VOLUME  50
ISSUE  06
JUNE  2009

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

Responding to the new influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic: moving forward together
Tambyah P A, Lye D C


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E

The evolution of the anatomically modern or advanced Homo sapiens: time, place, process, affinities and variations
Raghavan P, Pathmanathan G, Talwar I

E F F E C T I V E    M E D I C A L    W R I T I N G

Authorship and acknowledgements
Peh W C G, Ng K H
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P O S I T I O N    P A P E R

Management of novel influenza epidemics in Singapore: consensus recommendations from the Hospital Influenza Workgroup (Singapore)
Hospital Influenza Workgroup (Singapore)


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

New influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in Singapore: the first ten adult imported cases
Liang M, Lye D C, Chen M I, Chow A, Krishnan P, Seow E, Leo Y S

Foetal peak systolic velocity in the middle cerebral artery: an Asian reference range
Tan K B L, Fook-Chong S M C, Lee S L, Tan L K

Pattern of Turner syndrome in Singapore (1999–2004)
Tan K B L, Yeo G S H

Endovenous laser treatment for varicose veins in Singapore: a single centre experience of 169 patients over two years
Tan K K, Nalachandran S, Chia K H

Is noninvasive pressure support ventilation as effective and safe as continuous positive airway pressure in cardiogenic pulmonary oedema?
Agarwal R, Aggarwal AN, Gupta D

Role of fibrinolytic markers in acute stroke
Abdullah W Z, Idris S Z, Bashkar S, Hassan R

The association between serum apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein B and the severity of angiographical coronary artery disease
Khadem-Ansari M H, Rasmi Y, Rahimi-Pour A, Jafarzadeh M

Quantitative assessment of posture stability using computerised dynamic posturography in type 2 diabetic patients with neuropathy and its relation to glycaemic control
Emam A A, Gad A M, Ahmed M M, Assal H S, Mousa S G

Impact of Ramadan on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy referrals in Brunei Darussalam
Chong V H

Antioxidant status and smoking habits: relationship with diet
Jain A, Agrawal B K, Varma M, Jadhav A A

Ertapenem susceptibility of extended spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care centre in India
Behera B, Mathur P, Das A, Kapil A


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Resection of a giant malignant mediastinal peripheral nerve sheath tumour under cardiopulmonary bypass
Su J W, Chua Y L, Ong B H, Lim C H

Gastric adenocarcinoma occurring in a young patient with common variable immunodeficiency syndrome
Yap Y L, So J B Y

Tenosynovial giant cell tumour of the posterior cruciate ligament and its arthroscopic treatment
Aksoy B, Ertürer E, Toker S, Seçkin F, Sener B

Open simultaneous double dislocation of the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of the thumb with ulnar collateral ligament avulsion
Singh V K, Singh P K, Kalairajah Y

Double inferior vena cava: a report of three cases
Ng W T, Ng S S M

Bilateral coracoclavicular joints as a rare cause of bilateral thoracic outlet syndrome and shoulder pain treated successfully by conservative means
Singh V K, Singh P K, Balakrishnan S K

Recurrent pancreatitis secondary to pancreatic ascariasis
Lee K H, Shelat V G, Low H C, Ho K Y, Diddapur R K

Coloduodenal fistula: a rare complication of right-sided diverticulitis
Ng C K D, Cheung Y S H, Wong C H J, Li K W M

Gigantism of the lower limb in Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: anatomy of the lateral marginal vein
Abdul-Rahman N R, Mohammad K F, Ibrahim S

Primary diaphyseal tuberculosis of the tibia
Chattopadhyay P, Bandyopadhyay A, Ghosh S, Kundu A J


P I C T O R I A L    E S S A Y

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis
Chong V H, Lim K S
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L E T T E R S    T O    T H E    E D I T O R

CT findings of tuberculous peritonitis
Chong V H

“Fin de siècle” – How we got into this financial and economic crisis and what implications it has for the practice of medicine in Singapore
Lopes G


B O O K    R E V I E W

Primary Eye Care in Singapore: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Fan R F T


S M J    C M E    P R O G R A M M E

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