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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 8, Number 4, August 2008

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Editorials

Open Access From the Editor: 'Sic transit gloria mundi'
pp. 361-361(1)
Author: Allan, Robert

Open Access Recognition and management of transient ischaemic attack
pp. 362-363(2)
Authors: Rudd, Anthony; Swain, Sharon; Turner, Claire

Open Access Malnutrition in various care settings in the UK: the 2007 Nutrition Screening Week survey
pp. 364-365(2)
Authors: Elia, Marinos; Jones, Barry; Russell, Christine

Professional Issues

Open Access Can the UK guidelines for stroke be effective? Attitudes to the symptoms of a transient ischaemic attack among the general public and doctors
pp. 366-370(5)
Authors: Jagadesham, Vamshi P.; Aparajita, Ritu; Gough, Michael J.

Open Access Physician revalidation in Europe
pp. 371-376(6)
Authors: Merkur, Sherry; Mossialos, Elias; Long, Morgan; McKee, Martin

Open Access The conflict between specialist diabetes services and acute-general internal medicine for consultant diabetologists in the UK in 2006
pp. 377-380(4)
Authors: Winocour, Peter H.; Gosden, Charlotte; Walton, Chris; Turner, Bridget; Nagi, Dinesh; Holt, Richard I.G.

Original papers

Open Access Clinical update: melatonin and sleep disorders
pp. 381-383(3)
Authors: Arendt, Josephine; Van Someren, Eus J.W.; Appleton, Richard; Skene, Debra J.; Akerstedt, Torbjorn

Open Access Cardiovascular disease - the silent killer in rheumatoid arthritis
pp. 384-387(4)
Authors: Kumar, Namita; Armstrong, David J.

Open Access Trends in hospital admissions for pulmonary embolism in England: 1996/7 to 2005/6
pp. 388-392(5)
Authors: Aylin, Paul; Bottle, Alex; Kirkwood, Graham; Bell, Derek

Open Access Screening for pain in patients with cognitive and communication difficulties: evaluation of the SPIN-screen
pp. 393-398(6)
Authors: Turner-Stokes, Lynne; Disler, Rebecca; Shaw, Asa; Williams, Heather

Open Access Iraq: the environmental challenge to HM Land Forces
pp. 399-403(5)
Authors: World, Michael J.; Booth, Thomas C.

Wider horizons in medicine

Open Access Shostakovich versus the Central Committee: the power of music
pp. 405-409(5)
Author: White, Richard H.R.

Medicine, music and the mind

Open Access Neurology of musical performance
pp. 410-413(4)
Authors: Altenmüller, Eckart

Career lifetime advances and current key developments

Open Access Gastroenterology
pp. 414-417(4)
Author: Rhodes, Jonathan M.

Open Access Current key developments
pp. 417-422(6)
Authors: Spiller, Robin; Atherton, John

College lectures

Open Access Personality disorder and public mental health
pp. 423-427(5)
Author: Tyrer, Peter

Open Access Hubris syndrome
pp. 428-432(5)
Author: Owen, David

Review

Open Access Epilepsy: a review of reports, guidelines, recommendations and models for the provision of care for patients with epilepsy
pp. 433-438(6)
Author: Aylward, Rebecca L.M.

CME Section: Oncology

Open Access Acute non-myelosuppressive complications of systemic anticancer therapy
pp. 439-442(4)
Author: Rea, Daniel

Open Access Contemporary management of hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 442-447(6)
Author: Palmer, Daniel

Open Access Chemotherapy induced febrile neutropenia: management and prevention
pp. 448-451(4)
Authors: Marshall, E.; Innes, H.

Open Access Cancer of unknown primary site
pp. 451-454(4)
Authors: Gallagher, Chris J.; Reznek, Rodney H.

Open Access Angiogenesis as a therapeutic target in cancer
pp. 455-458(4)
Authors: Kumaran, Gireesh; Clamp, Andrew R.; Jayson, Gordon C.

CME Section: Oncology SAQs

Open Access Self-Assessment Questionnaire
pp. 459-460(2)

Open Access Answers to CME GENITOURINARY MEDICINE self-assessment questionnaires
pp. 460-460(1)

Lesson of the month

Open Access Balancing the risk of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding and thromboembolic events in a patient with a metallic aortic valve
pp. 461-462(2)

Book reviews

Open Access book reviews
pp. 463-464(2)

Letters to the Editor

Open Access Letters to the Editor
pp. 465-468(4)

Conversations with Charles

Open Access The exercise pill
pp. 469-470(2)

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