Canadian Medical Association Journal / Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne April 1, 1997 / Le 1er avril 1997 CMAJ 1997; 156 (7) © 1997 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

Contents / Table des matières

965 - Editor's preface 967 - Mot du rédacteur en chef

971 - News and analysis / Nouvelles et analyses Tobacco-industry lobbyist retains seat on hospital foundation Growth-hormone surveillance program continues Let the (medical) games begin NS enjoys success recruiting rural docs Brochure on air-bag safety available Alberta MDs concerned about primary care role "Take your butt outside" Amnesty International recognizes CMA action Marijuana ingredient used legally in pharmaceutical product FPs not being abandoned for alternate types of therapy Video shows how college's disciplinary actions pursued Taking the mystery out of Nova Scotia's tar ponds Lights out, music on Temporary overseas postings available for volunteer MDs Never alone with a clone

977 - Letters / Correspondance [Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants] Disclosure and independent medical examinations, P.J. Potter; H. Guilmet-De Simone, L. Greenspan Know your residency applicants well, C. Feindel Drug to treat obesity: editorial writer responds, G.A. Faich Managing benign prostatic hyperplasia, J. Barkin; response: J.C. Nickel Wiping out measles: When to vaccinate?, S. Ratnam, R. West, V Gadag Can drug companies have it both ways?, M.S. Rapp Osler was good but..., C.G. Roland; response: A.M. Clarfield

Evidence / Études 985 - Diphtheria and tetanus immunity among blood donors in Toronto, L. Yuan, W. Lau, J. Thipphawong, M. Kasenda, F. Xie, J. Bevilacqua [abstract / résumé] 991 - Cost-effectiveness of simvastatin in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease in Canada, M. Rivière, S. Wang, C. Leclerc, C. Fitzsimon, R. Tretiak [full text / résumé]

Editorials / Éditorials 999 - A call for action from the National Forum on Health, M. Watanabe [full text / résumé] 1001 - Ontario's proposal to end provincial funding for public health: What is at stake?, L.W. Chambers [full text / résumé] 1005 - Lipid-lowering therapy after myocardial infarction: Is it worth it?, J.W. Warnica [full text / résumé]

Education / Éducation 1009 - Telemedicine may help change the face of medical care in Eastern Canada, N. Robb [full text / résumé] 1015 - Documenting wife abuse: a guide for physicians, L.E. Ferris, M. McMain-Klein, L. Silver [full text / résumé] 1025 - Acetylsalicylic-acid-containing drugs and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs available in Canada, M. Brigden, R.E. Smith [full text / résumé]

Experience / Expérience 1029 - Learning to let go: one physician's experience with cancer, R.P. Uhlmann

Public health / Santé publique 1033 - Hepatitis B, M.L. Tepper, P.R. Gully [full text] 1034 - L'hépatite B, M.L. Tepper, P.R. Gully [texte complet]

Features / Chroniques 1035 - MDs must help eliminate 911 calls after "expected" home deaths, medical examiner advises, D. Grant [full text / en bref] 1038 - Manitoba municipalities want foreign-trained physicians to fill medical-care gap, D. Square [in brief / en bref] 1040 - Amyloid ß protein and Alzheimer disease, D. Square [in brief / en bref] 1043 - Mad cows and Englishmen: the aftermath of a BSE scare, C. Richmond [full text / en bref]

959 - Deaths / Nécrologie

Pulse / Médicogramme 1096 - The place of women in a changing profession / Le rôle des femmes dans une profession changeante

1047 - Books and other media / Livres et autres documents Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer's Disease Everyone's Guide to Outpatient Surgery Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth -- and Their Allies Cancer and the Adolescent

On_the_Net@cma.ca / Sur_le_Net@cma.ca 1050 - Two years and counting for CMA Online

1051 - Conferences / Conférences
1054 - Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Bulletin
1059 - Bulletin canadien sur les effets indésirables des médicaments
1062 - Advertisers' index / Index des annonceurs
1062 - Prescribing index / Index de l'information sur les ordonnances
1080 - Classified advertising / Annonces classées