Index to volume 327 - BMJ Group

— Clinical Trials for Tomorrow
——overview (C Warlow). 327:240 (E)
——summary (O Dyer). 327:182 (N)
medical secretaries, in praise of. 327:991 (L)
medicalisation, Die Krankheitserfinder [Disease mongers] (Blech)
(Books). 327:1173 (R)
medicine, paradigm shift (K Barraclough) (Soundings). 327:569
(R)
Medicines Control Agency, slated by Commons committee (D
Singh). 327:10 (N)
Mehran R, see Bhargava B. 327:274
Mehta AT, et al, Treatment of lysosomal storage disorders.
327:462 (E)
Meigs JB, The metabolic syndrome. 327:61 (E)
Melia J, Silent Scourge (Books). 327:568 (R)
melioidosis, treatment, ethical problems in evaluation (AC
Cheng, et al). 327:1280 (ED)
Mellanby A, see Bothamley GH. 327:243
Mellor D, Recruiting doctors from poor countries: the great brain
robbery? Commentary: Recruitment is ethical. 327:928
(ED)
Mellor S, Treatment of tennis elbow: the evidence. 327:330 (C)
Meltzer H, see Chalder T. 327:654
men, breast cancers (GH Perkins, et al). 327:239 (E), 930 (L)
Men T, et al, Russian mortality trends for 1991-2001: analysis by
cause and region. 327:964 (P)
Menessy, Andrea, Obituary (A Ho#mann). 327:398
meningitis, WHO and MSF appeal for funds for new vaccine (F
Fleck). 327:769 (N)
meningococcal infections, case fatality rates: England 1963-98
(MJ Goldacre, et al). 327:596 (P)
Menniti-Ippolito F, see Traversa G. 327:18
Menon N, see Devadasan N. 327:988
Menon S, see Devadasan N. 327:988
menopause, osteoarthritis, treatment in postmenopause (A
Crannery). 327:355 (E), 1051 (L)
menorrhagia, treatments (A Lethaby). 327:1243 (E)
mental disorders see also commitment of mentally ill
— Frank Bruno, media survey (R Persaud) (The Press). 327:816
(R)
— children, relative age within school year (R Goodman, et al).
327:472 (P), 1286 (L), 1287 (L)
— drug abuse in psychiatric inpatients (B Barnaby, et al).
327:783 (P)
— parents, impact on children (P Ramchandani, et al). 327:242
(E)
— patient concordance (M Shooter). 327:825 (E)
— psychiatric protection order for “battered mental patient” (T
Szasz) (Ward round). 327:1449
mental health see also commitment of mentally ill
— doctors, improving (J Graske) BMJ Careers 327:s188 (13
December 2003)
— GP with special interest in (L Pogue) BMJ Careers 327:s33 (2
August 2003)
— images go on show (L Eaton). 327:1008 (N)
— prisons, in uence of environmental factors (J Nurse, et al).
327:480 (PC), 989 (L)
— refugee children (M Fazel, et al). 327:134 (P)
— soldiers, Northern Ireland security duties (G Lawrenson, et
al). 327:1382 (P)
— supporting relatives with illness (S Dosani, et al) BMJ Careers
327s:51 (16 August 2003)
mental health services
— Europe, patients kept in caged beds (K Krosnar). 327:1249
(N)
— Homerton Hospital exhibition (A Ferriman). 327:580 (N)
— Manchester unit bullying and harassment (Z Kmietowicz).
327:697 (N)
— UK bill will be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny (R Dobson).
327:1304 (N)
— US, needs revamp (D Josefson). 327:248 (N)
Menten J, see Bjermer L. 327:891
Mercer CH, et al, Sexual function problems and help seeking
behaviour in Britain: national probability sample survey.
327:426 (PC) (correction, 649)
Mercer S, et al, Equality for people with disabilities in medicine.
327:882 (E), 1051 (L)
Mercer, Stewart, on Professor Paul Dieppe (P Cross) (The doctor
who in uenced me most) BMJ Careers 327:s123 (18
October 2003)
Merchant A, see He K. 327:777
Merriman, Anne, (R Goody) (Pro®le) BMJ Careers 327:s29 (26
July 2003)
Merrison AFA, et al, Treatment options for trigeminal neuralgia.
327:1360 (E)
Merritt, John Keith, Obituary (JV Howard). 327:168
messes
— “disa#ection” room (RD Price, et al). 327:1464
— unsung resource (J Raw) (Personal view). 327:689 (R)
Messori A, et al, “Polypill” to ®ght cardiovascular disease.
