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

January 1, 1996 / Le 1er janvier 1996

Contents / Table des matières

11 - Letters / Correspondance [Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants]

• Gun control, J. Sobrian; S.C. Bodley; A.J. Fox; K.A. Leonard; B.J. Kane.
• Could zinc help protect children from lead poisoning?, N. Schmitt, T.W. Anderson, J.J. Philion, P.M. Gelpke
• Complementary medicine and the scientific method, M.C. Sutter; J.S. McGoey; J.W. LaValley
• Common drugs and the progress of cancer, J.H. Brown; D.J. Roy, N. MacDonald
• Nitroglycerin as a "cardiac-arrest" extinguisher, W.B. Watters

Original Research / Nouveautés en recherche
21 - Do Canadian female surgeons feel discriminated against as women?, L.E. Ferris, S.E. Mackinnon, C.L. Mizgala, I. McNeill [abstract / résumé]
31 - Effectiveness of notification and group education in modifying prescribing of regulated analgesics, J.F. Anderson, K.L. McEwan, W.P. Hrudey [abstract / résumé]

Editorial Policy / Politique rédactionnelle
43 - Case reports: information for authors and peer reviewers, P. Huston, B.P. Squires [full text]
45 - Études de cas : information pour les auteurs et les examinateurs, P. Huston, B.P. Squires [texte complet]

Editorial / Éditorial
49 - Habit, prejudice, power and politics: issues in the conversion of H2-receptor antagonists to over-the-counter use, R.H. Hunt [full text / résumé]

Special Supplement / Supplément spécial
61 - Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Newsletter
65 - Bulletin canadien sur les effets indésirables des médicaments

74 - At a Glance / Aperçu

• Vouchers reward drug abstinence
• And you thought you had financial problems
• Psychiatrists can order compulsory treatment in community
• PQ proceeds with axing of hospitals
• Photos, videos can violate patient rights
• Canada has fewer tipplers
• BCMA credited as province passes new bike-helmet law [English / français]
• ASA prices could give travellers a headache
• AIDS death toll exceeds 8600 [English / français]
• Lawyers spell out tips on confidentiality [English / français]

Health Care / Les soins
77 - On-campus physicians witnessing changes in medical problems faced by university students, S. Thorne [abstract / résumé]

Tribute / Hommage
80 - Father of medicare dead at 96, J. Rafuse [full text / résumé]

Letter from London / Lettre de Londres
82 - Triviality and frequency of night calls irk British GPs, C. Richmond [abstract / résumé]

Cover Story / En manchette
84 - Physicians say government-approved love affair with gambling sure bet to cause problems, G. Kezwer [abstract / résumé]

Association News
89 - Committee proposes restructuring of CMA that would place spotlight on members' views, concerns, J. Rafuse

À l'écoute de l'AMC
91 - Structuration de l'AMC qui fera passer en premier les vues et les préoccupations des membres, J. Rafuse

Vista / Panorama
93 - Piles of files, D. Waugh

Research / Recherche
94 - UBC researcher's back-pain studies focus on space travel, M. Robinson [abstract / résumé]

Business / Les affaires
96 - Corporation seeks contracts, projects for Canadian firms in global health care market, H. Bannerman [abstract / résumé]

18 - Conferences / Conférences

55 - Instructions for Authors / Directives aux auteurs

70 - Service Information / Renseignements aux lecteurs

99 - Therapeutic Index / Index thérapeutique

115 - Classified Advertising / Annonces classées

128 - Advertisers' Index / Index des annonceurs