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INDEX S[Y6cBYU6SO N6NIn1PUf IG-- =A:l enue VOLUME 318 pay 2) rx) = ~Ss JANUARY TO JUNE = 1999 KEY TO DATES AND PAGES Che following table gives a key to the dates of issue and the page numbers of the BM] in volume 318 (1999 Date of issue Journal pages January 1-68 §9-136 137-204 205-272 273-340 February 341-408 409-474 475-546 547-614 March 615-680 681-746 747-820 821-884 885-952 953-1018 1019-1086 1087-1154 1155-1222 1223-1298 1299-1362 1363-1439 1431-1498 June 1499-1566 1567-1634 1635-1708 1709-1774 January to June 1999 Index; ; £5.00 British Medical Association 1999 INDEX TO VOLUME 318 Entries for editorials, news, papers, general practice, information in practice, clinical review, education and debate, letters, medicopolitical digest and reviews are indicated by the use of symbols (E), (N), (P), (GP), (IP), (C), (ED), (L), (MD) and (R) respectively. Series entries are made for Drug points, Fillers, Fortnightly review, Lesson of the week, Personal view, Recent advances and the other subject series. Articles in the Classified Supplement are also included in this index ts. 318:125 (L), 126 (1 zyp assenger. 318:672 (I ti s after sedation (C Kovac DMB Hal 176 ’ y need] reater ri har , sre tech 1 NEST ernati I for t r \itken, Jo bituary ‘oung, J Carnduff). 318:129 Training in large bowel cancer surgery: observa form three prospective regional United Kingdom 318:702 (P See Lass A. 318:1556 i, Saadi Hussain, Obituary (R Roomi). 318:1561 <amal, Obituary (ASM Jawad). 318:813 Europe abducted from her home i q Alberti G, See AlbertiH . 318:1700 neglected but prevalent tragedy thiou dip Aedical issu oya vllege of Physicians report Alberti H, AlbertiG , May ime has cx for the prima 318:152¢ rriman of the patient in the NHS. 318:170¢ Patient admission Alberti KGMM, Ward JD, Caring for and about acute general partment, f vital, ¢ rit r 1B f uv dicine. 318:1759 (1 M Nielsen). 318:1 344 JANUARY-JUNE 1999 AAS-ALB JANUARY-JUNE 1999 UK junior doct ballot on industrial action 318:1573 UK juniors tob e surv d over action on pay. 318:831 (N UK nurses awarded large pay rise. 318:347 (N UK obstetricians face redund 318:688 (N UK n tobacco ¢ December. 318:1716 rge Duncan Stewart, Obituary (WR Almond in breast cancer 1290 (1 318:544 (R bies and later women | markers of British 1 should han Bonfer nch (S Mayor ise: 25 year yal College 318:96 (GP Art Pro medicine. 318:346 (E ) 1. 318:1575 (N gene databas r major congeni gestation: population commentary: What is fetal ] gastroenteritis able bow yndrom nd hort Bec Postm 165 See Potter M. 318:7 LAG Rodrigue | corm a c apman f 3 Bergmann JF, See Chassany O. 318:59, 1142 meningitis t ctive 1yvarocepn J i ni r ; I cket ite in | st m R S Ar derss n R 318-9¢ 3 318 roa 12 diord | ccir nd their real yerceived 3eringer TRO awford VLS. 318:366 e vers ect l Berkin, Charle ichard, Obituary (KE Berkin, G Hoyle 318:77 é y igia ‘ ne ] 318:607 ymmun ni BeechamI Bernard ee Dupuy A. 318:1591 ncephalopathy. 3A1n8t:e1p4a1r5t um (I ris ctors for newborn BMA cal fo r 3 Bertollini R, See Kovats RS. 318:1682 cr Chief medical offi r zenetical modified fooc Berwick D, See Smith R. 318:248 Badrinath P, Ramaiah S, Risk of breast 318:1441 (N Besterman EMM line cabin attendants. 318:125 (I Consultant physicians should be appraised annually. 318:419 A memorable patient. All in the family. 