Failures of development
	Kamran Abbasi
	BMJ  2004;329, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.0-g [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

This week in the BMJ

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

	Screening for vaginal infections halves preterm births [Full text]

	Perinatal death is more likely in women with previous caesareans if labour is induced with prostaglandin [Full text]

	Pelvic floor exercises make prolonged second stage of labour less likely [Full text]

	Perceived inequity in workload causes resentment in general practices [Full text]

	Role of orbital radiotherapy in thyroid eye disease is controversial [Full text]

	Many UN millennium goals are not on target [Full text]

Editorials

	Vaginal delivery after caesarean section
	Jeanne-Marie Guise
	BMJ  2004;329:359-360, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.359 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	What is intermediate care?
	René J F Melis, Marcel G M Olde Rikkert, Stuart G Parker, Monique I J van Eijken
	BMJ  2004;329:360-361, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.360 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
	William MacNee
	BMJ  2004;329:361-363, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.361 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Delivering mental health services for a diverse society
	Kamaldeep Bhui, Kwame McKenzie, Paramjit Gill
	BMJ  2004;329:363-364, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.363 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional references]

News

	UK health officials launch "five in one" vaccine for babies
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2004;329:365, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.365 [Full text] [PDF]

	Nigeria apologises to neighbours for spread of polio
	Abiodun Raufu
	BMJ  2004;329:365, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.365-a [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2004;329:366, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.366 [Full text] [PDF]

	Southall is barred for three years from child protection work
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2004;329:366, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.366-a [Full text] [PDF]

	Victims of gas leak in Bhopal seek redress on compensation
	Sanjay Kumar
	BMJ  2004;329:366, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.366-b [Full text] [PDF]

	Inappropriate drug prescribing in elderly people is common
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2004;329:367, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.367 [Full text] [PDF]

	Bush launches controversial mental health plan
	Jeanne Lenzer
	BMJ  2004;329:367, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.367-a [Full text] [PDF]

	UK health minister under pressure to ban smoking in public
	Claire Laurent
	BMJ  2004;329:368, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.368 [Full text] [PDF]

	Infringements of Irish smoking ban are few
	Muiris Houston
	BMJ  2004;329:368, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.368-a [Full text] [PDF]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	WHO pulls three more AIDS drugs from list
	Fiona Fleck
	BMJ  2004;329:368, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.368-b [Full text]

	India to extend price controls on drugs
	Sanjay Kumar
	BMJ  2004;329:368, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.368-c [Full text]

	French wine makers face legal action over birth defects
	Jane Burgermeister
	BMJ  2004;329:368, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.368-d [Full text]

	Dutch doctors choose sedation rather than euthanasia
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2004;329:368, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.368-e [Full text]

	Report warns that cost of care by GPs out of hours could be higher than expected
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2004;329:368, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.368-f [Full text]

	Medicare to implement new preventive services
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2004;329:368, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.368-g [Full text]

	Indian courts rule against criminal liability in cases of error
	Sanjay Kumar
	BMJ  2004;329:368, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.368-h [Full text]

Papers

	Prospective randomised controlled trial of an infection screening programme to reduce the rate of preterm delivery
	Herbert Kiss, Ljubomir Petricevic, Peter Husslein
	BMJ  2004;329:371, doi:10.1136/bmj.38169.519653.EB (published 4 August 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Commentary: Does screening reduce preterm births?
	Anna Alanen
	BMJ  2004;329:374, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.374 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Factors predisposing to perinatal death related to uterine rupture during attempted vaginal birth after caesarean section: retrospective cohort study
	Gordon C S Smith, Jill P Pell, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Richard Dobbie
	BMJ  2004;329:375, doi:10.1136/bmj.38160.634352.55 (published 19 July 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Dr Foster's case notes

	How often are adverse events reported in English hospital statistics?
	Paul Aylin, Shivani Tanna, Alex Bottle, Brian Jarman
	BMJ  2004;329:369, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.369 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References, full methodology and table]

BMJ family highlights

	What's new this month in BMJ Journals
	Harvey Marcovitch
	BMJ  2004;329:370, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.370 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Primary care

	Randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle training during pregnancy
	Kjell Å Salvesen, Siv Mørkved
	BMJ  2004;329:378-380, doi:10.1136/bmj.38163.724306.3A (published 14 July 2004) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	General practitioners' perceptions of sharing workload in group practices: qualitative study
	Ruben Branson, David Armstrong
	BMJ  2004;329:381, doi:10.1136/bmj.38173.532465.7C (published 20 July 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Commentary: Is trust an under-researched component of healthcare organisation?
	Judith Green
	BMJ  2004;329:384, doi:10.1136/bmj.38174.496944.7C (published 20 July 2004) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical review

	Recent developments in thyroid eye disease
	Tom Cawood, Paul Moriarty, Donal O'Shea
	BMJ  2004;329:385-390, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.385 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References]

	ABC of burns: Psychosocial aspects of burn injuries
	Shelley A Wiechman, David R Patterson
	BMJ  2004;329:391-393, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.391 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education and debate

