The Big Four Bulletin is produced by Suzanne Toft (Assistant Librarian) and Richard Clint (Library Assistant) at Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Library and Knowledge Service.
The Bulletin is produced weekly and aims to alert clinicians to major trials, original articles and reviews published in the big four journals - BMJ, JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.
The bulletin can be downloaded in PDF format by opening the attachments at the bottom of this page.
Readers may also be interested in the Journal Junkie website, where they can download or podcast audio content from JAMA, The Lancet, NEJM and more. Those who prefer their journal reviews light hearted and/or interspersed with poetry and plant rearing tips are sure to find something of use at Dr. Richard Lehman's Journal Watch site. Note that the coverage at each of these sites varies slightly from that of the Big Four Bulletin.
Big Four Bulletin Number 267
BMJ (4th February 2012)
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Determinants of the decline in mortality from acute myocardial infarction in England between 2002 and 2010: linked national database study
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25 year trends in first time hospitalisation for acute myocardial infarction, subsequent short and long term mortality, and the prognostic impact of sex and comorbidity: a Danish nationwide cohort study
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Decline in mortality from coronary heart disease in Poland after socioeconomic transformation: modelling study
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The effect of combination treatment with aliskiren and blockers of the renin-angiotensin system on hyperkalaemia and acute kidney injury: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn: population based cohort study from the five Nordic countries
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Improving healthcare access for people with visual impairment and blindness
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association (8th February 2012)
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Immunogenicity and Tolerability of Recombinant Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine Administered With or Without Routine Infant Vaccinations According to Different Immunization Schedules: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Cefpodoxime vs Ciprofloxacin for Short-Course Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis: A Randomized Trial
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Association Between Age at Diagnosis and Disease-Specific Mortality Among Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
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Risk of Intussusception Following Administration of a Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine in US Infants
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The Lancet (4th February 2012)
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Global malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis
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Comparisons between different polychemotherapy regimens for early breast cancer: meta-analyses of long-term outcome among 100 000 women in 123 randomised trials
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Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after intrauterine and neonatal insults: a systematic review
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and single-photon emission computed tomography for diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CE-MARC): a prospective trial
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The New England Journal of Medicine (2nd February 2012)
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ABVD Alone versus Radiation-Based Therapy in Limited-Stage Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Ulipristal Acetate versus Placebo for Fibroid Treatment before Surgery
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Ulipristal Acetate versus Leuprolide Acetate for Uterine Fibroids
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GAD65 Antigen Therapy in Recently Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
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