VOLUME  32
ISSUE  04
AUGUST  1991

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

How I Treat My Patients with Hypertension
B L Chia


L E A D I N G    A R T I C L E

Why Rheumatology?
P H Feng


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Vocal Cord Dysfunction Presenting as Bronchial Asthma: The Association with Abnormal Thoraco-Abdominal Wall Motion
T K Lim

Serodiagnosis of Melioidosis in Singapore by the Indirect Haemagglutination Test
E H Yap, Y C Chan, T Y Ti, T W Thong, A L Tan, M Yeo, L C Ho, M Singh

A Comparison of Fetal Biparietal Diameter Measurements Between Local Chinese and Caucasian Populations
W B Chan, G S H Yeo

A Radiological Survey of Diverticulosis in Singapore
I Yap, J Hoe

The Functional Status of Elderly Chinese 75 Years and Older
E H Kua

Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Medical and Surgical Treatment for Duodenal Ulcer in Singapore
J Y Kang, T P Lim

Early Congenital Syphilis: Experience with 13 Consecutive Cases Seen at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur
M T Koh, C T Lim

Cigarette Smoking Among School Children in Singapore. Part III - Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Smoking
S C Emmanuel, C K Ho, A J Chen

Treatment of Acute Soft Tissue Trauma with a Topical Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (Biphenylacetic Acid 3% Gel)
E H Lee, P Y C Lee, A T K Ngai, E H K Chiu

Glenohumeral Abduction and the Long Head of the Biceps
K Rajendran, B H Kwek

The Mentakab Hypertension Study Project. Part I - Complicated Hypertensives in Hospital: Who are they?
T O Lim, B A Ngah, A Suppiah, F Ismail, R Abdul Rahman

The Mentakab Hypertension Study Project. Part II - Why Do Hypertensives Drop Out of Treatment?
T O Lim, B A Ngah

Enterococci Highly Resistant to Penicillin: Characterizing Isolates from Singapore Hospitals
R V T P Lin

Air in the Cervical Annulus - The Lucent Cleft Sign
S L Lam, W Y Cheong, K P Tan

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Treatment with Progesterone
S C Poh, Y T Wang


I N V I T E D    A R T I C L E S

The Role of the Community Health Care Team in the Care of the Elderly
K S Lee, R E Owen, P W J Choo, F J Jayaratnam

Hypertension in the Elderly
P W J Choo, K S Lee, R E Owen, F J Jayaratnam

An Overview of Eye Problems in Singapore's Elderly
P T K Chew, C K L Chee

Laboratory Tests in Rheumatic Diseases - A Guide for Clinicians
H H Chng


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Angioimmunoblastic Lymphadenopathy - A Fulminant Case
K N Mohamed

Apparent Change of Rhesus Blood Group Typing in a Case of Ulcerative Colitis
S L Tien, Y W Ong, H S Ng

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