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Editorials

	The vegetative state  clinical diagnosis KEITH ANDREWS Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 321-324. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Peer appraisal of consultants  the way forward? J N JOHNSON Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 325. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	History of medicine: Early use of `open-air' treatment for `pulmonary phthisis' at the Dreadnought Hospital, Greenwich, 1900-1905 G C Cook Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 326-327. [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Classic diseases revisited: Acne: a review of immunologic and microbiologic factors Craig G Burkhart, Craig N Burkhart, and Paul F Lehmann Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 328-331. [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Progress in the management of solid tumours: Gynaecological cancer H C Kitchener Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 332-338. [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	The effect of passive smoking on pulmonary function during childhood Kenan Bek, Nazan Tomaç, Ali Delibas, Fevzi Tuna, H Tahsin Teziç, and Metin Sungur Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 339-341. [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk factors for acquisition of gentamicin-resistant enterococcal infection: a case-controlled study M Viagappan and R E Holliman Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 342-345. [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Induction for senior house officers. Part I: The hospital programme Simon J Ward and Paula Stanley Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 346-350. [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical audit

	Out-of-hours work in cardiothoracic surgery: implications of the New Deal and Calman for training Clive Kelty, John Duffy, and Graham Cooper Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 351-352. [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short reports

	A large pelvic arteriovenous malformation in an adult patient with cystic fibrosis M J Ledson, Z Wahbi, P Harris, and M J Walshaw Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 353-355. [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intractable oesophageal variceal bleeding caused by splenic arteriovenous fistula: treatment by transcatheter arterial embolization C F Hung, J H Tseng, K W Lui, Y L Wan, C C Tsai, C H Shem, and C S Wu Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 355-357. [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Postpericardiotomy syndrome following temporary and permanent transvenous pacing Balwinder P S Bajaj, Keith E Evans, and Philip Thomas Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 357-359. [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Efficacy of statin therapy: possible effect of phenytoin M J Murphy and M H Dominiczak Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 359-361. [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Pentazocine-induced fibromyositis and contracture C P Das, A Thussu, S Prabhakar, and A K Banerjee Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 361-363. [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Spontaneous rupture of a saphenous vein graft Patrick Davey, David Gwilt, and Colin Forfar Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 363-364. [Summary] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment questions

	Reversible confusional state in an elderly man S A M Saeed, O A Farooqi, B Panayiotou, and T C Harvey Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 365-367. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A mentally retarded man with a nasal discharge Peter K M Ku, John N Marshall, and Charles Andrew van Hasselt Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 367-369. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Sudden-onset watery diarrhoea in a middle-aged woman Hamid Awad Khan, Anthony W Caslin, and David Owens Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 369-371. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Pancreatitis and chronic abdominal pain in a patient with AIDS Samir Nusair, Menachem Nahir, Gidon Almogy, Eran Goldin, Michal Carmiel, and Galia Rahav Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 371-373. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Dysphagia and hypercalcaemia Nicholas R Balcombe Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 373-375. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	A homesick student G V McDonnell and T F G Esmonde Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 375-378. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Adverse drug reaction of the month

	Medication-induced oesophageal injury leading to broncho-oesophageal fistula N A McAndrew and M W Greenway Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 379-381. [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Atypical presentations of subarachnoid haemorrhage J KELLY; and SIMON JOHNSTON Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 382. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The use of statins following AMI MALCOLM I BURGESS; and TECK K KHONG Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 382. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	The spine and medical negligence J A D STEWART Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 383. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Managing multi-disciplinary teams in the NHS MICHAEL NICHOLLS Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 383. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Understanding health economics ANDREW HART Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 383. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Radiology for MRCP N VIJAYAKUMAR Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 383. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Images in medicine

	Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis HIDEKI FUJIMORI and SHO-ICHI YAMAGISHI Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 378. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

International postgraduate diary

	Postgrad Med J 1999; 75: 384. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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