VOLUME  31
ISSUE  02
APRIL  1990

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

Neurology of Aging
G Devathasan


L E A D I N G    A R T I C L E S

Acute Decompression Sickness in Compressed Air Workers
W H Phoon

The Frail Elderly in Society
R E Owen


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Acute Decompression Sickness in Compressed Air Workers Exposed to Pressures Below 1 Bar in the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Project
J How, A Vijayan, T M Wong

The Health of Elderly Chinese Living in the Community
E H Kua

Comparative Study on the Effect of Diane and Microgynon 50 Contraceptive on the Haemostatic Mechanisms in Chinese Subjects
S C L Koh, S S Ratnam, F H M Tsakok

Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Children
S H Quak, S K Lam, P S Low

Biological Monitoring of Workers Exposed to Inorganic Lead in Singapore
W H Phoon, H S Lee, C K Ho

A Study of Police Referrals to Woodbridge Hospital
L P Sim, L C C Lim, S L Lee, C S Lee

N-Acetyl-β-Glucosaminidase in the Localization of the Site of Urinary Tract Infections
M K Chan

Preoxygenation in Parturients: A Comparison of 4, 6, and 8 Vital Capacity Breaths to 5 Minutes of Tidal Volume Breathing
E Y R Chin, S Y Chan, Y Y Yip, J L Chong

The Efficacy of High Dose Inhaled Budesonide in Replacing Oral Corticosteroid in Asian Patients with Chronic Asthma
W C Tan, T B Chan, T K Lim, E C K Wong

The Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Depression - A Singapore Study
L H Peh, L K Tay

Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Review from University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur
S C Ng, P Kuperan, J Bosco, N Menaka

Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Hypokalaemic Periodic Paralysis of Renal Tubular Acidosis
M R Hanip, I K S Cheong, G L Chin, B A K Khalid


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E

Certification of Death
T C Chao


I N V I T E D    A R T I C L E S

Resuscitation at Birth
R Joseph

Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
C S A Ng, P C Y Liauw


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Hereditary Angioedema: Diagnosis and Management
H H Chng, M L Boey

Spontaneous Rupture of the Stomach
P K Arora, K S Sethna

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome with Renal and Respiratory Complications: A Case Report
C K Liam, S B Y Ong

Torsade De Pointes and Syncopal Attacks in a 26-year Old Woman with Congenital Complete Heart Block and Prolonged QT Interval
D K L Quek, S B L Ong

Congenital Rudimentary Medial Meniscus - Report of a Case of Development Arrest of Medial Meniscus
A Aranha, M Nor


B O O K    R E V I E W S

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