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Medical Journal

Established 1887
Volume 42, No.4, December, 1997

 


CONTENTS

Leading article  155 
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The polymerase chain reaction - Sri Lanka needs it. Jayantha Welihinda 
Time we increased folic acid consumption in Sri Lanka. 
P C Gunasekera, L G Chandrasena, J Sirisena
Papers 164 

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An audit of the surgical work-load in a urology unit. S A S Goonewardena, A M Abeygunasekera, T Ketheeswaran 
Soil contamination with geohelminth ova in a tea plantation 
J S Edirisinghe, D J Weligama 
Vaccine storage conditions in clinics in Colombo 
Manouri P Senanayake, T U N de Silva
History of medicine 176  Wijerama House. Dennis J Aloysius
From the journals 179  R L Jayakody
Picture stories 181 

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Early amnion rupture sequence, often misdiagnosed as a syndrome 
M V C de Silva, W D H Lakshman, D C Gooneratne 
Neuroacanthocytosis. Saman G Gunatilake, H Janaka de Silva, Suranjith Seneviratne, Mahilal Fonseka
Case reports 185 

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Sudden maternal deaths from amniotic fluid embolism 
K Nadesan, P Jayalakshmi 
Castleman's disease with endocrinopathy and parotid gland enlargement 
Neelkanthi Ranatunga, M Muthumala, S A M Kularatne 
Vaginal bleeding in infants caused by endodermal sinus tumours 
M V C de Silva, M S Fernando, K Amaratnge, S Hennayake 
Does beta thalassaemia major manifest clinically at three months of age? 
A P Kurukulasuriya, U Kumarasinghe, K T K Perera 
Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata presenting as an acute abdomen 
Prasantha Wijesinghe 
Sternal osteomyelitis. 
Rudra Rasaretnam, Chanaka Wijesekera, Dhammika Wickrmasekera
Letters 200 
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Sri Lankan medical bibliographic resources. V H W Dissanayake 
Power cuts and EPI vaccine storage. S I Weeraman 
In reply: Power cuts and EPI vaccine storage. M P Senanayake 
Female victims of sexual assault. P C Gunasekera, P S Wijesinghe 
A study of 100 bicycle accidents. A A Pathirana, J W B Senaratne, A H Sherifdeen 
The use of commercially prepared 10% dextrose reduces the incidence of neonatal septicaemia. K A W Karunasekera, D R K C Jayawardena
Obituary 209  Prof Nandadasa Kodagoda. Hemamal Jayawardena
212  How to do it: Send an article to the Ceylon Medical Journal

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