318:977 sage J Smith AJ. 318:670 N), 1013 (1 Observing patients. Deaf wife. 318:798 3agust A, See Haycox A. 318:391, 1696 EU supports delay in reduci rs hou 318:1508 (N Bf, adrenergic receptors, Asthma and, ipratropium reduces Bahrami J, A sacrificia: lamb (Persona GMC advises doctor 1 seekin sen 553 (N), 1555 admissions to hospital. 318:738 (1 Bailey C, See Bredin A l I B blockers Baillie C, Hewison J rening Government plan up in NHS pay. 318:10 (N Heart failure and (JGF Cleland, et a/). 318:824 (E Baker A, ECT was never u discriminately in ez tr n Government sets out vision for clinical governance. 318:832 Myocardial infarction of shell shock 1143 N ystematic review and meta regression analysis (N Baker R NHS Direct will cover England by end of 2000: 318:1097 (N Freemantleet, a l). 318:1730 (P Learning from my it general ioners Patients say the 318:1095 (N use in conjunction with thrombolysis. 318:328 (1 329 318:1567 (E Primary care trusts will have wid wel N del for clinical gov e grou Report finds nx n of et s in GMC. 318:1510 B carotene, Women’s health and (SF Olsen). 318:551 (E 79 (GP N Betamethasone nose drops, Cushing’s syndrome and. 318:1355 Baker SP, See Winston FK. 318:1647 cottish doctors launch their manifesto 3:2 L), 1356 (1 Bakke O, See Malt UF. 318:1180 UK consultants act to limit spiré workload. 318:896 (N Bettelheim E, Endpiece. The country matters. 318:244 Baldwin RC, et al, Severe deep white matter lesions and outcom UK consultants warn of overwork and general demoralisa Bevan D, See Maxwell K. 318:1585 in major depressive disorder. 318:738 (1 tion. 318:1576 (N Bevan JS, Management of pituitary tumours. 318:1226 (E Balkau B, See Borch-Johnsen K. 318:533 UK doctors’ revalidation should be linked to registration Bhaskarabhatla VMK, Every hospital must improve in-hospital Ballam L, See Strachan DP. 318:1035 318:349 (N resuscitation. 318:1421 (L. Ballantyne, James Rollo, Obituary (J Ballantyne). 318 UK issues guidance on prescribing Viagra. 318:279 (N hatt BM, See Coker WJ. 318:290 JANUARY-JUNE 1999 ATT-BHA 3 wart K. 318:1 DE. 318:1112 318:149 318:1083 (R phenics. 318:1488 can B Hope). 318:7 Radiosurgery (M Brada, G Cruickshank). 318:41 1 1490 (I Disorders of c 318:1149 (MD ] nded. 318:403 (MD Th pa f tic Modification on A ot ym: Ethical dilemma alt L Beechatn). 318:13 to who yur duty of care? (JMA Swinburn, or trategy. 318:741 (MD 318:1753 st olutions. 318:335 (MD r icern for family (RE ¢ ranford). 318:1754 (ED don € 318:131 (MD), 1490 jefines deat 1 lav B Jennett). 318:1755 (ED arty ers i BMA anand d the the N S S, Buckels J t of flutamide on survival in fj 1 pancreatic cancer. 318:326 (I ealth care advice. 318:403 (MD o V, Di Be he Man, the Cure, a Hopef on cottish council elections 1999-2001 R notice. 318 ~PpE posite Taylor RS. 318:190 results. 318 ¢ EdwardsSJ L. 318:1407 cal Research Council ¢ gnitive Function and uz Ageing Study MRC CFAS). 318:1108 werviev W1 ituthtdrerlla) . , 318.170P9r olo(nE g Breast feeding and infant pneumonia (JA Cé t al summary (R Woodman). 318:1717 (N 318:1316 (I ye Observat m Guid elines. 318:675 (MD BHO-BRI JANUARY-JUNE 1999 Prevention: emerging approaches 1 based cardiology EM Lonn, S Yusuf). 318:1337 (« factors, simple computer prograr for guiding vent (AD Hingorani, P Vallance 318:101 (IP 1419 J LC, See Fan HW. 318:1451 ad Ana thesiolog D] Wilkinson reer focus BMF j 2 Mar I 1999 Paediatri V Diwakar 1 reer focus) BM7 Classified:2 > Ma Sulkir reer foc BM Classified:2 (15 8 May Sawney March C Finlan) BM7 failure in medical 1999 8 May 1999 j 7 Febru 15 May 1999 BM ¢ BMF W Sellar) BM7 24 April RITA (J Bache) BM7 ¢ BM Classif 19 June 1999 n the pror isON servi M Longfield January 1999 S Lingham Ma 16 January 1ary 1999 April 1999 9 1999 “BMF tinations among 1988, underestimated numt ng in NHS. 318:1486 (1 p Insult to cabbages. 