le 19 octobre 1999 / October 19, 1999

JAMC 1999; 161(8)

© 1999 Association médicale canadienne / Canadian Medical Association

Communiqué de presse

Sujets d'intérêt

	Mot du rédacteur en chef · Editor's Preface
925	eCMAJ [HTML / PDF]
927	JAMCél [HTML / PDF] Couverture : Photo de couverture : sculpture de l'artiste inuite Lucy Meeko Uppik, La santé du sein pour toutes. Les articles de ce numéro explorent le traitement des femmes aux premier stades du cancer du sein (page 951) et proposent des recommandations sur le traitement de suivi (page 1001).

933	Nouvelles et analyses · News and analysis [HTML / PDF]
	No differential pay in BC This month in medicine: ether day Less-invasive biopsy Pulse: With CME, time is not on MDs' side Rapid lab tests The puzzle of menopause Research Update: The gene that regulates HDL cholesterol

941	Correspondance · Letters [HTML / PDF] Directives aux correspondants
	CABG in Canada Hypertension and dementia The patient's "right to know" Drug interactions Correction

	Études · Evidence
951	Variations in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer in Quebec between 1988 and 1994 N. Hébert-Croteau, J. Brisson, J. Latreille, C. Blanchette, L. Deschênes [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
959	Insulin adjustment by a diabetes nurse educator improves glucose control in insulin-requiring diabetic patients: a randomized trial D.M. Thompson, S.E. Kozak, S. Sheps [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
965	Evaluating the effectiveness of 2 educational interventions in family practice A.E.M. Borgiel, J.I. Williams, D.A. Davis, E.V. Dunn, N. Hobbs, B. Hutchison, C.R. Wilson, J. Jensen, J.J.S. O'Neil, M.J. Bass [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]

	Exposé de recherche · Research letter
971	Furby does not interfere with medical devices K.-S. Tan, I. Hinberg [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]

	Éditoriaux · Editorials
975	Accessible advice: improving glucose control in patients with diabetes A. Edwards [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
977	CMAJ's impact factor: room for recalculation K.S. Joseph, J. Hoey [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
979	Journal impact factor: a brief review E. Garfield [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
981	Echocardiography in stroke: Which probe when? C.R. Thompson [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
983	Will increasing medical school enrolment solve Canada's physician supply problems? G.L. Stoddart, M.L. Barer [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
985	How quickly does CMAJ evaluate submissions? E. Weir, K.S. Joseph [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]

	Éducation · Education
989	Preventive health care, 1999 update: 2. Echocardiography for the detection of a cardiac source of embolus in patients with stroke M.K. Kapral, F.L. Silver, with the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
	Soins de santé préventifs, mise à jour de 1999 : 2. L'échocardiographie comme moyen de détection d'une source cardiaque d'emboles chez les victimes d'un accident vasculaire cérébral M.K. Kapral, F.L. Silver, avec le Groupe d'étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs [texte complet (HTML) / texte complet (PDF)]
1001	Preventive health care, 1999 update: 3. Follow-up after breast cancer L.K.F. Temple, E.E.L. Wang, R.S. McLeod, with the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
	Soins préventifs, mise à jour de 1999 : 3. Suivi après un cancer du sein L.K.F. Temple, E.E.L. Wang, R.S. McLeod, en collaboration avec le Groupe d'étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs [texte complet (HTML) / texte complet (PDF)]

1013	De l'Oreille Gauche · The Left Atrium [HTML / PDF]
	Voices of experience (book review by C. Pain) Artist Vera Greenwood investigates madness in the family R. Stacey gets a shot in the arm W. Seufert on early amateur enthusiasm for Röntgen's rays

	On_the_Net@cma.ca · Sur_le_Net@cma.ca
1017	Major money starting to flow on the Web M. OReilly [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]

	Chroniques · Features
1020	"Is everyone as tired as I am?" The CMA's physician survey results, 1999 S. Martin [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
1024	A step ahead of the law, "Compassion Club" sells marijuana to patients referred by MDs H. Kent [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]
1028	How bad is the brain drain? C. Gray [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]

1087	Nécrologie · Deaths

	Gens de cœur · Heart and Soul
1088	Gone to camp S. Lightstone [full article in HTML / full article in PDF]

	Supplément spécial · Special Supplement
	Cardiovascular Disease in Seniors [HTML / PDF]

How serious is the outflow of physicians from Canada? Charlotte Gray reports that the answer appears to depend on whether you work at the lofty heights of statistical analysis or on the ground floor of health care delivery (page 1028).