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Clinical Medicine is published six times a year and circulated to 20,000 Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Physicians. The journal is read by physicians both established and in training in hospitals across the world. It features a wide range of articles including original papers, professional issues, clinical guidance, medical humanities, ethics and clinical governance. The journal publishes the key features from the College lectures and conferences. Each issue has a CME section which reviews the latest advances in a chosen specialty.

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Volume 6, Number 2, March/April 2006

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Editorials

Open Access From the Editor: Evolution of the National Health Service - reflected in a microcosm
pp. 125-126(2)
Author: Allan, Robert

Open Access Junior doctors' working hours and the circadian rhythm of hormones
pp. 127-129(3)
Author: Arlt, Wiebke

Open Access The Mental Capacity Act 2005
pp. 130-131(2)
Author: Oyebode, Femi

Erratum

Open Access Erratum
pp. 131-131(1)

CME Section – Palliative Care

Open Access Palliation of breathlessness
pp. 133-136(4)
Author: Brown, Duncan J.F.

Open Access The principles of cancer pain management
pp. 136-139(4)
Authors: Fallon, Marie; McConnell, Sandra

Open Access Cancer cachexia and fatigue
pp. 140-143(4)
Authors: Stewart, Grant D.; Skipworth, Richard J.E.; Fearon, Kenneth C.H.

Open Access Palliation of nausea and vomiting in malignancy
pp. 144-147(4)
Author: Mannix, Kathryn

Open Access Psychological distress in patients with advanced cancer
pp. 148-150(3)
Author: Cathcart, Fiona

Open Access Palliative Care: Self-assessment Questionnaire
pp. 151-153(3)

Open Access Answers to CME LIVER DISEASE self-assessment questionnaire
pp. 153-153(1)

Professional Issues

Open Access Safety on elective: a survey on safety advice and adverse events during electives
pp. 154-156(3)
Authors: Tyagi, Sandhya; Corbett, Sally; Welfare, Mark

Open Access Recognising adverse events and critical incidents in medical practice in a district general hospital
pp. 157-162(6)
Authors: Neale, Graham; Chapman, E Jane; Hoare, Jonathan; Olsen, Sisse

Open Access Why medical research needs a new specialty of 'pure medical science'
pp. 163-165(3)
Author: Charlton, Bruce G.

Open Access Medical professionalism - who cares?
pp. 166-168(3)
Author: Walmsley, Claire

Open Access The Mental Capacity Act 2005
pp. 169-173(5)
Author: Shickle, Darren

Original Papers

Open Access Junior doctors and the full shift rota - psychological and hormonal changes: a comparative cross-sectional study
pp. 174-177(4)
Authors: Smith, A.M.; Morris, P.; Rowell, K.O.; Clarke, S.; Jones, T.H.; Channer, K.S.

Open Access Writing to patients: a randomised controlled trial
pp. 178-182(5)
Authors: O'Reilly, Máire; Cahill, Mary R.; Perry, Ivan J.

Open Access Audits of the prevention and treatment of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis in outpatients with rheumatic diseases in the West Midlands
pp. 183-187(5)
Authors: Paskins, Z.; Potter, T.; Erb, N.; Obrenovic, K.; Rowe, I.F.; The West Midlands Rheumatology Services and Training Committee,

Forum

Open Access 'Heaven's gate, built in Jerusalem's wall?': effects of the Israeli-built wall on a Palestinian medical school
pp. 188-189(2)
Author: Watkins, Sylvia

College Lectures

Open Access Attacking the disease spiral in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pp. 190-196(7)
Authors: Polkey, Michael I.; Moxham, John

European Issues

Open Access Palliative care in Europe: an emerging approach to comparative analysis
pp. 197-201(5)
Authors: Clark, David; Centeno, Carlos

Conference Reports

Open Access Controversies in the management of traumatic spinal cord injury
pp. 202-204(3)
Author: Sansam, Kate A.J.

Open Access Round pegs in square holes: getting career choices right
pp. 205-207(3)
Authors: Dornhorst, Anne; Goodyear, Helen

MRCP(UK) Pass List

Open Access MRCP(UK) November 2005
pp. 208-212(5)

Book Reviews

Open Access Book Reviews
pp. 212-214(3)

Letters to the Editor

Open Access Letters to the Editor
pp. 215-220(6)

Conversations with Charles

Open Access The principle of dual effect
pp. 221-222(2)

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