring early in North America
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2004;328:1397, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1397 [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Doctors demand national screening for chlamydia
	Rebecca Coombes
	BMJ  2004;328:1397, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1397-a [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	Group set up to facilitate mobility of patients between EU countries
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2004;328:1398, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1398-b [Full text]

	Greek authorities probe illegal clinical studies on elderly people
	Jane Burgermeister
	BMJ  2004;328:1398, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1398-c [Full text]

	US judge says ban on partial birth abortion is unconstitutional
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2004;328:1398, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1398-d [Full text]

Papers

	Systematic review of the relative efficacy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids in the treatment of acute renal colic
	Anna Holdgate, Tamara Pollock
	BMJ  2004;328:1401, doi:10.1136/bmj.38119.581991.55 (published 3 June 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Long term follow up study of survival associated with cleft lip and palate at birth
	Kaare Christensen, Knud Juel, Anne Maria Herskind, Jeffrey C Murray
	BMJ  2004;328:1405, doi:10.1136/bmj.38106.559120.7C (published 14 May 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Meta-analysis of parenteral nutrition versus enteral nutrition in patients with acute pancreatitis
	Paul E Marik, Gary P Zaloga
	BMJ  2004;328:1407, doi:10.1136/bmj.38118.593900.55 (published 2 June 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Rates of caesarean section and instrumental vaginal delivery in nulliparous women after low concentration epidural infusions or opioid analgesia: systematic review
	E H C Liu, A T H Sia
	BMJ  2004;328:1410, doi:10.1136/bmj.38097.590810.7C (published 28 May 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Hospital discharge rates for suspected acute coronary syndromes between 1990 and 2000: population based analysis
	N F Murphy, K MacIntyre, S Capewell, S Stewart, J Pell, J Chalmers, A Redpath, S Frame, J Boyd, J J V McMurray
	BMJ  2004;328:1413-1414, doi:10.1136/bmj.38111.650741.F7 (published 21 May 2004) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Gastrointestinal bleeding after the introduction of COX 2 inhibitors: ecological study
	Muhammad Mamdani, David N Juurlink, Alex Kopp, Gary Naglie, Peter C Austin, Andreas Laupacis
	BMJ  2004;328:1415-1416, doi:10.1136/bmj.38068.716262.F7 (published 11 May 2004) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	DRUG POINTS: Nose bleeds associated with use of risperidone
	Mira Harrison-Woolrych, David W J Clark
	BMJ  2004;328:1416, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1416 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Dr Foster's case notes

	Social class and elective caesareans in the English NHS
	Katherine Barley, Paul Aylin, Alex Bottle, Brian Jarman
	BMJ  2004;328:1399, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1399 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References and full methodological details]

BMJ family highlights

	What's new this month in BMJ Journals
	Harvey Marcovitch
	BMJ  2004;328:1400, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1400 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Primary care

	Randomised controlled trial of effects of Helicobacter pylori infection and its eradication on heartburn and gastro-oesophageal reflux: Bristol helicobacter project
	Richard F Harvey, J Athene Lane, Liam J Murray, Ian M Harvey, Jenny L Donovan, Prakash Nair
	BMJ  2004;328:1417, doi:10.1136/bmj.38082.626725.EE (published 4 May 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical review

	Kidney stones
	Malvinder S Parmar
	BMJ  2004;328:1420-1424, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1420 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Extra references]

	Interactive case report: A 64 year old woman with knee pain: case progression
	P Tugwell, A M O'Connor, N A Santesso
	BMJ  2004;328:1425, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1425 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lesson of the week: Nalbuphine and slow release morphine
	Jason Smith, Henry Guly
	BMJ  2004;328:1426, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1426 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of burns: Pathophysiology and types of burns
	Shehan Hettiaratchy, Peter Dziewulski
	BMJ  2004;328:1427-1429, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1427 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education and debate