318 318:7¢ Websit f th sacked. 318:394 (I ite of the week). 318:406 (R f th eek). 318:1296 (R 318:817 (R 318:1564 (R Webs: garettes a 318:269 (R P. 318:1044 k). 318:950 (R G. 318:668 te of the week). 318:1220( R Haddad FS. 318:5 ek). 318:202 (R 318:10 k). 318:544 (R 1aratne UN 318:1360 (R a Strateg ocums. 318:1097 (N IMF ¢ 318:338 (R ping sto k). 318:1152 (R 319:2 Where now fe areer focus? (Career focus) BM7 ¢ 5 June | hitedot ft 318:1016 (R dbank é te of the week). 318:882 (R ac ( Websit the week). 318:1496 (R Carotid artery infarction ection and visual blurring in football supporter (PD Scol eet Molyneux, et al) (Minerva). 318:1774 (R 318:1428 (I Wall thickness and heart risk (D Josefson). 318:143 (N jesir what about Behavioural 318:1072 Carotid endarterectomy IBC of kc L), 1073 (I Model predicts who benefits (Z Kmietowicz). 318:1719 (N and sexual fears ( B Needs assessment, Wessex. 318:399 (I Butland BK, See Strachan DP. 318:103 Wenger) (B Carr-Hill R, Roberts D, Population figures for capitation formu Byford S, See Palmer S. 318:1349 Cholesterol t guidelines 318:1140 las need to be designed differently. 318:1145 (I Bygdeman M, See Jacobson B. 318 I Carr-Locke DL, See Tham TCK. 318:617 Byrne DW, Publishing Your Medica MONIC t to accomplish Carrington D, See Strachan DP. 318:1035 Dor t 1 act you ? VM qicd Sch 318:732 Cars JANUARY-JUNE 1999 318:148 N tionists. 318:214 LJ nsu at Peto R 318:15) 55 ng J, Dowling P, Helpi ng airline ng KK ntak Oc cupational 318:824 4(R 318:1 4 D. 318:3 M. 318 igs crackdown epidemiol g) 318:15 4 rbal r ams, Der 318:563 ¥ back pain wicz). 318 482 S i ar RR West 318:1039 p(F 311). 8:135178 :1 Screening 318:141¢ I Maki ease \ Berger). 318:625 B. 318:881 (R t guidance 318:1081 MD general practice (NR Hick Evidence based In¢ 1E i PPpr, 318:1493 MD 318:790 («¢ J Warden 318:1230 ening, sexuality and hidder sts (B Duncan, G Hart 31 (ED L Beecham). 318:832 (N t mTyC, K BiTlhe am, ducDt L sCt arnr -l n»dck e sco3pi1c8 :61t7r eatr ment for 31wi8l:l 10i8t 5 mak(eR difference? DR ublic health conference. 318:1704 (MD cholesterol in free-living subjects and dietar > group model for (R Baker, er a/). 318:779 (GP 10ns 318:945 (I See also Practice guidelines ommunicating risk reduction achieved by cholester« z guidelines (PGS hekelle, et al). 318:593 (ED ng £ drugs. 318:602 (L) (correction 1040 603 political considerati of clinical practice yw is low enough? 318:538 (L), 539 I B Hurwitz 318:661 ED lowering margarine UK launch S Mayor 318:9€ UV al benefits, limitations, harms of clinical guideline SH Woolf, et a ). 318 M, Electronic preprints can be categorised. 318:55 i Using clin ] guidelines G Feder upuy A. 318:1591 cal information AR-CLI JANUARY-JUNE 1999 Contraceptives, General practice free supply AE Livingstone onal view). 318:1497 R ( yntraceptives, oral Breast cancers and, controversy rekindled (R Woodman 318:1095 (N Migraine and stroke in young women and (CL Chang, et af 318:13 (P), 1485 (L), 1486( I Contraceptives, oral, combined Gestodene and desogestrol Department of Health changes advice (S Mayor) 318:1026 (N myocardial infarction and: MICA case-control study N Dunn, et a/). 