August 24, 1999 / le 24 août 1999
CMAJ 1999; 161(4)
© 1999 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne
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In this issue · Dans ce numéro
| Press release |
| Highlights of this issue |
| Editor's Preface · Mot du rédacteur en chef | ||
| 357 |
Deaths, death notices, eulogies and obituaries [HTML / PDF] | |
| 358 |
Décès, avis de décès, éloges funèbres et notices nécrologiques [HTML / PDF]
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| 361 | News and analysis · Nouvelles et analyses [HTML / PDF] |
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| 365 |
Letters · Correspondance [HTML / PDF] Instructions to correspondents |
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| Evidence · Études | |
| 369 | Which physicians make home visits and why? A survey R. Bergeron, A. Laberge, L. Vézina, M. Aubin [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 376 | Regional variations in the use of home care services in Ontario, 1993/95 P.C. Coyte, W. Young [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 381 | Going the distance: the influence of practice location on the Ontario Maternal Serum Screening Program J.A. Permaul-Woods, J.C. Carroll, A.J. Reid, C.A. Woodward, G. Ryan, S. Domb, S. Arbitman, B. Fallis, J. Kilthei [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 388 | Confidential prescriber feedback and education to improve antibiotic use in primary care: a controlled trial J.E. Hux, M.P. Melady, D. DeBoer [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 393 | Assessing the quality of newspaper medical advice columns for elderly readers F.J. Molnar, M. Man-Son-Hing, W.B. Dalziel, S.L. Mitchell, B.E. Power, A.M. Byszewski, P. St. John [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| Editorials · Éditoriaux | |
| 397 | Who's afraid of the newspaper advice column? V. Entwistle [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 399 | Voting ourselves rights: a critique of the Canadian Medical Association Charter for Physicians N. Kenny, C. Weijer, F. Baylis [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 400 | Why physicians need a charter D. MacCarthy [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| Education · Éducation | |
| 405 | Tuberculosis: 9. Treatment E. Hershfield [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 413 | Elevated levels of serum creatinine: recommendations for management and referral D.C. Mendelssohn, B.J. Barrett; L.M. Brownscombe, J. Ethier, D.E. Greenberg, S.D. Kanani, A. Levin, E.B. Toffelmire [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 418 | The Left Atrium · De l'Oreille Gauche [HTML / PDF] |
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| 423 | Pulling the shades on Internet data thieves M. OReilly |
| Features · Chroniques | |
| 424 | Leak of abortion information creates turmoil at Foothills R. Cairney [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 426 | There's a new sheriff at Tunney's Pasture C. Gray [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 428 | Alberta MDs line up against "antiphysician" billing restrictions B. Sibbald [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 429 | Consumers rush to buy wares at Canada's travelling "health show" J. Hass [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
| 463 | Deaths · Nécrologie |
| Heart and Soul · Gens de cœur | |
| 464 | Marathon canoeing: First, bring lots of NSAIDs M. OReilly [full article in HTML / full article in PDF] |
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First there was marathon running, and now there's marathon canoeing. For Dr. Scot Saltstone of Powassan, Ont., marathon canoeing means paddling 65 km in 7 hours. And he actually enjoys it (page 464). |
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