Volume 16 Issue 8 - August 2013
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NICE or Department of Health guideline |
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SIGN guideline |
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Independent professional body guideline |
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Working party guideline |
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Other articles |
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Editorial |
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Awareness of social anxiety disorder is limited
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News |
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NICE announces publication of six new quality standards
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New guidance on the management of hepatitis C developed by SIGN
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Personal View |
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NOS guideline highlights role of vitamin D in bone health
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Screening and treatment of vitamin D deficiency should be based on recommended thresholds and stratification, says Dr Jill Murie |
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NICE Quality Standard |
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Early optimal therapy transforms outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis
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Professor Robert Moots and Dr Ashar Ahmed highlight the opportunities and challenges presented by the NICE quality standard for rheumatoid arthritis |
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New Guideline |
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Flexible access to services is needed for social anxiety disorder
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Drs Clare Taylor and Evan Mayo-Wilson, and Professors David M Clark and Stephen Pilling explain how social anxiety disorder is under-recognised |
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Updated Guideline |
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Family history is key to risk classification of familial breast cancer
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Professors Nadeem Qureshi and Gareth Evans explain how decisions on surveillance and treatment strategies for people with familial breast cancer are based on level of risk |
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Out of Hours |
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Are we in danger of medicalising people’s lives?
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