327:808 (L)
meta-analysis see also systematic reviews
— measuring inconsistency (JPT Higgins, et al). 327:557 (ED)
metabolic syndrome, prevention of type 2 diabetes and
cardiovascular disease (JB Meigs). 327:61 (E)
metastatic cancers, bisphosphonates and skeletal morbidity (JR
Ross, et al). 327:469 (P)
Metcalf BS, see Mallam KM. 327:592
metformin, polycystic ovary syndrome, systematic review and
meta-analysis (JM Lord, et al). 327:951 (P)
methadone see also heroin
— heroin medical prescription to treatment resistant addicts (W
van den Brink, et al). 327:310 (P) (correction, 724)
— prescriptions, e#ect of national guidelines: England 1990-
2001 (J Strang, et al). 327:321 (P)
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, control (G Duckworth).
327:1177 (E)
methotrexate, adverse events, UK introduces measures to reduce
errors (S Mayor). 327:70 (N)
methylxanthines, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, metaanalysis
of randomised trials (RG Barr, et al). 327:643 (P)
(correction, 919)
Metsu, Gabriel, The Doctor’s Visit (P O’Donnell). 327:340
Meyer AD, et al, Sweet dreams and sour awakenings. 327:1040
Meyers AF, Medical ethics, the Israeli Medical Association, and
the state of the World Medical Association. 327:1108 (L)
Michelson J, Study of plantar fasciitis treatment is awed.
327:870 (L)
Micksche M, see Arbyn M. 327:289
midazolam, rapid tranquillisation for agitated emergency
patients: comparison with haloperidol plus promethazine
(TREC Collaborative Group). 327:708 (P)
middle age, multiple morbidity management: attitudes to drug
use (A Townsend, et al). 327:837 (P)
January−June 2001
Middleton B, Interests of charities. 327:344 (L)
Middleton LP, see Perkins GH. 327:239
Midgley A, Paying for bmj.com. 327:1347 (L)
Midgley AK, “Polypill” to ®ght cardiovascular disease. 327:808
(L)
midwifery
— education, risk attributable to sta# deployment and training
(B Ashcroft, et al). 327:584 (P)
— Ethel Burnside: coincidence and hypothesis (D Barker) (It’s
good to talk). 327:1428
Migone M, see O’Donnell C. 327:834
milk, human, saving expressed milk. Q&A (PCD Atapattu, et al).
327:1338
Millard, Frederick William, Obituary (T Harbottle). 327:56
Miller P, Non-standard grade (trust grade) doctors: the BMA
seniors’ view BMJ Careers 327:s130 (25 October 2003)
Miller, Robert Stanley, Obituary (J Sinclair, et al). 327:625
Millner R, see Bridgewater B. 327:13
Milne E, Passive smoking. 327:502 (L)
Milne, Malcolm Davenport, Two memorable physicians (R
Gabriel). 327:479
Milroy CM, et al, Reforming the coroner’s service. 327:175 (E)
Milton, Catherine Maureen, Obituary (G Venn, et al). 327:1351
Milton R, All stitched up. 327:1476
mind, The Human Mind (I McClure) (TV). 327:995 (R)
minister of health, time has come for a medical minister. 327:291
(L)
miracles, medical thaumaturgy (G Dunea) (Soundings). 327:401
(R)
Mirembe FM, see Weeks AD. 327:1329
miscarriage see also abortion, induced
— non-steroidal anti-in ammatory drugs exposure during pregnancy
and (D-K Li, et al). 327:368 (P)
missing persons
— how we should deal with John Doe (P Desikan) (Personal
view). 327:349 (R)
— on internet (U Tayal) (Website of the week). 327:348 (R)
mistakes see also malpractice
— “The call we all dread...” (NK Sabharwal). 327:663
— criminalisation of fatal medical mistakes (J Holbrook).
327:1118 (E)
— drug packaging (AK Fletcher) (Minerva). 327:878 (R)
— drugs in egg cups (M Gutenstein). 327:549
— good medical practice (R Anwar). 327:1213
— on internet (I Vlad) (Website of the week). 327:1174 (R)
— methotrexate, UK reduction measures (S Mayor). 327:70 (N)
— surgical errors in theatre (SK Sarker) BMJ Careers 327:s109
(4 October 2003)
Mitchell AM, see Redinbaugh EM. 327:185
Mitchell K, et al, National survey of medical decisions at end of
life made by New Zealand general practitioners. 327:202
(PC)
Mitchell PB, see Hall WD. 327:289
Moatti JP, see Peretti-Watel P. 327:595
Moayyedi P, see Delaney BC. 327:811
mobile phones see also telephones; text messages
— picture of jaw (J Carter). 327:1458
— text message appointment reminders. 327:564 (L)
Modernising Medical Careers, update (R MacDonald) BMJ
Careers 327:s89 (20 September 2003)
Moe N, see Hawthorne G. 327:929
Moens V, et al, Opportunistic screening for Chlamydia. 327:290
(L)
Moesenthin M, see Wrenger E. 327:147
Mohammed F
— Dictating clinic letters (Tips on...) BMJ Careers 327:s148 (8
November 2003)
— Speaking to patients’ relatives (Tips on...) BMJ Careers
327:s190 (13 December 2003)
Mohan J, see Pollock AM. 327:982
Mokete M, et al, 10-minute consultation. High result in prostate
speci®c antigen test. 327:379 (PC), 1227 (L)
Mola G, et al, eds, Primary Mother Care and Population (Books).
