Monitoring the emergence of community transmission of influenza A/H1N1 2009 in England: a cross sectional opportunistic survey of self sampled telephone callers to NHS Direct
	Alex J Elliot, Cassandra Powers, Alicia Thornton, Chinelo Obi, Caterina Hill, Ian Simms, Pauline Waight, Helen Maguire, David Foord, Enid Povey, Tim Wreghitt, Nichola Goddard, Joanna Ellis, Alison Bermingham, Praveen Sebastianpillai, Angie Lackenby, Maria Zambon, David Brown, Gillian E Smith, O Noel Gill
	BMJ  2009;339:b3403, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3403 (Published 27 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Soluble or insoluble fibre in irritable bowel syndrome in primary care? Randomised placebo controlled trial
	C J Bijkerk, N J de Wit, J W M Muris, P J Whorwell, J A Knottnerus, A W Hoes
	BMJ  2009;339:b3154, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3154 (Published 27 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Has payment by results affected the way that English hospitals provide care? Difference-in-differences analysis
	Shelley Farrar, Deokhee Yi, Matt Sutton, Martin Chalkley, Jon Sussex, Anthony Scott
	BMJ  2009;339:b3047, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3047 (Published 27 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Risk of ovarian cancer in women with symptoms in primary care: population based case-control study
	William Hamilton, Tim J Peters, Clare Bankhead, Deborah Sharp
	BMJ  2009;339:b2998, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2998 (Published 25 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Commentary: Diagnosing ovarian cancer—more problems than answers
	Robin Fox
	BMJ  2009;339:b3233, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3233 (Published 25 August 2009) [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Willingness of Hong Kong healthcare workers to accept pre-pandemic influenza vaccination at different WHO alert levels: two questionnaire surveys
	Josette S Y Chor, Karry LK Ngai, William B Goggins, Martin C S Wong, Samuel Y S Wong, Nelson Lee, Ting-fan Leung, Timothy H Rainer, Sian Griffiths, Paul K S Chan
	BMJ  2009;339:b3391, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3391 (Published 25 August 2009) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical Review

	Sarcoidosis
	Owen J Dempsey, Edward W Paterson, Keith M Kerr, Alan R Denison
	BMJ  2009;339:b3206, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3206 (Published 28 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web Extra]

	An overview of how asbestos exposure affects the lung
	Graeme P Currie, Stephen J Watt, Nick A Maskell
	BMJ  2009;339:b3209, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3209 (Published 24 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web Extra][extra: Web Extra]

Practice

	10-Minute Consultation: Hirsutism
	Raekha Kumar, Joan St John, Devasenan Devendra
	BMJ  2009;339:b3090, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3090 (Published 28 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	10-Minute Consultation: Exacerbation of atopic eczema in children
	Matthew Ridd, Sarah Purdy
	BMJ  2009;339:b2997, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2997 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	10-Minute Consultation: Acute anterior uveitis
	Ashraf A Khan, Ross J Kelly, Zia I Carrim
	BMJ  2009;339:b2986, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2986 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	A Patient's Journey: Cancer and chemotherapy
	Ann V Salvage, Barry Quinn
	BMJ  2009;339:b2875, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2875 (Published 24 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Shortcuts

	All you need to read in the other general journals
	BMJ  2009;339:b3437, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3437 (Published 25 August 2009) [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

News

	US health secretary pledges renewed fight against HIV
	Bob Roehr
	BMJ  2009;339:b3522, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3522 (Published 28 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	NHS is still failing older minority ethnic patients who are mentally ill
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2009;339:b3518, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3518 (Published 28 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Billions of dollars needed to close global spending gap on cancer care
	Karen McColl
	BMJ  2009;339:b3499, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3499 (Published 28 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	German medical academics are accused of helping students obtain doctorates for cash
	Ned Stafford
	BMJ  2009;339:b3498, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3498 (Published 28 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Search engines continue to advertise rogue online pharmacies
	Nayanah Siva
	BMJ  2009;339:b3457, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3457 (Published 27 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Opposition to swine flu vaccine seems to be growing worldwide
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2009;339:b3461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3461 (Published 26 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	New drugs are taking too long to reach patients in Canada, report claims
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2009;339:b3440, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3440 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	NHS watchdog names trusts with outlier death rates
	Lynn Eaton
	BMJ  2009;339:b3439, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3439 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Drive-in vaccination allows 16 seconds per shot
	Bob Roehr
	BMJ  2009;339:b3462, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3462 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	UK has more guidance on dealing with abandoned cars than abandoned babies, study finds
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2009;339:b3438, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3438 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Misuse of ADHD drugs by young people is rising, US poisons data show
	Michael Day
	BMJ  2009;339:b3434, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3434 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2009;339:b3459, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3459 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Increasingly complex births and tired staff threaten safety of maternity patients, King’s Fund finds
	Mark Pownall
	BMJ  2009;339:b3449, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3449 (Published 24 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	WHO warns against using homoeopathy to treat serious diseases
	Oona Mashta
	BMJ  2009;339:b3447, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3447 (Published 24 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Care for people with neuromuscular conditions is unacceptable, say MPs and peers
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2009;339:b3436, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3436 (Published 24 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Metal smelting plants poison hundreds of Chinese children
	Jane Parry
	BMJ  2009;339:b3433, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3433 (Published 24 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

	Shortfall of family doctors means US faces "absolute crisis" by 2020
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2009;339:b3431, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3431 (Published 24 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF]

