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

Aug. 15, 1995 / Le 15 août 1995

Contents / Table des matières

395 - Letters / Correspondance

• Blood lead levels in children: conclusions questioned -- J. Rowe, A. Larsen, N. Shmitt, A. Jin, C. Hertzman, S.H.S. Peck, G. Lockitch
• Scepticism about Irlen filters to treat learning disabilities -- K.G. Romanchuk, P. Sullivan
• Physician mobility: not black and white -- B. Sinclair
• New meanings for old quotation -- T. Vandor
• Interaction between physicians and the pharmaceutical industry -- W.W. Arkinstall

Original Research / Nouveautés en recherche
403 - Does the community want devolved authority? Results of deliberative polling in Ontario -- J. Abelson, J. Lomas, J. Eyles, S. Birch, G. Veenstra [abstract / résumé]
415 - Vaccination status of infants discharged from a neonatal intensive care unit -- S. Meleth, L.S. Dahlgren, R. Sankaran, K. Sankaran [abstract / résumé]

421 - Editorial / Éditorial
Community participation in health care decision making: is it feasible? -- M.A. Singer [abstract / résumé]

427 -- Science in Medicine / Science médicale
Harvesting blood proteins from grain -- A. Robinson [abstract / résumé]

431 - Books and other media / Livres et autres documents

• Stopping the violence against women in relationships: a resource inventory
• When the music's over: my journey into schizophrenia
• Resources for ALS healthcare providers
• Why we get sick: the new science of Darwinian medicine
• Growth disorders in children

439 - Clinical Digest

• Quinine therapy in the prevention of nocturnal leg crampsdes crampes nocturnes aux jambes
• Acute low-back pain? Carry on as usual
• Flu vaccination for elderly people
• Prevention of neonatal conjunctivitis with povidone-iodine

442 - Sélection d'articles cliniques

• Thérapie à la quinine pour la prévention des crampes nocturnes aux jambes
• Lombalgie aiguë? Il faut continuer comme d'habitude
• Vaccination des personnes âgées contre la grippe [full text]
• Prévention de la conjonctivite du nouveau-né à l'aide de povidone iodée

447 - At a Glance / Aperçu

449 - Special Report / Document
University acknowledges special risks, introduces drug program for anesthetists -- N. Robb [abstract / résumé]

453 - Capital Accounts / D'importance capitale
Public versus private care: philosophy, not economics, is shaping the debate -- C. Gray [abstract / résumé]

457 - Viewpoint / Point de vue
Is the medical value of the "personal touch" being underestimated as costs are cut? -- J. Rothstein [abstract / résumé]

459 - Association News / Á l'écoute de l'AMC
Winnipeg pediatrician prepares to assume CMA presidency / Un pédiatre de Winnipeg se prépare à assumer la présidence de l'AMC -- J. Stewart [full text / texte complet]

465 - Conferences / Conférences
Cognitive rehabilitation advanced by multifaceted research, conference told -- E. Michaels [abstract / résumé]

468 - Military Medicine / Médecine militaire
Canadian military physician one of many who tried to help Rwandans cope with a "world of hurt" -- J. Lyttle [abstract / résumé]

504 - Advertisers' Index / Index des annonceurs