Canadian Medical Association Journal Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne September 1, 1997 · Le 1er septembre 1997 CMAJ 1997; 157 (5) © 1997 Canadian Medical Association · Association médicale canadienne

Screening for cervical cancer Too many women missed

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News and analysis · Nouvelles et analyses Toronto hospital closures bring warning from OMA Prescriptions may soon cruise information highway Action needed on premature births, SOGC says Impressive growth for MD Management Drug prices fall but overall spending rises Diabetes, protease-inhibitor link unproved: directorate Native student sets 2 marks at UBC New guidelines for treatment of bipolar disorder Health professionals target reference-based pricing Research examines link between aging, memory loss Alberta campaign publicizes physicians' fees Manitoba deal addresses rural concerns Alternative centre for cancer treatment opens in US "Pacman" enzyme gobbles antibiotics Chickenpox running scared Culprit unmasked in multiple myeloma Finasteride over watchful waiting Putting an end to fears about power lines

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Letters · Correspondance [Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants] Can a health care system change?, M. Gordon, P.B. Berger; J. Lexchin Health care on the election agenda, J.C. Kazimirski; response: C. Gray Spirometric testing and the breathalyser, J.G. Wigmore, M. Corbet, S. Lintlop Drug- and caffeine-induced headaches, P.E. Shea; response: W. Pryse-Phillips Feverfew products, D.V.C. Awang; response: K. Cottrell Epidurals and fever: association or cause?, D. Gray, B.T. Finucane; response: C.J. Brown Facing breast cancer far from radiation therapy centres [correction]

	Evidence · Études
513	Review of the screening history of Alberta women with invasive cervical cancer, G.C.E. Stuart, S.E. McGregor, M.A. Duggan, J.G. Nation [full text / résumé]
521	Effectiveness of a call/recall system in improving compliance with cervical cancer screening: a randomized controlled trial, S.K. Buehler, W.L. Parsons [full text / résumé]
527	Effectiveness of antigliadin antibodies as a screening test for celiac disease in children, L.J. Chartrand, J. Agulnik, T. Vanounou, P.A. Russo, P. Baehler, E.G. Seidman [full text / résumé]
535	Recent trends in infant mortality rates and proportions of low-birth-weight live births in Canada, K.S. Joseph, M.S. Kramer [abstract / résumé]

	Editorials · Éditoriaux
543	Cervical cancer: screening hard-to-reach groups, E. Grunfeld [full text / résumé]
547	Screening for celiac disease, A.G.F. Davidson, E.G. Hassall [full text / résumé]
549	A warning from the cradle? Because they may signal a deterioration in the nation's health, trends in infant mortality and low birth weight bear watching, G. Chance [full text / résumé]

	Education · Éducation
553	Supreme Court reaffirms landmark informed-consent ruling in chickenpox case, K. Capen [in brief / en bref]

	Experience · Expérience
555	Well done, Janice, T.-Y. Wong [full text]

	Public health · Santé publique
557	Reports of deaths from chickenpox [full text]
558	Rapports de décès attribuables à la varicelle [texte complet]

	Features · Chroniques
559	Financial worries part of education for Memorial's medical students, J. Gushue [full text / en bref]
563	Medical students "taught to listen" in U of T program, O. Lechky [full text / en bref]
565	Ethical issues a major focus as Canada hosts intensive and critical care meeting, J.R. Williams [full text / en bref]

619	Deaths · Nécrologie

	Pulse · Médicogramme
620	The economic burden of illness / Le fardeau économique de la maladie

569	Books and other media · Livres et autres documents A Clinical Guide to Inherited Metabolic Diseases When a Parent Has Cancer: A Guide to Caring for Your Children Emergency Triage The Ethics of Human Gene Therapy Slow Dance: A Story of Stroke, Love and Disability

574	On_the_Net@cma.ca · Sur_le_Net@cma.ca

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ISSN 0820-3946 157 (5) 493­620 (1997)