Canadian Medical Association Journal / Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne

Nov. 15, 1995 / Le 15 novembre 1995

Contents / Table des matières

1415 - Letters / Correspondance

• Mother's milk for preterm infants, J. Newman; S.H. Zlotkin
• Private health care services, I.M. MacDonald
• Counselling patients before death: support for their decisions, D. Waugh
• Blood lead levels in children: Poor methods or good news?, T. Johnstone; P. Gelpke; A. Jin, C. Hertzman, S.H. Peck, G. Lockitch
• Disinterest or uninterest?, A. Newman; P. Sullivan
• Residents' strike in Saskatchewan, S. Bhalerao; P. Sullivan
• Coverage of circumcision, G.C. Denniston
• Fund for prostate-cancer research carries on despite death of founder, D. Scott
• Laboratory medicine needs higher profile with medical students, MDs, pathologists say [correction], P. Harrison

Education / Éducation
1433 - Medical education and society, T.J. Murray [full text / résumé]

Original Research / Nouveautés en recherche
1437 - Recent trends in the use of inhaled ß2-adrenergic agonists and inhaled corticosteroids in Saskatchewan, B. Habbick, M.J. Baker, M. McNutt, D.W. Cockcroft [abstract / résumé]
1447 - Role of the general practitioner in the delivery of surgical and anesthesia services in rural western Canada, P.M. Chiasson, P.D. Roy [abstract / résumé]

Editorials / Éditoriaux
1453 - Surgical care in rural Canada: training and planning for the future, F.G. Inglis [full text / résumé]
1455 - Meeting the challenge: providing anesthesia services in rural hospitals, A.W. Barry [abstract / résumé]

Science in medicine / Science médicale
1459 - Programmed cell death and the gene behind spinal muscular atrophy, A. Robinson [abstract / résumé]

Clinical Digest / Sélection d'articles cliniques
1470 - Improvement of early renal bone disease with alfacalcidol therapy
1471 - Withdrawal of corticosteroid therapy after acute asthma attacks
1472 - Amélioration de l'ostéopathie rénale précoce par traitement à l'alfacalcidol
1473 - Retrait de la corticothérapie après des crises d'asthme aigu

The Research File / Le dossier de la recherche
1477 - Physical activity and hypertension
1478 - L'activité physique et l'hypertension

1483 - At a Glance / Aperçu

Special Report / Document
1485 - A warning to MDs: If you want to keep calls confidential, hang up the cordless phone, M. Mouzar [abstract / résumé]

Politics / Politique
1489 - Victoria conference highlights differences in federal, provincial stands on health care issues, C. Johnston [abstract / résumé]

History / Promenade dans le passé
1494 - Crucible of fire: the Boer War and the birth of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, I. McCulloch [abstract / résumé]

Capital Accounts / Nouvelles de la capitale
1498 - Alberta's Friends of Medicare seek acceptance in a sceptical province, C. Gray [abstract / résumé]

The Law / Questions juridiques
1502 - The legal assault on physician-patient privilege, M. McPhedran [full text / résumé]

Meetings / Rencontres
1507 - Vancouver conference hailed as latest step in "revolution for children", E. LeBourdais [abstract / résumé]

1511 - Deaths / Avis de décès

1422 - Conferences / Conférences

1465 - Books and Other Media / Livres et autres documents

• Clinical examination of the patient
• StatMost for Windows: Statistical analysis and graphics (software)
• The coming plague: newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance
• Unchained memories: true stories of traumatic memories, lost and found

1480 - Service Information / Reseignements aux lecteurs

1481 - Directory of CMA Contacts

1482 - Répertoire des personnes-ressources de l'AMC

1513 - Therapeutic Index / Index thérapeutique

1539 - Classified Advertising / Annonces classées

1556 - Advertisers' Index / Index des annonceurs