318:1579 (P) (correction, 1739 commentary: reassuring findings @ Lidegaard 318:1583 (P Mortality overview: no overall effect in developed country (DCG Skegg). 318:69 (E RCGP cohort study with 25 year follow up (V Beral, et af 318:96 (GP ntracepti postce vital, Time to change method? (A Webb 318:342 rolled trial ve Randomised controlled trials managemer Should general practitioners 2 (HliJagn Kos tic tests on patients before prescribing anti PL ittle). 318:799 (ED aend k MAE, See Reintjes R. 318:665 ian B. 318:15 S. 318:8¢ M Cook 318:401 3 D Pyke 318:540 Patterson V bstructive hydrocephalus ating bacterial mer 318:124 (1 é Dolan P. 318:916 Cooper W. 318:1078 e Cooper W. 318:1078 oper H Arber S. 318:87 per JA, See Welton AJ. 318:1114 ooper, Joan, Obitu J Horton, A Adams 318:1079 Caring out acute general medicine I t al, Many manoeuvres with y« can be dangerous th 318:107 Mahkorn D nan doctors strike against health budget cuts. 318:76 (N Germany doc» ctors trainingt o c ige 318:832 N operative general practice out of hours car Scotland: Toward prima uv ups (JH on, D Heaney 318:1185 (GP Scottish GPs reach agreement. 318:815 MD vadia HM, See Wilkinson D. 318:479 alues See also Ethics, medical Patients’ priorities, GPs are victims too 318:192 (1 M, Schwartz R, Out me of neonatal hypoglycaemia ations and new materials (B Allan Bredin M. 318:901 ease See also ( ardiovascular liseases oronary disease anc rdeals for fetal programming M Susser, B Levin 318:885 (EF correction, xd and death (JG Eriksson, ¢ Ut mic drugs ir sorder rG Dinan). 318:826 (I adults (HT Serenser aVIOL inking: prospective Scottish cohort study (CI 318.1 jeclining with f deadly attacks (Z Kmietow 318:1307 cial logy and prognosis: Evidence M Marmot 318:1460 (< urrent events and k verview (F Bradley, ME Cupples 318:1499 (I al prompts to patients/GPs and quality of ; rimary care al). 318:1522 (GP vomen areca nut can na\ deleterious effects t KP. 318:5 ition 318:14 19 (I ole t al, Hyperbaric ire, Masquerading as liver orm ne led (D Pounder). 318:1502 (E igate J, Rn,e Mse,dA i cnEaadltg iaofrni actl tCaolinr, ge3t1 O8b:fi 9t5u5a ry u Anlniutaanlt s apSp ¢r aisu al n oft h k). 31831:84:1598 5 N I rt3Ai1sct8o :s4t eroids Churg-Strau yndrome (DP D’Cruz, et Tackling inst ional rac innticraalc t go3vv1eer8r n:a1n7c6 9 318:1081 MD Cahnialnyessies h(eFrMba slw craenea ms presc 3r1i8b ed5 63fo r Ps kin conditions: content ollin J, See Perkins JMT 318:3 must re cognise « Head injuries treatment trial (Z Kmietowicz 318:1441 (N Anne Kirkman, Obituary 318:1628 Osteoporosis and (P Lips). 318:1366 (E 318:1147 Patient delivery (C O’Callaghan, P Barry 318:410 (E), 1764 ollinsG , See O'Reilly P. 318:155 I yllins M, See Soldan K. 318 5 District general Shoulder treatment in general practice comparison of physi “llins R, Blister beet focus) BMF ¢ therapy, manipulation, and corticoster injection long yliism BMH,, WAi lsuolnu tar JA H3o1u8r:s1,9 9 in(tMeDr pretatior ystmeertmi c resulutrsg ery,(J C WiAndtevrasn,c et a jl 318H:o1e39y5b erg(hGsP I rinightly 318:136 (R Professional self re 318:512 (€ olombia Staffing, Royal C« ost and cost analysis Public health survey, 318:73 (EF Practice guidelines A Haycox, et al). 318 391 (ED oloUNn caenacretrhsq, uaFkieb re aidd oe J noCti menptr otec3t1 8:S3 50Go ttl(iN eb 318 WS r wrkloamdo ng Cor Than 318:1769 (MD jomis|e dde sicgonn.t roi3l1ed8 :16t9ri6a ls, (I importance of health econ m ylorectal cancers act to limit 318:896 (N -ctiveness, HIV universal screening of pregnant women Deprivation and emergency admission werwork and Jemoralisat Beecham MJ Postma, et al). 