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

December 1, 1996 / Le 1er décembre 1996

CMAJ 1996; 155 (11)

Contents / Table des matières

1547 - Letters / Correspondance [Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants]

• Government reductions are unkindest cuts, I.H. Upmalis
• Kevorkian: tragic hero, P. Winkelaar; R.W. Dunn; D. Waugh
• Rural physician falls between interprovincial cracks, A. Brothers
• Madeleine's death: epilogue, G. Hunter; J. Hoey
• Age differences do not account for variation in hip and knee operations, W.R. Harris; C.D. Naylor
• Accredited mammography units now available on line, N. Wadden
• Childproof caps, revisited, L. Sutherland
• Breast-feeding can hide breast cancer, E. LeBourdais

Original Research / Nouveautés en recherche
1555 - Factors explaining the increase in cost for physician care in Quebec's elderly population, M. Demers [abstract / résumé]

1563 - Haida perspectives on living with non-insulin-dependent diabetes, G.D. Grams; C. Herbert, C. Heffernan, B. Calam, M.A. Wilson, S. Grzybowski, D. Brown [abstract / résumé]

Cover Story / En manchette
1569 - Aboriginal health, H.L. MacMillan, A.B. MacMillan, D.R. Offord, J.L. Dingle [full text / résumé]

Editorials / Éditoriaux
1581 - Improving the health status of aboriginal people in Canada: new directions, new responsibilities, V.F. Tookenay [full text / résumé]
1584 - Demographics, aging and health care: Is there a crisis?, W.B. Dalziel [abstract / résumé]

1592 - At a Glance / Aperçu

• Breast-implant cancer risk to be studied
• Nova Scotia doctors support midwifery service
• CMA to host WMA Assembly in 1998
• Herbal remedy re-examined
• Course offers LEAD on environmental issues
• CMA study profiles role of female MDs
• Seniors' drug use focus of website
• New drug-benefit list for Canada's natives

Health Care / Les soins
1599 - MD crosses great divide when moving between practices in Canada, US, C. Gray [full text / en bref]

Computers / Informatique
1601 - Microchips versus stethoscopes, part 2: revisiting OSCAR at the Foothills Hospital, G. Powell [in brief / en bref]

Legislation / Législation
1604 - Quebec employs user-pay philosophy in launching drug-insurance plan, M. Martin [full text / en bref]

Computers / Informatique
1606 - Psychiatrist says counselling via email may be yet another medical use for Internet, C. Johnston [full text / en bref]

Vista / Panorama
1608 - The rationale behind rationing, D. Waugh]

Aboriginal Medicine / Médecine autochone
1609 - U of Manitoba program delivers care to natives, hope to aboriginal students, D. Square [full text / en bref]

Perspectives / Optique
1613 - Health care in North must acknowledge Inuit values, traditional medicine, G. Gray [full text / en bref]

Medical Practice / Pratique médicale
1615 - Nova Scotia hopes to solve recruitment problem with joint effort from MDs, government, N. Robb [partial text / en bref]

1617 - Deaths / Avis de décès

1552 - Conferences / Conférences

1587 - Continuing Medical Education / Éducation médicale continue

1619 - Therapeutic Index / Index thérapeutique

1635 - Service Information / Renseignements aux lecteurs

1636 - Classified Advertising / Annonces classées

1648 - Advertisers' Index / Index des annonceurs