	Chemotherapy for cancer patients who present late
	Stella J Bowcock, Charles D Shee, Saad M B Rassam, Peter G Harper
	BMJ  2004;328:1430-1432, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1430 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Hands-on guide to questionnaire research: Reaching beyond the white middle classes
	Petra M Boynton, Gary W Wood, Trisha Greenhalgh
	BMJ  2004;328:1433-1436, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1433 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Illustrative examples and table]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Data protection, informed consent, and research: Data Protection Act does not bar medical research
	Stewart Room
	BMJ  2004;328:1437, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1437 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Data protection, informed consent, and research: Interpretation of legislation should reflect patients' views
	Jonathan Fletcher, Joanna Marriott, David Phillips
	BMJ  2004;328:1437, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1437-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Sharing electronic health records: Confidentiality is big issue
	Derek F H Pheby
	BMJ  2004;328:1437-1438, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1437-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Sharing electronic health records: Author's reply
	Trina Adams
	BMJ  2004;328:1438, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1438 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Managing nocturia: Nocturia is a symptom, not a diagnosis
	Neil W Matheson
	BMJ  2004;328:1438, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1438-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Managing nocturia: Article is removed from clinical practice
	Roger Walker
	BMJ  2004;328:1438, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1438-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Managing nocturia: Authors' reply
	Lisa M Gillen, Serge P Marinkovic, Stuart L Stanton
	BMJ  2004;328:1438, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1438-c [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hypocalcaemia after intravenous bisphosphonate: Read the product information first
	Shazia Breay
	BMJ  2004;328:1439, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1439 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hypocalcaemia after intravenous bisphosphonate: Lesson to be learnt
	Cameron Fergus
	BMJ  2004;328:1439, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1439-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hypocalcaemia after intravenous bisphosphonate: Adjuvant bisphosphonate is not currently accepted practice
	Carlo Palmieri, Tony Dhillon, Charles Coombes, David Vigushin
	BMJ  2004;328:1439, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1439-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hypocalcaemia after intravenous bisphosphonate: Authors' reply
	Rajesh Peter, Vinita Mishra, William D Fraser
	BMJ  2004;328:1439-1440, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1439-c [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hospital management of self harm in adults in England: Study contains important data not reported in the paper
	Alex J Mitchell
	BMJ  2004;328:1440, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1440 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hospital management of self harm in adults in England: Authors' reply
	Olive Bennewith, David Gunnell, Tim Peters, Keith Hawton, Allan House
	BMJ  2004;328:1440, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1440-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Am I breaking the law again?
	Michael Irwin
	BMJ  2004;328:1440, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1440-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Lorimer Fison
	John Talbot
	BMJ  2004;328:1441, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1441 [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	William Burns
	Ronald Hinchcliffe
	BMJ  2004;328:1441, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1441-a [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Charles Terence Anthony Burgess
	Priscilla Burgess
	BMJ  2004;328:1442, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1442 [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Anupama Damera
	Andy Evans, Simon Smith
	BMJ  2004;328:1442, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1442-a [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Rhys Glyn Davies
	Alan Davies
	BMJ  2004;328:1442, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1442-b [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Andrea Obertelli
	Peter Galli
	BMJ  2004;328:1442, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1442-c [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Sonia Rollin
	Henry R Rollin
	BMJ  2004;328:1442, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1442-d [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Peter Sainsbury
	Raj Rathod
	BMJ  2004;328:1442, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1442-e [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	John Whewell
	David S Strachan
	BMJ  2004;328:1442, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1442-f [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

reviews

This week's reviews [PDF]

	Book: Difficult Consultations with Adolescents
	Domhnall MacAuley
	BMJ  2004;328:1443, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1443 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Moments of Truth: Four Creators of Modern Medicine
	Ioana Vlad
	BMJ  2004;328:1443, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1443-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Press: The rise and fall of the health glossies
	Joanna Lyall
	BMJ  2004;328:1444, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1444 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	PERSONAL VIEW: A time to live or a time to die?
	BMJ  2004;328:1445, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1445 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	SOUNDINGS: CAMRA shy?
	James Owen Drife
	BMJ  2004;328:1445, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1445-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2004;328:1446, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1446 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	POEM*: Breast augmentation is unlikely to affect cancer identificaton
	BMJ  2004;328, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.0-f [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Northern Ireland—poetic sectarianism
	Kishor Choudhari
	BMJ  2004;328:1414, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1414 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: The end of the party
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2004;328:1416, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1416-a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A paediatric emergency
	Frances da Cunha
	BMJ  2004;328:1419, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1419 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: The doctor within
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2004;328:1426, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1426-a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Listen to grandmother
	John Dewhurst
	BMJ  2004;328:1436, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1436 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Apology

	Professor Roger Williams: An Apology
	BMJ  2004;328:1432, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1432 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	The logrank test
	BMJ  2004;328:1412, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1412 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Minerva
	BMJ  2004;328:1412, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1412-a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Exploring perspectives on death
	BMJ  2004;328:1412, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1412-b [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BMJ USA

	Editor's choice: No accidents
	Douglas Kamerow
	BMJ  2004;328:E300, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.E300 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Editorial: Balancing mammography's benefits and harms
	Joshua J Fenton, Joann G Elmore
	BMJ  2004;328:E301-E302, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.E301 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Editorial: Patient-centered communication
	Debra Roter
	BMJ  2004;328:E303-E304, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.E303 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Letter: RAPID RESPONSES FROM BMJ.COM
	Sidha S Sambandan, Louis I Jones
	BMJ  2004;328:E305, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.E305 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Letter: RAPID RESPONSES FROM BMJ.COM
	Bjørn Møller, Solveig Hofvind, Harald Weedon-Fekjær, Jan Mæhlen, Per-Henrik Zahl, Bjørn Heine Strand
	BMJ  2004;328:E306, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.E306 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Letter: RAPID RESPONSES FROM BMJ.COM
	Joanne Rule
	BMJ  2004;328:E307, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.E307 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Minerva
	BMJ  2004;328:E308, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.E308 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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