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Compares the risk of perinatal death between Asian mothers and mothers in Leicestershire, England. Verification of the sociomedical rick factors for the perinatal death cases; Understanding of the causal factors of perinatal death care; Assistance to educators and health service planners.

Focuses on the obtainment of data from randomized controlled trials. Need for reliable and informative meta-analysis; Consideration of the meta-analysis of individual patients as a gold standard approach; Minimization of biases and random errors.

Examines the perinatal mortality rates as a method of auditing obstetric and neonatal care in Leicestershire, England. Effects of transfer between hospitals during pregnancy and case mix; Differences between general practitioner and consultant units during pregnancy; Adjustment of mortality rates for case mix and referral patterns.

Describes the hierarchy of evidence needed to determine treatment efficacy from case reports. Information on case reports, case series, comparison with historical groups, randomized trials and systematic reviews; Hierarchy of evidence on ovarian ablation for breast cancer; Conclusions.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Reform of undergraduate medical teaching in the United Kingdom: a triumph of evangelism over common sense," by G. Williams and A. Lau.

Presents a letter to the editor by the authors of "Randomised controlled trial of treatment of unilateral visual impairment detected at pre-school vision screening," published in the November 29, 2003 edition of this journal in response to criticisms of the article.

Examines the variance on the relation between fertility and legal abortion rate in Great Britain. Mathematical methods implied for calculating for the total period fertility and abortion rates; Comparisons of rates in different districts; Aspects of total period fertility and abortion rate for improving family planning services.

The article focuses on the cerebral visual impairment known as amblyopia, which has a prevalence of 2-3%, and does not seem to significantly affect the success of children in education, career choice or social interaction. Childhood visual screening is discussed, as well as the more common vision impairment, bilateral amblyopia.

Criticizes Alan Milburn's response to Great Britain's House of Commons Select Committee on Health's second report on public health. Argument that his recommendations for improving public health are vague and not well thought out; Rebuttal of many of Milburn's arguments in his report, including reducing the number of public health teams.

Presents the obituary of Michael Anthony Clarke, general practitioner in Forest Gate, east London, England. Career history; Clarke as medical adviser of the Cheshire Home Foundation; Religious faith.

Examines the changes in the demographic and dependency levels in the residential care of elderly people in Leicestershire, England. Measurement of the number of establishments for residential care; Analysis of the dependency levels in the geriatric sector; Recommendations on medical staff training and medical input to the homes.