327:626 (R)
Momm F, et al, Palliative radiotherapy treatment of large
squamous cell carcinoma (Minerva). 327:1356 (R)
Moncrie# J, Antidepressant prescribing and suicide. 327:288 (L)
(correction, 586)
Moneeb, Ahmed Abdelsalam, suspended for lying to cover up
negligence (O Dyer). 327:888 (N)
monolayer cytology, cervical screening, comparison with conventional
cervical smear and human papillomavirus DNA testing.
327:161 (L), 162 (L)
montelukast, asthma exacerbation in adults: trial (L Bjermer, et
al). 327:891 (P)
Montgomery, Desmond Alan Dill, Obituary (R Clarke, et al).
327:398
Montgomery H, et al, My First MRCP Book (Books). 327:294 (R)
Montgomery, James Nelson, Obituary (M Inman). 327:108
Moore CF, Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists
Disagree (Books). 327:568 (R)
Moore H, et al, Improving management of obesity in primary
care: cluster randomised trial. 327:1085 (PC)
Moorthy K, et al, Objective assessment of technical skills in surgery.
327:1032 (C)
Morjaria A, et al, Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in 5 year old
boy (Minerva). 327:1236 (R) (correction, 1381)
morphine, sustained release morphine for management of refractory
dyspnoea (AP Abernethy, et al). 327:523 (P), 1288 (L)
Morrell P, Medicine before Science (Books). 327:935 (R)
Morris DE, Virtues of the virtual committee BMJ Careers
327:s157 (15 November 2003)
Morris I, et al, Lesson of the week. Colchicine in acute gout.
327:1275 (C)
Morris J, A perfect death? (Personal view). 327:236 (R)
Morris JK, see Wald NJ. 327:616, 809
Morris, Peter Edward, Obituary (P Palfrey, et al). 327:1351
Morris S, et al, ABC of resuscitation. Resuscitation in pregnancy.
327:1277 (C)
Morrison B, And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Books).
327:230 (R)
Morrison CL, Loss of tolerance and overdose mortality with
detoxi®cation. 327:393 (L)
Morrison L, Curiouser and curiouser. 327:1146
Morse GR, Loss of tolerance and overdose mortality with detoxi-
®cation. 327:393 (L)
Mort M, see Finch TL. 327:1205
mortality see also death; life expectancy; maternal mortality; postoperative
mortality
— angina, prognosis with and without a diagnosis: Whitehall II
prospective cohort study (H Hemingway, et al). 327:895 (P)
— Angola, displaced former UNITA members and their families
(T Grein, et al). 327:650 (P)
— cannabis, tobacco comparison (S Sidney). 327:635 (E)
— fractured neck of femur: English study 1968-98 (SE Roberts,
et al). 327:771 (P)
— global, amenable to health care analysis (E Nolte, et al).
327:1129 (P)
— homeless people using hostels in Copenhagen (M Nordentoft,
et al). 327:81 (PC)
— Russia
——social factors and 1990s increase. 327:751 (L)
——trends 1991-2001: cause and region (T Men, et al).
327:964 (P)
— sick leave as global measure of health: Whitehall II study evidence
(M Kivimäki, et al). 327:364 (P)
— social class gap is widening (Z Kmietowicz). 327:68 (N), 752
(L)
— surgeon speci®c mortality in adult cardiac surgery (B Bridgewater,
et al). 327:13 (P)
— tobacco and: California. 327:501 (L), 502 (L), 503 (L), 504
(L), 505 (L)
Mosconi P, Industry funding of patients’ support groups.
327:344 (L)
Mosekilde L, see Vestergaard P. 327:530
Mosleh-Uddin, Khondker ("Salim"), Obituary (I Lone). 327:293
Moszynski P
— Charities say southern Sudan faces a health crisis and record
malnutrition. 327:948 (N)
— Deadly radiation ignored in Iraq. 327:11 (N)
— Liberia faces a humanitarian catastrophe, warn aid agencies.
