Canadian Medical Association Journal / Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne July 15, 1997 / Le 15 juillet 1997 CMAJ 1997; 157 (2) © 1997 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

The organ shortage: Is the answer in doctors' hands?

Contents / Table des matières

121 - Editor's preface 123 - Mot du rédacteur en chef

127 - News and analysis / Nouvelles et analyses Heart-disease study launched in NS Elderly, poor at risk for costly dental illnesses Chili peppers fuel runners Banking on an artificial heart Don't abandon AIDS prevention, warns WHO Pearls of wisdom for MDs New lung, new look Elder-abuse handbook launched

133 - Letters / Correspondance [Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants] Tobacco and health care, W.W. Arkinstall; R. Finlayson; response: D.J. MacKenzie Can we finally change the system? P. Narini; A.B. Becker; D.H. Smith; R.F. Maudsley; D.G. Marshall; response: D. Dauphinee, D. Thurber Physician fees: tale of 2 countries, M.K. McLennan Furious about the forum, D. Smith

Evidence / Études 143 - Understanding and enhancing compliance with the second dose of hepatitis B vaccine: a cohort analysis and a randomized controlled trial, J. Sellors, L. Pickard, J.B. Mahony, K. Jackson, P. Nelligan, M. Zimic-Vincetic, M. Chernesky [abstract / résumé] 149 - A Canadian hospital-based HIV/hepatitis C look-back notification program, N. Heddle, J.G. Kelton, F. Smaill, K. Foss, J. Everson, C. Janzen, C. Walker, M. Jones, D. Hammons [abstract / résumé]

Editorials / Éditoriaux 155 - Look-back notification: How do we assess effectiveness? S.M. King [full text / résumé] 160 - Decisions about organ donation should rest with potential donors, not next of kin, E.-H. Kluge [full text / résumé]

Education / Éducation 163 - Bioethics for clinicians: 13. Resource allocation M.F. McKneally, B.M. Dickens, E.M. Meslin, P.A. Singer [full text / résumé] 169 - Ruling on physician-assisted suicide near top of agenda at US Supreme Court, K. Capen [abstract / résumé]

Experience / Expérience 172 - My daughter is dying, T.-Y. Wong [full text / résumé]

Public health / Santé publique 175 - A place in the shade: reducing the risks of UV exposure, K.J. Trouton, C.J. Mills [full text] 177 - Une place à l'ombre : réduire les risques d'exposition aux UV, K.J. Trouton, C.J. Mills [texte complet]

Features / Chroniques 179 - Canada's organ shortage is severe and getting worse, N. Baer [full text / résumé] 183 - Hong Kong reverts to Chinese rule but won't introduce China's strict birth-control policies, J. Rae Brooks 186 - Growing popularity of complementary medicine leads to national organization for MDs, C. Gray [full text / résumé] 189 - Move to "more corporate" health care system may affect hospital donations, J. Stewart [full text / résumé]

227 - Deaths / Nécrologie

Pulse / Médicogramme 228 - How far away is the nearest physician? / Où se trouve le médecin le plus proche?

192 - Books and other media / Livres et autres documents Management of Diabetic Retinopathy ABC of Spinal Cord Injury

198 - On_the_Net@cma.ca / Sur_le_Net@cma.ca

  199 - Conferences / Conférences
  201 - Advertisers' index / Index des annonceurs
  201 - Prescribing index / Index de l'information sur les ordonnances
  218 - Classified advertising / Annonces classées

ISSN 0820-3946 157 (2) 118­228 (1997)