VOLUME  35
ISSUE  01
FEBRUARY  1994

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

Management of Stroke
I P Nei


L E A D I N G    A R T I C L E

Postnatal Depression
W K Tay


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Postnatal Depression in Singapore Women
L P Kok, P S L Chan, S S Ratnam

Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Accessory Pathways: The Initial Experience in Singapore
W S Teo, A Tan, T T Lim, A Ng

A Study of Needle-stick Injuries among House Officers in a Major Hospital
H P Chia, D Koh, R Chong, J Jeyaratnam

Continuous Spinal Analgesia - Initial Experiences with Differential Sensory Block and Labour Pain Relief
D H B Tay, S W Yeo, S Y Chan, E Thomas

Burns Mass Disasters in Singapore - A Three Decade Review with Implications for Future Planning
R C K Ngim

Simple Aspiration of Pneumothorax
A W K Ng, K W Chan, S K Lee

Survival in Hepatitis-B Cirrhosis Compared to Alcoholic Cirrhosis in Patients with Child's C Liver Disease: A Prospective Study of Endoscopic Sclerotherapy for Bleeding Oesophageal Varices
S M Lee, N W Wong

Grade III Open Ankle Fractures - A Review of the Outcome of Treatment
K S Tho, P L Chiu, S Krishnamoorthy

Homozygous β-Thalassaemia: A Review of Patients who had Splenectomy at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney
T S Hoe, A Lammi, B Webster

Serum Ferritin Concentrations in Transfusion Dependent Beta-Thalassaemia
E George, H B Wong, R George, W A Ariffin

Salpingitis Isthmica Nodosa: Review of Four Cases from the General Hospital, Kota Bharu
P Sathyamoorthy

Birth Defects - The State of Awareness
S A Tan, G S H Yeo, H H Cheng

Primary Ovarian Pregnancy: Current Diagnosis and Management
S Sidek, S F Lai, S K Lim-Tan

Meconium Ileus - A Rare Cause of Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction in Malaysia
C T Lim, C H Yip, K W Chang

Two Interesting Cases of Non-fatal Melioidosis from Alexandra Hospital in Singapore
Y F Chiew, S W Chee, P K Mah, W L S Chew

Unusual Rectal Perforation - An Individualised Approach to Management
K W Eu, F Seow-Choen, H S Goh

Early Years of the Out-Patient Services, Singapore (1880-1946)
Y K Lee


I N V I T E D    A R T I C L E S

The Community Psychiatric Nurse in Singapore
P W Eu, E L Lee, K A Chew

Psychiatry in Dementia
L L Ng


E L E C T R O C A R D I O G R A P H I C    C A S E

A Pregnant Lady with Narrow Complex Tachycardia
R M L Kam, C Y Lee, W S Teo


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Pregnancy in a Patient Receiving Busulphan for Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia
M R Norhaya, S K Cheong, N H Hamidah, O Ainoon

Neonatal Meningitis due to Non-Encapsulated Haemophilus Influenzae in a Set of Twins - A Case Report
C T Lim, N Parasakthi, S D Puthucheary

A Case of Alkaptonuria with Root Canal Stenosis
K B H Koh, E H Low, S L Ch'ng, I Zakiah

Primary Closure Following Drainage of a Rectus Sheath Muscle Abscess
R Visvanathan

A Fulminant Case of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
S K Teo, K N Sin Fai Lam, W L S Chew

Echocardiographic Detection of Mobile Right Atrial Thrombus
Y S Lau, T S Chee, K L Chua


L E T T E R S    T O    T H E    E D I T O R

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