327:245 (N)
— Sudan oods bring threat of disease. 327:357 (N)
— Sudan to tighten law on female genital mutilation. 327:580
(N)
Moumjid N, et al, In uence of the law on risk and informed consent.
Commentary: informed consent and risk communication
in France. 327:734 (ED)
Mowbray, Peter John, Obituary (D Mowbray). 327:625
Moy R, see Blackburn C. 327:257
Moynihan R
— Another US healthcare giant is hit by scandal. 327:1128 (N)
— Claims by charity exaggerate dangers of osteoporosis.
327:358 (N)
— Cochrane at crossroads over drug company sponsorship.
327:924 (ED)
— Cochrane launches global consultation on drug company
sponsorship. 327:1068 (N)
— Cochrane plans to allay fears over industry in uence.
327:1005 (N)
— Report calls for better evaluation of pharmacogenetic tests.
327:11 (N)
— Safety concerns about breast implants persist. 327:947 (N)
— US politicians want federal funding to discover cost e#ectiveness
of new drugs. 327:642 (N)
Mucci LA, see Tamimi RM. 327:622
Mudanga B, see Sepulveda C. 327:209
Mudur G
— Aid agency to tackle disease in the developing world. 327:11
(N)
— Asbestos poisoning was covered up by doctors, claims health
team. 327:248 (N)
— Doctors in India prescribe unapproved fertility drug. 327:768
(N)
— Neonatal deaths hamper India’s infant mortality targets.
327:1249 (N)
— No eradication of polio without inactivated vaccine, says
expert. 327:769 (N)
Mueller H-H, see Haake M. 327:75
Mueller I, see Haake M. 327:75
Mugford M, see Toroyan T. 327:906
Muhammed S, see Braude P. 327:978
Mukherjee JS, et al, Tackling HIV in resource poor countries.
327:1104 (ED)
Mukhtar O, The Miraculous Fever Tree (Books). 327:169 (R)
Mulhem, Feda
— manslaughter trial after vincristine error
——halted (C Dyer). 327:123 (N)
——sentence (C Dyer). 327:697 (N)
——criminalisation of fatal medical mistakes (J Holbrook).
327:1118 (E)
Müller R, see Wrenger E. 327:147
Mulley GP, see Gale RP. 327:1456
Mulley K, see Taket A. 327:673
multiple myeloma, treatment (S Singhal). 327:575 (E)
multiple sclerosis
— cannabis and, trial shows no clear bene®t (O Dyer). 327:1128
(N)
— NICE easier access recommendation (A Jain). 327:1247 (N)
— stressful life events and exacerbations (D Buljevac, et al).
327:646 (P)
— sun exposure, skin phenotype, and (IAF van der Mei, et al).
327:316 (P)
Munns A, Cabbage leaves. 327:451 (L)
Munz Y, see Moorthy K. 327:1032
Murdoch AP, In vitro fertilisation for all? 327:1226 (L)
Murphy CK, Do patients need to read research? 327:564 (L)
Murphy DJ, et al, Women’s views on the impact of operative
delivery in the second stage of labour: qualitative interview
study. 327:1132 (P)
Murphy M, see Yudkin P. 327:28
Murphy MF, see Rayment R. 327:331
Murphy, Patrick Joseph, Obituary (J Heathcote). 327:625
Murphy S, Prognosis of entanglement could be serious. 327:343
(L)
Murray CJL, see Shibuya K. 327:154
Murray ET, et al, INRs and point of care testing. 327:5 (E)
Murray J, A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies (Books).
327:568 (R)
Murray L, et al, Risk of adenocarcinoma in Barrett’s oesophagus:
population based study. 327:534 (P)
Murray, Richard William Cordiner, Obituary (M Stewart).
327:874
Murti SS, What is a good death? 327:1047 (L)
Mutungi A, see Weeks AD. 327:1329
myalgic encephalitis, epidemiology in 5-15 year olds (T Chalder,
et al). 327:654 (P)
mycobacterium tuberculosis, in infant boy (RA Cathcart, et al)
(Minerva). 327:458 (R)
myeloma, bortezomib and relapsed myeloma (JH Tanne). 327:7
(N)
Myerson N, Do school exams predict doctors’ success? 327:810
(L)
Myhill P, Through the looking glass. 327:1323
myocardial infarction see also cardiovascular diseases
— antiretroviral drugs risk (S Gottlieb). 327:1186 (N)
— aspirin combination with ibuprofen
——overview (SE Kimmel, et al). 327:1298 (E)
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