August 8, 2000 / le 8 août 2000

CMAJ 2000; 163(3)

Highlights of this issue Cover: In this issue, Susan Kirkland and colleagues report on the smoking patterns of Nova Scotian women during pregnancy (page 281). Shahul Ebrahim and colleagues comment that clinicians have an important role to play in reducing the burden of smoking among women (page 288). (Graphic courtesy of Hugh Malcolm)

	Editorial • Éditorial
253	A central theme of the Beijing +5 conference [HTML / PDF]
255	Thème central de la conférence Beijing +5 [HTML / PDF]

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Letters • Correspondance [PDF] Instructions to correspondents Training aboriginal health care workers M. King, A.M. Hodes Hepatitis B and medical students R. Colistro Antismoking documents now available on Web site A. Hazlewood Licensing international medical graduates T.B. MacLachlan; response: R. Andrew, J. Bates Emergency contraception M. Cole Oldest at graduation R. Sender; J.B. Hunter Not fade away W.M. Brummitt St. John's wort and schizophrenia S. Lal, H. Iskandar

	Research • Recherche
265	Canadian normative data for the SF-36 health survey W.M. Hopman, T. Towheed, T. Anastassiades, A. Tenenhouse, S. Poliquin, C. Berger, L. Joseph, J.P. Brown, T.M. Murray, J.D. Adachi, D.A. Hanley, E. Papadimitropoulos, and the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study Research Group [HTML / PDF]
273	Why are antibiotics prescribed for asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly people? A qualitative study of physicians' and nurses' perceptions S. Walker, A. McGeer, A.E. Simor, M. Armstrong-Evans, M. Loeb [HTML / PDF]
	Research Letter • Exposé de recherche
281	The natural history of smoking during pregnancy among women in Nova Scotia S.A. Kirkland, L.A. Dodds, G. Brosky [HTML / PDF]

	Commentary • Commentaire
283	The Canadian SF-36 health survey: Normative data add to its value S. Wood-Dauphinee [HTML / PDF]
285	Asymptomatic bacteriuria in institutionalized elderly people: evidence and practice L.E. Nicolle [HTML / PDF]
287	One solution to providing clinical coverage for pediatric inpatients R.B. Goldbloom [HTML / PDF]
288	Smoking and women's health: opportunities to reduce the burden of smoking during pregnancy S.H. Ebrahim, R.K. Merritt, R.L. Floyd [HTML / PDF]

	Review • Synthèse
293	Choosing a first-line drug in the management of elevated blood pressure: What is the evidence? 3: Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors J.M. Wright [HTML / PDF]
298	Providing after-hours on-call clinical coverage in academic health sciences centres: the Hospital for Sick Children experience J. Friedman, R.M. Laxer [HTML / PDF]
301	The role of DNA amplification technology in the diagnosis of infectious diseases M. Louie, L. Louie, A.E. Simor [HTML / PDF]

313	The Left Atrium • De l'Oreille Gauche [HTML / PDF]
	An old idea repackaged (book review by P.S. Links) From a Kosovo diary One thousand words

319	News and analysis • Nouvelles et analyses [PDF]
	More Canadians need dialysis Canada's only human milk bank may close Three NB MDs in race to head CMA in 2002 McMaster Night at Canada's Medical Hall of Fame New Brunswick med students off to Newfoundland No tuition fees for U of T residents Manitoba pharmacists get conscience clause Playing chicken with group A streptococcal infection Newfoundland and Labrador: it's all in the genes Rate of HIV infection on rise among Ontario's gay men On the Net: Are more online conferences on the way? Letter from Durban Pulse: Number of health care workers lags behind population growth Netherlands set to legalize long-tolerated euthanasia MRI used to detect vCJD Bioflavonoids linked to childhood leukemia Potential sperm donors should be tested for HPV Brave new world of e-medicine confronts all MDs, incoming president says Clinical Update: Inhaled corticosteroids and COPD ACE inhibitors and high-risk patients Public Health: Wife assault in Canada

375	Deaths • Nécrologie

	Heart & Soul • Gens de cœur
376	Retirement's a four-letter word for Manitoba MD D. Square [HTML / PDF]

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