April 20, 1999 / le 20 avril 1999

CMAJ 1999; 160(8)

© 1999 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

Press release

Highlights of this issue

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Editor's preface Mot du rédacteur en chef Cover: What persuades doctors to practise in rural areas? An old question, but new evidence suggests that having country roots helps (page 1159). An accompanying editorial relates this finding to possible long-term remedies for the shortage of rural physicians (page 1173).

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News and analysis · Nouvelles et analyses High cost of Chlamydia can be cut, researcher finds David Kaplan wins second prize in Logie Medical Ethics Essay Contest Newspaper chastised over surgical-injury article Cool sites Prohibit antiabortion document from entering Canada, police ask Pulse: Medicare's reputation in free fall before budget Dental journal challenges Health Canada's new mercury levels

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Letters · Correspondance Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants Maternal serum screening S. Lofsky; M.C. Klein; response: V. Goel, et al Canada's Gulf war veterans P. Kaires Our violent workplaces J.A. Noone Ciguatera fish poisoning E.G. Meyer; R.O. Heimbecker; A.M. Irving; J. Ebesu They should be ashamed S.E.D. Shortt Reproducibility of results with homeopathic remedies R. Buckman A witch hunt against alternative practitioners? E. Leyton; R.K. Ferrie; response: C. Gray; J.M. Bonn Former CMAJ editor dies [Correction]

1133	President's message · Message du président

	Evidence · Études
1137	Missed opportunities for prevention in general internal medicine R. Brull, W.A. Ghali, H. Quan [full text / abstract]
1145	Effect of labour induction on rates of stillbirth and cesarean section in post-term pregnancies A.K. Sue-A-Quan, M.E. Hannah, M.M. Cohen, G.A. Foster, R.M. Liston [abstract]
1151	The health and cost effects of substituting home care for inpatient acute care: a review of the evidence L. Soderstrom, P. Tousignant, T. Kaufman [full text / abstract]
1159	Rural background and clinical rural rotations during medical training: effect on practice location M. Easterbrook, M. Godwin, R. Wilson, G. Hodgetts, G. Brown, R. Pong, E. Najgebauer [full text / abstract]
1165	No impact from active dissemination of the Ottawa Ankle Rules: further evidence of the need for local implementation of practice guidelines C. Cameron, C.D. Naylor [full text / abstract]

	Editorials · Éditoriaux
1171	Incorporating preventive care recommendations into clinical practice: How do we bridge the gap? J.D. Douketis [full text]
1173	Recruiting rural doctors: ending a Sisyphean task J.D. Tepper, J.T.B. Rourke [full text]
1179	Krever 2008 M.T. Schechter, M.V. O'Shaughnessy [full text]
1181	When atrial fibrillation occurs with pulmonary embolism, is it the chicken or the egg? K.M. Flegel [full text]

	Education · Éducation
1185	Tuberculosis: 3. Epidemiology of the disease in Canada R. Long, H. Njoo, E. Hershfield [full text in HTML / full text in PDF]

1193	The Left Atrium · De l'Oreille Gauche Future imperfect Tuberculosis A bucket of cold water One thousand words Max Wilms and "Die Mischgeschwülste der Niere"

	On_the_Net@cma.ca · Sur_le_Net@cma.ca
1199	285 days and counting . . ., M. OReilly

	Features · Chroniques
1200	The 1999 residency match: finally, some good news for anesthesia P. Sullivan [full text]
1201	Infected MD calls for tougher medical screening of newcomers to Canada B. Sibbald [full text]
1202	MDs hope to cash in on boomers' desire to take control of their health H. Kent
1203	Patients buy peace of mind at breast cancer centre S. Pinker [full text]
1204	Are MDs more intent on maintaining their élite status than in promoting public good? C. Gray [full text / in brief]

	Heart and Soul · Gens de cœur
1268	What? A young MD who wants to stay in rural Manitoba? D. Square [full text]