	Can the millennium development goals be attained?
	Andy Haines, Andrew Cassels
	BMJ  2004;329:394-397, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.394 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Humanitarian medicine: up the garden path and down the slippery slope
	Deborah Harding-Pink
	BMJ  2004;329:398-399, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.398 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Commentary: ethical pitfalls can be hard to avoid
	Duncan Forrest, James Barrett
	BMJ  2004;329:399-400, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.399 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Early intervention for first episode psychosis: Secondary care must become more responsive to primary care
	James N Hardy
	BMJ  2004;329:401, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.401 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Early intervention for first episode psychosis: Consider increasing staff at primary care level before complaining
	Prem K Kunjukrishnan, Lekshmi Premkumar
	BMJ  2004;329:401, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.401-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Early intervention for first episode psychosis: Worldwide burden of psychosis is not as severe as suggested
	Alex J Mitchell
	BMJ  2004;329:401, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.401-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Early intervention for first episode psychosis: Paediatrics has a role too
	Sebastian Kraemer
	BMJ  2004;329:401-402, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.401-c [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Helicobacter pylori and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Information on underlying pathology is not given
	Giovanni Cammarota, Giovanni B Gasbarrini
	BMJ  2004;329:402, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.402 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Helicobacter pylori and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Important data were not presented
	Ian L P Beales
	BMJ  2004;329:402, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.402-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Stigma, shame, and blame experienced by patients with lung cancer: Health promotion and support groups have a role
	Rory Coughlan
	BMJ  2004;329:402-403, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.402-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Stigma, shame, and blame experienced by patients with lung cancer: Non-smoker status should also be declared
	Keith A Walters
	BMJ  2004;329:403, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.403 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Internationally agreed strategy is needed on vaginal birth after caesarean
	Rajesh Varma, Janesh K Gupta
	BMJ  2004;329:403, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.403-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Interfacing between primary and secondary care is needed
	Albert Lee, William Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Kwong Ka Tsang
	BMJ  2004;329:403, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.403-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Molluscum contagiosum is not always benign
	Richard M Redmond
	BMJ  2004;329:403, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.403-c [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	All drugs can have serious side effects
	Anna V Richman
	BMJ  2004;329:404, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.404 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry's code of practice needs to be clarified
	Heather J Simmonds
	BMJ  2004;329:404, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.404-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The Portman Group does not represent alcohol industry
	Jean Coussins
	BMJ  2004;329:404, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.404-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical examination has important role
	Jonathan R Benger
	BMJ  2004;329:404, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.404-c [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	George Widmer Thorn
	Caroline Richmond
	BMJ  2004;329:405, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.405 [Full text]

	Robert Charles Fuller
	W Brychan Morris
	BMJ  2004;329:406, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.406 [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Krishan Dayal Gupta
	Rajeev Gupta
	BMJ  2004;329:406, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.406-a [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Ronald Marsden Harvey
	Donal Keegan
	BMJ  2004;329:406, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.406-b [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Frank Thomas Jenkinson
	W E Sharman
	BMJ  2004;329:406, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.406-c [Full text]

	Alujjage Dona Padma Rajapakse
	Yasa Rajapakse
	BMJ  2004;329:406, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.406-d [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	John Frederick Robinson
	Michael Bond
	BMJ  2004;329:406, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.406-e [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Adrian Llewellyn Thomas
	David Thomas
	BMJ  2004;329:406, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.406-f [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

reviews

This week's reviews [PDF]

	TV: Cheating at Athens: Is it Worth it?
	Domhnall MacAuley
	BMJ  2004;329:407, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.407 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Status Syndrome: How Your Social Standing Directly Affects Your Health and Life Expectancy
	Roberto De Vogli
	BMJ  2004;329:408, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.408 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Stalin's Last Crime: The Doctors' Plot
	Chin Jung
	BMJ  2004;329:408, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.408-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	PERSONAL VIEW: Quiet diplomacy is not enough
	Paul Haviland
	BMJ  2004;329:409, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.409 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	SOUNDINGS: The good slut
	Liam Farrell
	BMJ  2004;329:409, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.409-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2004;329:410, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.410 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	POEM*: Long term budesonide does not affect adrenal function in children
	BMJ  2004;329, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.0-f [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: No hands
	BMJ  2004;329:374, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.374-a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	For the pleasure of their company
	Marga Hogenboom
	BMJ  2004;329:380, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.380 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: Advantages
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2004;329:383, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.383 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Interactive case report: Abnormal liver function after an unplanned consultation
	BMJ  2004;329:390, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.390 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: The privilege of wisdom is to listen
	Mohammad Imran Khan
	BMJ  2004;329:390, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.390-a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	bmjlearning.com: How common is common?
	Kieran Walsh
	BMJ  2004;329:397, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.397 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: The longest weekend
	Nigel E Drury
	BMJ  2004;329:400, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.400 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Advice
	BMJ  2004;329:405, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.405-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Screening for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia saving lives
	BMJ  2004;329:384, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.384-a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prospective cohort study of retinal vessel diameters and risk of hypertension
	BMJ  2004;329:384, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.384-b [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Getting ethics into practice
	BMJ  2004;329:384, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.384-c [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BMJ USA

	Editor's choice: The ins and outs of editing
	Douglas Kamerow
	BMJ  2004;329:E314, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.E314 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Editorial: School soft drink intervention study
	Simone A French, Peter J Hannan, Mary Story
	BMJ  2004;329:E315-E316, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.E315 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Minerva
	BMJ  2004;329:E317, doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.E317 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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