Canadian Medical Association Journal / Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne March 1, 1997 / Le 1er mars 1997 CMAJ 1997; 156 (5) © 1997 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

Contents / Table des matières

621 - Editor's preface 623 - Mot du rédacteur en chef

627 - News and analysis / Nouvelles et analyses BC's reference-based pricing policy faces criticism Few physicians on NS hospital boards Price Club meets health care: new American company promises patients discounts on their care AMA supports mandatory HIV tests in pregnancy Newpaper employees report RSI How do you spell relief? S-C-R-A-T-C-H University of Calgary students keen to revisit medical history VON celebrates 100th anniversary Links between suicide, peacekeeping duty probed Patient guide to breast cancer Something fishy in antifreeze for platelets

631 - Letters / Correspondance [Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants] Kudos for CMAJ's new look Lax record keeping, P. Potter Keeping an eye on the eye bank, G. Trope The other side of the great divide, D. Aikenhead Revisiting Rick: more bad news on the HMO front, M. Gordon Those third-party reports, R. Zabrodski Costs of care, D. Zitner Novel therapies for Crohn disease and colitis, F. Saibil Modifying prescribing of regulated analgesics, J. Anderson, K. McEwan When physicians' loved ones are patients, J. Slater; A. Wells Canada's largest magnet finds home in new MRI program in London [correction]

Evidence / Études 639 - Single mothers in Ontario: sociodemographic, physical and mental health characteristics, E.L. Lipman, D.R. Offord, M.H. Boyle [abstract / résumé] 647 - Making our offices universally accessible: guidelines for physicians, K.E. Jones, I.E. Tamari [full text / résumé]

Editorials / Éditorials 657 - Attitudes and access: advancing the rights of people with disabilities, M. Peat [full text / résumé] 661 - Single motherhood and mental health: implications for primary prevention, W.R. Avison; [full text / résumé] 665 - What are the facts concerning the number of residency positions in Canada?, D. Dauphinee, D. Thurber [full text / résumé]

Education / Éducation 669 - Devolving authority for health care in Canada's provinces: 3. Motivations, attitudes and approaches of board members, J. Lomas, G. Veenstra, J. Woods [full text / résumé]

Public health / Santé publique 677 - Influenza vaccination for travellers [full text] 678 - La vaccination antigrippale des voyageurs [texte complet]

Features / Chroniques 682 - Little room for error in Canada's postgraduate training system, S. Robertson [full text / en bref] 685 - Dubin calls on CMPA to eliminate fee differentials, adopt flat fee for all physicians, P. Sullivan [full text / en bref] 689 - The yellow brick road of medical education, J.A. Nisker 692 - The die is cast, D. Waugh 693 - Researchers hope to determine if link exists between high-fat diet, cancer, O. Lechky [full text / en bref]

Special supplement / Supplément spécial S703 - A practical guide for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric pneumonia

743 - Deaths / Nécrologie

Pulse / Médicogramme 744 - Physicians moving abroad / L'émigration des médecins

From the CMA
680 - Helping patients return to work, J.C. Kazimirski

De l'AMC
681 - Aider les patients à retourner au travail, J.C. Kazimirski

CMA Policy Summary
680A - The physician's role in helping patients return to work after an illness or injury

Sommaire de politique de l'AMC
680D - Le role du médecin lorsqu'il s'agit d'aider les patients à retourner au travail après une maladie ou une blessure

696 - Books and other media / Livres et autres documents

• CD-ROM: AIDS Compact Library
• The Troubled Helix: Social and Psychological Implications of the New Human Genetics
• Medicine and the Internet: Introducing Online Resources and Terminology
• Saunders Manual of Medical Practice
• The Stop Smoking workbook