1. Letters.
- Author
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Ford, Steven, Keeley, Duncan, Flett, Murray, Heaton, Paul, Mackay, Donald M., Papi, Caroline, Roberts, Nia, Bexon, Nicola, Dhatariya, Ketan, Weeks, Andrew D., Grant, Malcolm, Wald, David S., Law, Malcolm, Morris, Joan, Wald, Nicholas J., Hung, Joseph, Beilby, John P., Knuiman, Matthew W., and Divitini, Mark
- Subjects
MEDICINE ,LETTERS to the editor ,MEDICAL communication ,COMPUTER users ,PRIMARY care ,CARDIOVASCULAR diseases ,COUGH ,LEISHMANIASIS ,CLEFT palate services ,PHYSICIAN-patient relations ,INFORMED consent (Medical law) ,PARENT-child relationships - Abstract
Presents letters to the editor on medical topics. View that computer users should design computer interfaces; Opinion that any change in information technology in general practice medicine requires piloting; Comments on an article on ten ways to improve Great Britain's National Health Service; Observation that primary care physicians should become aware of training opportunities; Value of computers in the workplace in medicine; Folate and risk of cardiovascular disease; Opinions on an article about chronic cough; Occurrence of leishmaniasis in Mediterranean countries; Medical experts and the criminal courts; Perception that a statistical monitoring process with high enough sensitivity to detect murder would also give many false-positive signals; View that cleft lip and palate services need to be improved; Argument that insensitivity in physicians should not be encouraged; View that senior medical staff need to be included in severe asthma treatment; Difficulties in giving fully informed consent; Thoughts on the autonomy of children and parenthood.
- Published
- 2003