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The Ceylon

Medical Journal

Established 1887
Volume 38, No.1, March, 1993


CONTENTS

Peripatetic Editorial Notes

1

Goonaratna
Leading Articles

3

Dying with dignity. Abiven
 

7

Blastocystis hominis: an old organism with a new significance. Dissanike
 

9

Spinal muscular atrophy. Peiris
 

12

Sexually transmitted diseases in the age of AIDS. Wimalawansa
Papers

15

Viral hepatitis complicating pregnancy: a five year hospital based retrospective study. De Silva, Jayawardena, Pethiyagoda, Pethyagoda, Sirisena
 

18

Knowledge about diabetes and metabolic control in diabetic patients. Fernando
 

22

Human infection with Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens. Dissanaike, Premaratne, Hettiarachchi, Weerasooriya, Abeywickreme, Ismail
 

25

Does a teaspoonful measures 5ml? Aloysius
From the Journals

27

Jayakody
Brief Report

29

Health aspects of an elderly population. Balasuriya, Nugegoda
Case Reports

31

Actinomycosis of the uterus Weerasinghe, Wijemanne
 

32

Pseudocyst of the auricle. Sirimanna
 

33

Chloramphenicl resistant typhoid fever. De Silva Wijewickrema, Thevanesam
Picture-Story

35

Low-tech aids with bottle tops, bicycle tubes, rattan and wood. Senanayake
Medical History

36

History of teaching hospitals: General Hospital Colombo (4). Uragoda
Letters

43

Change in malaria vector prevalence in Sri Lanka: the need for local surveillance. Ramasamy, Ramasamy
 

44

Vitamin A toxicity. Lamabadusuriya
 

44

Screening for Turner syndrome. Wickramanayake
 

45

In reply. Jayasekara, de Mel
Obituary

47

Dr David Jayamanne. Cabraal Shelton
Information for Authors

48

 


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