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

Nov. 1, 1995 / Le 1er novembre 1995

Contents / Table des matières

1223 - Letters / Correspondance

• Politics part of physician's and CMA's role, C.I. Doris; R.J. Kennedy
• Radiopacity of glass: Does the lead content matter?, K.A. Klein, B.B. Hobbs
• Fuzzy photo, H.P. Berkhout; J. Rafuse
• Mixed reaction to suicide of terminally ill woman, R.W. Dunn; D. Gugliotta; S.R. Harding; D. Waugh
• Dyspepsia: costs of endoscopy, M. Szul; J. Goertzen; W.G. Thompson
• Allow physicians who commit sex offences to work, but away from patients, R.W. Dunn
• Inattention to instructions a problem since antiquity, E. Berger. Physician mobility: individual rights, D.M. Goodwin; B. Sinclair
• Where is the silver lining? anxious doctors ask [correction], N. Robb

Special Article / Article spécial
1241 - Managing erotic feelings in the physician-patient relationship, G.A. Golden, M. Brennan [abstract / résumé]

History in Medicine / Histoire de la médecine
1249 - Making sense of shadows: Dr. James Third and the introduction of x-rays, 1896 to 1902, C. Hayter [abstract / résumé]

Original Research / Nouveautés en recherche
1261 - Costs associated with gunshot wounds in Canada in 1991, T.R. Miller [abstract / résumé]
1271 - HIV infection among women undergoing abortion in Montreal, R.S. Remis, E.L. Eason, R.W.H. Palmer, M. Najjar, P. Leclerc, F. Lebel, M. Fauvel [abstract / résumé]
1283 - Female family physicians in obstetrics: achieving personal balance, J.C. Carroll, J.B. Brown, A.J. Reid [abstract / résumé]

Case Report / Étude de cas
1293 - Mycobacterium abscessus infection of a Norplant contraceptive implant site, M.J. Alfa, J.J. Sisler, G.K.M. Harding [abstract / résumé]

Editorial / Éditorial
1297 - Diagnostic imaging at its centennial: the past, the present and the future, C.I. Doris [abstract / résumé]

From the CCDR / Du RMTC
1303 - Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Canada: update
1308 - Syndrome pulmonaire causé par un hantavirus au Canada: mise à jour

1317 - At a Glance / Aperçu

Special Report / Document
1319 - Creation of first malaria vaccine raises troubling questions about "intellectual racism", K. MacLeod [abstract / résumé]

Health Care / Les soins
1324 - Psychologic scars remain 50 years after Dieppe raid, study of Canadian veterans finds, T. Spears [abstract / résumé]

Technology / Technologie
1327 - The electronic medical-student exchange: a low-cost alternative to overseas electives, T. Østbye, M. White, G. Hoffer, F. Bojan [abstract / résumé]

Vista / Panorama
1330 - Let's have a referendum on referenda, D. Waugh

Meetings / Rencontres
1332 - Experts discuss cost-effective treatment of hypertension during world conference in Canada, K. Cottrell [abstract / résumé]

Profile / Profil
1336 - Refugee MD not wasting skills even though door to medical practice in Canada is closed, L. Cohen [abstract / résumé]

Viewpoint / Point de vue
1340 - Counselling as death approaches: Is the New Yorker really the best we can do? B. Mount [abstract / résumé]

History / Promenade dans le passé
1343 - A 56-year-old medical calendar from McGill opens a fascinating window on medicine's past, A M. Clarfield, O. Paltiel [abstract / résumé]

Annual Meeting / Assemblée annuelle
1348 - Resolutions passed during the CMA's 1995 annual meeting

Health Care / Les soins
1352 - Innovative HIV/AIDS program launched in Ottawa, M. Martin [full text / résumé]

1354 - People / Les gens

Reflections / Réflexions
1356 - Native healing traditions must be protected and preserved for future generations, M. Borins [abstract / résumé]

1231 - Conferences / Conférences

1312 - Service Information / Renseignements aux lecteurs

1314 - Directory of CMA Contacts

1315 - Répertoire des personnes-ressources de l'AMC

1358 - Therapeutic Index / Index thérapeutique

1389 - Classified Advertising / Annonces classées

1404 - Advertisers' Index / Index des annonceurs