Canadian Medical Association Journal / Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne August 1, 1997 / Le 1er août 1997 CMAJ 1997; 157 (3) © 1997 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

Contents / Table des matières

233 - Editor's preface 235 - Mot du rédacteur en chef

239 - News and analysis / Nouvelles et analyses No constitutional right to assisted suicide: US court BC targets tobacco companies PEI MDs target VLTs BC doctor restricts practice to house calls MRC sounds funding alarm Research Update

13 - Letters / Correspondance [Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants] "For any shortcomings on the part of the Red Cross, we are deeply sorry" A. Normand; M. Davey, R. Perrault; F.I. Jackson; response: J. Hoey Pity the student who makes the wrong career decision, D.J. De Sa NBSS: opportunity to compromise the process, D.B. Kopans; response: A.B. Miller, C.J. Baines, T. To NBSS: changes were made, suspicious changes were not, C.J. Baines; response: N.F. Boyd Thrombolytic therapy: time to treatment, K. Markel; response: J.L. Cox, C.D. Naylor, P.W. Armstrong Facing breast cancer far from radiation therapy centres, O.F. Bathe, D.T. Brosseuk; response: V. Goel, C. Sawka, I. Olivotto Worried residents watch and wait, J. Kamra Review of the literature on allogeneic red blood cell and plasma transfusions in children [correction]

Evidence / Études 255 - Needle exchange programs: an economic evaluation of a local experience, M. Gold, A. Gafni, P. Nelligan, P. Millson [full text / résumé] 265 - Regional variation in nonmedical factors affecting family physicians' decisions about referral for consultation, G.R. Langley, S. Minkin, J.E. Till [abstract / résumé]

Editorials / Éditoriaux 275 - Needle exchange: Panacea or problem?, C. Hankins [full text / résumé] 281 - The US attack on Cuba's health, A.F. Kirkpatrick [full text / résumé] 286 - The case for "a case of . . ." K.M. Flegel

Education / Éducation 287 - Patient or client? If in doubt, ask, P.C. Wing [full text / résumé]

Experience / Expérience 291 - In the shadow of plenty, Cuba copes with a crippled health care system, R.C. Williams [full text]

Public health / Santé publique 295 - Cyclosporiasis: another emerging pathogen comes ashore, D.H. Werker [full text] 296 - Cyclosporiase : un autre agent pathogène nouveau, D.H. Werker [texte complet]

Features / Chroniques 297 - His own private hospital, D. Jones [full text / en bref] 301 - Does doctors' own fear of dying hinder palliative care? F. Lowry [full text / en bref] 304 - Time to "rethink models of medical education," ACMC meeting told, N. Robb

347 - Deaths / Nécrologie

Pulse / Médicogramme 348 - Physician supply: A change in direction? / L'offre d'effectifs médicaux : Changement de cap?

65 - Books and other media / Livres et autres documents Your Child's Best Shot: A Parent's Guide to Vaccination Health and Social Organization: Towards a Health Policy for the Twenty-first Century The Human Genome Project and the Future of Health Care

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

  312 - Conferences / Conférences
  314 - Advertisers' index / Index des annonceurs
  314 - Prescribing index / Index de l'information sur les ordonnances
  335 - Service information / Renseignements aux lecteurs
  336 - Classified advertising / Annonces classées

ISSN 0820-3946 157 (3) 229-348 (1997)