318:1656 (P Hospital/clinician workload and survi 318:1576 (N ostello AMdeL, See Ellis M. 318:1414 F Kee, et 318:1381 (P) (correc l < nsultants Committee Health minister meeting. 318:675 Cot death. See Sudden infant death co>m mentary: surgeons experience R Shields). 318: 1386 Doctor-pa Re ferral ough,d ataA ntriebaicoht icosp positep lacceobon:c lushioown s?d o 31m8e:t8a7-3a nal(yI ses of similar omOmnu niinctaebrnleet d(iHs eaBsreosw n) See aA(l. Nse tliCner oss 3i1n8f :81 ti e,3 1h8e:a8l7t6h s(Le), rvic8e7 7 use ethnicity and oulett era l, AI nforming Patients An Assessment of the Quality of Patient ommunication Children, socioeconomic differenc and Wales (S mation Materials (Books). 318:1494 (R Bad news, dying patient’s perception Saxena, et al). 318:642 (GP et al, Sharing decisions with patients: is the information good memorable patient. 318:1547 Cooperative language in consul male and female enough? 318:318 (ED Cancers, with patients. 318:60 (L doctors (JR Skelton, FDR Hobb GP), 1760 (1 ounselling, Testicular cancers and, not appropriate for all Cholesterol reducing drugs. 318:602 (I 1761 (I patients. 318:128 (L 603 (1 Safety and effectiveness of n consultation in Coussins J, Should industry sponsor research? 318:261 (1 Somatisation disorders, patient perceptions o yut of 1oOurs primary care Cowden JM, See Wheeler JG. 318:1946 nations (P Salmon, er al). 318:372 (GP Consumers Association BNFieMeReC Cowie MR, See Hardman SMC. 318:238 ommunity health services CDrom 318:610 (R Cox J Depression, mortality in elderly (T Pulska, er a/). 318:432 (P Contact training, Netsseria menigitidis pathogenic strain in A memorable patient. Say what you mean. 318:521 Elderly people: primary care arrangements for elderly in resi contacts of patients with meningococ cal disease 318:665 See Roderick E. 318:191 dential and nursing homes. 318:666 (1 L), 666 (1 Coxeli A, et al, Lifetime prevalence, characteristics, and Primary care groups and, user involvement B Fisher Continuing medical education. Se¢ Education, medical, continu associated problems of non-consensual sex in men: cross 318:749 (E ing sectional survey. 318:846 (GP JANUARY-JUNE 1999 CLI-COX 318:385 (¢ 1422 (1 Hicks NR. 318:7% Gandhi MM. 318:¢ | j ‘ Ger val oi x EK Gardner). 318:1 NORDEP 318: 395 (1 p, See Forster 4. 318:83 nberg W. 318:148¢ reast screening programme nder GRK. 318:124¢ Dliifff icult . a 318:11 annidis JPA. 318 1¢ S. 318:39¢ 318:399 r 78 (€ na AP. 318:104 AP. 318:1041 th. 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Commentary: “Swit chback € danger ahead! 318:631 (P nan DG, Sensiti and specificity and their ntervals c annot exceed i 100%. 318:193 (I See Hawton K. 318:972 See O'C mnor S. 318:978 n thrombos Avoiding consequence +s of. 318:601 ys, Outcome y Wit h major er. 318 n P. 318:64 Insurance s See also Military m MA. 318:939 MD ardan, Neonatal he 318:871 (1 arrhythmias. 318:1416 I ver v statistical de NS Bradbury 318:232 1073 + (1 II trials iz The plague returns. 318:459 lla Multitherapy a: the Man, the Stw rateonglyi ne for pubellieschtrionngs datialdb asteh reat3 1e8n: 11j6ou5r nal( N 1 3S1ee 8:2P6a8r azz(iRn i 318:39 jevolve the BM? 318:1440 (N 1 amputation R, Moving t yeyond journals the future arrives with Gallen). 318:36 318:1637 (F General p tice care ta analysis 318:461 asing both authors and i readers. 318:888 Diabetes 1 nellit COX-DIA JANUARY-JUNE 1999