June 27, 2000 / le 27 juin 2000

CMAJ 2000; 162(13)

Highlights of this issue Cover: Raves have become a popular form of entertainment among Canadian youths. In this issue, Erica Weir reviews the associated health risks and harm reduction strategies (page 1843) and commentator Michael Rieder highlights the implications of rave culture for emergency physicians (page 1829) (Photo courtesy of Andrew McCracken)

	Editorial · Éditorial
1797	The war amputees of Sierra Leone [HTML / PDF]
1799	Les amputés de guerre du Sierra Leone [HTML / PDF]

1803	Letters · Correspondance [PDF] Instructions to correspondents Alberta Physician Achievement Review C. Violato, W.G. Hall Drug approval times J. Lexchin, B. Mintzes response: N.S.B. Rawson Implementing public-access programs for automated external defibrillation M. Shuster, W. Clark response: R. Verbeek, B. Schwartz TB among aboriginal Canadians [Correction]

	Research · Recherche
1809	How valid are utilization review tools in assessing appropriate use of acute care beds? N. Kalant, M. Berlinguet, J.G. Diodati, L. Dragatakis, F. Marcotte [HTML / PDF]
1815	Effectiveness of massage therapy for subacute low-back pain: a randomized controlled trial M. Preyde [HTML / PDF]
	Research Letter · Exposé de recherche
1821	Bias inherent in retrospective waiting-time studies: experience from a vascular surgery waiting list B. Sobolev, P. Brown, D. Zelt, S. Shortt [HTML / PDF]

	Commentary · Commentaire
1823	Healthy Canadians in 2010? J.S. Millar [HTML / PDF]
1824	Utilization review: Can it be improved? J.V. Tu [HTML / PDF]
1826	The new alchemy: transmuting information into knowledge in an electronic age A.R. Jadad, M.W. Enkin [HTML / PDF]
1829	Some light from the heat: implications of rave parties for clinicians M.J. Rieder [HTML / PDF]

	Review · Synthèse
1833	Rheumatology: 5. Diagnosis and management of inflammatory polyarthritis A. Klinkhoff [HTML / PDF]
1839	A matter of perspective M.W. Enkin, A.R. Jadad [HTML (with reader opinion poll) / PDF]
1843	Raves: a review of the culture, the drugs and the prevention of harm E. Weir [HTML / PDF]
1849	Stuttering: an update for physicians D. Costa, R. Kroll [HTML / PDF]

1857	The Left Atrium · De l'Oreille Gauche [HTML / PDF]
	The doctor and the zebra (book review by J. Duffin) Man of the mill An exchange of gifts

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News and analysis · Nouvelles et analyses [PDF]

Tuition fees up 27% at U of T Physicians must close the gap in asthma care NWT report urges recognition for aboriginal healers Beware of all types of bat exposure, BC MDs warned Fourth-year medical student takes Donner Prize On the Net: Raving on the Internet Raves worry Edmonton MDs, police Pulse: Where do medicine's job opportunities lie? Research Update: Is cloning the fountain of youth? Death and tax brackets: link between income inequality and mortality holds true in US, but not in Canada Public Health: Drowning in Canada Alberta launches country's first peer-support network for MDs in legal trouble Cheap prescription drugs creating new brand of US tourist in Canada, Mexico

1912	Deaths · Nécrologie

CMA Policy Principles for medical Care of Older Persons

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