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Research Article

• Outpatient management of deep vein thrombosis. (1 September, 1998)

  D F O'Shaughnessy, C Tovey, A L Miller, V O'Neill, P S Rana, S Akbar, M H Thomas
• Computed tomography of the head by the accident and emergency department--why 24 hour access is vital. (1 September, 1998)

  A F MacNamara, E Brazil, P A Evans
• Tracheal deviation as a sign in ill patients: beware ipsilateral pathology. (1 September, 1998)

  K Graetz, T Hassan
• Avoidable deficiencies in the delivery of health care to children with meningococcal disease. (1 September, 1998)

  S Nadel, J Britto, R Booy, I Maconochie, P Habibi, M Levin
• Non-invasive assessment of cardiac output in children. (1 September, 1998)

  J R Richardson, J Ferguson, J Hiscox, J Rawles
• Closed digital artery injury. (1 September, 1998)

  A A Faraj, M A Craigen
• Emergency intubation of infants: does laryngoscope blade design make any difference? (1 September, 1998)

  J D Whittaker, C Moulton
• Can x rays be accurately interpreted using a low cost telemedicine system? (1 September, 1998)

  S O'Reilly, R Spedding, C Dearden, M Loane
• Use of the Ottawa ankle rules by nurse practitioners. (1 September, 1998)

  C J Mann, I Grant, H Guly, P Hughes
• British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of spontaneous pneumothorax: do we comply with them and do they work? (1 September, 1998)

  T Soulsby
• "Saturday night fever": ecstasy related problems in a London accident and emergency department. (1 September, 1998)

  H Williams, L Dratcu, R Taylor, M Roberts, A Oyefeso
• Use of an electric ear syringe in the emergency department. (1 September, 1998)

  I Jones, C Moulton
• Perceived contraindications to thrombolytic treatment in acute myocardial infarction. A survey at a teaching hospital. (1 September, 1998)

  D S Wald
• Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia presenting as bleeding diathesis with paradoxical coagulation of blood samples. (1 September, 1998)

  M Harbord, S Ivanova, N Akhtar, Y Gupta
• Life threatening airway obstruction: a hazard of concealed eating disorders. (1 September, 1998)

  T M Jones, L C Luke
• Serotonin syndrome due to venlafaxine overdose. (1 September, 1998)

  R J Daniels
• Puffer fish poisoning. (1 September, 1998)

  J Field
• Delayed spinal cord compression in ankylosing spondylitis. (1 September, 1998)

  S Harun
• Investigation of the head injured patient. (1 September, 1998)

  I J Swann, D H McCarter
• Later investigation of head injury. (1 September, 1998)

  I J Swann, D H McCarter
• Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Antibiotics and corneal abrasion. (1 September, 1998)

  W Dollery
• Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Lignocaine or bupivacaine for digital ring block. (1 September, 1998)

  A Gorzack
• Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Steroids in lateral epicondylitis. (1 September, 1998)

  S Carley
• Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Management of fractures of the neck of the fifth metacarpal. (1 September, 1998)

  K Mackway-Jones
• Management of sickle cell crisis. British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine guidelines. (1 September, 1998)

  S S Tachakra, S C Davies
• Audit in the accident and emergency department. (1 September, 1998)

  T D Llewellyn
• Continuing medical education one year on--how was it for me? (1 September, 1998)

  C Reid