Editorials

N.J. Wald and R. Harvey

JMS Online at a screen near you: www.jmedscreen.com
J Med Screen 8(3): 113; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.113 [PDF]  

M.R. Law

The number needed to screen—an adaptation of the number needed to treat
J Med Screen 8(3): 114-115; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.114 [PDF]  

Leading Article

G.W. Aylward

Screening for retinal detachment
J Med Screen 8(3): 116-118; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.116 [PDF]  

Review

C. Peckham, P. Tookey, S. Logan, and C. Giaquinto

Screening options for prevention of congenital cytomegalovirus infection
J Med Screen 8(3): 119-124; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.119 [PDF]  

Original Papers

A. Richardson

Screening and the number needed to treat
J Med Screen 8(3): 125-127; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.125 [Abstract] [PDF]  

J.M. Beaman and D.J. Goldie

Second trimester screening for Down's syndrome: 7 years experience
J Med Screen 8(3): 128-131; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.128 [Abstract] [PDF]  

C. Zekanowski, M. Nowacka, B. Radomyska, and B. Cabalska

Should newborn mutation scanning for hyperphenylalaninaemia and galactosaemia be implemented? A Polish experience
J Med Screen 8(3): 132-136; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.132 [Abstract] [PDF]  

W.S. Atkin, R. Edwards, J. Wardle, J.M.A. Northover, S. Sutton, A.R. Hart, C.B. Williams, and J. Cuzick

Design of a multicentre randomised trial to evaluate flexible sigmoidoscopy in colorectal cancer screening
J Med Screen 8(3): 137-144; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.137 [Abstract] [PDF]  

I. O'Sullivan, S. Sutton, S. Dixon, and N. Perry

False positive results do not have a negative effect on reattendance for subsequent breast screening
J Med Screen 8(3): 145-148; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.145 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A.J. Evans, S.E. Pinder, I.O. Ellis, and A.R.M. Wilson

Screen detected ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS): overdiagnosis or an obligate precursor of invasive disease?
J Med Screen 8(3): 149-151; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.149 [Abstract] [PDF]  

H. Jonsson, L. Nyström, S. Törnberg, and P. Lenner

Service screening with mammography of women aged 50–69 years in Sweden: effects on mortality from breast cancer
J Med Screen 8(3): 152-160; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.152 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Short Communications

C.B.J. Woodman and A.G. Threlfall

NHS breast screening programme: compliance over successive screening rounds
J Med Screen 8(3): 161-162; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.161 [PDF]  

M. Campogrande, E. Viora, G. Errante, S. Bastonero, A. Sciarrone, P. Grassi Pirrone, M. Perona, G. Mancini, D. Dall'Amico, E. Pavanello, and V. Guaraldo

Correlations between first and second trimester markers for Down's syndrome screening
J Med Screen 8(3): 163-164; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.163 [PDF]  

Screening Brief

Screening infants for congenital deafness
J Med Screen 8(3): 165; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.165 [PDF]  

ISNS News

News and forthcoming meetings
J Med Screen 8(3): 166; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.166 [PDF]  

Miscellanea

UK Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme
J Med Screen 8(3): 167; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.167 [PDF]  

Correction
J Med Screen 8(3): 168; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.168 [PDF]  

Letter to the Editor

J. Richardson, G. Feder, Y. Carter, J. Ramsey, and L. Davidson

Domestic violence and the definition of screening
J Med Screen 8(3): 168; doi:10.1136/jms.8.3.168a [PDF]  

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