Editorial

Obituary – James A Boyle, Senior Lecturer, University Department of Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, SMJ Editor 1972-1974 

J Beaton, Staff Editor, SMJ

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Original Articles

The Effect of Catalytic Converter Legislation on Suicide Rates in Grampian and Scotland 1980-2003 

GD Skilling, PD Sclare, SJ Watt, S Fielding

^{SMJ 2008 53(4): 3-6}

Renal Power Doppler Ultrasound Does Not Predict Renal Scarring after Urinary Tract Infection 

H Narchi, R Donovan

^{SMJ 2008 53(4): 7-10}

How Accurate Are Primary Care Referral Letters For Presumed Acute Stroke? 

A McNeill

^{SMJ 2008 53(4): 11-12}

Vaccination Induced Immunity to the Hepatitis B Virus among High-Risk Groups in Glasgow 1993-2001: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the United Kingdom’s Selective Immunisation Policy 

KM Roy, DJ Goldberg, K Wilson, SO Cameron

^{SMJ 2008 53(4): 13-17}

Basic Surgical Training in the Era of the European Working Time Directive: What are the Problems and Solutions? 

RJE Skipworth, JD Terrace, LA Fulton, DN Anderson

^{SMJ 2008 53(4): 18-21}

Changes in Undergraduate Clinical Psychiatry Teaching in Scotland since “Tomorrow’s Doctors” 

S Wilson, JM Eagles

^{SMJ 2008 53(4): 22-25}

Detection of Adverse Events in a Scottish Hospital Using a Consensus-based Methodology 

DJ Williams, S Olsen, W Crichton, K Witte, R Flin, J Ingram, MK Campbell, M Watson, Y Hopf, BH Cuthbertson

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^{Educational Review Articles}

An Overview of Colorectal Cancer Screening 

SA Goodbrand, RJC Steele

^{SMJ 2008 53(4): 31-37}

JMJ Richards, C Moores, A Nimmo, RTA Chalmers

^{SMJ 2008 53(4): 38-42}

^{Historical Articles}

The Scottish Society of Physicians Part 2: The Later Years 

Table 1 :- Fitzgerald Peel Lecturers

Table 2 :- Fitzgerald Peel Prizewinners 

MM Steven

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^Abstracts

Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society of Glasgow Thursday 6th March 2008

Scottish Renal Association

Scottish Thoracic Society Spring Meeting, 24th and 25th April 2008 

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The Fatal Sleep by Professor Peter Kennedy (Review by Professor Robert Carachi)

Coventina's Column 

Leyla Sanai

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^{Case Reports}

Fatal Cerebral Toxoplasmosis In A Heavily Immune Suppressed Patient With Waldentrom’s Disease 

Maini R, Patil KV, Rainey MG, 1De Villiers F, Ames PRJ.

Thigh compartment syndrome: return to competitive sport is possible  

CJ Tollan

Belching: An unusual clinical presentation of Coronary Ischaemia 

S McLean, J Preston, AD Flapan

Non Ketotic Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemia presenting as Epilepsia Partialis Continua.(An unusual presentation of a common disorder) 

A Kamha

Metastatic Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma to the Urinary Bladder 

RN Clark, SL Housley, MN Ahktar, R Barnetson

Popliteal Aneurysms: Does Size matter?

S Saha, M Salman, A May

Endosalpingiosis Masquerading as Ovarian Carcinoma and Presenting on Cervical Smear 

A McIntosh,UL Teo, DWM Millan ,F Alexander-Sefre

Amyloidoma: A Rare Cause Of Soft Tissue Swelling In The Thigh. 

SZ Tan, CY Ng, IM Nawroz, KA JamiesonRC Marks

Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma in a Hemodialysis Patient with Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Case Report and Literature Review

E Sengul, K Yildiz, Y Topcu, A Yilmaz

RCPSG Diary of Events