Editor's Choice

	A hesitation to be brave
	Fiona Godlee
	BMJ  2009;339:b3468, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3468 (Published 27 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	The effects of payment by results
	Gerard Anderson
	BMJ  2009;339:b3081, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3081 (Published 27 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Meeting the health needs of trafficked persons
	Cathy Zimmerman, Siân Oram, Rosilyne Borland, Charlotte Watts
	BMJ  2009;339:b3326, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3326 (Published 26 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	New methods to deal with publication bias
	Hans-Hermann Dubben
	BMJ  2009;339:b3272, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3272 (Published 26 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Age based discrimination in health and social care services
	David Oliver
	BMJ  2009;339:b3400, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3378 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Incidental findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging
	Aad van der Lugt
	BMJ  2009;339:b3107, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3107 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Diagnosis of ovarian cancer in primary care
	Joan Austoker
	BMJ  2009;339:b3286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3286 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Should healthcare workers have the swine flu vaccine?
	Rachel Jordan, Andrew Hayward
	BMJ  2009;339:b3398, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3398 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Shift work and cancer: Risk, compensation, challenges
	Thomas C Erren, Puran Falaturi, Peter Morfeld, Russel J Reiter
	BMJ  2009;339:b3430, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3430 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Congenital abnormalities: Data needed to establish causes
	Elizabeth S Draper, Judith Rankin, Ann Tonks, Patricia Boyd, Diana Wellesley, David Tucker, Judith Budd, members of the BINOCAR Management Committee.
	BMJ  2009;339:b3428, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3428 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cervical screening by age: Let’s not screen women under 25 throughout the UK
	Colm O’Mahony, Nicola Steedman, Michelle Yong, Elizabeth R Anderson, Vicki Finnegan, Lynn Price
	BMJ  2009;339:b3426, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3426 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Painful bladder syndrome: Role of psychological factors
	Timothy R Nicholson, Richard A Kanaan, Simon Wessely
	BMJ  2009;339:b3424, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3424 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A/H1N1 pandemic: Misdiagnosis in the time of meningitis
	Thomas W Bourke, Michael D Shields
	BMJ  2009;339:b3423, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3423 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Assisted suicide: Doctors, steer clear
	Julia Cumberlege
	BMJ  2009;339:b3422, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3422 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Breast screening: Fundamental errors in estimate of lives saved by screening
	Karsten J Jørgensen, Peter C Gøtzsche
	BMJ  2009;339:b3359, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3359 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Observations

	Ethics Man: Informed consent is more than a patient’s signature
	Daniel K Sokol
	BMJ  2009;339:b3224, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3224 (Published 27 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	On the Contrary: Assisted dying: what’s disability got to do with it?
	Tony Delamothe
	BMJ  2009;339:b3446, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3446 (Published 26 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Head to Head

	Should youth mental health become a specialty in its own right? Yes
	Patrick McGorry
	BMJ  2009;339:b3373, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3373 (Published 26 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Should youth mental health become a specialty in its own right? No
	Peter Birleson
	BMJ  2009;339:b3371, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3371 (Published 26 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Analysis

	Financial incentives to promote social mobility
	Ian Forde, Dagmar Zeuner
	BMJ  2009;339:b3219, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3219 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] [extra: HTML Page - index.htslp]

Views and Reviews

	Medical Classics: Ionych
	Boleslav Lichterman
	BMJ  2009;339:b3395, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3395 (Published 27 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Personal View: Just a little scratch?
	Jeremy Cohn
	BMJ  2009;339:b3393, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3393 (Published 27 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	From the Frontline: We need ideas based medicine
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2009;339:b3432, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3432 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The Best Medicine: The Unforgettable Dr Farrell
	Liam Farrell
	BMJ  2009;339:b3351, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3351 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Review of the Week: Men behaving madly
	Gwen Adshead
	BMJ  2009;339:b3095, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3095 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

	Michael Jacob Tarlow
	J Maskill, D P Addy
	BMJ  2009;339:b3460, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3460 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Lawrence William Bowen
	David Bowen
	BMJ  2009;339:b3458, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3458 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	William John Gordon
	Helen Gordon
	BMJ  2009;339:b3452, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3452 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Colin Hedderwick Hodge
	J Hodge
	BMJ  2009;339:b3331, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3331 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Joan Muriel Lilian Gabb (née Apted)
	Richard Gabb
	BMJ  2009;339:b3330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3330 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

	Brian Turbett Smyth
	Gerald Black, Harold Love
	BMJ  2009;339:b3329, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3329 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text]

Endgames

	OnExamination quiz: Thyroid disease
	BMJ  2009;339:b3404, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3404 (Published 26 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Picture quiz: An unusual case of haemorrhagic stroke
	Hani Marcus, Ibrahim Jalloh, Rhys Roberts, Peter Martin
	BMJ  2009;339:b3204, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3204 (Published 26 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Case Report: Orthopnoea in a young woman
	Jessica Jenkins, Ben Hope-Gill
	BMJ  2009;339:b3093, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3093 (Published 26 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Kathir Yoganathan, Susannah Danino
	BMJ  2009;339:b3414, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3414 (Published 25 August 2009) [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BMJ  2009;339:b3412, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3412 (Published 25 August 2009) [Full text] [Print PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	A lengthy illness
	Thomas Bewley
	BMJ  2009;339:b2934, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2934 (Published 25 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The best time to go around
	Ghaleb Eltaji Elfarouki
	BMJ  2009;339:b2935, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2935 (Published 24 August 2009) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Minerva
	BMJ  2009;339:b3407, doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3407 (Published 26 August 2009) [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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